BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Counterpoints - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Counterpoints X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Counterpoints REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20210328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20211031T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20220327T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20221030T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20230326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20231029T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20220101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240618T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240618T140000 DTSTAMP:20260526T132107 CREATED:20240605T134029Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144535Z UID:10000438-1718712000-1718719200@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Hope as Discipline: Ritualising Collective Liberation DESCRIPTION:How do we hold onto hope in dark times? Join us as we gather with Dr Aditi Jaganathan to moor ourselves in possibilities of hope as we organise for collective liberation\n  \nAs babylon crumbles; its architectures of oppression fall\, in Gaza\, in Haiti\, in Sudan\, in the Congo\, in the heart of empire. In this brokenness\,  spirit speaks; spirit calls on us to reach into otherwise possibilities\, otherwise ways of being in the fold of our collective being. \nWe gather as an offering of refusal\, refusing the structures which refuse our complex personhood\, refusing the suppression of rhythms of liberation. Leaning into this spirit of refusal we figure out ways to relinquish control and lean into our shared vulnerability; to orbit around ways of being moored in possibilities of hope. It is in the matter of being together\, as ritual\, that our tethering to hope as possibility emerges.  \nThis event invites organisers\, cultural workers\, creatives as well as dreamers and schemers who are affected by the passing of the Rwanda Bill and are organising in the wake of ongoing violence\, whether that be in the UK or beyond. We hope that by gathering we can thread together our interconnected struggles and hold space to resource ourselves through ritual and by centering our collective liberation. \n  \nDr Aditi Jaganathan is a thinker and creator\, writer and dreamer. \nHaving worked at the intersections of law\, culture and politics in various capacities\, Aditi is motivated by a politics of refusal\, living in rupture as rapture; turning away from hegemonic worlds of oppression and tuning into something different\, beyond the world we live in and moving to the rhythms of an elsewhere. It is this compulsion which guides her pedagogy in the education work she does. Riffing off education for liberation\, she creates spaces of  (un)learning as a site of radical praxis\, using tools of music\, film and visual culture\, to unpack the ways in which ideologies of oppression and liberation travel through cultural production. She teaches her own course\, Rhythm\, Race\, Revolution as well as courses at different London-based academic institutions. \nWith a particular interest in creativity as decolonial praxis\, she situates the imagination as a radical site of refusal and resistance. Her research work examines the different ways in which Black and Brown cultural production has activated autonomous modes of meaning-making and self-determination in London\, through contesting racialised norms and (re)imagining racialised postcolonial subjectivities. And it is through an ethic of jazz that Aditi curates this work. \nReserve your free spot for this session here. \nImage Credits © Carmel King URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/hope-as-discipline-ritualising-collective-liberation/ LOCATION:Yorkton Workshops\, 1-3 Yorkton St\, London\, London\, E2 8NH\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,London Refugee Week,Mental Health ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/LRW-OVERLAY-WEBSITE-8.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240617T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240622T220000 DTSTAMP:20260526T132107 CREATED:20240530T122512Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144534Z UID:10000422-1718625600-1719093600@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:When community is HOME\, at Yorkton Workshops DESCRIPTION:When community is HOME is a week-long exhibition and a programme of workshops\, performances\, networking\, supper clubs\, podcasts\, kite-flying and communal singing — curated by Counterpoints Arts\, supported by Pearson Lloyd design studio. Counterpoints brings their network of collaborators to Yorkton Workshops to respond to the theme of Our Home through an exploration of the intersection of displacement\, climate justice and wellbeing. \nWe feel privileged to be working in the beautiful gallery. The curated programme is full of opportunity to participate\, meet the artists\, witness talks and performances and eat delicious food… and gather at a time when creatively connecting with friends and strangers feels like an act of self-care and support for others. \nThe creative programme is a set of collaborations with artists\, collectives and organisations. Some are ‘old’ friends and partners\, and others are new to our ever growing network. \nWe are working with: \nClimate Outreach \nUnbound Philanthropy \nEtaf \nNour Alsholi \nAditi Jaganathan \nZafeerah Heesambee \nTasnim Mahdy \nJohn Hunnex \nIn The Mix \nCompass Collective and Sarah Jackson / Nottingham Trent University \nKim Chin \nZhvan Theatre Company \nBosla Arts \nKites in Solidarity \nBint Mbareh \nand others! \nWe will see you at Yorkton Workshops. The programme runs from 17th to 22nd June. Ticketing info for some of the activities will follow shortly. \nImage: Bosla Arts\, The Art Persists podcast\, Yorkton Workshops\, 2023 © Paul Gilbey \n  URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/when-community-is-home-london-refugee-week-at-yorkton-workshops/ LOCATION:Yorkton Workshops\, 1-3 Yorkton St\, London\, London\, E2 8NH\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Multi-Art Form,Refugee Week ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/LRW-OVERLAY-WEBSITE-5.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240613T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240613T170000 DTSTAMP:20260526T132107 CREATED:20240605T160533Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144535Z UID:10000439-1718274600-1718298000@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:“My Home\, My Voice” – Post Detention Support Conference 2024 DESCRIPTION:Samphire’s Post Detention Support Conference 2024 is on the 13th of June\, and this year\, we are taking part!\n\nArt and creativity can positively contribute to improving our mental health and wellbeing. From having fun and accessing joy\, art can also help foster greater resilience\, increase confidence and create a sense of community and belonging. \nAlongside artist and theatre maker Debora Minà\, we will be co-facilitating a workshop titled ‘Play & Imagination: How creativity can support our wellbeing’ for members from Samphire’s PDSP network. \nThis practical and fun workshop\, offers the chance to try out some creative exercises to access your creative voice and to share your reflections. It is also an opportunity to find out more about our latest report titled\, ‘Creatively Minded and Refugees – Arts\, refugees and mental health’. \nYou can find out more about the conference here. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/my-home-my-voice-post-detention-support-conference-2024/ CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Mental Health ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Conference-invitation-organisations-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240601T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240630T000000 DTSTAMP:20260526T132107 CREATED:20240509T161125Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144533Z UID:10000414-1717200000-1719705600@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:The Body As Data: People On The Move DESCRIPTION:Thanet\, Dover\, Folkestone\nKent based dance artists Sidonie Carey Green and Tom Tegento are excited to announce the successful funding of its participatory performance project The Body As Data\, working with local communities and artists to explore personal narratives and experience of borders. \nThrough a series of creative movement workshops\, site specific walking events\, and filming using surveillance technologies\, a film will be created exploring how the ‘body-as-data’ can draw its own border by re-imagining the potential of drone technology and the power of walking practice. This project will connect local communities who have experienced forced migration and we will come together to mobilise the border of the Kent coast from Margate to Folkestone. \nThe Body as Data workshops and walks are set to begin on Saturday 1st June in Margate and will run through to Sunday 30th June in Folkestone. Attendees are invited to join by the location they live at\, and are very welcome to join the locations at Margate and Folkestone. \nFull details: www.thebodyasdataproject.com \nCounterpoints Arts is one of the co-commissioners of the project\, which is supported by Arts Council England. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/the-body-as-data-people-on-the-move/ CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Performance & Dance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/BaD-Drone.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240522T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240522T143000 DTSTAMP:20260526T132107 CREATED:20240425T103812Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144535Z UID:10000413-1716382800-1716388200@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Assemblages of Sanctuary: Art\, Displacement & Mental Health DESCRIPTION:Join us for this online panel to reflect on the role that art can play in having a positive impact on the wellbeing and mental health of sanctuary seekers when working in creative settings.