My Heritage: Live in the City

A performance showcase by URBAN ARTS PLATFORM

Saturday, 29 September

Urban Arts Platform is looking for artists to perform at My Heritage: Live in the City, a performance festival that will celebrate heritage day and that will encourage audiences to think about Johannesburg inner-city stories and personal history.

Donald the spoken word poet and winner of Battle in the City, Photo Steven Katzenstein 2012

Mbembe and Nuttall, in their book, Johannesburg: The Elusive Metropolis write that Johannesburg is “an original city, speaking in an original voice.” We want to hear original voices from Johannesburg through the voice of the artist. Individual artists or groups of all performance genres are welcome to apply as long as the work relates to personal rootedness/identity/heritage in Johannesburg City.

Applicants must send the following to urbanartsplatform@gmail.com by Friday, 7 September:

1)      Artist’s/group name

2)      Contact details

3)      Brief biography

4)      Brief description of work you would like to showcase

5)      Photos/Youtube links/videos/MP3s of past work

We look forward to hearing from you

TOMORROW 28th July 

BATTLE IN THE CITY

This is a hip hop dance and music competition taking place in the Kerk Street Market in the heart of Jo’burg city on Saturday 28^th July 2012. BATTLE IN THE CITY promises to entertain inner-city audiences while young artists will have the opportunity to showcase and develop their artistic talents. Come and witness the first-ever street battle! Kerk Street Market is corner Joubert and Kerk Streets in Jo'burg CBD.

Thank you to our sponsors and donors Plascon, BASA and Urban Genesis

Judge and rapper Fredie G. (Photo by Mark Straw)

Urban Arts Platform has won the prestigious “Caring Award 2012” at the JDA Halala Joburg Awards

This award attests to the hard work Urban Arts Platform has put into the inner-city of Johannesburg with passion and dedication. Through the arts, we have shown people in the suburbs that the inner-city is a place of potential and value. We have also given the people who live and work in the inner-city, many of whom are previously disadvantaged, a sense of human dignity and pride that comes with participating in an arts activity.

“Now in its fifth year, the annual Halala Joburg Awards – hosted by the Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) – recognises and celebrates people, projects and places that strive to improve the quality of life in the inner city. The event, which took place at The Forum at Turbine Hall on 26 June, also honoured other projects, such as […] Urban Arts Platform for "Caring Joburg: supporting Joburg's citizens"; and Wayne and Renney Plit for "Believing in Joburg: the Stan Nkosi Award". <http://www.jda.org.za/news-and-media-releases-2012/june/840-halala-awards-handed-out>

URBAN ARTS PLATFORM

Presents

BATTLE IN THE CITY

28 JULY

URBAN ARTS PLATFORM IS CALLING ALL HIP HOP SINGERS AND DANCERS, RAPPERS, SLAM POETS AND BEATBOXERS

BATTLE IN THE CITY NEEDS YOU!

Bring your best beats and your sickest moves for BATTLE IN THE CITY on the 28^th July 2012 – exciting dance and music competition at the Ernest Oppenheimer Park in Jo’burg inner-city to celebrate the unique and awesome young talent in our city!

BATTLE IN THE CITY is a celebration to showcase young talent.  Selected artists will be able to showcase their work and engage with other artists and audiences in a dynamic, inner-city space: the Ernest Oppenheimr Park corner Joubert and Market Streets in the Jo’burg CBD.

We are looking for talented Hip Hop Dancers / Krumpers / Break Dancers / Singers / Rappers / Beat Boxers / Slam Poets to wow us with bold performances. A maximum of 20 acts will be chosen to compete. Each act will have 3 MINUTES in the first round to capture the attention of the judges and audience. 10 acts will compete in a semi-final and 5 in the FINAL showdown! There will be a panel of expert Judges: Dance Experts and Music Experts

Hip Hop celebrity PROJEKTAH, will be at the event, scouting for new talent!

GREAT PRIZES ARE UP FOR GRABS!

If you want to strut your stuff and compete in this exciting event, please contact Urban Arts Platform before the 9 July on UrbanArtsPlatformJHB@gmail.com with:

(i)                   your name/group name,

(ii)                 a brief bio/group description,

(iii)                a brief description of the act you wish to showcase at the battle

Looking forward to seeing you at BATTLE IN THE CITY

The UAP Team

Sponsored by Plascon, Business Arts South Africa and Urban Genesis

ARTS UNBOUND is on this weekend.

