UP Projects

📣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. 💵 £125 fee for a 1-hour audio recording session with travel expenses covered 💫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 via the link in bio ️ 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. @mfprosier @upprojects @barnetcouncil @acegrams @heritagefunduk @mayorofldn

We are thrilled to announce that award-winning artist Matthew Rosier and leading socially engaged public art organisation @upprojects will be bringing a major new artwork to Barnet this year! Large-scale projection, oral histories, nature recordings, an original score, and community participation will all be part of this highly ambitious artwork that explores Barnet’s role as a place of arrival and a home. The artwork, Ascendance, will be unveiled in November 2026, during a free multi-day arts and culture festival forming the celebratory finale of the Light + Flight programme. “As an artist drawn to how places and people came to be, it’s so exciting to be creating an artwork that will make this visible. Barnet to me represents what I love about my home city: the multitudes of stories, journeys and landscapes that somehow hold each other together. This is what we will come together to celebrate in Ascendance.” – @mfprosier Sign up to our Arts & Culture newsletter to stay updated on all things Ascendance and upcoming opportunities to get involved. 🔗 in our bio. #LightAndFlight #ArtInBarnet #CreativeCommunities Light + Flight is presented by Art in Barnet. It is supported by a Cultural Impact Award, part of the @mayorofldn ’s London Borough of Culture programme. It is made possible with additional support from @heritagefunduk and @aceagrams . Image credits, in the order they appear: Matthew Rosier, Berwick Parade. Photo by Carl Joyce Matthew Rosier, City of Trees. Photo by Ben Broomfield Matthew Rosier, Luton Henge, 2025. Photo by Roo Lewis Headshot of Matthew Rosier, 2025. Photo by Roo Lewis Matthew Rosier, Keppels Column, 2025. Photo by Matthew Rosier Matthew Rosier, Luton Henge, 2025. Photo by Roo Lewis Matthew Rosier, Berwick Parade, 2025. Photo by Jennifer Charlton Matthew Rosier, Luton Henge, 2025. Photo by Roo Lewis

Congratulations to our Constellations ° Cohort alumna @manon_awst who today alongside @dylan__huw has launched their exhibition at the 61st International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia 2026. Representing Wales at Venice as it presents for the first time in seven years, ‘Sownd’ is a sculptural environment built of raw materials sourced between north Wales and the Venetian lagoon. The Cymraeg (Welsh) title ‘Sownd’ – meaning both “stuck” and “structurally sound” – reflects the project’s focus on the precariously layered histories held within minoritised language cultures. Taking place between Venice’s fragile ecologies and the “minor” cultural depths of Wales, Sownd proposes an architecture of entanglement where language, material and landscape converge. 📷@emma.underhill @walesinvenice

Greenwich Park at Home kits 🌱 These packages are being prepared by @theroyalparks x @upprojects artist in residence Leah Clements ahead of next Tuesday’s online workshop ‘Greenwich Park at Home’. Open to all, most especially those who have difficulty leaving the house and getting to the park in person. Register for the session and to get a kit sent to you at the link in @leah_r_clements bio, [email protected] / [email protected] for more information. Greenwich Park at Home Online Tuesday 12th May 3-4pm Experience the park from wherever you are. Through shared attention and imagination, we will form a collective place, sharing our responses to material. BSL provided. #theroyalparks #greenwichpark #upprojects

