Birmingham will be a host city for The World Reimagined - a national art education project that works to transform our understanding of the Transatlantic Slave Trade and its impact on all of us to help us make racial justice a reality.
National art education project featuring globally-recognised artists comes to Birmingham next year to transform how we understand the Transatlantic Slave Trade and its impact on us all.
In development since 2019, The World Reimagined will see trails of large globe structures in cities across the UK in August to October 2022. The sculptures will be created by artists to bring to life the reality and impact of the Transatlantic Slave Trade – responding to the themes ranging from ‘Mother Africa’ and ‘The Reality of Being Enslaved’ to ‘Still We Rise’ and ‘Expanding Soul’. The Globes will be created by both established and undiscovered artists, alongside unique collaborations that bring together national and international icons and communities with local and global artists.
The base Globe sculpture that will be the canvas for all participating artists was conceived by Yinka Shonibare CBE. Shonibare also, vitally, conceived and created 'The World Reimagined' - the first Globe sculpture that will be featured in the trails, after which the whole project of The World Reimagined has been named.
Confirmed participating artists and icons so far include The World Reimagined’s Founding Artist Yinka Shonibare CBE, Lakwena Maciver, Sir Trevor McDonald and Lina Viktor.
The trails will be the centre of a broader learning and community programme - with schools, community groups, sporting and cultural institutions from across Birmingham taking part – that will deliver significant, proven community benefit as well as economic and visitor uplift as Birmingham continues its recovery from COVID.
With a range of partnership opportunities available, The World Reimagined calls on businesses across the UK to sign up and make a powerful commitment to a future of racial justice. Sky are The World Reimagined’s Official Presenting Partners.
The World Reimagined trails are being delivered in partnership with global public art producers, Wild in Art, who have a proven track record of creating world-class events which entertain, enrich, inform and leave a lasting legacy. Previous work includes the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic mascot trail, the award-winning Bee in the City in Manchester and The Big Hoot and The Big Sleuth trails in Birmingham.
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