Project Type: Placemaking
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Whitehouse Lane Bollards
Painted bollards on Whitehouse Lane: A lasting tribute to Marcus Willcocks’ legacy of kindness, creativity and community A striking stretch of hand-painted bollards along Whitehouse Lane now stands as a vibrant tribute to the late Marcus Willcocks, an esteemed urban designer, researcher, and deeply compassionate Windmill Hill community member, whose final weeks were spent thinking…
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A Cracking Day Out in Bristol
Designed by Lorna Harrington and painted by Dave Bain in his signature style, Aardman and Upfest teamed up to present A Cracking Day Out in Bristol mural in the city centre to celebrate all things Bristol and Aardman Animation. Painted in collaboration with Cabot Circus, the mural brings to life lots of well recognised characters…
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Andy Council at Cabot Circus
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of his Bristol Dino, Andy Council took on the challenge of creating a 60 sq meter mural/cut out of his iconic work. Unveiled in late 2024 at the entrance of the old Showcase Cinema the massive T-Rex made up of Bristol landmarks really brightened the area after the closure of…
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Bristol Hearts
In collaboration with We Are Plaster, Bristol Bid and Visit Bristol we 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. Aerial Photography by Tiredofbeingmild
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For Cardiff
Commissioned by For Cardiff, Upfest created and installed a mind bending lenticular mural to celebrate Wales entering the World Cup in 2022. Marking Wales’ first World Cup since 1958, fans were asked their favourite sporting anthems and with a public vote ‘Yma o Hyd’ and ‘Calon Lan’ were selected. The installation stood in the city…
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Bristol Balloon Fiesta
Following the success of the #BristolTogether campaign in Bristol city centre we collaborated with We Are Plaster, Bristol Bid and Bristol Balloon Fiesta this time and painted a whopping 128m wide heart for the Balloon Fiesta that unfortunately couldn’t take place in all it’s glory in 2020. 38 balloons flew over Bristol with nominated key…
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Fishponds Library Owl
Bristol libraries commissoned Upfest to create a public art installation to enhance the visibility of Fishponds Library. The owl was chosen as a symbol of knowledge. Upfest worked with Tom Habben who created a 10ft layered plywood owl. A successful public engagement campaign ‘Bristol Reads’ took place for members of the public to submit their…
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650 Paint Jam
Along with the hop scotch 650 celebrations, Upfest set to the derelict shop fronts of the Clifton Triangle and presented a paint jam in a ‘renaissance style’ to celebrate 650 years of Bristol. Each artist was tasked to paint with paint brushes to reflect the painting style of the time 650 years ago. Artists invited…
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650 Hopscotch
College Green, in front of Bristol City Council Building and next to Bristol Cathedral, saw a giant 500m long hop scotch along with two others being installed in the city centre by the Upfest crew. To celebrate the 650th anniversary of Bristol receiving its independent city status by royal charter from King Edward III in…
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Bugs of Bedminster
All areas of Upfest’s event and production team worked on this government funded project. Commissioned by the Bedminster Town Team, through the Mary Portas Town Team pilot scheme our crew came up with the concept, created and fabricated over 85 super sized bugs to form an arts trail to help drive footfall to the local…