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.
Compassion goes large for Refugee Week
An enormous piece of temporary land art has been painted in a Halifax park to celebrate Refugee Week.
Creatively Minded and Refugees
Creatively Minded and Refugees showcases the work of organisations offering creative opportunities and support to refugees and people seeking asylum.
Footnote x Counterpoints Writing Prize
Footnote Press and Counterpoints Arts have partnered to launch the 2023-24 Footnote x Counterpoints Non-Fiction Prize for writers from refugee and migrant backgrounds.
Summer School 2023
Create and Counterpoints Arts are pleased to announce the participants in the 2023 Summer School on Collaborative Practice and Social Change.
Soumik Datta Arts: the Green Room
Soumik Datta Arts (SDA) is looking to recruit a diverse team of seven migrant and refugee artists to form the first cohort of their Green Room project, which will take place between December 2023 and March 2024.
Musicians’ Union Launches Free Refugee Musicians Membership
The Musicians' Union has announced that they are providing free membership for refugee musicians to mark Refugee Week later this month.
Open Call: Commission Proposals from Cornwall-based Artists
Creative Kernow is seeking proposals from Cornwall-based artists and collectives for four commissions as part of an exciting new event, Flamm, in partnership with Art Night & Counterpoints Arts.
Comedy and activism
Yasmeen Audisho Ghrawi on what stand-up means to her.
Right to Protection
Counterpoints Arts' statement to the proposed Immigration Bill.
Open Call for Artists/ Creatives!
We are commissioning a creative (or creatives) with a refugee or asylum-seeking background to create the main artwork/design for Refugee Week 2023.
