EVENTS

   Join us for an open studio event with our Spring Resident Artist Josue Bessiake on Thursday, March 26, 2026      5PM-8PM Josue Bessiake is an Ivorian-American painter working across media. Bessiake employs multiple disciplines to investigate the ingredients of a phenomenon. Influenced by his experience as a second-generation immigrant and itinerant upbringing, his … Continue reading “JOSUE BESSIAKE OPEN STUDIO/ Thurs. March 26. 5-8PM”

Popps Packing is excited to be part of NCECA’s 60th conference, Volumes, that takes place in Detroit, Michigan, March 25 – 28, 2026 Volumes, the 60th conference of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA), explores material-driven experimentation and conceptual frameworks that animate art created through clay. The essential energy of voices and … Continue reading “Popps Packing + NCECA , March 2026”

Residency open studio Sunday March 30th,  2025        2PM-5PM Robin Dluzen, Chicago/Detroit Robin Dluzen is an artist, curator, and art critic formerly based in Chicago. Her artwork has been featured in venues across the country, including the Holter Museum of Art (Helena, MT), Dorchester Art Project (Boston, MA), Zolla/Lieberman Gallery (Chicago), Bert Green … Continue reading “Robin Dluzen Open Studio”

Sunday, March 16, 2025      2PM- 5PM Please join us for a special Open Studio event with our Artists in Residence Nelson Smith. Nelson is an artist based in central Kansas, originally from Detroit. He holds a Master of Fine Arts in painting from Cranbrook Academy of Art and a Bachelor’s from the College … Continue reading “Open Studio Event: Nelson Smith”

  Popps Packing is excited to welcome Torri Lynn Ashford to their residency program for January and February 2025. UPCOMING: SAVE THE DATE!!! 3-Day Hand Puppet Workshop Friday, February 21, 5pm-6:30PM Saturday,  February 22, 1pm-4PM Sunday,  February 23, 1pM-4PM Location: Popps Packing,  12138 St. Aubin, Hamtramck, MI Description: Participants will create hand puppets using paper … Continue reading “Hand Puppet Workshop with Torri Ashford”

Please join us this Friday, 12/20 at 7PM for a special Screening of “Homeland” as well as other works in progress created during Adrienne’s 2 month residency at Popps Packing. Based in Copenhagen Denmark, Adrienne is a self taught photographer and filmmaker who has been practicing photography for over eight years and experimenting with film … Continue reading “Open Studio With Adrienne Hayden Friday, 12/20. 7PM”

Saturday, November 9, 2024 7PM-11PM A one night performance event featuring new works by Levon Millross, AKA Stargazer. This new collection of wearable sculptures by Levon Millross is profoundly inspired by the rich landscapes and vibrant culture of Hawaii, a place he has cherished over the years. Bursting with lively colors and playful forms, the … Continue reading “Archipelago : A night of Fashion with Stargazer”

Open Studio Alert with AIR Emma Sandstrom Thursday, October 24th 2024 6PM-9PM. Emma Sandstrom is concluding a two-month residency at Popps Packing, where she has been developing an ongoing project about fossils, specifically ammonites. She has experimented with found materials and photographs, focusing on the myths surrounding ammonites before scientific explanations emerged.       … Continue reading “Residency Open Studio W/ Emma Sandstrom”

Deadline to applyhas been extended to:  February 27, 2026 Residency Details: Duration: 1-3 month,  Spring/ Summer ( April 2026-August 2026) Application Deadline : February 27, 2026  The space accommodates 2 resident artists at one time Accommodation: Resident artists will be provided with a private bedroom within a 2 bedroom loft-style studio. In this communal living … Continue reading “OPEN CALL: Spring/ Summer 2026 Studio Residency”

Popps Packing in excited to welcome Claudia Holzinger for a month long residency during November 2023. Holzinger is an artist based in Germany and Austria and describes herself as a teller of new pictorial stories who creates expansive installations in which photography acts as the main narrative. During her residency, Holzinger hopes to continue working … Continue reading “Welcome Artist in Residence, Claudia Holzinger”