\n  \nAs part of this year’s Creativity and Wellbeing Week\, we are pleased to invite Thahmina Begum\, Dana Olărescu\, Amanda Camenisch and Therese Westin\, along with project participant Frieda N. Coleman\, to speak about their socially engaged artistic practices and to reflect on their experiences running arts-based projects with refugees and asylum seekers. \nCreative spaces of sanctuary are vibrant assemblages where artists and communities with lived experience of forced displacement come together to co-create dynamic spaces that embody an expansive sense of hope and possibility. \nIn this online panel conversation\, we ask – what role can art play to hold spaces that foster a sense of safety and promote wellbeing for refugees and people navigating the asylum system? How do they as creative practitioners navigate the hostile systems and structures that are detrimental to the wellbeing and mental health of sanctuary seekers? What kind of support structures can they put in place to look after their own wellbeing when working with communities confronted by vulnerability? And how can their experiences open up a critical space for learning and reflection for others with an interest in working in this space? \nThe online panel will last approximately 1.5 hours\, including space for questions or reflections. \nThe webinar will take place on Zoom and a meeting link will be sent to attendees in advance. Closed captioning will be available. \nThis conversation is part of Counterpoints Arts’ two-year programme focussing on mental health\, displacement and the arts running across 2024 & 2025\, and is generously supported by The Baring Foundation. \n  \nBook your free ticket here. \n  \nMeet the Speakers\nDana Olărescu\nDana Olărescu is a socially engaged artist with a focus on challenging minority exclusion and environmental injustice. Through participatory methodologies that democratise access to art and knowledge\, she aims to give agency to underserved migrant groups and people habitually excluded from decision-making processes\, so they can become active co-producers of culture. \nHer projects have been supported by\, among others\, the Arts Council\, Counterpoints Arts\, UCL Culture\, Invisible Dust\, and Urban Wilderness\, and presented at institutions in the UK and abroad\, including Tate Modern\, the London Short Film Festival\, the Low Carbon Design Institute\, Art Gene\, x-church\, ArtHouse Jersey\, Art Walk Projects\, Incheon Art Platform (South Korea)\, and La Virgule (France). \n  \nThahmina Begum\nThahmina Begum lives and works in Leeds\, Yorkshire. She is an Interdisciplinary Artist\, Poet\, and Workshop Facilitator. Begum has exhibited internationally\, nationally\, and hyper locally. Begum is a qualified and registered Art Psychotherapist (HCPC\, BATT). Her work explores cultures\, identities\, belonging and British /Bangladeshi/Muslim Diaspora. Begum’s work explores stories\, hidden narratives and storytelling through art and art making. Begum is passionate about making Art accessible for all sections of society and the promotion of art to improve our health and wellbeing. She love’s how Art can gives voices to communities/people that have been silenced. \nBegum’s work ranges from printmaking\, collage\, embroidery\, painting\, drawing\, poetry\, and creative conversations. She love’s working with Communities and groups to support and ease their ideas around art and what it means to them. She attended Leeds Arts University. \nBegum’s recent work/commissions include working with British Library (Food without Borders 2021-22)\,(Community History Project 2021) (Get Creative 2022-203) (Mapping Our Better Life\, 2024) (Our Stories\, our lives – Migration Stories\, Treasures Gallery\, London St Pancras\,2024) Leeds Art Gallery (Advisory Panel) (Shifting Perspectives and Conversation Table\, 2022) Yorkshire Sculpture Park (Concert for Bangladesh\,2021)\, (Walk a mile in my shoes\, 2022) Tetley Gallery (The Colour Pallette\,2021)\, LEEDS 2023 (Sarees and Street signs 2021 -22) and Yorkshire Sculpture International (Sylhet in my Suitcase\,2021 -22) Tara Theatre/British Council/Britto Arts Trust (Artist Make Spaces) (International Commission) Runnemede Trust -Artist in Residence (Racial Equality and Migrants Summit 2022) Commonwealth Theatre\, Bradford (Off the Curriculum\,2023) Woven in Kirklees (Dewsbury Fashion Show) University of Leeds and East Street Art –Cultural Institute (Creative Labs\, 2023). \n  \nAmanda Camenisch and Therese Westin\nAmanda Camenisch and Therese Westin\, London-based artists and wellbeing practitioners\, create immersive experiences through installation\, sculpture\, sound\, and performance art. They facilitate both individual and collective experiences\, often involving participation in workshops\, concerts\, and performances. Drawing from their background in wellbeing\, they craft meditative sculptural landscapes\, inviting participants to engage in sacred practices and fostering spaces for active imagination and play. \nTheir collaborative projects focus on activation and regeneration\, prioritizing the experiences of participants through a trauma-informed approach. Notable projects include a commission by The Brent Biennial to work with women from a local shelter\, resulting in sculptures exhibited at the Metroland Gallery and permanently installed at the shelter. They are currently completing a 14-month collaborative project supported by Arts Council England\, involving refugee centers and a women’s shelter\, with outcomes including exhibitions\, ceremonies\, and mentorship programs. Their performance project\, “A Home Is A Cloud\,” explores embodied experiences of trauma and displacement\, aiming to build strategies of home-making through community building and healing practices. \nSelected partnerships\, workshops and lectures: SPACE Ilford (London)\, The Museum of Home (London)\, University of Chicago (USA)\, CSM London\, and Universität der Künste Berlin\, Arts Council England\, Melissa Network (GR)\, Hackney Migrant Centre\, Marylebone project\, Jesuit Refugee Services\, Asian Women Resource Centre\, Metroland\, Arts and Health Hub\, Counterpoints Art\, Communitas (GR)\, House of Annetta Therese and Amanda have been awarded the Community Engagement Artist Award in 2021 and in 2023\, Arts Council England Project Grant 2021 & 2022. \n  \nFreida N. Coleman\nFreida N. Coleman\, born in Hopkins\, Belize\, is a long-term participant in projects facilitated by Amanda and Therese. She is a Garifuna woman who came to England in 2019. As a mother of twin girls\, she draws strength from her indigenous roots and traditions\, instilling in her children a deep connection to their heritage. Freida’s journey in London has been one of resilience and self-discovery\, navigating challenges such as postpartum depression and cultural displacement.\n\nHer quest for healing led her to explore meditation and holistic practices\, seeking solace in community support networks. Through emotional health classes and music-based meditation sessions\, Freida found empowerment and a sense of belonging. Inspired by the transformative power of sound and movement\, she embraced new experiences\, including the Lyra Project facilitated by Amanda and Therese.\n\nFreida’s involvement in the mentorship program facilitated by Amanda and Therese further deepened her understanding of meditation and self-care\, equipping her with valuable skills to guide others on their healing journey. With gratitude for her mentors and fellow participants\, Freida embraces the endless possibilities for growth and connection that lie ahead. \n  \nPhoto Credits – Amanda Camenisch and Therese Westin © URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/assemblages-of-sanctuary-art-displacement-mental-health/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Mental Health ATTACH;FMTTYPE=application/pdf:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/music-workbook-1.pdf END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240505T123000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240505T190000 DTSTAMP:20260526T132107 CREATED:20240424T223854Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144535Z UID:10000411-1714912200-1714935600@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Hip Hop Garden at Alkebulan - African Storytelling DESCRIPTION:Using hip hop and permaculture values\, this interactive workshop will explore environmentalism\, songwriting and performance.\n\nJoin MoYah and KMT Freedom Teacher for this free taster session that is part of a wider programme covering wellbeing\, food growing and cooking\, enterprise and employability\, event management\, social movement and green structures.\n\nMoYah and KMT Freedom Teacher will perform after the workshop\, 15:00-17:00\, and participants who feel ready to take the stage will also have a chance to share their work. \n\nBorn in Mozambique during a 16-year war\, MoYah was forced to flee his country as a political refugee & move to Lisbon at a young age. Inspired by his parents broad musical taste & the impact of Rap music whilst living in Portugal\, he quickly learned that music could be used not only for entertainment but also as a powerful tool for self exploration & social expression eventually leading him to writing raps that addressed issues relating to identity\, social injustices & spirituality from the perspective of a child of the African Diaspora. \n\nKMT Freedom Teacher KMT combines his love for music and nature\, grounded in a deep respect for the beauty and abundance of Pachamama (Mother Earth). With over 20 years of leading positive social change and raising awareness for a multitude of social issues through the powerful words and rhythms of Hip Hop music\, KMT demonstrates a non-exhaustive passion for the environment and conservation. His goal is to entertain and educate\, as he addresses issues of global food security\, providing solutions for local food growing systems. \nThis event is part of DIASPORA! \nDIASPORA! festival is a vibrant celebration of people\, music\, film\, poetry\, dance\, storytelling\, and more\, taking place at venues across the city on the Early May Bank Holiday weekend. These events aim to reflect the variety of talent within the region’s cultural communities. \n\n\n\nPart of Counterpoints’ networking in South West.\n\nRegister HERE. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/hip-hop-garden-at-alkebulan-african-storytelling/ LOCATION:The Trinity Centre\, Trinity Rd\, Bristol\, BS2 0NW CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Sustainability & Climate Justice ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/e107950_i197650_s4.