BAM FELLOWS PROGRAM
The BAM Fellows Program is a 12-month artist-leadership fellowship designed for Black artists committed to deepening their leadership with clarity, integrity, and care.
The fellowship brings together established artist-leaders and a small number of emerging artists to cultivate mentorship, lineage, and collective responsibility.
Applications open March 1, 2026. Apply here.
This is for us.
For Black artists.
For Black community.
For Black Houston.
Black Arts Movement Houston (BAM) is a Black-led cultural movement rooted in belonging, healing, and shared responsibility. We build artist-led infrastructure so Black creativity, memory, and leadership can thrive now and for future generations.
ABOUT BAM
Our Origin
ABOUT BAM
Our Origin
Black Arts Movement Houston was born from the belief that artists deserve more than opportunity they deserve infrastructure, care, and collective power.
Rooted in Houston’s Black cultural ecosystem, BAM emerged as a response to the need for spaces where artists could lead without fragmentation, competition, or extraction.
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Spotlight: From Houston to Harlem & Beyond
Ashley Mayeux began her dance training at the High School for Performing and Visual Arts and graduated cum laude with a BFA from SUNY Purchase. Mayeux continued her studies at Dance Theatre of Harlem and went on to perform in the tour of the Broadway musical Aida.
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