Blog

A selection of creative work and discussions including about the role and possibilities of arts and culture at a time of conflict.

A presentation and discussion in Bristol led by Carlota Matos and Hiba Elhindi, commissioned as part of Platforma 2023.

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.

‘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. 

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.

Counterpoints Arts was commissioned by The Baring Foundation to write the latest in a series of research reports about arts and mental health, this time looking at the provision for refugees and asylum seekers. 

Syrian artists Abeer Sanyour and Yara Amayri explore the intangible heritage of Syria at GROW, Plymouth.

An exhibition at the Museum of Edinburgh by Maryna Sulym that explores the human side of immigration through portraits and personal stories.