Pop-Up Art
An alternative way to enjoy art.
Pop-up art has been gaining popularity in community arts and the wider art world as a way of breathing life into under-used spaces, such as empty shopfronts, commercial units, warehouses and office buildings.
Pop-up shows give artists the chance to show work in temporary, creative spaces for short periods. They bring footfall and life to empty spaces and create new, unusual experiences for audiences.
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A new way to enjoy art
Pop-up art takes work out of the gallery and puts it where people already are, reaching audiences who might never walk into a traditional exhibition.
Changing spaces
Temporary shows bring traffic and life to empty, inactive spaces, and give artists an effective outlet to show their work for short periods.
Make a statement
Pop-up art is bold and creative. It turns any venue into an art-filled space that people remember and talk about.
It’s what we do best
We’ve spent over 20 years on the arts scene. We’ve gained a lot of experience, and often learnt the hard way, so you don’t have to.
Your theme, concept or idea
A central theme or focus that is open to interpretation lets us build the show and display works around it.
Your dates and venue
Give us enough time to plan properly, contact artists, collect submissions, work within your budget, get to know the venue and curate the show.
Budget and costs
An opening reception, especially with food and drink, is budgeted separately. We’ll help you decide whether works are for sale, whether to charge admission or sell programmes, and how to recoup costs. Some artists will offer the host a percentage of sales.
Artists and collaborators
We work with artists, designers, thinkers and planners across many genres, plus lighting, sound and stage support, to create interactive and visually dynamic spaces.
The details
We consider the unconsidered: event insurance, artist waivers, alcohol licences and your legal requirements. We schedule load-in and load-out, coordinate art drop-off and collection, and plan how every piece is hung, placed and lit.
Curating the space
We put ourselves in your visitors’ shoes. We plan what they see first and the route they take, avoid awkward empty spaces, and label every piece with the artist, title, media and dimensions, plus artist statements or rules for interactive work.
Work across many genres
Every artist in our network can be included in your pop-up art show.
HER(IT)AGE at The Black Bookcase
Our latest pop-up transformed the atrium at Luton Sixth Form College for The Black Bookcase: a curved Black British History timeline, our HER(IT)AGE exhibition, an Ancient Kemet display, and a Sekhmet’s Sanctuary stall offering treatments, books and handmade products. Tap any photo to view it larger.
Exhibitions & installations
Over 20 years of pop-up exhibitions, heritage displays and art installations in shopping centres, museums, marquees, galleries and community spaces. Tap any photo to view it larger.
Let us bring your pop-up art show to life
Tell us your theme, dates and venue, and we’ll take care of the rest, so you can enjoy your pop-up art show.
Plan your pop-up