Join us for Up & Up 2025 July 27th from 11a-4p at Promontory Point! 54 artists will be featured this year!

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Up & Up is an annual collaborative kite project originally started by Noël Morical and Christina Sadovnikov, and currently led by Christina Sadovnikov. Each year, over 50 artists from various locations are invited to participate. The initiative was born from a desire to create a community-centered art project that engages with contemporary art in a unique way. Each artist contributes one to two handmade kites to be flown collectively in Chicago, creating a rich, ever-shifting tapestry of kites in the sky.

The history of kites as symbols of defiance and liberation, and tools for uplifting spirits through play, is central to the project. Up & Up’s mission is to dismantle barriers to accessing contemporary art, spark meaningful dialogue between artists and community members, provide emerging artists with a visible platform, and highlight the politics of the public space that is activated. Through fostering new experiences among diverse participants and viewers, Up & Up aims to unite communities for critical conversations via collective play and become a catalyst for art events that directly engage with the site they occupy.

A Special Note About Promontory Point

This is the second year Up & Up will be taking place at Promontory Point in Chicago, IL. For over two decades, this historic park has faced the threat of large-scale redevelopment. In 2027, Promontory Point’s limestone steps will be demolished and replaced with a concrete wall, a project that will close the park for 5 years and cost around 100 million dollars. To learn more or get involved in preserving this unique site, visit promontorypoint.org

Adrian
Alden Burke
Ally Maurer
Angie Jennings
Anna Kramer
Anne Skaug
Araceli Zuniga
Arts of Life (Vontrell Nun)
Aya Nakamura
Betsy Odom
Brian Jucas
Bronte Marsteller
Cathleen Cramer
Chad Kouri
Eian Hsu
Elizabeth Allen-Cannon
Elliot Shelton
Emily Vaughan Brown
Emma Rossoff
Eric Anthony Berdis
Eseosa Edebirii
Finn Dugan
gabe moreno
Gabriel Chalfin-Piney-Gonzalez
Hai-Wen Lin
Ingrid Olson
Irene Piazza
Jade Simon
Jane Georges
Janet George
Jenna Alderiso
Jeremy Carter
Jess Bass
Joy Scanlon
Julia Gonzalez
Kevi Montgomery
Keyarah Peppel
Laura Bernstein
Louise Fisher
Lydia Rosenberg
Maria Molteni
Mariel Harari
MEGAN DIDDIE
Michael Cuadrado
Mina Romero
Nick Norman
Noah Hook
Rachelle Hill
Ricardo De Lima
Ruby Jeune Tresch
Ryan Hunt
Switchgrass Paper
Vivian Jones

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Tags: Abigail Buzbee, Adrian, Alden Burke, Ally Maurer, Angie Jennings, Anna Kramer, Anne Skaug, Araceli Zuniga, Arts of Life (Vontrell Nun), Aya Nakamura, Betsy Odom, Brian Jucas, Bronte Marsteller, Cathleen Cramer, Chad Kouri, Chicago, Eian Hsu, Elizabeth Allen-Cannon, Elliot Shelton, Emily Vaughan Brown, Emma Rossoff, Eric Anthony Berdis, Eseosa Edebirii, Finn Dugan, gabe moreno, Gabriel Chalfin-Piney-Gonzalez, Hai-Wen Lin, Hyde Park, Ingrid Olson, Irene Piazza, Jade Simon, Jane Georges, Janet George, Jenna Alderiso, Jeremy Carter, Jess Bass, Joy Scanlon, Julia Gonzalez, Kevi Montgomery, Keyarah Peppel, Laura Bernstein, Louise Fisher, Lydia Rosenberg, Maria Molteni, Mariel Harari, MEGAN DIDDIE, Michael Cuadrado, Mina Romero, Nick Norman, Noah Hook, promontory point, Rachelle Hill, Ricardo De Lima, Ruby Jeune Tresch, Ryan Hunt, Switchgrass Paper, Up & Up 2025 – A pop-up kite flying event featuring the work of 54 artists, Vivian Jones