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240328T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240328T190000 DTSTAMP:20260526T132107 CREATED:20240116T124719Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144535Z UID:10000391-1711652400-1711652400@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Who has the Right to Speak and Act in the Public Space? DESCRIPTION:Who has the right to speak and act in public space? \nReflecting on a series of public artworks commissioned by Counterpoints Arts in Greece\, the artists Tamara Al Mashouk\, Eirini Linardaki and Adrian Paci engage in a conversation with the co-curators Almir Koldzic and Niovi Zarampouka-Chatzimanou. The artists and curators share insights and experiences relating to the process of artistic practice in the public space; community engagement; implications of the lack of transparent public art policy and strategy; and the social and political reactions generated when contemporary art comes into the urban landscape.  \nThis conversation will also reflect on the questions arising through the public programme that accompanied the commissions. Why is it so difficult to negotiate an artwork’s right to exist? What are the artistic and curatorial responsibilities\, and do we need a public policy for the arts in Greece?  \nAbout Niovi Zarampouka-Chatzimanou \nNiovi Zarampouka-Chatzimanou\, is an independent curator and Co-Director of Counterpoints Arts in Greece\, working on socially and politically engaged art projects relating to themes like national identity\, citizenship\, memory and reclaiming public space. Her curatorial work revolves around the question “Who is the Contemporary Athenian?”\, a project that she initiated as the Director of Victoria Square Project in Athens.   \nAbout Adrian Paci \nAdrian Paci was born in Shkodër\, Albania in 1969. Paci lives and works between Milan and Shkodër. Using his own experience of immigration from Albania to Italy\, and stories of family and friends\, Paci addresses issues such as exile\, identity\, memory and collective history. Paci’s body of work looks back on those tumultuous times\, addressing the radical political shifts of his homeland as it transitioned away from communism to a chaotic free market economy and his subsequent experiences as an artist in exile.   \nAbout Eirini Linardaki \nEirini Linardaki is a visual artist based in New York and Crete. Linardaki is also known for her community-based art projects\, particularly through workshops on accessibility and multiculturalism in several different countries like Liberia and France\, where she lived for more than 20 years. In 2019\, she initiated the “Occupy Art Project\,” a collaborative art research group that involves artists and curators from the US\, France and Greece. Linardaki’s activist work was recognised with the Sing For Hope Artivist Award in 2022. She is mother to two children.   \nAbout Tamara Al-Mashouk \nTamara Al-Mashouk is a London based Palestinian/Saudi artist and organizer. Through multi-channel video\, performance\, and architectural installation\, her work negotiates the relationship between home (both physical and metaphysical); the movement of people across societal and geographic borders; and memory\, with specific focus on the expansion of epigenetics beyond the body into place and matter. As a socially engaged practitioner in her organisational capacity\, she has been producing events for the past ten years. These have included: a BLM poetry night where the stage was the roof of a boat\, a fundraiser for the Lebanese thawra\, and most recently\, gatherings that feature food\, poetry\, music and discussion and carve vital space for connection within the diasporic Arabic communities in London.  \nReserve a spot at this event here. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/who-has-the-right-to-speak-and-act-in-the-public-space/ LOCATION:Hellenic Centre\, 16-18 Paddington Street\, London\, W1U 5AS CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Learning ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/fokneg_day2_drone4.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231031T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231031T120000 DTSTAMP:20260526T132107 CREATED:20230828T063306Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144537Z UID:10000348-1698750000-1698753600@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Trigger and Maison Foo : theatre\, food and a culture of belonging (online) DESCRIPTION:As part of the Platforma festival 2023\, theatre companies Trigger and Maison Foo share their experiences of working with food and hospitality to engage with asylum seekers and help change narratives around displacement. \nA free online event on Zoom : reserve a free place via Eventbrite \nThere will be the opportunity for a Q&A\, to share your own experiences and to network online. \nTrigger \nNorth Somerset arts charity Trigger are creators and producers of bold\, unforgettable live events. \nFor this discussion they will be talking about Humanity Hotel\, an ongoing project supporting the wellbeing of asylum seekers housed in hotels across North Somerset. \nIn May 2022\, North Somerset become host to hundreds of asylum seekers forced to leave their homes and families\, and now displaced in the UK. \nHoused in rurally isolated areas\, this community rely solely on agents in Bristol to support their wellbeing needs\, from legal advice to English lessons. \nOn their arrival\, Trigger mobilised to offer support. Pulling together a network of local people\, they were able to help with donations of phones and other essential items; they’ve facilitated car shares and free public transport\, signposted legal advice\, arranged volunteer opportunities and brokered relationships with the local football club for regular games. \nOver the last six months Trigger have facilitated a regular creative and cultural programme. From art making to cooking\, sewing and ceramics\, Trigger are working in collaboration with local artists\, musicians\, arts venues and community organisations to deliver creative\, educational and participatory workshops for this community. \nwww.triggerstuff.co.uk \nFollow Trigger on Facebook\, Twitter or Instagram \nMaison Foo \nMaison Foo are makers of theatre\, art and community\, and a proud Theatre Company of Sanctuary. For this event they will be talking about their project A Seat At Our Table. \nOn October 2022\, Maison Foo and their Creative Sanctuary Group took over the grand Georgian dining room at Pickford’s House in Derby\, to reimagine what and whose stories are told in buildings such as these. \nThe project aimed to give people across the UK with Refugee and Asylum Seeker status\, a positive platform from which to tell and share their stories with audiences and beyond\, in places where their voice has previously been unheard. \nAudiences were invited to take a seat at the dining table\, to listen to personal and intimate stories about the familial and universal experience of food and mealtimes. Challenging the perception of who should be seated at the table of grand stately homes and paving the way for a new future…one that is open and accepting of all regardless\, of their background and journey to the UK. \nCo-created with Maison Foo’s Creative Sanctuary Group (a diverse collective of People Seeking Sanctuary in Derby)\, the project began with weekly gatherings to cook and to share favourite memories of mealtimes. These stories then formed part of ‘A Seat At Our Table’ a live multi-sensory storytelling experience co-hosted by the group. \nA Seat At Our Table was originally commissioned by Derby CAN (Arts Council England Producing HUB) in partnership with Derby Museums and Oddfellows UK. \n‘Dear Guests\, we welcome you to come and sit at our table and listen to our stories. Inspired by our love of cooking\, food\, and memories of family kitchens all over the world; these are stories we would love to share with you.’ The Creative Sanctuary Group x \nwww.maisonfoo.co.uk \nFollow Maison Foo on Facebook and Twitter \nImage: Maison Foo’s A Seat At Our Table\, Photo by Jon Legge \nPart of the Platforma festival 2023\, produced by Counterpoints Arts and partners across the South West of England. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/trigger-and-maison-foo-theatre-food-and-a-culture-of-belonging/ CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Platforma,Theatre ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Maison-Foo-Jon-Legge.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231022T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231022T180000 DTSTAMP:20260526T132107 CREATED:20230724T173747Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144537Z UID:10000339-1697976000-1697997600@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Sudafest: Hope and Healing (Bristol) DESCRIPTION:Sudafest will make a return for Platforma on 22 October! Alongside some old favourites including drumming\, basket weaving and creative writing workshops and youth theatre performance\, Sudafest will spotlight the current turbulent situation in Sudan using storytelling\, live performances and music. No need to book\, just turn up. \nCome along to watch Malkat Aldar\, a show performed by young women telling the story of a Sudanese self-taught novelist and women’s rights activist Malkat Aldar Mohamed. There will also be some lovely traditional Sudanese food available to attendees\, all vegan. Full programme and timings to be published soon. \nA taste of what you can expect here\, Sudafest Evening with Ebo Krdum & Mustafa Khogaliand in the video below: \n \nSudafest: Hope and Healing will take place on Sunday 22nd October\, 12-6PM at the Faithspace Community Redcliff\, Prewett St\, Redcliffe\, Bristol BS1 6PB. \nFor more info contact Hiba at info@sudafest.org and check out the Sudafest website here: sudafest.org \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nPart of the Platforma festival 2023\, produced by Counterpoints Arts and partners across the South West of England. