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- Discover Your ArtsSouthport is a hotbed of artistic talent, and sometimes that makes deciding your next night out pretty tough. Up Your Arts is here to act…
- Artist OpportunitiesAs COVID-19 continues to affect the world around us, we have made it easy to find the residencies that will host artists in the coming…
- Artist Opportunities [Expired]Drat! You Just Missed These Amazing Opportunities! Expired Opportunities Inside a Grant or Residency Panel Process Details Expired Opportunities Town of Davidson Banner Project Details…
- Artist Opportunities [Expired]
- Arts CalendarWelcome to the Up Your Arts Events Calendar. Really, it’s your calendar. Whether you are looking for something fun to do or to promote an…
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- The Artists of SouthportUp Your Arts is proud to work with talented locals every day. From singers and dancers to painters and sculptors, the Southport / Oak Island…
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- What’s Up Your ArtsSouthport features a rich and varied arts scene, so there is always a lot of news to share! Keep up to date with all the…
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- Foster Your ArtsUp Your Arts is a non-profit organization founded in 2017 to support and enhance the creative and performing arts throughout the greater Southport area. Our…
- About Up Your ArtsUp Your Arts is a non-profit organization founded in 2017 to support and enhance the creative and performing arts throughout the greater Southport area. Our…
- Arts PartnershipsOur Partners Help Us Do More For The Arts Up Your Arts is very fortunate to have a wide variety of mutually beneficial partnerships with…
- Contact UsInterested in volunteering, becoming an artist, or learning more? Contact us today – we’d love to hear from you. Connect With Us Please make any…
- Our StoryOur Story … as published in the August 15, 2018, issue of Southport Magazine It’s no secret to people who have lived in Southport or…
- UYA Board of DirectorsThe Up Your Arts board members determine policies, procedures, and regulations for the conduct of the organization, raise funds to support its programs, and monitor…
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- Up Your Arts is For AudiencesSpecial NoticeA Note About COVID-19 2020 has been a difficult year. COVID-19 has dealt unspeakable damage to people all around the world, including right here…
- Up Your Arts is For PerformersSpecial NoticeA Note About COVID-19 2020 has been a difficult year. COVID-19 has dealt unspeakable damage to people all around the world, including right here…
- Up Your Arts is For Visual ArtistsSpecial NoticeA Note About COVID-19 2020 has been a difficult year. COVID-19 has dealt unspeakable damage to people all around the world, including right here…
- Promote Your ArtsUp Your Arts works to ensure the arts are an integral part of life in our community now and into the future. Besides promoting local…
- Arts Center ProjectWe’re working with the City of Southport to preserve the historic Brunswick County Courthouse, which also served as Southport’s city hall before it succumbed to…
- Save the Hall Y’all Project: Virtual TourExperience It For Yourself Save the Hall Y’all Project:Virtual Tour Take the Virtual Tour Welcome! We are excited to share a complete 3D video rendering…
- Save the Hall Y’all Project: Virtual Tour
- FestivalsUp Your Arts does a lot of events, whether promoting the ones other organizations are putting on, or organizing our own. But sometimes you just…
- North Carolina 4th of July FestivalEvery year in July, the entirety of North Carolina looks to the coast for the ultimate independence day celebration experience. The North Carolina Fourth of…
- Southport Plein Air FestivalThe Southport Plein Air Festival is a truly unique experience! An annual 2-day event jointly hosted by Up Your Arts and the City of Southport,…
- North Carolina 4th of July Festival
- Live from R&B’s HouseAll the fun of our famous Open Mic Nights,* with community-conscious social distancing! *Temporarily suspended to observe Covid-19 restrictions Thanks to producers Ronnie and Beverly…
- Moore Street ProjectThe Moore Street Project provides a way for visitors to appreciate art in the heart of downtown Southport. Artists gain exposure, recognition, and sales. As…
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- Support Your ArtsSpecial NoticeA Note About COVID-19 2020 has been a difficult year. COVID-19 has dealt unspeakable damage to people all around the world, including right here…
- Become a Member of UYAWe can’t do this without you! Help us realize our vision by becoming a member of Up Your Arts! Your monthly donation will help ensure…
- DonateFinancial support is one of the strongest, most effective ways to ensure the continued success of Up Your Arts. Because we are a non-profit organization,…
- EngageWe love engagement-and not just the kind that ends with a slow dance and cake (although we’re pretty fond of that kind, too). No, we’re…
- ParticipateParticipation from the community is an enormous way to show your support of local arts. Community involvement lets us know what we’re doing right, where…
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- Here’s to You! [December 2020]2020 may not have been the best year, but we do have something to celebrate! So raise a glass to the amazing people who supported local arts with us! Here’s to you! (Did you know 2020 was the year of the rat? Figures!)
- Up Your Arts Gets Southport Up On Its FeetFull page photo spread shows Southport getting our (socially distanced) groove on at the Bennie with the Jets!
- What’s Up Your Arts Fall 2020Welcome to What’s Up Your Arts Fall 2020. In this issue: a new website, we’re approved, a full house, awards, upcoming events and more!
- Up Your Arts Board Member Selected for ’40 under 40′Up Your Arts’ own Robert Carroll has been recognized for his influence and passion before reaching 40.
- What’s Up Your Arts Summer 2020Welcome to What’s Up Your Arts Summer 2020. In this issue: Southport, Live!, Art in the Heart, BCC is #1, Website News and more!
- What’s Up Your Arts Spring 2020Welcome to What’s Up Your Arts May 2020. In this issue: Save the Hall Updates, Moore Street Project, Virtual Events, and UYA in the news!
- Southport Musicians Present Live Music in the Midst of a PandemicIn the reality of pandemic life, Up Your Arts partners with two musicians to bring socially-distant entertainment to Southport, virtually.
- Podcast: John Keiffer, Up Your Arts! (Southport, NC)Up Your Arts’ Board Member John Keiffer chats with Arts Friendly.
- What’s Up Your Arts April 2020Welcome to What’s Up Your Arts April 2020. In this issue: New 3-D Tour of City Hall, Moore Street Project Call for Artists, Event Updates and more!
- Save the Hall, Y’All featured in ‘Life in Brunswick County’The nonprofit organization Up Your Arts dreams big with plans for the old Southport City Hall.
- What’s Up Your Arts March 2020Welcome to What’s Up Your Arts March 2020. In this issue: New Board, STHY Project Updates, New Art Project Launch and more!
- Fallen Oak Trees at Old City Hall to Become Works of ArtUp Your Arts will work with Brunswick Community College to turn once-hazardous foliage into unique artistic creations.
- Southport Aldermen Hear Arts Group’s Pitch for Old City HallUp Your Arts casts their bid to handle renovation of Southport’s historic City Hall.
- Southport Awaits New Plans for City Hall RenovationFundraiser plans vibrant new community art hub in heart of historic Southport.
- Could new plans be in the works for old Southport City Hall building?Up Your Arts has lofty goals for Southport’s City Hall, a registered historic building.
- Up Your Arts Group Wants to ‘Save the Hall, Y’all’Enchanted by the potential of a historic Southport building, Up Your Arts hopes the city will hand over the reigns to breathe new life into City Hall.
- Non-profit Group Works to Save Old Brunswick County CourthouseResidents and city officials examine ways to save the old Brunswick County Courthouse and Southport City Hall building.
- Find Inspiration Aplenty for Outdoor Painting at Southport’s Plein Air FestivalUp Your Arts’ annual Plein Air Festival is an artistic event with something for everyone.
- Up Your Arts Brings Southport Arts TogetherNew non-profit organization, Up Your Arts, aims to create a support system for all Southport artists.