Popps Packing Studio Residency Program
Our program welcomes emerging, mid-career, and established visual artists who are interested in an immersive experience in Detroit and Hamtramck. All studio based practices are welcome but our resources and spaces best accommodate sculptors, installation artists, architectural and landscape based projects as well as photo, film and research projects.
Individual residency fees range from $850-$1000/month and include a private bedroom in a 2 bedroom loft style warehouse space with shared onsite studio, kitchen and bath. Also included is access to the Popps workshops and gardens with resident chickens, a mobile sauna and various outdoor spaces to explore installations, interventions, research and more. Residency periods are 2 weeks - 2 months. Collaborative projects and collectives are welcome (cost varies).
Popps Packing is an active space and hosts occasional community events, exhibitions, dinners, volunteer opportunities and more. It is not a retreat (although it may feel like one at times). Artists are encouraged to share their work with the community via artist talk, open studio, workshop, screening or other public facing program of their choosing.
The Popps Packing residency program was born in 2012 and has grown into a robust international AIR that has welcomed over 100 artists into our unique arts and community ecosystem. Popps Packing is a 4,500 Sq/ft former meat packing plant on the Hamtramck/Detroit border, a densely populated, diverse, working class community.
12138 St. Aubin
Hamtramck, MI 48212
United States
Residency Program Information
Residency Program Summary
Application Information
Individual residency fees range from $850-$1000/month and include a private bedroom in a 2 bedroom loft style warehouse space with shared onsite studio, kitchen and bath. Also included is access to the Popps workshops and gardens with resident chickens, a mobile sauna and various outdoor spaces to explore installations, interventions, research and more. Collaborative projects, families and collectives are welcome : $1800/month for 2 bedrooms and the entire residency studio. All utilities included: internet access, laundry, sauna, chickens.
Popps Packing does not offer funding at this time.
Accessibility
Detroit is a car city. It is helpful to have a car( for at least part of your stay) to get around. Public transportation is not reliable and the city is very large and spread out. Detroit is a great biking city in the warmer months and Popps Packing has bikes for residents to use. Hamtramck is a very walkable city and Popps within walking distance of shops and grocery.
Popps Packing hosts regular community volunteer days, exhibitions on occasion and other public programs that visiting artists are encouraged to participate in.