UPP Arts Collection

This collection documents the artistic, administrative, and educational activities of UPP Arts.The materials in this collection reflect a decade of interdisciplinary collaborations between artists, educators, students, and community members who used place-based art to celebrate and build awareness for Providence’s urban ponds. Their work focused particularly on Mashapaug Pond and its environs, which include the site of the Gorham Manufacturing Company and the former West Elmwood neighborhood.
This collection is part of Providence Public Library Digital Collections, hosted by Providence Public Library.

Items in this collection

"Come, sit a spell" art installation

"Come, sit a spell" art installation

Providence Public Library

Image of two people listening to audio narration in the "Come, sit a spell" installation at the Providence Public Library. The installation interpreted the history of the neighborhood of West Elmwood that was in demolished during urban redevelopment for an industrial park in 1962. It was created by students from the John Nicholas Brown Center at Brown University.

"At Mashapaug" poem

"At Mashapaug" poem

Providence Public Library

Poem about Mashapaug Pond created by student at Alvarez High School during sign-making workshops with UPP Arts in 2014.