What is PUPA? PUPA stands for the Pop-Up Public Art project (PUPA), a new KFNA initiative to support local artists, provide unique experiences at our urban businesses, and create unexpected community experiences. The goal of PUPA is to create an relationship between KFNA, local businesses, and artists resulting in an opportunity for all neighbors experience art—all in the hopes of building a stronger, more well connected neighborhood!  PUPA is aptly named, as the pupa is the transitional stage between the larvae and adult butterfly.  PUPA will be a stage of growth and change for KFNA as we learn how to work with multiple artists over the course of the year, helping them to present their work in a public setting so that it engages passersby.
Who are PUPA Artists? Any single person, age 18 or older, or collective of people with one designated spokesperson for KFNA to communicate with.
What are Ideas for Kingfield PUPA Events? We are really open to your ideas as Artists and Community Members. Any creative art happening held in the public space (boulevards) or publically visible private space (with owners permission, including restaurant cafes, storefront windows, etc.) in Kingfield Neighborhood could qualify as a PUPA happening! Events could be singular, a series, or a temporary installation. KFNA prefers PUPA happenings to be new projects and the lead Artist to be the applicant; project ideas can be discussed before being submitted with KFNA Staff. PUPA events could include:
- Curbside or Mobile Theatre
- Participatory or Performance Dance
- Window Art
- Knit or Quilted Street Furniture Coverings
- Continuous Stories Created on a Bank of Public Typewriters
- 24 Hour Curbside Sketch Party
- Projected or Lighting Art
- & Much More that has not yet been thought of!
Read all the details here: Â PUPA Call for Artists