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TALKING DOLLS STUDIO



Current Events & Exhibition
The Potluck Detroit 4th Annual Festival! 05/22–05/25 2026 


Union Hall Arts Residency

SUMMER 2026
  1. Union members, apply by June 1, 2026!

Past Exhibitions & Events
2026 SEASON 
  1. Ricky Blanding Ceramics: Solo Show

2025 SEASON
  1. Artist Talk with Nontsi Mutiti & Lillian Magodi
  2. MUBATANIDZWA: LINK
  3. Donate to our Fundraiser for more Detroit–Zimbabwe Exchanges!
  4. A Suite for Malcolm
  5. The Potluck 2025!


A R C H I V E

Collective Incubator Residency

SUMMER 2025
IR 2022
  1. bree gant

MDW Fair

SUMMER 2022
  1. Atlas
  2. Assembly

2022  
  1. Reuben Telushkin

IR 2021
  1. Rebecca Frantz
  2. Zahra Almajidi
  3. Know One
  4. TEIKAUT
  5. Lindsay Skvarek
  6. Yuming Song
  7. Jingying Su

2021   
  1. Aaron Jones

IR 2020
  1. Violet Luczak 
  2. Ciaran McQuiston
  3. Rachel DeBoard

IR 2019
  1. Laura Gibson
  2. Rebekah Sweda 


Talking Dolls —

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The mission of Talking Dolls is to empower our northeast Detroit neighborhood through justice-focused initiatives. We create a nexus of progressive art and community-led activism through access to our shop, artist studios, and gallery space for workshops, performances and celebration. It is led by co-directors Wes Taylor, Ron Watters, Andrea Cardinal, and Reuben Teleushkin.
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Talking Dolls Detroit


7145 E. Davison
Detroit, MI 48212


Wes Taylor, Ron Watters, and Andrea Cardinal at the MDW Fair in Chicago, September 2022

The mission of Talking Dolls is to empower our northeast Detroit neighborhood through justice-focused initiatives. We create a nexus of progressive art and community-led activism through access to our shop, artist studios, and gallery space for workshops, performances and celebration. It is led by co-directors Wes Taylor, Ron Watters, and Andrea Cardinal.