UP Art Studio is a public art and creative placemaking consulting firm founded in Houston in 2012. The firm has successfully managed hundreds of projects since then. The firm facilitates transformative award-winning projects – achieving the goals of its mission of “Civic Pride through Civic Art” through collaborative efforts with artists and the people in communities. They facilitate projects in communities nationally, engaging people and achieving community development via the work of local and international artists.
The firm’s principals and founders, Noah Quiles and Elia Quiles, are a husband and wife team who curate, create, manage, and implement public art plans and projects. Together, they and their associates offer proven experience in all areas of program and project management and delivery. They are passionate about harnessing the power of art and placemaking – and the creativity of artists – to uplift people, neighborhoods, and underserved areas.
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Multiple Cities, 2015–present UP Art Studio serves as the project manager, responsible for artist selection and relations, fundraising, marketing and communications, community outreach, media relations, logistics, and the installation of more than 300 artworks on the...
Houston, TX, 2020 Project SummaryIn 2020, Houston’s Karbach Brewing Co. commissioned UP Art Studio to create a mural featuring its mainstay products: Crawford Bock, Hopadillo, Love Street, and Southern Wheat. Artist Anat Ronen painted a 1,260-SF mural (70’ x 18’) in...
Houston, TX, 2017 FundingPride Houston, Inc. Major PartnersFRIENDS OF ALEX HILL, CITY OF HOUSTON, 2017 Project SummaryWe helped to create the first Pride crosswalk in Texas. Alex Hill was killed in the intersection, in a hitand run crash in January 2016. A Mini Mural...