The Listening Sessions is an immersive and engaging experience, focusing on the sounds and albums that shaped not only culture but also personal lives. In a world full of noise and daily distractions, Soul City Arts collaborates with Tanzeel Ur-Rehman and his Primrose Avenue Sound System to deliver an intense, meticulously crafted listening environment. Using…
Soul City Arts presented the Sparkbrook Film Festival, showcasing alternative narratives, classic storytelling, and blockbuster entertainment. Housed in a reclaimed warehouse space in Sparkbrook, Birmingham, it invited audiences into an intimate experience to share a love for local cinema. The aim was to recreate the look, feel, and…
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…
Halal Food Festival The weekend of the 25th and 26th, we had a presence at the Halal Food Festival, at the NEC Birmingham. We took our classic Soul City style of retro future too the masses. We took this opportunity to spread to word of our mission of using art for social. Having very interesting…
Panjabi Tales of Willenhall Panjabi tales of Willenhall, a striking photographic exhibition curated by Mohammed Ali MBE of Soul City Arts. It was initiated by Sucha Mela, namely Manpreet Darroch, Ramitirth Uppal and Genesis media with photography by Safwan Chowdhury of Soul City Arts. This project shines a spotlight on the remarkable stories of the…
An arts organisation with real purpose Soul City Arts (SCA) is committed to developing innovative work with a vision of ‘transforming society through creativity’. We create high quality programmes that bring people together to explore commonalities and shared narratives. Our work is characterised by deep visual spectacles often set within an immersive environment. Founder of…
Ensemble Safaa UK performance at the IKON gallery Birmingham The Birmingham Qur’an manuscript is said to be one of the oldest in the world, held at the Cadbury Research Library, part of the University of Birmingham. Soul City Arts has previously worked with University in bringing out the manuscript for various exhibitions and installations. We…
Watch a video from our Second Eid In Kings Heath in 2024: Watch a video from our very First eid In Kings Heath 2023: Eid in Kings Heath is our annual Eid event, returning for a spectacular second year in 2024, in which we transform All Saints Square into a vibrant celebration of culture. “Our…
BOYCOTTS | STREET PROTEST | EDUCATION | CAMPUS TAKEOVER | GRAFFITI On the 11th of May 2024, amidst the rise of resistance around the world. We gathered to discuss the concept of ‘Resistance’ that exists today, in particularly in reference to the crisis in Gaza. We convened at Port Hope for a dialogue and discussion,…
We at Soul City Arts wanted to work some magic. Opening a portal, a window into the lives of others. As if distance was no object. Working with our US collaborator Asad Ali Jafri (Space Shift Collective), as well as Mohammed Ali (Soul City Arts) and James Hodkinson (Warwick University), we brought together two communities…