Whitepaper is a piece of independent research initiated by Stuart Semple. Highlighting the impact of COVID on UK artist’s incomes and mental health.

Embed Video Hello... I thought it would be a good idea to use the time in lockdown productively, so we've all been working super hard to create the world's first Virtual Art Museum for everyone! It's a place where you can see seminal work on loan from major real world...

I should be crying but I just can't let it show  Black 2.0 and yellowist yellow on Saunders Waterford paper  76 x 56 cm  I've made a handful of studies on paper.  I was playing about with different formats for a new public sculpture, I thought you guys might like them...

For as long as I can remember I’ve dreamed of opening my own little arty spot in my hometown of Bournemouth. Our friend the man Jamie James has taken some great photos so I wanted to share them.Growing up here was pretty tough because there wasn’t much of a visual...

Now streaming on BBC Sounds - Stuart Semple's documentary program for Radio 4  exploring hostile design in our public spaces. In this episode of Art Now, Stuart meets council officials, happiness experts, art critics and designers. Are spikes in doorways, bars on...

A new short documentary exploring Stuart Semple's public artwork is now streaming on Amazon prime.  It asks if art can be a tool to bring us together, reduce fear and help us feel safer and more connected.  It looks at some of Stuart's happiness projects from around...

Stuart's latest sculpture 'I should be crying but I just can't let it show' has been installed in Denver on 16th Street between  Champa and Stout. I SHOULD BE CRYING BUT I JUST CAN'T LET IT SHOW Expanded polystyrene foam, acrylic paint and steel. 5m x 8m x 3 m Stuart...

A series of public art interventions and collaborations throughout Denver exploring happiness until 30th June 2018.   click images to enlarge: For the last couple of years I've been collaborating with various groups, organisations, collaborators and artists in...

We've built a Happiness HQ at the Dairy Block in Denver! As part of the wider Happy City project in Denver, we teamed up with our friends Nine Dot Arts, The Syrup Room and the Dairy Block. Together we created Happiness HQ a space where visitors can participate in...

EMOTIONAL BAGGAGE DROP May 18th - June 10th  2018 Union Station, great hall, Denver The Emotional baggage drop is a participatory installation that mimics a physical baggage drop. The difference being that here visitors are invited to leave behind an emotional burden....

MONDAY 26th MARCH - London 5.30-6.30pm - Denver 10.30-11.30am Hi Everyone, I've sorted us out with a space in the center of London to come together and hug. So if you fancy joining in and sharing a moment of connection in public space then we'll be at Potters Fields,...

Stuart joins Gavin Turk, Richard Wilson, Marie-Claire Porter and others to support the Barbican Center Trust. Leading British artists have come together to create unique artworks around bespoke ceramic plates to help raise funds for the Barbican Center trust. The...