IDEA
We are a non-profit collective of cultural practitioners whose focus is the inner city of Johannesburg. Our main focus lies in contributing to the creative urban environment, by setting up collaborations, exchanges and platforms from which to engage the complex layers and potentials of this African metropolis we call home.

THE PEOPLE
The Joubert Park Project consists of an active core group and a team of trustees. Both parties have shaped the current profile, vision and programme. As a collective we bring to the table artists, arts administrators, curators, community activists and cultural managers. It is our different backgrounds and expertise that fuel our working processes and ideas.

THE PROCESS
The JPP started in 2000 with a series of workshops in the inner city that led to a three-month extensive line up of public art events. The organisation developed through research and collaborations that aimed to contribute to the generative cultural dynamics of inner city Johannesburg and its people. In 2004 we moved to the Drill Hall, an extraordinary space to hone our interest in artistic and social agency, building on experiences and partnerships established so far.