Artist Mohammed Ali celebrated the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh at the Bloomsbury Festival, bringing life to the frontages of Holy Cross Church and the British Library. Film projections told the stories of early Bangladeshi migrants, capturing their struggles, hardships, and joys as they built new lives in a foreign land. The interviews highlighted the journeys…
Reconnecting and Reactivating | A post-eid hybrid live stream We’ve had over a year of lockdown amidst the global pandemic. It’s also been a year since Congregate first began responding to that experience. Now, with the holy month of Ramadan just behind us, the Soul City Arts team invited guest artists from the UK and…
‘The Same Boat’ is an artistic response to the life of St Wulfram, inspired by the ‘Stations of the Cross’. Father Stuart has done a series of short films offering a reflection on each of the art installations for ‘The Same Boat’. Father Stuart said: “St Wulfram’s is so proud to be hosting this amazing…
Enhancing the foundations of a global arts organisation with Birmingham roots: Soul City Arts hires Executive Director Rajpal Pardesi As an arts organisation, Soul City Arts has a track record of delivering groundbreaking artistic programming on all continents of the world, from festivals in Malaysia to youth conferences in Sweden, a multi-artist led mural with…
Happy New Year 2021 We at Soul City Arts wish you a happy new year. 2020 was a tough year, a real test for us all. We want to remind our friends and supporters that it is through hardships that we grow stronger… Life will always throw obstacles at us, but it’s down to us…