‘Portfolio X RISE UP. CLEAN UP.’ Installation view 2023. Courtesy Turner Contemporary. Photo Thierry Bal.
Portfolio X RISE UP. CLEAN UP.
Clore Learning Studio
Portfolio is a free platform for young people living in Kent and Medway to get their art and ideas out in the world. Each year we collaborate with a local organisation to set the brief and select work to be shown as part of our summer exhibition.
Portfolio is a free platform for young people living in Kent and Medway to get their art and ideas out in the world. Each year we collaborate with a local organisation to set the brief and select work to be shown as part of our summer exhibition.
This year Turner Contemporary has collaborated with RISE. UP. CLEAN. UP. to select the chosen works.
The theme: Rising
We are living in a time of climate crisis. Rising consumption leads to rising numbers of plastics produced which leads to rising pollution, rising temperatures and rising sea levels. Raising awareness of these issues is leading to rising activism, rising social outcry, and a future generation with a rising desire to do things differently. Portfolio X RISE UP. CLEAN UP. includes art that addresses the full spectrum of these issues.
“RUCU was founded in the Summer of 2020, in response to the volume of litter left on Margate Main Sands. Although our focus is on (the surprisingly complex and sometimes overwhelming) issue of litter on Margate Main Sands, grassroots activism is at our heart.
“See a problem. Take action. Implement change.
“Through this Portfolio project, alongside the Rise Up Residency, the regular community litter picks, the beachfront TidyPac stations, the art workshops, the community event support, the train station art installation (which we would very much like to put back in Margate Train Station!), our regular engagments with the local council, and our future plans, we are changing the way people interact with Margate Main Sands and our local environment. And we’re demonstrating that anyone can do it!
“We are 100% volunteer run and rely solely on donations to operate.”
RISE. UP. CLEAN. UP.
‘Portfolio X RISE UP. CLEAN UP.’ Installation view 2023. Courtesy Turner Contemporary. Photo Thierry Bal.
About RISE UP. CLEAN UP.
RISE. UP. CLEAN. UP. is a local environmental advocacy group formed in 2020 to help tackle the litter pollution on Margate’s beaches.
With thanks to our funders:
