254 Albertina Sisulu Street, , , 2094, online: www.onair.co.za email: [email protected]

Stephen Hobbs : +27 (0) 82 897 7498 : [email protected] Marcus Neustetter : +27 (0) 82 929 1569 : [email protected]

July 2020

#ArtMyJozi Summary Overview

Since 2017, The City of Johannesburg through its implementing agent the Johannesburg Development Agency, in collaboration with its appointed Curator-Coordinator The Trinity Session have overseen all Place-Making Through Art along the Transit-Oriented Development Corridors. The artworks programme has unearthed and added an essential layer of cultural identity and character to the Rea Vaya Bus Rapid Transit System implemented along the Louis Botha / Empire Perth transit corridors, which includes public realm upgrades in the neighbourhoods of Noordgesig, Brixton, Turfontein and Orange Grove.

The three-year period of public engagement and social research has identified local narratives in relation to the greater geography and histories of the transit corridors as seen in the implementation of numerous works of art, developed and designed through methods of co-production with the local residents and users within these neighbourhoods.

Artwork outcomes range from large scale murals, urban furniture, sculpture, video and performances to numerous site-specific events and exhibitions. The rich narratives that emerge from each of these contexts translated through creative collaborative processes has contributed to the building of an archive of oral histories. And with the sharing of personal and collective narratives, the #ArtMyJozi programme has facilitated various skills sharing, professional development and small business incubators to stimulate local residents and creatives to develop their practice in relation to larger singular or collective projects, with a view to improved sustainability.

In addition, three years of consistent curated video and photographic documentation of the technical and social aspects of the ‘making-of’ and social impact of the work has evolved into a multi-faceted digital archive. The contents of which are constantly shared through the #ArtMyJozi social media platforms, where growing audiences have witnessed the unfolding of the artworks programme in relation to the City of Johannesburg’s development projects in each of these locations. Resultantly audiences have contributed to the process through commentary, critique and sharing of their own creative ideas.

In terms of the Rea Vaya programme, 15 new Bus Rapid Transit stations have been implemented along this route, each of which have received artworks on the glass and steel panel cladding at the entrances to each station and by the end of the first quarter of 2020, the Brixton Social Cluster and Paterson Park Sports and Recreation facilities and upgraded park will be home to an additional portfolio of works, some of which still in progress are included below.

#ArtMyJozi select examples…/

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Rea Vaya Bus Rapid Transit System: glass and steel panel artworks - HATHORNE STATION (sand blasting / 2k paint). 2018

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Sister Glover - commemorative mural, Noordgesig. .Acrylic paint, Glazetek UV sealant. 2019

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The Long Table: urban furniture accompanying new library and public plaza in Noordgesig, Soweto. Reinforced concrete, red and yellow oxide, 2k paint, Glazetek UV Sealant. 2019

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Bikers Mural and urban furniture in Noordgesig, Soweto. Acrylic paint, Glazetek UV Sealant, mild steel, 2k paint. 2019

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S-BEND MURAL (length 400m, painted surface area 2800m2) Louis Botha Corridor. 2019

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S-Bend Furniture

Section of the Waterfall mural, depicting Bleloch House.

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BIRDS OF THE GROVE Performance. 2018 Orchards Project and Short Road Park, Orange Grove.

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In production - PATERSON PARK: Birds Of The Grove inspired fence treatment - mild steel, 2k paint. 2019 – 2020

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PATERSON PARK TREES – mild steel, stainless steel. 2019

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PATERSON PARK BENCHES - recycled fig trees. 2019

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SKATER GIRL MURAL: Brixton Social Cluster - 2K paint, Glazetek UV sealant. 2019

HENNA HAND: Brixton Social Cluster - teak, red, yellow oxide, acrylic paint, Glazetek sealant. 2019

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