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A film screening of a drawing and sound performance by artist Issam Kourbaj in collaboration with composer Richard Causton and soprano Jessica Summers, to mark the 10th anniversary of the Syrian uprising.
Refugee Week, co-ordinated by Counterpoints Arts will be taking place across the UK and internationally from 20-26 June. The theme this year is 'Healing'. Through creativity and conversations, Refugee Week 2022 will be a celebration of community, mutual care, and the human ability to start again.
Go on a journey around the V&A museum and explore six objects that tell a story about people who became refugees.
Uncover the contribution of women to art and design on this special tour taking place every Saturday at the V&A.
Screening + Q&A with director Sarah Beddington and special guest (TBA). This striking documentary follows a Palestinian refugee in Lebanon and her ambition to reconnect with her ancestral homeland.
Counterpoints Arts, in collaboration with Southbank Centre, presents The Power to Create, the first live event in our PopChange Salon Salon Series.
First screening of a documentary film by Ana Stanic with the Mobilistan team (Manaf Halbouni and Christian Manss), Counterpoints Arts and Allianz Kulturstiftung The film traces the first official state tour of Mobilistan across European borders in the turbulent and uncertain Covid pandemic summer of 2021. Mobilistan is the first ever mobile state limited to [...]
A discussion about cutting-edge communications strategies for combating the rise of far-right extremist ideology in digital spaces.
Can video games change our understanding of what it means to be a refugee? With displacement as a guiding theme, this will be an exploratory conversation looking at different ways in which video games can diversify our understanding of refugee experiences. The discussants will each be talking about some of their own projects — including [...]
Join us for a night of laughter from the brilliant No Direction Home, hosted by Ola Labib, with Yasmeen Ghawri, Selam Amare, Edin Suljic, Charly Monreal.
A friendly networking session for those interested in arts, culture and social change to share learning and expand their networks.
Counterpoints Arts is collaborating with Garage Museum of Contemporary Art in Moscow to present Communities In And Around Museums: Interaction, Practices and Principles.
Share inspiration, learning and ideas ahead of Refugee Week 2022. How can arts, cultural and community activities can help us create a kinder, more welcoming world?
A multidisciplinary arts festival showcasing Syria’s vibrant arts and culture.
The theme of Refugee Week 2022 is Healing: celebrating community, mutual care, and the human ability to start again. Join our December Monthly Meet to hear from speakers and join the discussion to explore the theme, and begin to think about how we might respond to it in our Refugee Week activities in June 2022. [...]
