Footnote x Counterpoints Writing Prize shortlist
Five writers have been shortlisted for the inaugural Footnote x Counterpoints Writing Prize, for writers from refugee or migrant backgrounds.
In Conversation with Howl Yuan + Ania Varez
Discussing the Re-imagine Community Practice event in Bristol, commissioned by performingborders and Counterpoints Arts for Platforma 2023.
Palestine: arts, solidarity and resistance
A selection of creative work and discussions including about the role and possibilities of arts and culture at a time of conflict.
Theatre of Migration
A presentation and discussion in Bristol led by Carlota Matos and Hiba Elhindi, commissioned as part of Platforma 2023.
Voice Notes in Slemani
Introducing a new project by Nottingham Trent University and Compass Collective with artist Hardi Kurda, working between Kurdistan and the UK.
Footfalls Echo at Dartington
By Tim Rubidge Tim is an independent dancer, choreographer and [...]
Creative Sanctuary: Refugees at Dartington in the 1930s and Beyond
A two-day online symposium held by Insiders/Outsiders as part of Platforma 2023 explored the role of Dartington Hall in Devon as an important place of sanctuary for Jewish refugees and others forced to leave Fascist Europe.
I’d search forever, I want to remember
I’d search forever, I want to remember is a multidisciplinary body of work by artist Tamara Al-Mashouk that asks if matter and place remember the way our bodies do.
Frankie Mills talks about “Good Evening, We Are From Ukraine”
‘Good Evening, we are from Ukraine’ is touring libraries in Devon. The title is taken from the lyrics of a song that has become a symbol of Ukraine's resistance within the country. Here Frankie writes about how the collection of photographs came into being, and some of the people behind the images.
Belén L.Yáñez on Ellipsis
Belén explains the background to her immersive audio tour, presented in Plymouth and Swindon as part of Platforma 2023.
The Story behind Sudafest with Hiba Elhindi
Hiba Elhindi, the Co-Founder of Sudafest, shares the story of the festival which will be returning to Bristol on 22 October as part of our Platform festival.
Local Foreigners at the Museum of Edinburgh
An exhibition at the Museum of Edinburgh by Maryna Sulym that explores the human side of immigration through portraits and personal stories.
Mother Trees Connect The Forest
A project led by Joy C Martindale, celebrating migration, the power of friendship, mothering and creativity.
The Art Persists Podcast
A special episode of The Art Persists Podcast from Bosla Arts has been released and recorded live during Refugee Week in collaboration with Counterpoints Arts.
Refugee Week in Folkestone
My organisation, Origins Untold, puts on creative and cultural events centering and celebrating people of African and Caribbean heritage in Folkestone.
Mural unveiled in Swindon for Refugee Week
Counterpoints Arts worked in collaboration with the Harbour Project in Swindon to produce a mural on Compassion.
