- “Save the Hall” Public Meetings Set
Up Your Arts hosts open meetings to update folks on its proposal to build a enter for the creative and performing arts in downtown Southport.
- PHOTOS: Southport celebrates Up Your Arts Plein Air Festival
StarNews ONLINE showcases and celebrates Plein Air Festival artists.
- Up Your Arts seeking talent for NC 4th of July Festival performances
WWAY announces Talent Hunt for July 4th Festival in Southport.
- Cool and Fancy Gala
Up Your Arts sponsors a Cool and Fancy Gala at Cape Fear Regional Jetport.
- Artists will paint the town May 18 – 20
Up Your Arts Plein Air Festival returns to Southport in May!
- “Save the Hall, Ya’ll” Campaign Meeting at Indian Trail Meeting Hall
“Save the Hall, Ya’ll” meetings update attendees on the campaign’s goal of adapting Brunswick County Courthouse and city hall building into a center for creative and performing arts.
- Southport Gets a View of Renovated Arts Center
Up Your Arts (UYA) unveiled 3D renderings of its proposed arts center during a public workshop with the Southport Board of Aldermen on Sept. 12.
- What’s Up Your Arts Summer 2022
July 4th Local Acts and More! Dive into our Summer newsletter for updates about the arts and events in the greater Southport area!
- Southport Board of Aldermen: Up Your Arts Updates Project Plans
Up Your Arts (UYA) submitted a third memorandum of understanding for review during the May 12th Southport Board of Alderman meeting as the nonprofit moves forward with its plans to renovate the Old Brunswick County Courthouse/City Hall on More Street.
- Portfolio: A plein day in Southport
The Southport Plein Air Festival, hosted by Up Your Arts and the City of Southport, welcomed over 70 artists to paint the town, literally.
- Up Your Arts Updates Project Plans
State Port Pilot covers Board of Aldermen meeting for Up Your Arts move for renovating old Brunswick Country Courthouse/City Hall.
- Outdoor Artists: Southport Plein Air Festival Is Back
Get the scoop on the full schedule for this year’s Plein Air Festival!
- Open Doors Final Reunion Tour
The Up Your Arts Open Doors Project Final Reunion Tour Gala was held at the Brunswick Community College Southport Campus on March 27 with live and silent auctions, live entertainment, food and drinks, with proceeds benefitting Up Your Arts programs including the “Save the Hall, Y’all” campaign to convert the old Southport city hall into a center for the arts.
- Up Your Arts Gala: The Doors World Tour Comes To A Close
Up Your Arts Gala: The Doors World Tour Comes To A Close
CONTRIBUTED
- Former Southport City Hall Building Architect hired for ‘Up Your Arts’ Restoration
Up Your Arts took a major step forward in its attempt to restore the old Southpo1t City Hall when on Feb. 7 signed a formal contract with David Lisle of Lisle Architecture and Design to re-adapt the vacant building on East Moore Street into a state-of-the-art community-based creative and performing arts center.
- Architect Chosen
Architect Chosen
Up Your Arts Takes A Big Step Toward Repurposing Of Southport’s Old City Hall
CONTRIBUTED BY BONNIE BRAY, UP YOUR ARTS
- What’s Up Your Arts Winter 2022
Keeping it cool (and fancy!) Dive into our winter newsletter for updates about the arts and events in the greater Southport area!
- Door Tour in Area Businesses
The doors at the heart of the “Southport, Open Your Doors!” project by Up Your Arts recently went on tour again after being displayed last fall at downtown retail stores. They are publicly accessible and located in 11 different offices throughout the downtown area.
- Let’s Make 2022 a Year to Celebrate the Arts
2021 has come to an end, and Up Your Arts is excited for and humbled by everything the future has to offer. Let’s make 2022 a year to be celebrated.
- What’s Up Your Arts Fall 2021
Welcome 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 Charity
Up 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 Courthouse
City 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 Reception
Save the date! Up Your Arts will soon be revealing their new art project, “Southport, Open Your Doors!”
- “Southport, Open Your Doors” Arts Project Finalists Chosen
The 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, Art
More 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 18-19
The 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 2021
Welcome 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 Festival
Up 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 Artists
Southport 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 Hall
Geared 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 18-19
Up 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 Jetport
Up Your Arts event tickets are on sale now for the next Bennie with the Jets drive-in concert.
- A Bennie With The Jets, Again
Load 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 2021
Welcome 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 Feet
Full page photo spread shows Southport getting our (socially distanced) groove on at the Bennie with the Jets!
- What’s Up Your Arts Fall 2020
Welcome 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 2020
Welcome 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 2020
Welcome 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 Pandemic
In 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 2020
Welcome 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 2020
Welcome 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 Art
Up 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 Hall
Up Your Arts casts their bid to handle renovation of Southport’s historic City Hall.
- Southport Awaits New Plans for City Hall Renovation
Fundraiser 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 Courthouse
Residents 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 Festival
Up Your Arts’ annual Plein Air Festival is an artistic event with something for everyone.
- Up Your Arts Brings Southport Arts Together
New non-profit organization, Up Your Arts, aims to create a support system for all Southport artists.
