Creating environments (exhibition space as an idea) for the ideas of local, national and international contemporary artists. challenges many conventional constructs, from how it is produced, what it produces & how viewers experience the art. The selected artist presents unique aspects that can't be formularized. In process there is learning throughout, a cross-disciplined collaborative, working th
rough a series of problem-solving maneuvers to achieve the artist's vision. The scale is 'massive' and pushes the boundaries toward public art, but in a gallery type model for prototypes/exhibitions. Artists, always a solo show, get to prototype their abilities in a form typically unique to commercial/public commission. The gallery itself exists 12 feet off the ground. Art is installed up to the ceiling. Looking up is how the art is consumed. As if under an imaginary second floor, the viewers peruse the 5800 Sq ft. aerial gallery from the ground space, which is representative of any number of commercial uses. Only cracks in the imaginary floor (12 ft above), allow bits of an installation to occupy the peoples' space below. As stated by a patron, "ArtsUP! is almost a bootcamp for artists". Once an artist exhibits, he/she graduates ArtsUP! with a production team ready to respond to any opportunity ahead of them.
IG artsupconcepts
OPEN CALL-TO-ARTISTS
Neil Ramsay | Founder Director
Lauren Lightbody | Documentarian, Artist-in-Residence
Vanessa Diaz | Artist, Fellow
Sponsors:
FATVillage Arts District
Kennington Gray Partners
The Clark Hulings Fund
*Private Donors
