The URBAN Association was founded in Sarajevo in 2007 with the aim od promoting culture in the capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
The objectives of the association are publications on the topic of Sarajevo, the promotion of cultural life and of urban events, the support and promotion of young artists, bringing together creative people and providing space for communication.
The association has 25 members. URBAN appeared as the publisher of three books from 2007 to September 2010, and as the organizer of several exhibitions, concerts and book presentations. The projects of the Association were by now promoted in Norway, Macedonia, Sweden, Denmark and San Marino.
The biggest project of the Association was the organization of the production and the publication of the monograph “Sarajevo – My City, A Place to Meet“. Jasminko Halilović is the author of the monograoh, and Nihad Kreševljaković, Haris Čalkić, Zijah Gafić, Milomir Kovačević and Anida Krečo are co-authors and co-workers. This project has been in preparation from 2007 to September 2010 when the book was published.
The project “Childhood in the wartime – Sarajevo 1992-1995“ is extremely well received in the media. It is an interactive project done with the aim of producing a book of the same name.
Most visited Bosnian website about photography with more then 800 members, Fotografija.ba, is also published by Urban Association.
URBAN is also the prompter of the initiative “Save the Sarajevo Roses“, as well as the organizer of several projects and activities which support this initiative.
The URBAN Association is open to all young artists who want to be given a chance to realize their ideas and projects.
URBAN would appreciate it if other organizations for the promotion of culture from the neighboring cities of Bosnia-Herzegovina or the neighbouring countries would join us and cooperate on joint projects.
The URBAN Association distances itself from any activities of governmental or non-governmental organizations, from political parties and any other organizations (apart from those with an officially accepted cooperation that is mentioned on this website). It operates independently on the Sarajevo-related projects. The URBAN Association has its seal, its sign and it is registered in the Sarajevo Canton. All organs of the management in the association operate under the Statute.
The ID number of the Association is: 4201230280002