Soul Rebels is a tribute to musicians and poets who have used their art to expose and combat injustice and whose work should be shared, supported, celebrated and continued. The project debut includes 8 painted panels installed on the doors of El Teatro Heckscher in the lobby of El Museo Del Barrio, East Harlem, New York. The installation is part of El Museo's Bienal: The S-Files exhibition which opened on September 15th, 2005. The panels will remain on view through 2006.

The 8 featured portraits in the Museo installation were selected for their rerpesentation of the East Harlem/ Harlem experience and/or because of the artists' relationship with El Museo and its community. They represent a cross section of generations, genres and ethnicities. The greater Soul Rebels project willl grow to include many more artists. The panels to featured in the Museo component of the project are as follows:

The Museo debut of the Soul Rebels project happened in conjunction with a special artist residency designed to provide for audience interaction and participation in the development of the project. In addition, a special Soul Rebels workshop series is being offered at El Museo. Community feedback has been vital to the development of the pieces. The menu on the left hand side has a link to a questionnaire that I have been circulating on the Soul Rebels artists. I would love to receive more feedback on your thoughts on these artists.

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