'Up & Coming Arts' exists to provide opportunities for Artists, Performance Artists, Filmmakers, Musicians and DJs to show off their creative talent with exhibitions, education and events.

David Thomas Crawley is Director/Curator of 'Up & Coming Arts' and will work in partnership with Domino Gallery, Liverpool, Liverpool Independents Biennial and other arts organisations based in Liverpool, UK including national and international curators and artists.

Watch this space for further developments whilst 'Up & Coming Arts' establishes itself to be 'Up & Running!'

At Up & Coming Arts we value the arts and so should you! Join 'I Value the Arts' at www.ivaluethearts.org.uk


Wednesday, 1 February 2012

International Project 2012

Up & Coming Arts is happy to be working with Ophélie Karoni - We Are Plural, Germany

We are currently working towards the next project for the forthcoming Liverpool Independents Biennial 2012.

Further details to follow.....

Wednesday, 11 January 2012

2012 update

We have had to shelve the idea of Up & Coming Arts for now as there just is not the money to sustain it at this present time.

We would like to thank all who have worked on Up & Coming - 'Giz a Touch' in 2010 and Up & Coming 'Exhibition' in 2008 and are all working on their own projects and I wish them well for the future!

Keep an eye out as I am sure with the right team it will return.... who knows?

In the meantime David Thomas Crawley is setting himself up as a professional artist (about time) in Liverpool, UK (blogs and further details will be released over Feb/March 2012) and Sarah Leanne down in Nottingham, UK with Bonnie Creations

I am sure this will return, one day!

Sunday, 17 July 2011

Up & Coming Arts seeks a Part Time administrator. (VOLUNTARY) 20 Hours

Up & Coming Arts is setting up as a Community Interest Company later this summer and will be based at Domino Gallery, Liverpool. It will build upon the success of exhibitions in 2008 Up & Coming Exhibition (Crawley & Ali) at Contemporary Urban Centre, Liverpool and more recent in 2010 Up & Coming: ‘Giz a Touch’ (Crawley & Trappe) as part of Liverpool Independents Biennial.

It is important that candidate be based in Liverpool as this is an unpaid opportunity without expenses. ALL staff at present are working for free but are working hard to gain funding.

The candidate must demonstrate exceptional organisational and time management skills, as well as the ability to multitask, take initiative, and work well under pressure. Strong written and verbal communication skills and an acute attention to detail are necessary. You should have excellent understanding of and experience with Mac / PC operating systems and be proficient in Microsoft Office, and CS3/CS4 packages that include PhotoShop, InDesign and Illustrator. You will have your own laptop with access to high speed internet connection.

The candidate will have a degree in Fine Art, Graphics or some other Arts related course. You will work closely with the Director, Directors Assistant, staff and artists in the organisation of exhibitions at Domino Gallery and in the coordination of other venues in the city of Liverpool and further a field.

Please email a 2 page covering letter FAO: David Thomas Crawley, Director, Up & Coming Arts and a CV with 2 references (telephone numbers and email addresses)
upandcomingarts@gmail.com

DEADLINE 30th July 2011 (5:00pm)

Saturday, 16 July 2011

We Are Plural - based Berlin, Germany


We are please to say that we are working with artists based in Berlin, Germany with an online idea We Are Plural

Further information on this as we are busy setting up our launch in Sept 2011! Stay tuned!

Friday, 15 July 2011

Announcing our Directors Assistant

Here at Up & Coming Arts we are working very hard to get Up & Running.

We can now announce that we have appointed Harry Staniland as Directors Assistant to David Thomas Crawley. Harry has a wealth of experience in the production of television adverts and corporate films and has been involved in several grass roots arts communities in Liverpool.

Happy days at Up & Coming!!

Saturday, 9 July 2011

Crawley & Trappe



Image taken by Illy
Crawley & Trappe
©2011 Up & Coming Arts

Crawley & Trappe have had a very successful meeting today regarding curation for the forthcoming exhibition to be held in Liverpool later in September 2011. Stay tuned to our blog for further information.

Monday, 4 July 2011

Up & Coming Arts is on the way to becoming Up & Running!

During the summer of 2011 Up & Coming Arts will be setting up shop here in Liverpool.

David Thomas Crawley is working hard with various organisations in Liverpool to make Up & Coming Arts a reality. In the next few weeks we will be putting a call out for artists, performance artists, musicians and DJs to become a part of a new exhibition entitled Up & Coming Arts presents - 'Homecoming'.