Burke Residency Program

Each quarter, we showcased collections from one emerging clothing designer and one artist in our storefront space in downtown Long Beach through our Burke Residency Program. We shared the story of the brand and artist in the shop with their collection, as well as featuring an interview with them on our blog. We loved 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 were prioritized for BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, women, and designers, brands and/or artists from other underserved communities.

Burke Residency Program in store display

 *Freeform clothing brand residency collection display


Main shop with art displayed

*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
LILY FORBES

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
Benjamin Frederick Art
Nick Zegel


7 Year Anniversary + Shop Closing Celebration

Join us on Saturday, May 10th from 5-8pm to celebrate 7 years of brick + mortar at Burke, and 6 years in the East Village Arts District, before we transition the business online! Our next door neighbors Hellbent Silversmith and BYO Long Beach will also be celebrating their shop anniversaries alongside us, we'll have limited edition commemorative Burke Merch for sale, and will be serving up beverages, bites, and lots of community love as we transition to a new chapter. We hope you can join us so we can thank you for being a part of this amazing milestone!