Popps Packing

06/19/2026

04/23/2026

Pleas join us for an Open studio BBQ on Thursday April 23rd. From 6-8pm and meet our current Artist in Residence and learn more about her ongoing series of acrylic ink drawings, Portraits of Home, which engages with past and present residents of the cities of Detroit and Highland Park to document their homes and neighborhoods through collaboration and exchange.

Whitney is looking for participation from past and present residents of Detroit and Highland Park to add their past or present homes to the project and to potentially add their personal/communal histories to a new oral history component in development. Participants who contribute an address to the project will receive a signed, editioned giclee art print of the finished work. Join us at Popps Packing, 12138 Saint Aubin St., Hamtramck, MI

04/18/2026

Residency Project + Opportunities at Popps - https://mailchi.mp/52fc9eb8f36e/carpenter-park-project-residencies-and-more

03/29/2026

Thank you for putting on such a wonderful show@and@for@all your hard work and grace. Thank you to everyone who came through during . It was so rejuvenating to have Popps full of so much art and people.

03/20/2026

OPEN CALL: 2026 Artist Residenciese (July- September and beyond)

Popps Packing is accepting applications for 1–3 month residencies taking place July 2026 and beyond.

Who can apply
Emerging, mid-career, and established visual artists working in all studio-based practices.

Residency details
• 4,500 sq/ft warehouse with shared studios and living space, private bedrooms.
• Two artists in residence at a time

Accommodations & fees
• Individuals: $850–$1,000/month (private bedroom)
• Collaboratives / families / collectives: $1,800/month (two bedrooms + exclusive studio)

All residencies include utilities, internet, laundry, workshops, gardens, mobile sauna, and outdoor project space.

Application deadline: deadline for summer residencies ( July - September) April15, 2026. All other inquiries are ongoing.

Apply + full details: poppspacking.org
Questions: [email protected]

ResidencyDeadline VisualArtists

03/05/2026

Popps is looking for a new loving home for our piano. She is a Sohmer Cupid, and based on the serial number we think she’s a c. 1926. She needs a little aesthetic tlc and a tuning but plays just great. Free! You pay for moving. Please share and DM us for details. Needs to be out by March 20th.

02/17/2026

Year of the Horse! Mahj @ Popps+Residencies+ NCECA! - https://mailchi.mp/338a2419e988/year-of-the-horse-mahj-poppsresidencies-nceca

02/14/2026

Join Faina Lerman & Yuen Hom for a fun Mahjong lesson at Popps Packing in Hamtramck! Limited spots—reserve now!
Mahjong Lesson at Popps Packing: 10 AM - 12 PM
$50 for the lesson

Come learn the classic game of Mahjong (American Mahjong) at Popps Packing. Leading the lesson are Faina Lerman, artist and director of Popps Packing and Yuen Hom, artist and creative professional. Together they have 20+ years of Mahjong experience and expertise that they will share with you.

You’ll start with the basics setting up the game, drawing, discarding, and getting into the rhythm of the game—including the famous Charleston (the initial tile exchange). Learn how to build hands and discover strategies for organizing your tiles. Plus, get the hang of reading the (NMJL)Mahjong card to match tiles with hands. And of course, you’ll love the sound and beauty of the clinking tiles!

Light refreshements will be provided.

After the lesson, stick around for a friendly yet competitive game of Mahjong!

Open Mahjong: 1 PM - 3 PM

Already know the game? Just want to join for Open Mahjong? It’s only $25 for open play!

Limited spots available. Be sure to reserve your spot now! Link in bio

01/25/2026

Does anyone need a baby grand piano?
Sohmer Cupid, circa 1926. Plays well, some minor aesthetic issues. Free to a good home but you will have to take care of moving.