Boundless City

The Boundless City Library Team and Public Art Team have been busy the last few months transforming the The Ansteys Building library so that it can serve as an after-school hub for students!

Check out the transformation. The library team worked incredibly hard to remove water damage, seal and prime, clean, repair sinks, repair furniture, install shelves, and inventory over 1,000 books!

The artists created one-of-kind artworks following an ocean theme that they decided would create a fun and calming environment for students. Posts about the art created by each artist are coming soon! Halaal DrFoodz Khan Blaai Koranges Art Bonga Gamede Naledi Chai

This project is part of the Social Employment Fund in partnership with Johannesburg Inner City Partnership Industrial Development Corporation
The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa


 


Boundless City is a social enterprise that focuses on community-based urban development in the Joburg Inner City through public art projects and public space development and programming. These initiatives focus on creating employment while enhancing public spaces.

Boundless City has two projects underway as part of the Social Employment Fund. They have set up and are running a library and afterschool homework programme in the Anstey’s Building, which is home to over 250 Inner City residents. The space is ideal for the project.

Their second initiative is at the Ernest Oppenheimer Park where Boundless City have run a basketball league (Hoop Mania) since 2013. Community members are now being rewarded for taking ownership of the safety in the area, making the park more user friendly and active. Along with these Safety Ambassadors who have been trained by SAPs, Boundless City is also in the process of adding new public art to the space.



https://www.jicp.org.za/sef-boundless-city/

Call for Visual Artists: Apply for this part-time, minimum wage position if you are a visual artist living in the Johannesburg inner-city who would like to join a team of artists developing and implementing public art in the inner-city for 8 months.

Application available at bit.ly/SEF-art

Note: You will need to access the application using a Google Account

Questions? WhatsApp 0793736408 or email [email protected]

We are receiving applications on a rolling basis, we will close the call once the positions are filled.

CALL FOR VISUAL ARTISTS

GRAFFITI, GRAPHIC DESIGN, MOSAIC

Artists must:
- live in Johannesburg Wards 60 or 124 (CBD, Marshalltown, Braamfontein, Newtown, Booysens, Ophirton, Truffonetein)

To submit:
- send 3 samples of past work, must be:
-graffiti/spray-paint artwork OR
-graphic design/illustration work OR
-mosaic work
- include your full name, phone number & address

Questions & Submissions:
- 0793736408 (WhatsApp) or
- [email protected] (email)

Due by 31 August 2022

Mpho Zetina Mosia created this mural for the OCOB Indlulamithi Routes project in Yeoville/Bellevue in 2020. This work is outside Observatory Girls School, one of five schools in the partnership.

The Indlulamithi Routes project includes upgraded pavements, seating, crosswalks, bins and more along the school walking routes. The public art implemented by artists based in Wards 66 and 67 adds to the identity of this placemaking project.

Our City, Our Block is a project by the Johannesburg Development Agency The public art implementation is facilitated by Boundless City and Sticky Situations.

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Mario Pedro Soares created this mural for the Our City, Our Block Indlulamithi Routes project in Yeoville/Bellevue in 2021. This work is outside Yeoville Boys School, one of five schools in the partnership.

The Indlulamithi Routes project includes upgraded pavements, seating, crosswalks, bins and more along the school walking routes. The public art implemented by artists based in Wards 66 and 67 adds to the identity of this placemaking project.

Our City Our Block is a project by Johannesburg Development Agency The public art implementation was facilitated by Boundless City and Sticky Situations.

Nico Phooko created this colourful mural for the Our City, Our Block Indlulamithi Routes project in Yeoville/Bellevue in 2021. This work is outside Yeoville Community School, one of five schools in the partnership.

The Indlulamithi Routes project includes upgraded pavements, seating, crosswalks, bins and more along the school walking routes. The public art implemented by artists based in Wards 66 and 67 adds to the identity of this placemaking project.

Our City Our Block is a project by the Johannesburg Development Agency The public art implementation is facilitated by Boundless City and Sticky Situations.

Devlin Tim created this mural for the Our City, Our Block Indlulamithi Routes project in Yeoville/Bellevue in 2021. This work is outside United Church School , one of five schools in the partnership. Swipe to see a progress image and one of the reference images of UCS students used for the hands. The school wanted to communicate the unity amongst its students in the mural and Devlin interpreted this theme beautifully.

The Indlulamithi Routes project includes upgraded pavements, seating, crosswalks, bins and more along the school walking routes. The public art implemented by artists based in Wards 66 and 67 adds to the identity of this placemaking project.

Our City Our Block is a project by the Johannesburg Development Agency The public art implementation is facilitated by Boundless City and Sticky Situations.

We just added a few more Main Street Maps at Cramers Coffee (Main St cnr Harrison) if you’d like to pick one up. Did you know that Cramers Coffee is featured on the map as one of seven Safe Spots and one of fifty-two Black-Owned Businesses? Check it out at bit.ly/mainstreetmap

The graphic design on this map was done by Zebulon_chuenyane and the photography by Sizakele Angel Khumalo. This map was made for the Johannesburg Development Agency.

David Blue’s detailed mural is featured on the new public toilets at End Street North Park in New Doornfontein (cnr Nugget & Bok Streets). Swipe to see more photos and images of the artwork in progress.


Artists were selected by a panel of judges via a public call process. The judges included representatives of the local Ward Committee, the JDA, CoJ’s Department of Arts, Culture and Heritage, and a community arts organisation in the Ward.


This is a project by the Johannesburg Development Agency. Sticky Situations and Boundless City were appointed to facilitate and implement.

Main Street has a new map! We created this map as both a print-out and Google Maps for the Johannesburg Development Agency - now you can navigate from Ntemi Piliso all the way to End Street and see all the businesses and public art along the way. Black-Owned Businesses are highlighted. Check it out at bit.ly/mainstreetmap

The graphic design on this map was done by Zebulon Chuenyane and the photography by Sizakele Angel Khumalo

Blessing Ntsikelelo Blaai’s () colourful mural is featured on the new public toilets at End Street North Park in New Doornfontein (cnr Nugget & Bok Streets). Blessing was assisted by Samuel Mokgokong and Bonga Gamede. Swipe to see more photos and images of the artwork in progress.


Artists were selected by a panel of judges via a public call process. The judges included representatives of the local Ward Committee, the JDA, CoJ’s Department of Arts, Culture and Heritage, and a community arts organisation in the Ward.


This is a project by the Johannesburg Development Agency. Sticky Situations and Boundless City were appointed to facilitate and implement.