Since our first festival in 2008, it has always been free to register for an artist space, and for visitors to attend. We want to keep it that way so this year we'll be adapting our approach and hosting a 17 day cultural programme.
Instead of our weekend festival in the park, Upfest will return in 2024 in a new guise, with new artworks being painted across 2 weeks. UPFEST PRESENTS...will pop-up at multiple venues across Bedminster and wider BS3 with free to attend workshops, live painting, artist talks, arts activities, panel discussions, theatre, comedy and tours exploring the area.
Get involved, help make UPFEST PRESENTS even more spectacular!
Artist registration is now Closed
Read MoreAre you a business looking to enhance your surroundings or a creative agency, architect or property developer working with a client looking for something unique? Are you a homeowner or art collector wanting to bring a mural to your home? Then speak to our creative team.
Upfest has worked on multiple place making initiatives including the Bristol Hearts, In collaboration with We Are Plaster, Bristol Business Improvement District and Visit Bristol we designed and painted 374 socially distanced giant hearts across 3 sites in Bristol city centre for the #BristolTogether campaign. These hearts were to encourage and promote the safe reopening of our city after the lockdown of 2020.
We can work with you on your artistic project in a number of different ways - from concept and creative planning through to delivery - to create artworks that bring your vision to life and have the kind of impact you’re looking for.
MORE INFO HERECaryn Koh is an artist from Malaysia based in Swindon, U.K. Previously being in the medical field, she has since rediscovered her passion in the arts. She graduated from Dasein Art Academy in her hometown and was presented with the Outstanding Achievement Award in Fine Arts. She is part of a female street artists art collective called WOM Collective in London, United Kingdom.
She paints in brushes and rollers in semi realism expressionist style, mainly choosing female figurative with symbolism as her subject. She creates introspective and touching works often drawing inspiration from her personal life and relationships. She explores themes of life and suffering, implementing three dimensional elements into some of her emotional murals which expand the impact of her artwork into the real-world.
She has also painted murals extensively in different regions of United Kingdom namely London, Bristol, Swindon, Leicester, Blackburn and the Lake District, Malaysia, Spain, Germany, Philippines as well as Jogjakarta.