Poppspacking

THE MISSION OF POPPS PACKING IS TO CREATE IMPACTFUL ARTS PROGRAMMING AND FOSTER CULTURAL EXCHANGE BETWEEN LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL ARTIST COMMUNITIES, WHILE LEVERAGING THE UNIQUE FEATURES OF OUR REGION, NEIGHBORHOOD, AND PERSONAL PRACTICES.

THE EMPORIUM IS A RENOVATION PROJECT THAT TURNED A BLIGHTED STOREFONT INTO A COMMUNITY RESOURCE SPACE FOR THE SHARING OF GOOD, SERVICES AND EXPERIENCES WHILE OFFERING A PLATFORM FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGMENT, CREATING NEW CONNECTIONS AND NEIGHBORLY GOOD WILL.

CAMP CARPENTER IS A WEEK LONG OUTDOOR ADVENTURE CAMP FOR AGES 7-14 SET IN AND AROUND POPPS PACKING'S DYNAMIC BUILDINGS, ART INSTALLATIONS, AND GREEN SPACES. CAMPERS WORK ALONGSIDE PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS TO DESIGN, BUILD, AND CREATE THE ELEMENTS OF THEIR OWN IMAGINITIVE WORLDS TO CONSTRUCT THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURES OF THE CAMP FACILITY.DURING CAMP CARPENTER, YOUTH WILL LEARN TO USE BASIC HAND TOOLS, TO TAKE THEIR DESIGNS FROM IDEA TO REALITY, TO COLLABORATE ACROSS AGE GROUPS, TO TELL IMAGINATIVE STORIES THROUGH THEATER GAMES AND ROLE PLAYING GAMES AND MORE ALL WHILE CONTRIBUTING TO THE BETTERMENT OF THE DETROIT/HAMTRAMCK COMMUNITY THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION OF A LASTING PLAY SPACE FOR ALL.

POPPS PACKING RESIDENCY PROGRAM - OFFERS RESIDENCY FOR EMERGING, MID-CAREER, AND ESTABLISHED, VISUAL ARTISTS INTERESTED IN AN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE WITHIN THE CITIES OF HAMTRAMCK AND DETROIT, MICHIGAN.THE RESIDENCY PROGRAM PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR CULTURAL EXCHANGES BETWEEN LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS PROVIDES TIME AND SPACE FOR ARTISTS TO CREATE NEW WORK AND TO EXPLORE COMMUNITY AND GLOBALLY RELEVANT CONCEPTS AND ISSUES. VISITING ARTISTS SHARE THEIR WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY THROUGH OPEN STUDIOS, EXHIBITIONS, ARTIST TALKS AND/OR WORKSHOPS. THESE EXCHANGES OFFER ARTISTS NEW OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE NEW CONNECTIONS WITH ARTISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD AND PROVIDES NEW EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITIES ABROAD.