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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…
- Art ClassesBCC’s Southport Center is Southport’s Best Kept Secret Southport and the surrounding areas of Brunswick County are rapidly building a reputation for being steeped in…
- 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…
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- 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 ArtsOur mission is to foster, promote and advance a fun, cool artistic environment in Southport. Mission Statement Up Your Arts is a non-profit organization founded…
- 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…
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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…
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- 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,…
- Southport Plein Air 20212021 Southport Plein Air Festival Special Acknowledgement To Our Grant Partners Plein Air 2021 in Pictures! For Spectators For Artists Plein Air 2021 in Pictures!…
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- 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…
- Southport, Open Your Doors!19 Historic Doors. 14 Local Artists. Two Great Causes. One Inspiration. “My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to…
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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…
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- What’s Up Your Arts Fall 2021Welcome to What’s Up Your Arts Fall 2021 Newsletter. In this issue: You Will A-DOOR Our Doors!, Save More Dates, Two New Board Members, About That Arts Center, and more!
- Artistically Reimagined Vintage Doors to be Celebrated in Series of Events to Raise Funds for Local CharityUp Your Arts will be hosting a celebratory artist’s reception, a series of town-wide art installations, and a formal gala and auction to raise money for their ongoing ‘Save the Hall, Y’all!’ project to restore Southport’s historic City Hall Building.
- Clam-a-Jama: Up Your Arts’ Save the Hall, Y’all fundraiser was a hit.Clam-a-Jama was great fun for the residents of Southport, but it was also for a good cause!
- A Glimpse of History: The Old Brunswick County CourthouseCity of Southport explores the history of the Old Brunswick County Courthouse, and shares Up Your Arts’ future plans for the historic building.
- State Port Pilot: Southport, Open Your Doors! Artist ReceptionSave the date! Up Your Arts will soon be revealing their new art project, “Southport, Open Your Doors!”
- “Southport, Open Your Doors” Arts Project Finalists ChosenThe Southport Historical Society and Up Your Arts are pleased to announce the selection of ten solo artists and two collaborating teams as finalists for their joint project, “Southport, Open Your Doors.”
- Southport Plein Arts Festival To Feature Live Music, ArtMore than 50 artists will be heading to Brunswick County to take part in the Southport Plein Air Festival this weekend.
- Southport Plein Air Festival Returns to Town June 18-19The Southport Plein Air Festival will take place Friday and Saturday, June 18-19, and will feature live music and local food trucks. Local arts organization Up Your Arts and the City of Southport are sponsoring the festival, and registered participants have two days to paint anywhere within city limits.
- What’s Up Your Arts Summer 2021Welcome to What’s Up Your Arts Summer 2021 Newsletter. In this issue: Plein Air, July 4th, Open Mic Nights are Back to Stay and more!
- The 2021 Southport Plein Air FestivalUp Your Arts and the City of Southport are eager to welcome artists back to our beautiful town for the 2021 Southport Plein Air Festival.
- Project Is Opening Doors For Local ArtistsSouthport Historical Society and local arts organization Up Your Arts are co-sponsoring a showcase called “Southport, Open Your Doors,” for individuals and teams of local artists during the month of May.
- Up Your Arts Gets Inside Look At Mold Problems In Old City HallGeared in hazmat suits, engineers, architects and leaders of the “Save the Hall, Y’all” project entered Southport’s old city hall for the first time…
- 2021 Southport Plein Air Festival to Be Held June 18-19Up Your Arts and the City of Southport are very eager to welcome artists back to our beautiful town for the 2021 Southport Plein Air Festival on June 18-19!
- Up Your Arts Presents A Bennie with the Jets Drive-in Concert at Cape Fear JetportUp Your Arts event tickets are on sale now for the next Bennie with the Jets drive-in concert.
- A Bennie With The Jets, AgainLoad up your car and plan to take off with Up Your Arts during another Bennie With the Jets drive-in concert at the Cape Fear Regional Jetport on Saturday, April 24, from 2-5 pm.
- What’s Up Your Arts Winter 2021Welcome to What’s Up Your Arts Winter 2021. In this issue: Coming Events (what’s changed), a new house band, getting social, slacktivism and more!
- 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.