The Stamford Connections project was run by Art Pop-Up, in partnership with MindSpace from May to October 2021, carrying out research into what brings the Stamford community together and makes […]
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Sanctuary
Over summer 2021, artist Emily Bowers joined with Art Pop-Up and the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust to explore the beauty of Deeping Lakes nature reserve. Art Pop Up coordinated with a […]
Stamford Together: COVID-19 emergency response
With the announcement of lockdown 1 Art Pop-Up rallied community support & within a week launched a creative journaling project to reach out to the digitally excluded. With the help […]
Langdyke Stories
The artist’s residency and community engagement programme Langdyke Stories uses art to share and celebrate the wildlife and landscape, history and heritage of the local area on the occasion of […]
Art Windows
The Art Windows are located at the bottom of Ironmonger’s Street, Stamford PE9 1PL and feature exhibitions of work by local artists. We are grateful to Superdrug Stamford for permitting […]
Precious Dust
‘Precious Dust’ wanders through the history of cement and the quarry at Ketton, a journey from Jurassic beach to industrial excavation. The works explore the story of the ‘dust’ that […]
Once Upon a Time
Once Upon a Time… an enchanted woodland glade arose from the discarded waste of a thousand bottles. Shrouded there were the fairytales of our childhoods. Tales of morality, tales of […]
Concept
‘Concept’ showcased a broad range of innovative contemporary artworks selected by curator Sam Roddan of Art Pop-Up, from the organisation’s recent projects and resident artists. Brought together as a strange […]
Stamford’s WW1 Centenary Commemoration Programme
Art Pop-Up collaborated with Stamford Town Council and the local Royal British Legion on the WW1 Centenary Commemoration Programme which focused on the impact of the war on Stamford and […]
Fresh Take at Burghley
Fresh Take was an innovative contemporary arts residency programme and exhibition at Burghley House featuring 6 local artists with a broad range of practices – from street art to sugarcraft. Their […]
Jubilee Book of Messages
Over 800 local primary school children entered the art competition that produced Stamford’s Commemorative Book of Messages, in association with The Children’s Society. More than 500 messages of congratulation were […]
Being British
A gallery space was created at Stamford Arts’ Centre, showcasing contemporary and conceptual art, the works explored the eccentricities, cultural assumptions and the notions of identity that underscore the British […]
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