Soul City Arts were asked to curate a performance in response to the True To Life photographic exhibition at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery. Artists Mark Gonzales, Amerah Salah and Andy Mason responded to the exhibition on display and performed in the gallery space. Mohammed Ali curated the final performance.
Soul City Arts curates live-art performances: Three Artists respond to masterpieces from the collection at Barber Institute of Fine Arts. Barber on the Streets was first showcased during Birmingham Weekender 2017 festival. Artist & Curator Mohammed Ali MBE and co-curator Matt Reeves work together to design and construct a compelling street-structure for each artist to…
Mohammed Ali along with Tshaka Campbell and hang percussionist Daniel Waples is invited by the White Table Dinner to deliver at the Foreign Commonwealth Office in Westminster, London back in 2011. Tshaka Campbell is a highly accomplished performer, a Hollywood Slam Champion in 2007, with appearances from the legendary Apollo Theatre to the poetry Cafe…
Soul City Arts celebrates Elevate Grant with immersive Zoom session Just before COVID-19 hit the world, we at Soul City Arts had shared the news of our ‘Elevate’ award from the Arts Council England. Elevate focuses on organisational development and resilience and as recipients, will see Soul City Arts grow its oraganizational capacities. We were…
We are excited to share our new concept which explores the concept of prayer through visual-art, installation, performance and discussion. Over the coming 2 years we are developing this program which will dissect, demystify and decode the muslim prayer. We are supported by the University of Warwick and are currently exploring new partners to join…
Born in the dark days of lockdown, Congregate has evolved into a layered, immersive broadcast that reaches beyond conventional live streaming. It translates both the characteristic social engagement and the artistic feel of many of Soul City Arts other projects. We weave live and pre-recorded contributions from artists, musicians, academics and activists from around the…
Bus tours from the past10 years ago Soul City Arts was regularly delivering street-art tours in the Sparbbrook and Small Heath area. A range of people such as Interfaith leaders, school groups and professional leadership groups were taken on our unique guided tours on a bus. These groups wanted to learn about the actual people…