Each quarter, we showcase collections from one clothing designer and one artist in our storefront space in downtown Long Beach through our Burke Residency Program. The collections are displayed and available for sale during that 3 month time period. We display info about the brand and artist in the shop with their collection, as well as featuring an interview with them on our blog. We love using our residency program to showcase emerging brands and artists, and designs focused around our ethos of sustainability and contemporary design. Majority of our annual slots are prioritized for BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, women, and designers, brands and/or artists from other underserved communities.
Please email maggie@burkemercantile.com if you are a sustainable brand or contemporary artist and are interested in participating and showcasing. Let us know a bit about yourself, your work, and where we can view your work, and we will get back to you. Thank you!
*Freeform clothing brand residency collection display
*Adrian Kay Wong residency art collection on display in shop
Find our Artist and Designer residency interviews on the Burke Blog HERE.
Past clothing brand participants include:
FAAN
Gravel & Gold
323
Yessenya
Slow Process
Nin Studio
Freeform Cltr
Vincetta Studio
WRN FRSH
The General Public
The Batik Library
Seek Collective
LOTI
BOYKO
The Series NY
Past artist participants include:
Olivia Sawai
K'era Morgan
Adrian Kay Wong
Luis Zavala Tapia
Molly Margaret Sydnor
Debby Weiss
Fernanda Martinez
Yue Zhou Studio
Tomisin Oluwole
Kimberly Mejia
Mandy Schuster
Neha Panicker
Ash P Norman
Monica Laudiano
Natasha Patel
Crystal Lee Early
Sqwigl Studio
Ailene de Vries
Mezzaluna Studio