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/sudafest-hope-and-healing/ LOCATION:Faithspace\, Prewett St\, Bristol\, BS1 6PB\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Craft & Design,Music,Platforma,Theatre ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231021T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231021T160000 DTSTAMP:20260526T132107 CREATED:20230725T153107Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144538Z UID:10000338-1697889600-1697904000@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Humanity Hotel: Feasting (Winford) DESCRIPTION:Bringing together asylum seekers\, refugees and local residents to celebrate the diversity of our cultures by sharing a meal\, listening to great music and exchanging stories that help us see the world through someone else’s eyes. \nBrought to you by Trigger as part of their wider ongoing project Humanity Hotel supporting the wellbeing of asylum seekers housed in hotels across North Somerset through arts\, culture and creativity. \nFood will be cooked and prepared by the incredible Loves Café. \nBook tickets via Eventbrite \nPart of the Platforma festival 2023\, produced by Counterpoints Arts and partners across the South West of England. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/humanity-hotel-feasting/ LOCATION:Winford Village Hall\, Felton Ln\, Winford\, Bristol\, BS40 8AD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Music,Platforma ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Test-Platforma-Overlay-5.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231021 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231023 DTSTAMP:20260526T132107 CREATED:20230725T155343Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144537Z UID:10000341-1697846400-1698019199@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Flamm (Redruth) DESCRIPTION:We are excited to be partnering with Creative Kernow to present commissions by artists Abigail Reynolds and Sovay Berriman as part of a new pilot initiative Flamm in Redruth\, Cornwall on 21-22 October. Both projects address issues of heritage\, language and migration in ways that add new dimensions to our Platforma 2023 programme. \nAbigail Reynolds will present CORE\, a collaborative sound installation rooted in place\, from the quarry on Carn Marth to explore socio-economic change caused by mine closures and ideological hydro feminist change in our extractive relationship with the environment. More information on this event and booking details here. \nGwyrdh Glas (tr. Green Green) by Sovay Berriman uses sculpture and conversation to explore contemporary Kernewek (Cornish) identity in relation to themes of heritage\, land and extraction industries. Sovay will deliver a public workshop series and an audiovisual film and a rock sculpture on the themes of Kernewek (Cornish) identity\, land and language. More information on this event here. \nThe artworks will be presented at Flamm in Redruth\, Cornwall on 21-22 October as part of a multi-layered programme of exhibitions and events. This project is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund; European Structural and Investment\, Cornwall Council and Arts Council England. You can read more about Flamm and the two artists proposals at flamm.creativekernow.org.uk \nPart of the Platforma festival 2023\, produced by Counterpoints Arts and partners across the South West of England. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Abigail Reynolds\n \n \n \n \n \n Sovay Berriman URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/flamm/ CATEGORIES:Audio,Community & Participation,Multi-Art Form,Music,Platforma,Visual Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Test-Platforma-Overlay-6.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231020 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231022 DTSTAMP:20260526T132107 CREATED:20230725T145708Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144538Z UID:10000337-1697760000-1697932799@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Ellipsis: An Audio Walking Tour in Swindon DESCRIPTION:Belén L.Yáñez will be bringing her audio walking tour Ellipsis to Swindon. Co-created with local communities\, Ellipsis encourages you to reconnect with your local area and observe something new and unexpected in the everyday.  \nJoin us in Swindon for a free and interactive audio walking tour experience suitable for all ages. Guided by a performer for 60 minutes you will be invited to rediscover and interact with your local area. Explore familiar places from a different perspective and blur the real with the imagined. \nMultiple dates and times in Swindon on Friday 20 October\, 3.30PM and Saturday 21 October\, 11AM and 3PM. Book your free tickets via Eventbrite. \nFunded by National Lottery through Arts Council England \nCo-commissioned by Counterpoints Arts \nSupported by Arts University Plymouth & Prime Theatre \nImage credit: Collage by Belén L.Yáñez \nPart of the Platforma festival 2023\, produced by Counterpoints Arts and partners across the South West of England. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/ellipsis-an-audio-walking-tour-in-swindon/ LOCATION:STEAM – Museum of the Great Western Railway\, Fire Fly Avenue\, Swindon\, SN2 2TA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Audio,Community & Participation,Performance & Dance,Platforma ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/ellipsis_Overlay-Platforma.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231015 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231019 DTSTAMP:20260526T132107 CREATED:20230915T125345Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144538Z UID:10000352-1697328000-1697673599@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:The South West SIM Project workshops at Martin Parr Foundation and The Royal Photographic Society (Bristol) DESCRIPTION:The SIM Project workshops give tangible meaning to people’s virtual networks and explore how the images we create and exchange through our smartphones map our place in the world. \nPeople who have experience of displacement and those working to support refugees and asylum seekers in the South West of England will be invited to workshops at Martin Parr Foundation and Royal Photographic Society in Bristol. In a process that combines analogue and digital photography with jewellery making and origami\, participants will create unique SIM-scale artefacts to keep\, wear and to be added to the project collection. \nThe personal artefacts made as part of Platforma will be exhibited in Houston\, Texas in 2024. They will be shown alongside SIM artefacts made by over 170 participants from countries including Afghanistan\, Syria\, Turkey\, Venezuela\, Hong Kong\, Senegal and Libya at previous workshops held in 7 countries across Europe. \nThe project is led by artist and anthropologist Liz Hingley\, with the support of Jeweller Sofie Boons and Frank Menger of the Centre for Print Research at the University of West England. Initially inspired by collaboration with Syrians on a UK resettlement programme in 2017\, the project was recently supported by Liz’s residency within the Department of Digital Humanities at Kings College London (2020-23) and is sponsored by 4JET: innovations in glass\, Just Castings and Beyond Print. \nMartin Parr Foundation will generously host the workshops and an accompanying pubic symposium on the 18th October bringing together artists whose works relates to themes of migration\, displacement and belonging. \nPart of the Platforma festival 2023\, produced by Counterpoints Arts and partners across the South West of England. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/the-south-west-sim-project-workshops-at-martin-parr-foundation-and-the-royal-photographic-society/ LOCATION:Martin Parr Foundation\, 316 Paintworks\, Bristol\, BS4 3AR\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Multi-Art Form,Platforma ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/SW-SIm-Workshops.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231012T183000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231012T200000 DTSTAMP:20260526T132107 CREATED:20230714T141937Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144538Z UID:10000011-1697135400-1697140800@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Theatre of Migration with Carlota Matos and Hiba Elhindi (Bristol) DESCRIPTION:UPDATE: This event took place on 12th October 2023. You can now read our blog about how it went and watch the recording here.   \nJoin community artists Carlota Matos and Hiba Elhindi for a discussion about the ethics of working with migrants in theatre\, chaired by Vandna Mehta. \nThe evening will include a sharing from ongoing theatre workshops with migrant women in collaboration with Borderlands and a screening of the work being done by project SuFIA (Sudanese Folklore-Inspired Arts) by Hiba. The 45-min panel discussion will feature topics such as the ethics of participation\, making theatre from lived experience and working with migrants followed by a Q&A. \nCarlota recently partnered with Bristol-based charity Borderlands to offer free weekly theatre workshops for migrant women starting in September 2023. This participatory theatre project addresses language barriers and explores identity and what it means to be a woman in different cultures. \nTheatre of Migration with Carlota Matos and Hiba Elhindi will take place on Thursday 12th October\, 6.30-8PM at the Trinity Centre\, Trinity Road\, Bristol\, BS2 0NW. \nDoors will open at 6.15PM and the event will start promptly at 6.30PM. Refreshments will be provided. Please note there won’t be any alcohol served. \nACCESS: This is a relaxed event and will have BSL interpretation throughout. Trinity is wheelchair accessible. You can find more details about the venue’s accessibility on their website. \nTo reserve a free place visit https://www.trinitybristol.org.uk/whats-on/2023/theatre-of-migration \nMeet your panellists: \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Carlota Matos\n \n \n \n \n \n Hiba Elhindi\n \n \n \n \n \n Vandna Mehta\n \n \n\nCarlota Matos is a Portuguese theatre and performance artist based in Bristol. She works with communities\, young people and artists with a focus on access\, co-creation and social change. Carlota recently completed a DYCP (Arts Council England) and is part of Future Laboratory\, a project of research residencies on the topic of social inclusion throughout Europe. \nHiba Elhindi is a Sudanese-British curator\, drama facilitator and educator based in the South West of England. She is passionate about using arts to empower young generations\, bring communities together and tell unheard stories. Hiba curated a number of art projects involving members of the Sudanese community in Bristol\, including SuFIA\, Sudafest\, Sudanese Youth Theatre\, Choir and Games without Borders. (Sudafest makes a return for Platforma on 22 Oct in Bristol with a message focused on hope and healing\, check out event details here!) \nVandna Mehta (Chair) is Founder of Vocalise Magazine CIC and co-Founder of Diverse Artists Network CIC. She is a member of the Core Team for Bristol Refugee Festival and is also a freelance creative producer and community arts activist\, events. She is an active member of Culture Declares Emergency and was recently selected for the pioneering group of trailblazing women leaders south west programme addressing the gender imbalance in senior roles in arts organisations. \nPresented in collaboration with Borderlands\, a Bristol-based charity supporting refugees\, asylum seekers and those with insecure immigration status from exclusion to belonging. Supported by Arts Council England. \nPart of the Platforma festival 2023\, produced by Counterpoints Arts and partners across the South West of England. