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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South Post Oak Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ 9), Houston, TX, 2020 - present Highlights: • $100,000 annual budget • Worked with the Authority to clearly define vision, goals, needs, and desires to establish a set of civic art and placemaking priorities •...
Detroit, MI, 2020 Sponsors: KaBOOM! with Ralph C. Wilson Foundation, 2019-2020 Project Summary: In the Hubbard Richard neighborhood, a new painted playscape and huge new life-affirming mural -- featuring Diego Rivera and other emblems of special...
Houston, TX, 2018 Project Summary: UP Art Studio teamed up with the Greater East End Management District (GEEMD) to create murals that depict icons of the East End. Located on the Navigation esplanade, the container structure houses new public restrooms. The “East End...