UP Projects

UP Projects UP Projects curates and commissions public art. We believe in working collaboratively with others to do this.

UP Projects curates and commissions contemporary art for public places; engaging citizens of London, the UK and across the globe. We support artists to make new work that has social relevance, encourages learning and enriches the public sphere.

22/05/2026

Join artist-in-residence Leah Clements online between 8-9pm this evening, Friday 22 May, to watch the sunset in Greenwich Park 🌇

Access the live stream via her Instagram account ▶ https://bit.ly/3PuuvRz from home, and around the world. We will slow down, and share the present moment collectively, as we watch the sun go down.

You may want to join simply to watch and listen. If you’d like to go deeper, you are invited to share what you can see, hear, and feel, and any thoughts that arise during the stream. You can comment directly, or write or record what you notice as you go, and choose whether to share it later.

Leah’s work during her residency is exploring describing as artwork and access adjustment and you can find out more, here ▶ https://bit.ly/4usUqs4.

📣Share your story (paid)Artist Matthew Rosier and UP Projects are looking for ten people to share the story of how they ...
27/04/2026

📣Share your story (paid)

Artist Matthew Rosier and UP Projects are looking for ten people to share the story of how they came to live in Barnet. You might speak about a journey across countries, generations, or a more recent move.

These stories will become part of ‘Ascendance’, a new public artwork for Barnet’s ‘Light + Flight’ programme.

đŸ’” ÂŁ125 fee for a 1-hour audio recording session with travel expenses covered
đŸ’«Your story will become part of a soundscape + large-scale projection artwork celebrating Barnet’s communities

Who can apply?

- We’re looking for people who have a story of themselves or their family making Barnet their home.
- We’re especially keen to hear from older residents, but all ages are welcome.

No previous creative experience is needed.

🔗 Find out more and apply https://upprojects.com/projects/ascendance
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Deadline: Midnight, 7 June

Light + Flight is presented by Art in Barnet. It is supported by a Cultural Impact Award, part of the Mayor’s London Borough of Culture programme. It is made possible with additional support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Arts Council England.

This month, amongst unfolding international war and injustice, ‘Seeds of Hope and Hate’ and . The exhibition presents...
25/03/2026

This month, amongst unfolding international war and injustice, ‘Seeds of Hope and Hate’ and .

The exhibition presents personal artistic responses to global mass atrocities. Featuring work by artists including Mona Hatoum, William Kentridge, Zoran Muơič, Peter Oloya, Kimberly Fulton Orozco and Indrė Ơerpytytė, it explores how, throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, artists have witnessed, experienced and responded to conflict with powerful and compelling artworks.

It features artworks which are reflections of, rather than images of, violence or victims; and which challenge typical depictions of war and conflict.

📍Sainsbury Centre, Norwich.
📅 Until 17 May 2026.

đŸ“· Mona Hatoum, Hot Spot, 2006. Stainless steel, neon tube. Courtesy of the David and Indrė Roberts Collection. © Mona Hatoum. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image courtesy of White Cube. Photo: Stephen White

04/03/2026

⭐Head of Partnerships and Communications ⭐

Permanent, Part Time: 3 days per week
ÂŁ50-53,000 pro rata

UP Projects is looking for a Head of Partnerships and Communications.

This is an exciting opportunity to work with UP Projects in a senior leadership role, working in collaboration with UP Projects’ Founder, Board of Trustees and staff to achieve a world class creative programme, resilient business model, increased organisation profile and thriving team.

Get in touch if you’d like to join a collaborative team specialising in socially engaged public art commissioning.

đŸ—“ïžDeadline: Midnight, 19 April 2026
🔗 Link in bio to learn more

đŸȘŒ Swipe to meet the creatures created as part of the Bodies of Water schools programme. School groups in Wigan local to ...
19/02/2026

đŸȘŒ Swipe to meet the creatures created as part of the Bodies of Water schools programme.

School groups in Wigan local to ‘Snail on me’ by artist have been exploring the artwork’s themes through our Bodies of Water schools programme.

In workshops led by local artist , pupils were invited to collage their own mythological creatures designed to protect their local waters.

The Bodies of Water learning resource for KS2 pupils is available free at bodiesofwater.site

An inspiring learning resource for ages 7–11, it invites children to explore water collection, preservation, and distribution through creative, hands-on activities and artistic exploration.

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đŸŒ±Meet the artist!Leah Clements has begun her Constellations ° Residency at Greenwich Park.She is now welcoming visitors ...
17/02/2026

đŸŒ±Meet the artist!

Leah Clements has begun her Constellations ° Residency at Greenwich Park.

She is now welcoming visitors to her studio in St Mary’s Lodge.

Drop in to the lodge on 24 February to meet Leah, find out more about their work, and contribute to their creative mapping of the park.

Leah’s work explores access and inclusion. Throughout her residency she will creatively engage with underserved communities, focusing on people with visible and hidden disabilities.

