Popps Packing live-work-gallery space lands in Hamtramck

Thursday, October 8, 2009 | Source: Model D

More creativity continues to sprout from Hamtramck.

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Artists Faina Lerman and Graem Whyte purchased a former packing plant on the north end of Hamtramck. They have renovated it into their home and studio space as well as an occasional gallery. This past Saturday, as part of Art Detroit Now, Popps Packing held its grand opening with a showcase of several Hamtramck artists.

Whyte launched This Week in Art at Motor City Brewing Works in 2004. He said the couple, while not exactly dreaming of opening a gallery one day, saw an opportunity and ran with it. "We're going to play it by ear," he says. "We'll probably host quarterly open houses and see what happens."

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