Pre-2019 history
2017 September First Project with Rethink Activism – the first prototype for the Clay Hands
2018 Development of Clay Hands, prototypes for Tiles and construction, workshops around Aarhus city
2018 March Useful Art for Communities organization was founded
2018 June First S.O.S workshop prototype with Solidarity Project
2019 July Sidesporet marginal community spray-paint project
2018 September Clay hands project at the Europaeisk frivillighovedstad Aarhus
2018 December Becoming Terrans project – a collaboration with Madrid based philosophers
2019 Winter
The year started with the continuation of the Clay Hands project and the demolition of B//Hus – Institut for (X) has lost its house of music, events culture, as well as Beatriz, lost her art studio. In respect to which Memorial B//Huset Project was created.
Starting from February, throughout the whole year, every Thursday we have been making UAC dinners!
2019 Spring
Workshop in Brenderup Højskole in April marked the beginning of S.O.S workshop series.
UAC has been assigned studio space in area K in Institut for (X) – construction starts
2019 Summer
Accelerating the building process of the Area K – UAC studio container.
In July we introduced a new project: Mural at Institut for (X) area K. Project execution: painting of the Mural
2019 Autumn
In September, Xinema team has pitched and received funding from PUKK. Heartful, welcoming, well-decorated, experience cinema continues gaining popularity between Aarhusian youth.
Core UAC team is growing: we got the first communication intern – a Multimedia Designer Lina (22). After the internship period, Lina stayed in the organization and works voluntarily.
Since October, Beatriz is working in the office together with Lina everyday
Process of creating a new digital identity starts with new Logo Design. We became part of techsoup.dk and got access to G Suite for non-profits. It enabled an even more efficient collaboration and opening of mailboxes with uacartplatform extension.
Printing business cards New, better logo design comparing with the old version
This November UAC finally signed a 2 years agreement for exhibiting Clay Hands on the Folkestedet wall!
After long searches, meetings we finally have signed a contract for exhibiting Clay Hands on a public wall
2019 Winter
Our first collaboration with a Kaospilot student team from alternative entrepreneurship school.
Kaospilot’s delivery: toolkit, project report, contact card, letter box, flower stamp and book for counting 1000 flowers
Posting frequent high-quality pictures and updates on our Social Medias pays off with high event reach Growing Social Media presence = Bigger volunteer engagement
In total this year we have made:
3 events for B//hus memorial – positive gentrification workshop and a burning ceremony
19 Clay hands workshops, and 2 months of open art piece process in Aarhus Street Food
8 Kalas musical improvisation performances
4 Xinema screenings
20 S.O.S workshops