Observer Christmas appeal
Counterpoints Arts has been selected by The Observer as the beneficiary of their Christmas Appeal 2025.
Grow Your Digital Reach
Insights from artist Samia Malik and Nicola Barrett from Arts Council England's Digital Culture Network.
What Stories Do: My Two Weeks at Counterpoints
Batseba Tesfaye reflects on her student placement working on Our Shared Futures: Climate and Migration Community Film Festival.
The Rainbow Chrysalis
A project created by Ruthie Collins exploring the migratory journeys of butterflies.
The Light That Remains – Impact Campaign
As The Light That Remains reaches audiences through festivals and special screenings, our impact campaign seeks to mobilise support for mental health innovation in Gaza, led by Gazans themselves and to reframe how Palestinian lives are seen and valued.
Voice Notes: A Journey of Voices, Creativity and Collaboration
Leah Gayer reflects on her experience as Project Manager for Voice Notes, an international creative writing and sound arts project.
Creating Space for Welcome
Artist Belén L.Yáñez reflects on bringing her new work, Welcome, to Colchester and Great Yarmouth for Platforma 2025
Sleeping Under Clouds
Reporting back from a workshop run by poet Sue Wallace-Shaddad and artist Sula Rubens at Moorland Primary School, Ipswich.
Carry the Shadows Home
Published by 62 Gladstone Street and Pendle Press this new collection from 11 visual artists explores deep diasporic threads of memory, identity, and belonging.
Maria Proshkovska: Making Oddkin
Maria Proshkovska reflects on her two parallel exhibitions: at OUTPOST Gallery in Norwich, UK and at the Centre for Contemporary Art in the frontline city of Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.
Displaced, Disabled and Dynamic
Transcript from a learning event featuring Hamzeh Al Hussien and Amy Golding discussing the experiences, triumphs and challenges touring their play Penguin, plus Alia Alzougbi and Matt Burman
Intercultured Festival in Bradford
Mussarat Rahman, the festival's founder and director, reflects on the story so far.
Unstable: Exhibition by Mohammad Noureddini
Reflections on a recent exhibition in Cambridge presented at Cambridge Artspace in association with Counterpoints Arts.
We Are Here
Sarah Wood reflects on Leaving Were The Ones Who Could Not Stay, a new exhibition at Broadway Gallery in Letchworth featuring the work of Beverley Carruthers, Bettina Furnée, Olga Jürgenson and Idit Elia Nathan and presented as part of Platforma 2025.
Edinburgh awards for Sami and Alaa
Comedians Sami Abu Wardeh and Alaa Shehada have won awards at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Etaf – Hey Habibi
Hey Habibi is the new single from Etaf, with a video directed by Riffy Ahmed that has been commissioned by Counterpoints Arts.
