Museum of Brisbane and UAP (Urban Art Projects) have announced a dynamic new collaboration designed to provide professional development and global networking for local Brisbane artists and creatives.
With mutual roots in Brisbane and a passion for nurturing and elevating local artists and creatives, the new Museum of Brisbane x UAP partnership extends both companies’ long-standing commitment to supporting local visual artists.
UAP’s world-wide recognition in the field of public art design and fabrication and the company’s global footprint will provide an unequivocal platform for Brisbane artists, supported through the Museum’s Artist in Residence program, to expand the profile by tapping into UAP’s expertise and networks.
Museum of Brisbane Director & CEO Zoe Graham said the new partnership highlights both organisations’ commitment to supporting local arts and culture through collaboration, igniting new ideas and boundless opportunities.
“We are delighted to team up with UAP whose vision for collaborative creative projects and sustained support of local artists mirrors Museum of Brisbane’s deep commitment to celebrating and investing in Brisbane’s local talent.” Graham said.
“With a wide-ranging program for creatives, curators and Museum supporters, UAP’s partnership will enable us to amplify the careers of local artists, offer inspiring professional development opportunities for Museum staff, and welcome our supporters to UAP’s extraordinary studio and workshop right here in Brisbane.”
UAP Founder, Daniel Tobin said the partnership reflects both organisations’ shared vision to elevate Brisbane’s creative community and support the next generation of local talent.
“As a company proudly founded in Brisbane, UAP is excited to partner with Museum of Brisbane to support our city’s incredible artists,” Tobin said.
“Brisbane has always been at the heart of UAP’s journey, and we are thrilled to find ways to support the creative community through this collaboration. This partnership with Museum of Brisbane allows us to provide emerging artists with a platform and the professional development they need to thrive, while also connecting them to our team and the international networks we’ve built over the years.”
About Museum of Brisbane
Housed within iconic Brisbane City Hall, Museum of Brisbane celebrates the creatives and history makers to deepen an understanding of place. We reflect Brisbane’s people and passions and its ever-evolving cultures. Museum of Brisbane is Brisbane City Council’s leading history and art museum, where you can experience our city’s vibrant culture. museumofbrisbane.com.au
About UAP
UAP believes that incredible things don’t just happen; they’re created, nurtured, and believed in. Arts, culture, and creativity have always played a vital role in bringing people together. UAP continues this tradition with an enduring belief that creativity can inspire incredible possibilities.
Established in 1993 by brothers Matt and Dan Tobin, their modest Brisbane practice has evolved into a global art and design studio and workshop. In August 2019, UAP acquired the 60-year-old foundry Polich Tallix in upstate New York, making UAP one of the most significant art foundries in the world. Its network comprises three key studios and facilities in New York, Brisbane, and Shanghai and seven worldwide satellite offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Los Angeles, Chengdu, Shenzhen, Singapore, Sydney, and Riyadh.
From the design studio to the factory floor, UAP works across all aspects of the creative process, from commissioning and curatorial services, concept development, and design assistance to engineering, fabrication, and installation. Its diverse team of creative specialists, strategists, and practitioners share an enduring vision for the future with an ingrained culture of collaboration. By pairing exceptional strategies and manufacturing capabilities with the team’s unrivalled dedication to excellence, UAP ensures that our generation creates timeless and relevant artworks, ideas, and places that will inspire and connect people for generations to come. As a company, this is the common ground on which it moves forward.
UAP has collaborated with Brisbane-based and other Australian artists like Judy Watson, Robert Andrew, Lindy Lee, Fiona Foley, Richard Bell, Elisa Jane Carmichael, Daniel Templeman, Jody Rallah, Reko Rennie, Emily Floyd and Belinda Smith. The company has also delivered work for Nicole Eisenman, Sanford Biggers, Manal Aldowayan, Lindy Lee, Sarah Sze, Maya Lin, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Florentijn Hofman, Kehinde Wiley, Ai Weiwei, Idris Khan, Joel Shapiro, Jeff Koons, Sui Jianggou amongst others.
