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If you become a UAP volunteer you will have access to amazing events and projects as well as be assisting a community in need. Help us at our amazing events or assist inner-city children as they learn about arts and culture. 
Give back to your community.Join our volunteer database by emailing urbanartsplatformjhb@gmail.com. 

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.

Past Urban Arts Platform Events

18th July 2012 - Opening of the <dis/play> exhibition

Urban Arts Platform’s education project, The Ansteys Kids, is putting on an exhibition entitled <dis/play>. This has been a project is a collaboration between the children who live in the Ansteys Building and inner-city surrounds, who train with urban Arts Platform, independent curator, Portia Malatjie and visual arts organisation, Assemblage. After intensive visual arts training, the children have now teamed up with professional artists and created wonderful works of art. The exhibition of their work is opening on the 18 July at the Geothe on Main and at The Ansteys Building. 

22th July - Vino and Vistas

A fundraiser at Flat 162 The Ansteys Building

On Sunday 22 July, UAP wishes to host a relaxed afternoon in the historic Ansteys Building in Johannesburg inner-city. Wine, food and music will add to the amazing 360 degree views of the city at sunset on the 16^th floor. Space is limited to 40 people. Tickets are R150. We are hoping to raise R4500 to cover the costs of our next UAP event, Battle in the City.

28th July - Battle in the City

This is a hip hop dance and music competition taking place at the Ernest Oppenheimer Park in the heart of Jo’burg city on 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. Individual artists or groups who perform hip hop music or dance are now able to sign up for BATLLE IN THE CITY on line.