A Pre-festival Double Feature: Agnès Varda and Public Art
On March 29, 2019 French New Wave director Agnès Varda died. I thought of her in the run-up to Up Here 5, remembering the two times she turned her camera on public art.
Homework: Read the Schedule, Know Your Venues!
So you've got your ticket. Now what'll you do? Wait till the event then go? Hell NO! The schedule is your friend.
An Illustrated Guide to Fashion, History, & Hubert Lenoir
We’re coming into the ’20s with a new understanding of fashion, history, and each other.
McEwen Architecture will be home to large-scale sculpture by KWEST and One KWE
Graffiti sculptor KWEST and Manitoulin Island-based metal fabricator One KWE have been hard at work collaborating on the creation of a stunning large scale sculptural piece that will find a permanent home in downtown Sudbury.
Le full Up Here expérience
Up Here est un festival qui a déjà été plusieurs choses pour moi au cours des années : une source de découvertes musicales, une plateforme de lancement d’album, une bouée de secours dans cet océan parfois turbulent qu’est le calendrier grégorien.
Bénévolat
So tu veux faire du volunteer hein?
Tu diras peut-être que vous avez déjà fait (lu : été forcé) vos 40 heures de bénévolat au secondaire, et tu te considères maintenant comme un pro?
Sudbury Insider Tip: Where to Find Quick Bites Downtown
Want a snack, but don’t want to go far, or leave the festival for too long? Were you so busy exploring and dancing that you forgot to eat, and now you’re hot and hangry?
Interview with an Up Here Artist: Jen Holub
Jen Holub is as comfortable behind a guitar as she is a paddle. Navigating life's rivers with a philosophical attitude, she inspires her audience and her students with corn-ball humour and a gentle hand.
How I Plan to Festival Sober
I’m getting pretty excited for Up Here; and I’m excited to be going sober. I don’t drink because losing control makes me anxious—a dilemma that seems to be the opposite of most people’s experience with alcohol—but there are a lot of reasons folks don’t drink, and don’t need to drink, at a festival.
Sudbury Insider Tip: Where to Find the Best Non-Alcoholic Drinks
Not drinking? Not to worry: There are plenty of delicious, refreshing beverages that just happen to be non-alcoholic to quench your thirst leading up to, or during, Up Here 5. Here are just a few!
RISK to paint the largest mural in Canada on Sudbury’s old St. Joseph’s Hospital during Up Here
Up Here 5 will shatter the record for largest mural in Canada next month with an 80,000 square foot mural in Sudbury, Ont. World-renowned street artist RISK is painting the old St. Joseph’s Hospital in Sudbury.
RISK créera la plus grande murale au Canada sur les façades de l’ancien Hôpital St-Joseph
Up Here 5 brisera le record de la plus grande murale au Canada le mois prochain. RISK, cet artiste de renommée mondiale, peindra le vieil hôpital St-Joseph à Sudbury.
La ville ne dort pas
On dirait qu’elle a pris trois shots d’espresso de trop. Les shakes de caféine n’arrêteront jamais tant qu’elle boit de l’eau pour les aider. C’est une énergie moitié-anxieuse-plutôt-excitée anyway, avec tout qu’on découvre au centre-ville au moment présent.
Hikes to do in 11 hours and 6 minutes
The Up Here 5 Spotify playlist takes us through an 11 hour and 6 minute set list of every artist who will join us this August. World-renowned for our regreening efforts over the past four decades and home to 330 lakes, Sudbury has countless natural sights to discover. If you’re up to the challenge, these hikes add up to approximately the amount of time it takes to listen to the playlist from beginning to end.
Interview with an Up Here Veteran: Josée Nault
Up Here 5 is fast approaching, and the excitement is getting real! Recently, I caught up with seasoned a Up Here attendee: Josée Nault. She had a few things to share about the festival. Here’s a few pieces of our conversation.
Vibrant murals by both internationally renowned and Northern Ontario artists for Up Here 5
Up Here worked with guest curator and contemporary graffiti-sculptor KWEST to attract the world-renowned street artists—RISK and TRAV MSK—who are coming to town specifically for the festival. Locally celebrated artists Laura Peturson and Matti Lehtelä will create the two other murals.
Des murales vibrantes réalisées par des artistes de renommée internationale et du nord de l’Ontario pour Up Here 5
Up Here a travaillé avec le sculpteur et artiste de graffiti contemporain, et commissaire invité KWEST pour attirer les artistes de renommée mondiale — RISK et TRAV MSK — qui se déplacent en ville expressément pour le festival. Les deux autres murales seront réalisées par des artistes bien-connus localement, Laura Peturson et Matti Lehtelä.
What, Why, Who & Where?
So, you've been hearing and seeing word of this cool independent urban art and music festival. You might be wondering: What's in it for you? Why should you go?
Here are some questions to ask yourself …
Wanted: Bloggers!
Have you always wanted to write about music, art, and/or everything weird & wonderful in Sudbury? We’re looking for folks to write for Up Here’s official blog leading up to (and during!) this year’s festival.