ChalleNGe is Nottingham's city-wide partnership of arts organisations, education settings, community groups and young people. They collaborate on programmes that make a difference to children and young people's lives - focusing on access to arts, culture and creativity. Join us at tomorrow’s online Constellations ° Assembly ‘A Right to Decide: Empowering Children to Shape Cultural Space’, which will explore how public art and co-creation can help shape Child Friendly Cities in the UK and beyond. You’ll hear from speakers including Cathy Mahmood, who has been managing the ChalleNGe Partnership since early 2019. Leading the Local Cultural Education Partnership for Nottingham, Mahmood convenes an ambitious programme for and with children and young people in the city, inspiring collaboration across a wide range of arts partners, schools and community organisations. As Nottingham works towards recognition as a Child Friendly City, this conversation connects local practice to international examples, including Helsinki. From a flagship schools programme, the Cultural Rucksack, to Summer Art Pop Up and Family Arts Explorer programmes, Cathy connects people, funding and projects that celebrate creativity and empower young people's voices. 🗓️6 May 2026 🕒14:00–15:15 BST 📍 Online 🔗 Book now via the link in bio

Enfield of Dreams is bringing together people who would not usually share the same space - young people, artists, teachers, schools and cultural organisations. Not to be briefed or to agree, but to begin the real work of shaping what culture in Enfield could become. At our recent ‘Ways of Working’ gathering, participants selected via open call and the project’s steering team stepped into that challenge together. From co-creating sculptures in silence to opening up conversations around principles of radical access, the focus was on building trust, testing ideas and rethinking how collaboration can happen. Facilitated by Chloe Osborne and Penny Skerrett, the sessions created space for everyone to explore how they will co-create ambitious projects and a creative learning programme for Enfield’s public realm and schools over the next two years. We were also joined by our partners and Creative Cluster hosts - @border_crossings , @chickenshed_uk , @dyspla_festival , @facefronttheatre and @highrise_uk - each bringing their own perspectives into the conversation. This gathering was about setting the conditions for meaningful, shared work - watch this space as the project unfolds. @enfieldyoungcreatives @enfieldculturenetwork

As part of her Constellations ° Residency, artist @leah_r_clements invites you to take part in two public workshops. As Greenwich Park's first-ever Artist in Residence, Leah is exploring the act of describing as both an artwork and an access adjustment. 🌅 Describing Sunset 📍 Greenwich Park (meet at Pavilion Café) 🗓️ Wednesday 13 May, 7:30pm Join Leah to watch the sunset together. We’ll gather, slow down, and share the present moment as the day fades, noticing the sensory details around us. Snacks, hot & cold drinks, blankets, and chairs provided. 💻 Greenwich Park at Home 📍Online 🗓️Tuesday 12 May, 3–4pm Experience the park from wherever you are. Through shared attention and imagination, we will form a collective place, sharing our responses to material. BSL provided. 📧 Email [email protected] / [email protected] for booking + access info

In 2024, Helsinki became the first Nordic capital to receive UNICEF’s Child-Friendly City award, recognising its ongoing commitment to embedding children’s rights across all areas of city life. Grounded in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, this work ensures that children and young people are supported to grow and develop safely, whilst having a voice in decisions that shape their environment. Helsinki’s Chief of Children’s Culture Pirjetta Mulari will present Helsinki’s project ‘Culture Kids’ our upcoming online Constellations ° Assembly ‘A Right to Decide: Empowering Children to Shape Cultural Space’. As part of their approach, Helsinki’s ‘Culture Kids’ project creates opportunities for children to influence the cultural and leisure activities available to them. Through facilitated sessions using drawing, writing and discussion, children are invited to share their ideas about how they want to spend their free time. These contributions are then used to shape the city’s cultural programming, ensuring it reflects their needs, interests and experiences. Alongside being in charge of city level development of children's culture, Pirjetta Mulari is also director of @annantalo Arts Centre. 🗓️6 May 2026 🕒14:00–15:15 BST 📍 Online 🔗Book now to hear from Mulari via the link in bio 📷 1. Architecture & Design Museum’s Culture Kids event at Escape to Moominvalley exhibition. Photo: Suvi-Tuuli Kankaanpää. 2. Helsinki City Theatre’s Culture Kids event. Photo: Suvi-Tuuli Kankaanpää. @annantalo @pirjettamulari

