“If somebody gives a message, it's like any other art, that's what it is” - Noah Quiles “The hard work beats talent any day the talent doesn’t work hard” - Noah Quiles Noah and his wife Elia own and operate UP Art Studio out of Houston, Texas. They facilitate art projects for artists, communities, and corporations, local and globally. Their Mission is to instill “Civic Pride through Civic Art.” Together they develop and work on projects that educate, move, and engage communities. UP Art Studio is a for-profit LLC partnership with a majority focus on community-oriented non-profit projects (donations to many of their projects are tax-deductible, via a fiscal sponsorship from Fresh Arts). They also work with private, commercial and other special projects as well. They specialize in public art projects, mural and art commissions, project management (curating, budgets, logistics), design services, marketing (design, writing, research), gallery art shows, event planning, screen printing, photography/videography, and artist collaborations. They are passionate about public art and in 2015 they launched an initiative to transform traffic signal control cabinets into works of art, called "Mini Murals". They work closely with the City of Houston Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs, Department of Public Works & Engineering, City Council Members, and Fresh Arts who is acting as the project's fiscal agent, making donations to the project tax-deductible. Noah is the creative force behind UP Art Studio, and has been in the “street art and mural” world for over 27 years. He brings to the team the creative ideas and strong global relationships that fuel the strategy and continuance behind the business. He is also the logistics man, managing ground crews and on-site vendors. His specific skills serve and drive daily action as well as the overall mission and vision of UP Art Studio. NOAH, ELIA QUILES AND CRAIG BUNDREN AS THEY DISCUSS: 01:25 – How this project got started? 09:10 – The minimurals and the benefits for the city. 14:55 – Have you put the program on any other cities? 16:34 – On the minimurals is it one and done type scenario? 17:39 – If artists want to get involved what should they do? 21:01 – You also do large scale murals, are you working on other murals? 27:14 – Tagging, the evolution of the tagger. 37:19 – Taking out the creativity and applying it. 41:50 – Art organizations and groups. 45:07 – How much art is in the city and how many people are doing it? 46:31 – Where do you think Houston is in the art scene? CONNECT WITH KEITH NOA QUILES LinkedIn Website SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHROMATIC PODCAST: iTunes Spotify LEARN MORE ABOUT CRAIG BUNDREN AND THE CRAIG BUNDREN ART FOUNDATION: Chromatic Podcast Site: www.Bundren.fm Chroma Magazine: www.ChromaMag.com Bundren Building Arts Foundation: www.Bundren.org Bundren Painting: www.Bundren.com Host: www.CraigBundren.com Please subscribe to the podcast, and if you enjoyed this interview, please share with your friends and colleagues and leave a 5-star rating and review. Thanks for listening and sharing. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bundren/message