🗓 Tuesday 24 February

⏰ 10.30 –12.30

📍 St Mary’s Lodge, Greenwich Park

Free to attend. No booking required, just drop in.

🔗 Access information available via the link in bio

‘Every street corner is inscribed with seen and unseen rights. Who holds these rights? ‘ At our upcoming Constellations ...
22/01/2026

‘Every street corner is inscribed with seen and unseen rights. Who holds these rights? ‘

At our upcoming Constellations Assembly, Thomas Aquilina will draw from his 2025 essay “Who’s right, what right, and where’s that right?” to frame a discussion with internationally influential artist Ibrahim Mahama.

Together they will consider the framing ​of art as a basic human right and explore how Mahama’s experimental approach towards cultural regeneration, restitution and repatriation involves communities from the outset.

Thomas Aquilina is an architect and academic dedicated to building communities of radical thought and progressive practice. He is an associate professor and co-director of Spatial Justice at The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL and a senior associate at We Made That.

đŸ—“ïž 4 February 2026 🕒 14:00 – 15:15 GMT📍 Online

🔗 Book now via the link in bio


Since 2019, internationally renowned artist Ibrahim Mahama has established three cultural institutions in Tamale, Northe...
15/01/2026

Since 2019, internationally renowned artist Ibrahim Mahama has established three cultural institutions in Tamale, Northern Ghana: the Savannah Centre for Contemporary Art (SCCA); Red Clay, his large-scale studio complex open to the public; and Nkrumah Volini, a centre for cultural and artistic education. 

These institutions have transformed abandoned buildings through community engagement processes  into cultural infrastructure that is free at the point of entry, and enables long term collaborations between citizens and artists.  

Mahama’s personal artistic practice also plays with cultural infrastructure – in the UK, he installed ‘Purple Hibiscus’, in which 2000 square metres of cloth created in collaboration with craftspeople in Tamale enveloped the Barbican’s lakeside terrace. 

You can hear more from Ibrahim Mahama about these projects at our upcoming online Assembly ‘A Right to Determine Value’.  

Alongside spatial justice expert Thomas Aquilina he will explore the artist’s role in building cultural infrastructure.  

🔗 Book now via the link in bio

đŸ“·1-5: Red Clay, Photo by Ernest Sackitey, Courtesy Red Clay
đŸ“·5-9:  Ibrahim Mahama, Purple Hibiscus, 2023-24, Courtesy Ibrahim Mahama, Red Clay Tamale, Barbican Centre, London and White Cube


Since 2019, internationally renowned artist Ibrahim Mahama has established three cultural institutions in Tamale, Northe...
15/01/2026

Since 2019, internationally renowned artist Ibrahim Mahama has established three cultural institutions in Tamale, Northern Ghana: the Savannah Centre for Contemporary Art (SCCA); Red Clay, his large-scale studio complex open to the public; and Nkrumah Volini, a centre for cultural and artistic education. 

These institutions have transformed abandoned buildings through community engagement processes  into cultural infrastructure that is free at the point of entry, and enables long term collaborations between citizens and artists.  

Mahama’s personal artistic practice also plays with cultural infrastructure – in the UK, he installed ‘Purple Hibiscus’, in which 2000 square metres of cloth created in collaboration with craftspeople in Tamale enveloped the Barbican’s lakeside terrace. 

You can hear more from Ibrahim Mahama about these projects at our upcoming online Assembly ‘A Right to Determine Value’.  

Alongside spatial justice expert Thomas Aquilina he will explore the artist’s role in building cultural infrastructure.  

🔗 Book now via the link in bio

đŸ“·1-5: Red Clay, Photo by Ernest Sackitey, Courtesy Red Clay
đŸ“·5-9:  Ibrahim Mahama, Purple Hibiscus, 2023-24, Courtesy Ibrahim Mahama, Red Clay Tamale, Barbican Centre, London and White Cube

đŸŒ± We are delighted to announce Leah Clements as Greenwich Park’s first-ever Artist in Residence ( ). Appointed followin...
13/01/2026

đŸŒ± We are delighted to announce Leah Clements as Greenwich Park’s first-ever Artist in Residence ( ).

Appointed following an open call, the six-month Constellations ° Residency is a collaboration between and .

Leah is an artist from London whose practice spans film, photography, performance, writing, installation, and other media to explore moments of transcendence. Her practice also focuses on sickness/cripness/disability in art, and how real and imaginary realms can operate as radical spaces to address collective experiences.

Beginning January 2026, Leah will work with communities who are currently underrepresented in the park, with a focus on access, inclusion, and lived experience. She will also have access to the historic St Mary’s Lodge as her studio during the residency period and be supported to expand her practice through mentoring.

The residency will culminate in new creative work shared with park visitors in summer 2026.

đŸ“· Poppy Cockburn

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