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Popps Packing
Popps Packing
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Description
Popps Packing is a communal and familial environment that fosters a sense of community among resident artists. A permanent resident resides on the premises in a separate apartment above the studios and has regular access to laundry facilities, the Popps workshop and the yard. Their founding Resident artists, Graem Whyte and Faina Lerman, live across the street and have their studio and workshop spaces within the same building.
Popps Packing occasionally hosts small gatherings, public events, workshops, open studios, tours, and other community activities. They prioritize clear communication and will inform resident artists in advance of these events. They also encourage resident artists to propose and host public-facing programs during their residency, which could be a workshop, performance, open studio, artist talk or screening.
They are seeking artists with a serious studio practice who can make the most of the facilities, space, and time that Popps Packing offers. Artists must be able to live/work alongside other artists and be comfortable in a semi-communal living and making environment.
Outcome
Residents are encouraged to present a public offering in the shape of an Open Studio event, a workshop, an artist talk, screening or other form of public engagement.
Accommodation Information
The space accommodates 2 resident artists at one time.
Resident artists will be provided with a private bedroom within a 2 bedroom loft-style studio. In this communal living arrangement, you will have access to shared kitchen, bathroom, studio spaces and the Popps gardens and private yard. Please note that the Popps Residency is a studio forward space. The private bedrooms are comfortable and cozy.
Studio Information
Popps Packing offers shared studio space in a 4800 sq ft facility with access to a a full woodshop and large outdoor area.
Technical Information
Popps Shop includes table saw, compound miter saw, tig welder, oxy/acetylene torch, band saw, drill press, bench grinder, belt/disc sander, various power and hand tools.
Location
Popps Packing straddles the northern Hamtramck / Detroit border. Hamtramck is a dense, 2.1 square mile, culturally diverse city within a city, almost entirely surrounded by Detroit. Hamtramck was originally settled by German farmers, followed by a flood of Polish immigrants in the early part of the 20th century. Over the past thirty years a large number of immigrants (Yemenis, Bengali, Macedonian, Turkish, and Russian to name a few) have continued to move to Hamtramck, making it Michigan’s most internationally diverse city, as well as it’s densest.