October 12, 2023
FLINT — Youth Arts: Unlocked (YAU) has announced a new federal grant to support high-quality arts programming for justice-involved youth...
October 9, 2023
FLINT, Mich.— A local non-profit has been selected for a new federal grant.
Youth Arts: Unlocked (YAU) is one of the five programs nationwide to be chosen for the federal grant...
October 3, 2022
An $18,000 grant from the U-M Arts Initiative will assist three University of Michigan-Flint faculty members in helping to foster social change in Flint and Genesee County...
October 23, 2021
Flint Twp., MI–Just over 10 years ago Youth Arts: Unlocked began introducing young people at the Genesee County Juvenile Justice Center to visual and performing arts...
April 3, 2019
“A lot of the point of these workshops is to take these programs where the kids are,” says Casey Hamann...
November 7, 2018
The voices of Flint girls are included in a new nationwide release by the Center on Poverty and Inequality at Georgetown University’s renowned...
September 29, 2011
“Many of the youth we’ll be teaching have gone through very difficult experiences,” said Sam Huff, Buckham Gallery executive director...
April 16, 2015
FLINT, MI -- The words of young women in detention will soon be brought to life by a group of Flint dancers. Dancing is the latest addition...
October 9, 2023
FLINT, MI – A program working to reduce juvenile delinquency and recidivism in Genesee County youth was selected as one of five programs in the nation to receive a federal grant ...
March 30, 2023
A new art exhibit aiming to document and highlight the impact and importance of art education within the juvenile justice system is now on display in downtown Flint...
June 2, 2022
For many years, Shelley Spivack has been an advocate in the legal system for children and their families. Recently, Voices for Children Advocacy Center recognized her dedication with a special award...
September 23, 2020
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many organizations that offer vital youth programming have had to revamp how they deliver those services while kids are in quarantine...
April 30, 2018
Shelley Spivack gets right to the point. “It’s all about arts programming for kids who are locked up in Genesee County’s juvenile detention facility...
April 18, 2018
It’s a drizzly April night for Art Walk, but I’m out for just one stop: Buckham Gallery and the opening of the annual “Arts in Detention: GVRC Share Art Exhibit.”
2013
Studies have shown that arts-based programming in juvenile detention settings can be an effective tool in rehabilitating and reintegrating youth who have come into contact with the juvenile justice system...
Spring 2012
In this issue of the Michigan Child Welfare Law Journal Shelley Spivack and Steven Hull contribute “Arts In Detention: The Buckham Fine Arts Project/Genesee Valley Regional Center Share Art Program.”
April 6, 2015
FLINT, MI--For the fourth year, Buckham Gallery will be featuring the artwork of young people in detention. The exhibit, opening April 10, will feature new works created by youth who participated in visual arts...