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/theatre-of-migration-with-carlota-matos-and-hiba-elhindi/ LOCATION:Trinity Centre\, Trinity Road\, Bristol\, BS2 0NW\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Platforma,Theatre ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Test-Platforma-Overlay-12.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231007 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231009 DTSTAMP:20260526T132107 CREATED:20230915T110318Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144538Z UID:10000351-1696636800-1696809599@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:The South West SIM Project: memories in motion at BOP festival (Bristol) DESCRIPTION:‘As an immigrant\, I don’t really have roots\, I have tendrils\, which stretch to different places in the world where there are people I love’\nArgentinian project artist\, Cyprus\, 2022 \nThe SIM Project install a mobile exhibition in the Paintworks Event Space\, for BOP festival 23\, presenting over 100 personal glass and metal artefacts made by participants from countries including Afghanistan\, Syria\, Turkey\, Venezuela\, Hong Kong\, Senegal and Libya. \nThe SIM Project gives tangible meaning to people’s virtual networks and explores how the images we create and exchange through our smartphones map our place in the world. The unique wearable artefacts in the project collection have been made in workshops across Europe using a process which combines analogue and digital photography with jewellery making. \nThe project is led by artist and anthropologist Liz Hingley with the support of jeweller Sofie Boons and Frank Menger of the Centre for Print Research. It is inspired by and continues to evolve through conversation and craft with refugees and others who have experienced displacement to shape new ways of sharing\, valuing and archiving stories of migration. This chapter of the project is produced with Counterpoints Arts and supported by the University of West England and Martin Parr Foundation. \nPart of the Platforma festival 2023\, produced by Counterpoints Arts and partners across the South West of England. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/the-south-west-sim-project-memories-in-motion-at-bop-festival-bristol/ LOCATION:Paintworks Event Space\, The Airstream Main Courtyards\, Bristol\, BS4 3EH\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Multi-Art Form,Photography,Platforma ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/SW-SIm-Memories940.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231007 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231029 DTSTAMP:20260526T132107 CREATED:20230919T140804Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144537Z UID:10000360-1696636800-1698537599@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Gwyrdh Glas Workshops (Cornwall) DESCRIPTION:Gwyrdh Glas Workshops\nAS PART OF FLAMM BY CREATIVE KERNOW \nDuring these workshops facilitated by local artist Sovay Berriman we will share thoughts on identity & Cornwall\, and then using the reclaimed materials available such as cardboard\, paper and cloth to make ‘rubbish sculptures’. Through the practical art-making Sovay invites the identity conversations to flow in a slightly different way. We will draw inspiration from the granite forms of carns of Kernow/Cornwall such as Carn Brea\, The Hurlers\, Trencrom and Rough Tor and are titled Gwyrdh Glas – Liwyow a Gernow / Colours of Cornwall. \nWe will paint the rock sculptures in colours that connect to our identities and relationships with the rocks of Kernow\, and we’ll name these colours in Kernewek/Cornish. If a fitting word does not exist\, we will create one through conversation and use of Kernewek/Cornish dictionaries loaned to the project by Kowethas an yeth Kernewek. \nThe colours and their words will be collected in a sample book – Liwyow a Gernow (Colours of Cornwall) which will be added to the MESKLA | Brewyon Drudh archive\, and offered to the Cornish Language Office to contribute to the gelyver kernewek (Cornish Dictionary). The Cornish Language Service will adjust the names we’ve created to ensure they ‘make-sense’ within the linguistic rules of the language. \nBoth the rock-sculptures and the sample book of colours will be included in Sovay’s exhibition Gwyrdh Glas as part of Flamm in Redruth 21st-22nd October. If they agree\, participants names will be included in the details of the project\, and the MESKLA | Brewyon Drudh PEOPLE page. \nWorkshops are sometimes drop-in\, and sometimes bookable\, please see each listing for details. \nSat 7th October | Krowji\, as part of the Fun Palaces weekend \nTues 10th October 11am – 1pm | The Shire Hall\, IntoBodmin for Hospital Rooms’ Cornwall Project \nSat & Sun 21st & 22nd October | Flamm Cornwall open drop-in. Location: Market Hall\, Market Way\, Redruth\, TR15 2AU \nFri & Sat 27th & 28th October | Lowender Festival\, Redruth \nFor more info about Sovay Berriman\, the workshops and events please visit https://sovayberriman.co.uk/MESKLA-workshops \n  \nCORE is being presented as part of a multi-layered programme of exhibitions and events. Supported by Art Night\, Counterpoints Arts\, Creative Kernow\, Cultivator\, Good Growth\, Levelling Up\, Shared Prosperity Fund and Cornwall Council. Part of the Platforma festival 2023\, produced by Counterpoints Arts and partners across the South West of England. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/gwyrdh-glas-workshops-cornwall/ LOCATION:Cornwall CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Learning,Platforma,Visual Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Website-Platforma-Overlay-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231006 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231008 DTSTAMP:20260526T132107 CREATED:20230724T161822Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144538Z UID:10000332-1696550400-1696723199@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Ellipsis: An Audio Walking Tour (Plymouth) DESCRIPTION:Belén L.Yáñez will be bringing her audio walking tour Ellipsis to Plymouth. Co-created with local communities\, Ellipsis encourages you to reconnect with your local area and observe something new and unexpected in the everyday.  \nJoin us for a free and interactive audio walking tour experience suitable for all ages. Guided by a performer for 60 minutes you will be invited to rediscover and interact with your local area. Explore familiar places from a different perspective and blur the real with the imagined. \nMultiple dates and times in Plymouth on Friday 6 October\, 4.30PM and Saturday 7 October\, 11AM and 4.30PM. \nFunded by National Lottery through Arts Council England. \nCo-commissioned by Counterpoints Arts \nSupported by Arts University Plymouth & Prime Theatre \nImage credit: Collage by Belén L.Yáñez \nPart of the Platforma festival 2023\, produced by Counterpoints Arts and partners across the South West of England. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/ellipsis-an-audio-walking-tour-in-plymouth/ LOCATION:Plymouth Random Art Corner\, 30 Union Street\, Plymouth\, PL1 3EX\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Audio,Community & Participation,Performance & Dance,Platforma ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/ellipsis_Overlay-Platforma.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231005T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231005T160000 DTSTAMP:20260526T132107 CREATED:20230921T101620Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144539Z UID:10000362-1696501800-1696521600@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Creating Connection (Swindon) DESCRIPTION:A free networking event to discuss the arts\, refugees and asylum seekers in Swindon. Showcasing existing work and exploring possibilities for new collaborations. \nProduced by Create Studios in collaboration with Counterpoints Arts. \nFree booking via Eventbrite \nProgramme: \n10.30: Arrivals at Create Studios \n11: Setting the Swindon context for the arts\, refugees and migration \n11.15: Inspirations from previous and current projects \n12.15: Discussing the arts and cultural strategy for Swindon \n13.20: Workshops to explore different aspects of this work \n15.15: Reception STEAM mseum \nPart of the Platforma festival 2023\, produced by Counterpoints Arts and partners across the South West of England. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/creating-connection-swindon/ LOCATION:Create Studios\, 10 Carriage Works\, Swindon\, SN1 5FB\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Platforma ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Harbour-project.