Exhibitions
Moral Material (2023)
An exhibition in collaboration with ΔRT CLVB.
“Moral Material" was a thought-provoking exhibition that delved into the realms of ideation, process, and creative practice. This exhibition highlighted the work of emerging artists looking to navigate the complexities of identity while using their practice to nurture a sense of self. Moral in this sense calls to the standards one assigns themselves that ultimately lead to a physical manifestation in material form.
BULK Salon (2023)
In 2023, We invited BULK Spaces family and friends to BULK SALON, an intimate 6-year birthday party for BULK that celebrates the artists who have shaped our organization and marked the beginning of our next chapter. BULK Salon guests were surrounded by former BULK Space mini grant recipients and residents artwork. This event also served as an open studio for our 2022-2023 residents, Cyrah Dardas and Maya Davis.
Participating Artists:
- Aiko Fukuchi
- ALEX KNEPLEY
- Calvin Walds
- Chelsea Flowers
- Cherise Morris
- Corina Fadel
- Crystal Palmer
- Cyrah Dardas
- Franchesca Lamarre
- Halima Afi Cassells
- Ivan Montoya
- Kesswa
- Kris McKinney
- Lorena Cruz
- Marcus Elliot
- Marcellus
- Maya Davis
- Michela Ayers
- Rachel Pontious
- Sam Seurynck
- Sara Nishikawa
- saylem celeste
- Shaina & Bryan Baira
- Shanna Merola
- Suraj Bhamra
- Tammy Lakkis
- Tia Nichols
- Venusloc
- Vincent Cervantez
Alberte Tranaberg: Laying The Second Brick (2021)
In 2021, BULK Space Presented Alberte Tranberg’s Laying the Second Brick, an immersive installation featuring new works inspired by and within BULK Sanctuary on Detroit’s westside. The exhibition opened Saturday, October 23rd, from 1-4pm. In Tranberg’s third project with BULK Space, she intertwined her works within the framework and history of the former Shilo Tabernacle - setting the stage of a space in still movement. Interfering the natural elements on site gently enhancing a sense of the ever present body.
Delving into the properties of the built environment, Tranberg investigates how we as individuals constitute our presence through interior settings of our homes. Echoing the spiritual bones of BULK Sanctuary, the exhibition played into our beliefs of safe space. Through material landscape from construction and metalwork, Alberte queered the imagery of domesticity in a site-specific installation.
About Alberte Tranberg
Alberte Tranberg is an artist from Copenhagen, Denmark. In 2018, Tranberg graduated from Cranbrook Academy of Art with an MFA in Metalsmithing. At Cranbrook she developed her practice by immersing herself in sculpture as an intervention to notions of domesticity and gendered architecture. Having previously worked at a water treatment plant, producing, developing and maintaining plant parts and machinery-Tranberg is a certified metal worker. Prior to her time at Cranbrook, Tranberg was a metal worker in an all-women’s blacksmith shop; customizing furniture and interior elements mainly in steel. Tranberg is a recipient of a Fulbright sponsorship which has supported her work in the United States. Tranberg currently lives and works in Copenhagen, Denmark.
ARTMILE Detroit (2020-2021)
BULK Space Artist Residency and Shylo Arts Detroit participated in the ignaugural Art Mile Detroit, a citywide digital art exhibition that champions Detroit’s vibrant and diverse arts community by promoting public programs and online acquisitions. Art Mile featured nearly 60 of Detroit’s local art galleries, institutional non-profits, museums, and artist run spaces.
Bulk Space Artist Residency presented works from Sarah Blanchette, Gerald Collins, Lorena Cruz, Laura Gibson, and Ricky Weaver.
Shylo Arts Detroit presented works from Marcellus Armstrong, Cyrah Dardas, Clare Gatto, Lehna Huie, Meg Kelley, Jova Lynne, Sara Nishikawa, and Alberte Tranberg
In 2021 BULK Space Artist Residency presented in the second Art Mile Detroit
Bulk Space Artist Residency presented curated group of works from Maya Davis, M Pofahl, Kris McKinney, Ricky Weaver, and Rachel Pontious.
Artwork by Kris McKinney