Entertaining diverse audiences and promoting young artistic talent in Johannesburg inner-city

PARADE UNBOUND kicks off the festival on Saturday 28th April, 12pm in the Kerk Street market.
FILMS UNBOUND is on Saturday evening at 6:30pm on the fourth floor balcony of Ansteys.
LIVE UNBOUND is on Sunday 29th April at 12pm, starting in Joubert Street and moving to the fourth floor balcony.
Also on Sunday, acclaimed international musician, Lukas Ligeti, runs drumming workshops for kids at 10am, and for adults at 11am in the Ansteys Kids Hall. Email urbanartsplatformjhb@gmail.com to book your spot.

Check out the festival page for the full programme.
For directions to Ansteys, see the Contact page.
For more info email urbanartsplatformjhb@gmail.com, or call Leigh on 072 124 4111

Thank you to our sponsors and donors Plascon, BASA and the British Council

Call for artists for ARTS UNBOUND

Urban Arts Platform is looking for street performers, new-media artists, arts facilitators, dancers and musicians to take part in ARTS UNBOUND, a multidisciplinary arts festival, 28 &29 April, The Ansteys Building in Johannesburg inner-city.

Urban Arts Platform aims to create a platform for artists where they will have the opportunity to showcase their work, and to engage with other artists in workshops and feedback sessions together with industry professionals. From our inner-city home, The Ansteys Building, ARTS UNBOUND will make the arts more accessible to the inner-city community and make the inner city more accessible to suburbanites.

Street Performers – We need street performers to be part of our Kerk Street market performance that will entice inner-city audiences into the Ansteys Building for other ARTS UNBOUND events. The parade is planned for Sat morn 28 April. This is something Kerk Street market goers have never seen before.

New-Media Artists – New media artists have the opportunity to showcase their films, animations, installations. We plan to have a night screening under the stars on the fourth floor balcony of the Ansteys Building on Sat 28 April where the beautiful façade of the Ansteys will become your screen.

Arts Facilitators – On Sunday morning 29 April, we have open and free workshops for young artists so that they might learn more about their particular art form. If you are interested in facilitating, we would love to provide you with eager and passionate participants.

Dancers and Musicians – On Sunday 29 April, together with a lunchtime braai on the balcony of the 4^th floor of the Ansteys Building, here the inner-city becomes your stage. We are expecting audiences of over 200 people.  Wow this crowd while you imbibe the sights and sounds of the inner-city. 15 minutes is the maximum performance time for dance and 20 minutes for music.

If you are interested in participating in ARTS UNBOUND, please contact Urban Arts Platform before the Wednesday 4 April on UrbanArtsPlatformJHB@gmail.com with:

(i)                  your name/company name,

(ii)                a brief bio/company description,

(iii)               a brief description of the work that you wish to showcase at the festival,

(iv)              Saying if you would like to partake in the workshops on offer

Looking forward to seeing you at ARTS UNBOUND

The UAP Team

INVESTMENT TALKS FOR ARTISTS

As artists and freelancers in the art industry, we often find that our finances are unpredictable and inconsistent, but it is important to ensure financial stability for the future. JM Busha Investment Group, a unique investment and banking group of companies with R2.9 billion under management understands the artist lifestyle and will help you to save money according to your affordability and budget.

JM Busha invites you to a talk on “Saving Money For Tomorrow”. You will be given insight on how to save, different ways of saving and will have the chance to ask questions on investment and money related matters.

Please join us for the talks on one of the following dates:

31 March 2010 12:00-14:00

21 April 2012 12:00-14:00

26 May 2012 12:00-14:00

These talks are offered FREE of charge but space is limited. Food and refreshments will be served.

Venue : JM Busha House, 28 Bompas Road (Cnr Jan Smuts Avenue), Dunkeld West, Johannesburg

To book your space please contact Puleng Plessie displayartproject@gmail.com or call 0762532530

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"dis/play" visual arts project

"dis/play" is an exciting visual arts project for the Ansteys Kids, children who live the Ansteys Building. UAP together with Portia Malatjie and visual arts organisation, Assemblage, are enabling these inner-city children to learn more about the visual arts.

Children are currently in workshops, where they are learning basic art skills, such as drawing and painting. After the workshops are completed, the kids will then pair up with professional artists to create works of art. These will then go on exhibtion at GoetheonMain in July/Aug 2012. Watch this space for more details.

If you would like to make a donation towards this meaningful project, contact Leigh on lnudels@gmail.com.

If you make a donation of R250 or more, you will receive a limited addition photograph of one of the artworks created on the project.

UAP YouTube Channel

Just a reminder of the wonderful stuff UAP has to offer http://youtu.be/s6RGeItANtU

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