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231001T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231001T160000 DTSTAMP:20260526T132107 CREATED:20230922T102655Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144539Z UID:10000363-1696168800-1696176000@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Celebrating the Arabic Speaking World (Bristol) DESCRIPTION:Join Bristol Refugee Festival at Arnolfini for a wonderful afternoon of cultural sharing – celebrating the Arabic speaking world. \nThis is a free event\, so please just drop in. \nTry your hand at calligraphy\, sample snacks and hear poetry. \nIt promises to be a welcoming community event\, where you will hopefully learn something too URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/celebrating-the-arabic-speaking-world-bristol/ LOCATION:Arnolfini\, 16 Narrow Quay\, Bristol\, BS1 4QA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Platforma ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Arabic-event-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230930T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231001T173000 DTSTAMP:20260526T132107 CREATED:20230919T133228Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144539Z UID:10000359-1696075200-1696181400@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Core: Electronic Music Workshops (Cornwall) DESCRIPTION:Core: Electronic Music Workshops\nAS PART OF FLAMM BY CREATIVE KERNOW\nMake dance music for the mix at Abigail Reynolds’ Core in a quarry on the edge of Redruth. \nCore is an invitation to dance to the rhythms and sounds of a quarry which has been drilled with hundreds of deep holes. The quarry was a test site for the drills used to set dynamite deep inside the stone\, but has been silent for decades. The lost rhythm of the percussive drills will be replaced by loud electronic beats created entirely from recordings made in the quarry. For Core\, sounds from the quarry will mixed by an impressive list of music producers\, solo\, in collaboration\, and through workshops. \nThe workshops are for all levels\, from curious young people and beginners who want to learn how to mix a dance track\, through to experienced music producers. Tracks made in these sessions will be included in the final mix performed in the quarry on October 21st. Three beginners workshops for up to 12 people will be led by Stuart Blackmore and Toby Sadgrove. The workshops are free to attend\, with a suggested donation of £10. \nSat 30 Sept \n12pm-2.30pm                workshop 12+ years \n3pm-5.30pm                  workshop 16+ years \nSun 1 Oct \n1pm-3.30pm                  workshop 18+ years \nLocation: Krowji\, West Park\, Redruth\, Cornwall TR15 3GE \nBook here for the workshops! \n  \nFor Music Producers\nCore is looking for dance tracks\, made from sound samples recorded in the quarry. On Sunday 1st October 4-7pm\, there will also be a share session for music producers led by Martin Pease. This is a masterclass for music producers who have already downloaded the quarry recordings and made a start with their own kit. If you work with music/sound and are interested in creating a track for Core and attend the masterclass. Email coresubmissions2023@gmail.com for information and a link. \n  \nCORE is being presented as part of a multi-layered programme of exhibitions and events. Supported by Art Night\, Counterpoints Arts\, Creative Kernow\, Cultivator\, Good Growth\, Levelling Up\, Shared Prosperity Fund and Cornwall Council. Part of the Platforma festival 2023\, produced by Counterpoints Arts and partners across the South West of England. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/core-electronic-music-workshops/ LOCATION:Krowji\, West Park\, Cornwall\, TR15 3GE\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Learning,Multi-Art Form,Music,Platforma ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Website-Platforma-Overlay-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230625T143000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230625T163000 DTSTAMP:20260526T132107 CREATED:20230517T052406Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144959Z UID:10000035-1687703400-1687710600@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:About Us! Artists’ Scratch Showcase DESCRIPTION:Looking for a safe space to share your creative ideas? Need inspiration for your next project? \nCalling all artists! Are you a creative looking for a safe space to share your ideas? Are you looking for inspiration for your next creative project? \nWhether or not you’re ready to embrace the name ‘artist’\, if you’re making work or thinking about it\, this event is for you. \nSign up via the form below for a chance to be selected to present your work (or work in progress) and engage in discussions with a room full of like-minded artistic experimenters. \nMusic\, film\, comedy\, drama\, improv\, visual art\, fashion and everything in between is welcome! \nFull running orders to be updated when the presenters have been selected. \nThis is an ongoing artists networking project\, led by AWATE\, supported by Counterpoints and Southbank Centre. Quotes from last year’s participants: \n‘It’s a wholly unique way to connect with your audience; I learned more about how audiences engage with my work at this event than I have for any other performance!’ – Laith Elzubaidi (writer/film-maker) \n‘[Artists’ Scratch Showcase] was such a warm\, collaborative and encouraging environment. It was so helpful to collaborate on my comedy in a space with lots of different perspectives and allowed me to look at what I was presenting from a different angle and incorporate new ideas.’ – Emily Bampton (writer/comedian) \n‘It allowed me to debut my first humanitarian documentary. Having had a shift of career direction from corporate industries\, I was so grateful to be able to present this important work\, which was well received by a beautiful crowd.’ – Saoud Khalaf (film-maker) \nTAKE PART\, APPLY HERE\n \nIf applying\, please make sure you’re available on the day\, and do join us even if you’re not selected. \nBook a FREE ticket to be part of the audience. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/about-us-artists-scratch-showcase/ LOCATION:Southbank Centre\, Belvedere Road\, London\, SE1 8XX CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Multi-Art Form ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/MCH_1VA1661-Counterpoints-RW2022-551.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230625T113000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230625T130000 DTSTAMP:20260526T132107 CREATED:20230517T084344Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144959Z UID:10000024-1687692600-1687698000@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Singing Our Lives DESCRIPTION:Singers\, instrumentalists and poets share their responses to the theme of Compassion – and give you a chance to join in the singing. \n‘Singing Our Lives’\, now in its seventh year\, is produced by Together Productions and brings displaced people\, sanctuary seekers and local communities from around the UK to compose new music and perform together. \nThe project unites amateur singers and performers\, professional musicians and writers from around the world in a unique coming together of cultures\, disciplines and traditions. \nThis performance marks the finale of ‘Refugee Week’\, and culminates in a thrilling mass performance of a ‘Singing Our Lives’ original composition. \nTogether Productions is a social change organisation based in the UK\, producing innovative collaborative projects that connect people across social and cultural divides. Through their programmes\, music and the arts become a catalyst to break down barriers\, reduce isolation and enhance well-being. Together Productions’ work includes those who are marginalised or excluded – such as displaced people and those seeking sanctuary – people facing mental health challenges\, the elderly\, the financially disadvantaged and socially excluded. \nPerforming groups: \nThe Sing for Freedom Choir is a community of torture survivors and friends who sing together in a spirit of joy and hope\, in solidarity with all those who are oppressed. The choir sings for freedom and to give back a voice to those who have been silenced. \nThe Mixed Up Chorus is passionate about the power of music to bring people together in the spirit of empathy and understanding. Performing global and original new repertoire\, the Chorus believes that singing next to each other helps us to live well next to each other. \nWrite to Life are the world’s only long-running creative writing group for survivors of torture and have been working with survivors from around the world for over 20 years. \nThe Orchestra of Syrian Musicians are a collective of professional singers and instrumentalists who have settled in the UK after being forced to flee the war in their homeland. Their haunting and uplifting music celebrates the rich cultural traditions of Syria. \nEvent presented in collaboration with Southbank Centre\, for Refugee Week 2023. Singing Our Lives is supported by IOM. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/singing-our-lives/ CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/singing-our-lives.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230624T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230624T220000 DTSTAMP:20260526T132107 CREATED:20220615T051117Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144959Z UID:10000047-1687631400-1687644000@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:V&A Friday Late: On The Verge DESCRIPTION:This Friday Late features a programme curated by BLM Fest\, commissioned by Counterpoints Arts and the V&A during Refugee Week 2022. BLM Fest was founded by Kayza Rose\, and is a celebration of Black lives. BLM Fest is an invitation for everyone to take part and an exciting model of cultural production that fairly compensates Black people for their ideas\, time and labour. \nMasculinity does not exist\, only masculinities. Identity doesn’t exist\, only identities. We live in a promising world of gender expression and exploration\, where how you define yourself can take on multiple forms. In this plural world\, On the Verge explores the tipping point\, highlighting the artists\, designers\, and performers\, questioning the norms of masculine and feminine identity and the possibilities to come. Let a thousand genders bloom. \n\n@blmfest \n\n\nAll events are free\, and places are designated on a first-come-first-serve basis unless stated otherwise. Filming and photography will take place at this event. If you have any access requirements\, please let us know in advance by emailing disability@vam.ac.uk \n\nPlease note\, if the V&A reaches capacity\, it will allow access on a one-in\, one-out basis.