Waswasa
Exploring Islamic prayer in a new immersive show
Bangladeshi Tales from Kings Cross
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…
Congregate 3.0 live stream from BMAG
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…
Same Boat – an artistic response
‘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…
Meet Soul City Arts’ Executive Director – Rajpal Pardesi
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 from Soul City Arts
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…
Live Streaming with Soul City Arts: World Day of Remembrance with WHO
xfcomments A live stream collaboration with the World Health Organization Friday, 13th November saw a multi-faceted live stream come to life as part of a Global Online Commemoration for the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. The event takes place on the third Sunday of every November to remember those lost on the…
Live streaming with Soul City Arts: Genocide Summit
A live stream collaboration on historical injustices Soul City Arts recently collaborated with the Sycamore Foundation and the Srebrenica Memorial Centre. Global Summit: Genocide, We Said, Never Again Supported by the office of President Izetbegović of Bosnia, comes this timely international, digital summit exploring the atrocities of genocide. With a particular focus on the…
Live streaming with Soul City Arts: Eid-in-Place
A live stream collaboration with the Zakat Foundation of America As the world evolves through an unprecedented time, in a global pandemic, we started to feel the void as we considered what Eid 2020 would look like. Knowing we had to serve our communities with love, inspiration and humor, we strategized with close friends and…