In the Islamic month of Ramadan, inviting family and friends to your home for ‘Iftar’ to break the fast, share food and pray together is all part of the experience. We look forward to bringing the spirit of Ramadan back into our Port Hope warehouse for our annual iftar. Our resident Chef Munayam Khan of…
Port Hope opened its doors to a new night of live music and performance—an open, experimental space where musicians, vocalists, storytellers, and poets came together to create without boundaries. There were no rules, no pressure to ‘perform’—just a unique opportunity to collaborate, improvise, and push creative limits alongside other artists. Musicians brought their instruments, voices,…
On Saturday, the 8th of March, during the month of Ramadan, the Listening Sessions invited guests to turn their ears inwards for a suspended moment of spiritual reflection. This exclusive edition of our regular session featured the iconic voice of Abdul Basit ‘Abd us-Samad, the renowned Egyptian qari, reciting the Surah Al-Kahf chapter of the…
This was an exciting cultural event that interlinked faith, culture, and community in celebration of the holy month of Ramadan. Working alongside partners and the team at Soul City Arts, Birmingham City Council was delighted to support the delivery of this event through the UK Government Community Recovery Small Grant Fund. This week-long programme of…
SCA Cinema Club At Soul City Arts we are heavily inspired by the aesthetic of cinema. We want audiences to be able to come into our venue and escape from their everyday lives when entering our spaces and be able to reflect on themselves and society. So we are introducing a new cinema club. SCA…
Soul Fire Sunday – 6th April ’25 12pm – 5pm Soul Fire Sundays is our regular live-art, food and music event. At the heart of the event are our visual artists, who take centre stage painting live throughout the day. Three guest artists, Wocco, Faunagraphic and Void One paint art onto canvas until the end…
Friday 24th January – No Other Land No Other Land is a raw and urgent documentary by a Palestinian-Israeli filmmaking collective. The film exposes the destruction of the Masafer Yatta villages in the occupied West Bank, capturing the human cost as Israeli forces demolish homes to make way for a military training zone. The story unfolds…
This is the latest project from Soul City Arts where the public were invited to enter an immersive arts installation, guided by a host. They experienced a cave setting along with soundscapes replicating the feeling of being isolated away from modern city life. Taking place at ‘Port Hope’ – an arts centre in the heart…
You’ll find us just three miles south from Birmingham City Centre. Unit 1 Port Hope Industrial Estate, Port Hope rd, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, B11 1JS Car We are located just of the A34 – Stratford rd . From the city centre approach from the Camp Hill Circus roundabout on to the Stratford rd. Bus There are…
What is The Sleepers? The Sleepers is a once in a lifetime experience. It is an intimate immersive cultural experience, for up to seven people at a time. It involves an overnight stay in a specially designed performance space at Soul City Arts venue in Port Hope. The performance will last for approximately 12 hours…