\n\n\n\n\nFull Friday Late  programme and map of the Museum is HERE. BLM Fest x Counterpoints programme:\n\n\n\n\nBlack Queer History (B)\n\n\nPoetry Workshop \nEurope 1600–1815 Galleries \nThe Salon\, Room 4 \n18.45\, 19.45\, 20.45\, drop in \nPoet\, educator\, cultural curator and activist\, PJ Samuels leads  this workshop where you’ll work together to interrogate issues of autonomy\, race\, gender\, patriarchy and identity and explore belonging. Originally from Jamaica\, she is passionately vocal about human rights\, mental wellness\, stigmatisation and inequalities. PJ Samuels founded ‘Weather the Storm’\, an LGBTI Refugee peer support group she started in 2015. \n@pjsamuelspoet \n  \nA Taste of London Ballroom (C) \nThe Raphael Cartoons\, \nRoom 48a \nTalk at 19.15\, Workshop at 19.45\, \nPerformance at 20.45 \nA 3-part dip into Ballroom and the art of Voguing hosted by Kayza Rose. Delve into the living roots of UK Ballroom with a history lesson by London’s OG Harliyana 007. Then let your body do the talking as Pop-Dip-Spin extraordinaire Bronze 007 teaches a beginner’s voguing workshop. Followed by a performance by Tiffany 007\, aka The Banji C*nt (She/They)\, and Bronze 007. \n@kayza_rose \n@swarovskibae_ \n@tiffany.the.mannequin \n@groingthroughit \n  \nScreening of VISIBLE and Panel Discussion (E) \nHochhauser Auditorium\, \nSackler Centre for arts education \n18.30\, 19.00\, 19.30\, 20.00\, 21.00 \nPanel discussion at 20.30 \nFilm duration: 20 minutes \nVISIBLE\, directed by Campbell X and produced by Kayza Rose\, challenges common misconceptions about LGBTQI+ Black and People of Colour. The film calls upon inspirational ancestors\, contemporary artists and activists working to challenge mainstream perceptions and the sanitisation of LGBTQI+ legacies. At 20.30\, hear from founding director of Mzz Kimberley’s LIFE\, Kim Tatum; writer and performer Keith Jarrett; and international athlete and advocate for diversity and inclusion\, Corinne Humphreys in a panel discussion chaired by Kayza Rose\, founding Director of BLM Fest. \n@campbellx \n@kayza_rose \n@keithjlondon \n@cdhumphreys \n@mzzkimberley \n  \nMemoirs of a Masculine Man (G) \nThe John Madejski Garden \nDurational performance throughout the evening Rwandese born\, British movement-based artist\, Ishimwa Muhimanyi delivers a site-specific performance in the central garden of the museum. For Ishimwa\, masculinity is synonymous with fragility. Ishimwa’s work will explore the cracks in the masculine. Butt cracks\, emotional cracks\, spiritual cracks\, and temperamental cracks. Using movement\, fashion and furniture\, Ishimwa will take you on a journey of a man. \n@ishimwa \n\n\n  \n  URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/friday-late/ CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Film and Photography,Performance & Dance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Kayza-Rose-scaled-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230624T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230624T210000 DTSTAMP:20260526T132107 CREATED:20230515T091656Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144959Z UID:10000037-1687604400-1687640400@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:I'd search forever\, I want to remember DESCRIPTION:A project by Tamara Al-Mashouk \nAn all day multidisciplinary exhibition at a disused citadel in Dover featuring performance\, workshops guided tours and food. \nJoin us for a day in which Tamara Al-Mashouk and collaborators take over a disused Citadel exhibiting a wave machine + sound score\, a three-channel film and a photographic series. \nSet in a fortress built in the 1700s on the cliffs of Dover\, the day-long programme features a dance performance\, workshops and food. The day culminates with an audience-participatory performance that makes space for collective remembering. \nThe work presented is the result of a gathering of artists thinking and organising together. Manon Schwich\, Sami El-Enany\, Parker Heyl\, Angus Frost\, Lorella Bianco and Fadi Giha join Al-Mashouk in considering sites of solace within embodied experiences of hyper-politicisation. \nI’d search forever\, I want to remember is the culmination of a body of work that began in 2018 with a 10.5 hour durational performance by Al-Mashouk called Can you die if you don’t exist? where she read the names of 34\,361 refugees who died on their way to Europe off The List (published by The Guardian\, 2018). The performance was for Deeplab and commissioned by Mediale. \nI’d search forever\, I want to remember is in commissioned by Counterpoints Arts and Arts Council England and co-commissioned by Shubbak Festival. \nIn partnership with: Dover Arts Development\, The Citadel\, Refugee Week\, Samphire\, Future Foundry and SENSE. \nPRESS RELEASE_I’d search forever\, I want to remember URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/id-search-forever-i-want-to-remember/ CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Multi-Art Form,Performance & Dance,Visual Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Insta-post_square.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230624T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230625T000000 DTSTAMP:20260526T132107 CREATED:20220517T103829Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144959Z UID:10000071-1687564800-1687651200@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Alter: Brought to Life DESCRIPTION:Members of the public will be invited to interact with Alter\, an exhibition of seven sculptures featuring movement\, light and sound.\n  \nAlter has been co-commissioned by the Southbank Centre and Counterpoints Arts for the Southbank Centre’s public spaces during Refugee Week 2022. \nThe work consists of seven interactive\, movable sculptures featuring light and sound. As the sculptures are manoeuvred by both performers and the audience\, the space of the Southbank Centre is permeated with traces of sound and colour\, representing stories of migration. \nThe piece is created by Paria Moazemi Goodarzi and Francisco Llinas Casas\, and was inspired by the rich history of the Southbank Centre and notions of refuge and displacement. \nApproximate run time: 15 mins. Run times may vary by up to 20 minutes as they can be affected by last-minute programme changes\, intervals and encores. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/alter-brought-to-life/ CATEGORIES:Community & Participation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/CA.DigitalSketches-1-03-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230620T120000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230620T150000 DTSTAMP:20260526T132107 CREATED:20230518T113601Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T145000Z UID:10000022-1687262400-1687273200@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Arts\, Refugees & Mental Health - report launch DESCRIPTION:Counterpoints Arts has been 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. \nCreatively Minded and Refugees – Arts\, refugees and mental health will be launched at Yorkton Workshops in London on 20th June as part of Refugee Week in an event running from 12 noon to 2.30pm. \nThe report features case studies of 12 organisations running arts programmes for refugees and asylum seekers that have a focus on mental health\, along with some key learning and suggestions for further research. \nA copy of the report will be available on the Baring Foundation website from 20th June. \nThe event is invite only but if you are interested in finding our more about the event and possibly attending please contact hello@counterpoints.org.uk \nImage courtesy of Art Refuge. \nLaunch event supported byPearson Lloyd URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/arts-refugees-and-mental-health-report-launch/ CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Learning ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/ArtRefuge_TheCommunityTable_typing-scaled-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230619T120000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230624T050000 DTSTAMP:20260526T132107 CREATED:20230522T085225Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144959Z UID:10000013-1687176000-1687582800@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Afghani War Rugs Reimagined DESCRIPTION:“Afghani War Rugs Reimagined\,” a thought-provoking visual art exhibition by artist Ghafar Tajmohammad will run at the Yorkton Workshop in Hackney from June 19th until June 24th\, commissioned by Counterpoints Arts\, supported by Arts Council England and partnered with Afghan Association London Harrow. \nThe exhibition invites visitors to explore Ghafar Tajmohammad’s personal reinterpretations of Afghan War Rugs. Through a unique blend of art and oral history the exhibition showcases expanded paintings\, handwoven rugs\, and engaging audio and text narratives that go beyond the pictorial symbols of conflict and violence\, to examine instead the lived migration elements of the Afghan diaspora in the UK. \nDelve into the rich tapestry of Afghan culture and gain insight into the experiences of the multigenerational Afghan diaspora living in the UK. \nThis exhibition serves as a response to the recent events surrounding the Fall of Kabul in August 2021\, aiming to preserve memories and encourage dialogue between cultures. \nAbout the artist \nGhafar Tajmohammad is a visual artist who works primarily in painting\, but extends beyond the conventional practice and into the realm of expanded painting; allowing the artwork to exist as installation pieces. This approach allows the artist to stress the inherent textile materiality of raw canvas and connect with the rich culture of textiles and carpet weaving. Within the artwork\, recognisable motifs\, imagery\, and geometry fuse to form narratives suggestive of dual identities from lived experiences.