Primary’s ‘Build Create Play’ (2019- 2024) was a long-term project working with local families and young people around Ronald Street Playground in Radford, Nottingham. Located opposite @weareprimary , the playground was a neglected space identified for redevelopment. Artists Gina Mollett, Charlotte Tupper and Ismail Khokon delivered experimental play sessions exploring materials, shapes and colours that sparked children’s imaginations, while also building an understanding of how the playground was used and how it might be improved. Following years of sustained engagement with local children, working in partnership with playworkers from The Toy Library, ‘Build Create Play’ evolved to include the creation of a public artwork that reflected their ideas about play, designed by artist Ismail Khokon and funded by Nottingham City Council. Rebecca Beinart, Collaborative Programme Lead at @weareprimary , will present 'Build, Create, Play' at our upcoming online Constellations ° Assembly ‘A Right to Decide: Empowering Children to Shape Cultural Space’. Beinart’s practice focusses on creating opportunities for artists to work with communities. 🗓️6 May 2026 🕒14:00–15:15 BST 📍 Online 🔗 Find out more and book now via the link in bio @beckybeinart @weareprimary @ismaildiverse @thetuppermuseum @thetoylibrarysince1978 @freddy.griffiths @nottmparks 📷 Ismail Khokon and Freddy Griffiths.

🏛️Lewisham Arthouse is planning an exciting new chapter for the Old Deptford Library. Working with a team of artists, researchers and advisors, @lewishamarthouse is exploring how this historic space can become more accessible, inclusive, and full of new cultural opportunities for the local community. To help shape this vision, UP Projects has created a short survey, and we want to hear from you. We’re especially keen to hear from: • Artists & creatives • Community groups • Local businesses • Arts, culture & heritage workers • Local residents As a thank you, you will be entered into prize draw with vouchers from local favourites. This project is being co-led by UP Projects and @kaiacharles_ with curatorial contributions from @hey.solomon.c , @ligayasalazar , @joanafilipe338 and Janet Browne. It is supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, with renovation led by @assembleofficial . 🔗 Respond to the survey via the link in our bio.

Toisissa Tiloissa collective’s project ‘Rhizome’ introduced schoolchildren to experimental physical learning at the Tehtaankatu elementary school in Helsinki. The project was commissioned by HAM Helsinki Art Museum (2020 - 2023). Across the project, children explored the concept of rhizomes from various perspectives, such as mycelium, the internet, electricity grids and language formation, introducing the pupils to non-hierarchical modes of thinking, learning and organisation. Sanni Priha of Toisissa Tiloissa will present ‘Rhizome’ at our upcoming online Constellations ° Assembly ‘A Right to Decide: Empowering Children to Shape Cultural Space’. 🗓️6 May 2026 🕒14:00–15:15 BST 📍 Online 🔗 Book now via the link in bio @toisissatiloissa @hamhelsinki @prihasanni 📷1. Lisakki Kennilä 2. Sanni Priha 3. Aarne Tapola

Event: Tasting Greenwich Park Early next week, join @upprojects & @theroyalparks Constellations artist-in-residence Leah Clements for this session in Greenwich Park, where we will be tasting some of the things grown here. We will gather together to focus on the sense of taste, and learn some more about the different herbs and vegetables that have come from the kitchen garden and orchard, particularly at this time of year. Leah’s work during her residency is exploring describing as artwork and access adjustment. During this session she invites you to share what you can see, hear, smell, feel, and of course taste. You might do this by sharing words, sounds, or gestures. This and following sessions are primarily for disabled/D/deaf/neurodivergent people, or people who are otherwise underserved in the local community. Email [email protected] or the Parks Access and Engagement Team: [email protected] for dates and times and access info, and to book. More workshops are coming up throughout April, please get in touch to hear more! There are also open studio sessions once a month, open to everyone and don’t need to be booked in advance. The next one coming up is this Saturday 11th April, 11am-1:30pm, St Mary’s Lodge. We hope to see you there! ID: A white hand holding an array of herbs, a background of soil below.