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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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The Potluck

The Potluck Detroit 2025: Art in Partnership

May 23–26, 2025


The Patton Sisters Center for the Healing Arts and The Talking Dolls Studio proudly present the third annual The Potluck Detroit Art & Music Festival, themed Art in Partnership. Opening Memorial Day Weekend (May 23–26, 2025), this year’s festival celebrates the power of collaboration through art, music, poetry, and holistic wellness.

This year’s festival celebrates the power of collaboration through art, music, poetry, and holistic wellness.


The Potluck Detroit centers healing through creativity, offering space for artists and community members to connect, grow, and be vulnerable together. Featured artist and Art Director Konstance Patton Ke-nee-go-keshek will present a beaded and embellished photobooth installation in collaboration with Music Director Wes Taylor. This interactive art space invites participants to co-create moments of joy, expression, and beauty in real time.



Visual artists include Ruby Flwrs, Venusloc, Curtis Wallace, and more. Musical performances feature Miz Korona, 14KT, Tall Black Guy, Ideeyah, Ruby Flwrs, Buff1, and Joel Fluent Green.


Wellness Director Kendra Patton curates hands-on workshops including Juicing 101, yoga, breathwork, zine-making for social justice, sound healing, and more. Wes Taylor also presents a producer showcase, live music, printmaking, and community conversations.

The weekend concludes with a community Potluck meal, where we break bread, celebrate our creative labor, and nourish one another in joy and togetherness.



Event Details

For an updated and detailed schedule, follow our Eventbrite

The Talking Dolls Studio  
7145 Davison St, Detroit, MI 48212
May 23–26, 2025

Follow us: @thepotluckdetroit on Instagram
or visit thepotluckdetroit.com

Media Contact:
For more information or partnership opportunities, contact Kendra Patton at thepotluckdetroit@gmail.com



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