\nConceptually\, the artistic practice reflects upon the idea of home for migrant communities. It express the abstract search for belonging and the experiences of those made to relocate. As a British Afghan who was displaced as a child\, Ghafar’s work is community-orientated focus and in his first solo exhibition chooses to advocate for the Afghan diaspora voices so often unheard. \nThe exhibition is part of Refugee Week 2023 which has the theme of “Compassion”. \nGhafar Tajmohammad on living in the UK during the ‘Fall of Kabul’ on August 15 2021: \n“The news headline THE FALL OF KABUL was displayed in the digital billboard at Charing Cross station just above the entrance for platform 1. \nSeeing that broke me. \nUntil then\, I kept maintaining to everyone that I was okay and that my family was okay. I shrugged off a comment a few days ago by a visitor calling me ‘whitewashed’ for not being angry enough. I nodded understandably as a charity that worked on the grounds in Afghanistan\, told me that we would have to cancel our part time design project due to the growing turmoil. I ignored messages of support from friends. \nBut seeing that headline brought me right back to my 9 year old self who knew little about the war\, but even less about his home.” \nTom Green\, Senior Producer at Counterpoints Arts says: \n“We’re so excited to have been involved in commissioning this new exhibition from Ghafar Tajmohammad. He’s a thoughtful and innovative artist who brings a much needed perspective on connections between Afghanistan and Britain\, in the context of displacement. We can’t wait for people to have a chance to see this new work and to share their responses to it.” \nVisitors can participate in four special events – reserve free tickets via Eventbrite \nWorkshop: Conflict Textiles \nDate: June 19th\, 11:00-15:00 PM \nDescription: Conflict Textiles curator Roberta Bacic will facilitate a ‘hands on’ textile workshop linked to the Afghani War Rugs Reimagined exhibition and Refugee Week. \nPrivate View: \nDate: June 22nd\, 6:00-9:00 PM \nDescription: Join us for an exclusive Private View of “Afghani War Rugs Reimagined” exhibition. This event offers an opportunity to explore Ghafar Tajmohammad’s captivating artworks until late hours\, accompanied by refreshment. Experience the exhibition in a lively setting and a chance to meet and hear from the artist. \nDrop-in Rug Weaving Workshop: \nDate: Throughout the exhibition period \nDescription: Engage with the interactive installation of a large loom during the Drop-in Rug Weaving Workshop. Witness the transformation of the artwork as the loom gradually becomes more complete over the course of the exhibition. Join artist Ghafar Tajmohammad in this immersive experience where you can actively participate in the weaving process. Visit the workshop during gallery hours to be part of this unique artistic endeavor. \nPanel Discussion on Afghan Art and Artists featuring Lazo Studio: \nDate: June 24th\, 1pm \nDescription: Join artist Ghafar Tajmohammad\, Hedieh Wojgani and Naseer Yasna for a stimulating Panel Discussion on Afghan Art and Artists. Hear from active members of the Afghan creative community about the cultural significance of Afghan art in this bilingual event\, provided in English and Dari. Gain insights from Ghafar Tajmohammad for his reinterpretations of Afghan War Rugs\, and discover the artistic vision of Lazo Studios\, an art\, design\, and wood crafting atelier founded by Hedieh and Naseer who worked in Afghanistan. Limited tickets are available for this talk\, which will feature catered traditional Afghan food. \nFor media inquiries and further information regarding this exhibition\, please contact: \nGhafar Tajmohammad\, Artist\nGhaf.taj@gmail.com\n07923886395 \nTom Green\, Senior Producer\, Counterpoints Arts\ntom@counterpoints.org.uk\n02081673501 \nFor more information about the artist\, please visit:\nWebsite: Ghafar Tajmohammad\nSocial Media: Ghaf.™ \nHigh-resolution images and additional press materials are available upon request. \nNotes For Editors\nWhere and When\nYorkton Workshop\,\n1-3 Yorkton St\, London E2 8NH\nJune 19th to 24th 2023 (not 20th)\nOpening hours and admission \nThe exhibition is open from Monday 19th to Saturday 24th (not 20th) from 12 noon – 5pm\, with the exception of Private View which opens until 9pm. Supported by Pearson Lloyd. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/afghani-war-rugs-reimagined/ CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Visual Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/AWR2-02.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230526T200000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230526T203000 DTSTAMP:20260526T132107 CREATED:20230523T125735Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T145000Z UID:10000019-1685131200-1685133000@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Tate Late: Art Chat\, with AWATE and Matt Foot DESCRIPTION:In the context of Tate Modern’s new commission\, The Embassy by Richard Bell\, the upcoming Tate Late celebrates art\, activism and protest. \nIn one of the Art Chats\, we present rapper and filmmaker Awate Abdalla in conversation with human rights lawyer Matt Foot. \nJoin us in person\, or in a live stream at Tate’s Youtube\, from 8pm. \nSee HERE for details of the Tate Late full programme. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/tate-late-art-chat-with-awate-and-matt-foot/ CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Learning ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Screenshot-2022-06-14-at-11.50.00.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230520T120000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230520T120000 DTSTAMP:20260526T132107 CREATED:20230517T182754Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T145000Z UID:10000023-1684584000-1684584000@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Canalside Neighbourhood Annual Spring Community Party DESCRIPTION:Image credit: Briony Campbell\nCounterpoints is again working with our partners\, Canalside Residents Association (CRA)\, on a plan for a Phase 2 of our Everyday on Canalside neighbourhood project. \nFirst event of the Phase 2 is a Spring Party at the Community Centre on Philipp Street\, a day of creative activities including families ‘crafts workshops\, street ‘placemaking’ drawing workshop\, Brasilian music band and also a Cockney Sing-a-long\, face and henna painting\, free food by the local restaurant\, Humdingers\, and more. We are also supporting the dedication of a space at the Community Centre to Terry Downey\, the previous CRA Chair and all round beautiful human who we worked with on so many elements of the project. Terry died during Covid-19 and his neighbours will be reflecting on his legacy. \nArtist Dana Olărescu joins the project with her collaborative practice of co-creating with communities around the themes of identity and climate justice. Dana will be running a workshop\, bringing together the project archive and new conversations and post-Covid world thinking. \nJoin us! URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/canalside-neighbourhood-annual-spring-street-party/ CATEGORIES:Community & Participation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/©brionycampbell2016_CRA_253.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221112T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230305T000000 DTSTAMP:20260526T132107 CREATED:20221124T114709Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T145000Z UID:10000040-1668211200-1677974400@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Internal Landscapes by Dima Karout DESCRIPTION:Image: Monoprint by Dima Karout. Details from the art book cover.\n  \nInternal Landscapes is a collective art exhibition curated and produced by Dima Karout. It is a creative investigation into Lewisham’s meaningful places and how they inspire and shape its people. \nDima invited local people to a series of curated conversations where they explored how the places we inhabit imprint themselves on our personal and collective identities. This display\, and the Internal Landscapes art book\, are inspired by these encounters. \nThe project \nIn January 2022\, arts curator and creative director\, Dima Karout took up residence at Lewisham Council and communities\, as part of the Mayor’s London Borough of Culture\, co-commissioned by Counterpoints Arts. \nDima engaged in conversations with policy makers and local organisations\, explored the connections between migration and democracy\, created new partnerships and produced a community-building programme. Her project focused on inclusion and engaged with Lewisham’s vision as the UK’s first Borough of Sanctuary. \nHer creative conversations\, printmaking and writing workshops were produced in partnership with Crofton Park\, Corbett\, Manor House and Sydenham Community Libraries and Lewisham Local. Inspired by these encounters Dima produced the Internal Landscapes art book and this collective exhibition. It contains reflections from locals on their experiences within their neighbourhood\, and glimpses into new connections fostered by the project. \nWorkshops \nDima invites you to explore your creativity in a friendly\, open and inclusive setting. Meet other people in a small group and learn about Internal Landscapes art project. \nParticipants will share their connection to their neighbourhoods\, explore how the places we inhabit contribute to our evolving identity and take part in exciting new conversations. \nPlaces are limited. Booking is essential to reserve your place. More info and for booking: \n\nFriday 9 December at Crofton Park Community Library. 6 – 8 pm \n\n\nSaturday 10 December at Manor House Library. 11 am – 1 pm \nTuesday 13 December at Corbett Community Library. 5 – 7 pm \n\nDima Karout \nDima is an arts curator and creative director with multicultural education background and 20 years international experience in designing art projects and learning programmes. She specialises in contemporary art and its potential for expanding ideas\, building creative communities and initiating social change. \n  \nFull details: https://www.horniman.ac.uk/event/internal-landscapes/ \n \n\n\n\nPart of We Are Lewisham\, the Mayor’s London Borough of Culture 2022. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n  \nSupported by Arts Council England. \n  URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/internal-landscapes/ LOCATION:Horniman Museum and Gardens\, 100 London Road\, London\, \, SE23 3PQ CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Learning ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Dima-Art-Book.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR