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SUMMARY:HOLDING SPACE: Arts\, Refugees and Mental Health
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to a vital conversation at the intersection of arts\, refugee experiences and mental health. This gathering will explore how cultural institutions can hold space for artists and communities with refugee backgrounds\, supporting both creative expression and wellbeing. \nTogether\, we will examine models of good practice\, share knowledge across sectors and build collaborative strategies that centre inclusion\, resilience and care. We hope to not only spark dialogue and build connections\, but to co-create and actionable plan that strengthens the role of organisations in supporting refugee communities and artists. \nThis gathering is a collaboration between Counterpoints Arts and V&A South Kensington \nThis event is by invitation. For more information please contact hello@counterpoints.org.uk \nRead more about the work of Counterpoints Arts on the arts\, refugees and mental health
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/holding-space-arts-refugees-and-mental-health/
LOCATION:V&A\, Cromwell Rd\, London\, SW7 2RL
CATEGORIES:Mental Health
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SUMMARY:Counterpoints in Conversation - Episode One
DESCRIPTION:Counterpoints in Conversation radio series on Resonance FM.\nListen HERE \nThe broadcast series brings together socially engaged artists\, filmmakers\, writers\, and activists reshaping how we think about displacement\, racial and climate justice\, and social change. Across six episodes\, we ask how different forms of artistic expression can shift what we believe is possible when imagining a fairer and more just world. \nHosted by DJ\, broadcaster\, and curator\, Gaby D’Annunzio\, we’re kicking things off with film – exploring the medium’s potential to challenge dominant narratives and make space for stories that are more human\, honest\, and representative of different experiences of displacement. \nIn this first episode\, we’re joined by Counterpoints Productions Lead Ornella Mutoni\, who also directed short film\, ‘The Things We Don’t Say’\, which explores complex journeys of healing in post-genocide societies. Joining her is the award-winning filmmaker Maria Marrone. Maria’s recently commissioned documentary ‘Rendered in Light’\, follows a software engineer in Gaza creating vital spaces of care for community healing under siege. \nFollow the conversation across monthly shows and you will meet inspiring and talented artists\, covering different experiences of migration and art making. The broadcasts are live on last Friday each month at 5.30pm or listen to it in the link in bio. You can then catch up with each episode on Resonance FM 104.4 FM\, and in Counterpoints’ archive. \n  \nAbout Ornella Mutoni: \n\nOrnella is a Pop Culture and Social Change Producer at Counterpoints Arts. She is also a documentary director\, producer\, and cultural worker whose work tenderly explores collective healing and the legacy of trauma through intimate storytelling. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nHer directorial debut ‘The Things We Don’t Say’ was distributed by The Guardian Documentaries and also earned her a nomination for the Gaby Rado Award for New Journalist at the 2025 Amnesty Media Awards. She is currently working on her first feature documentary. \nOrnella has worked in prime-time broadcast TV and video journalism for 6 years with award-winning production companies making a range of documentaries for UK\, Australian\, Dutch\, and American broadcasters. \nAs a cultural worker she is passionate about working at the intersections of social justice\, liberation movements and DIY culture with film and music. She currently produces a podcast series for the Decolonial Centre and regularly curates film programmes. She previously co-founded Lossless Radio\, a community focused radio station in Narrm/Melbourne. \n\n\n\n\n\n  \nAbout Maria Marrone: \nMaria is an emerging documentary filmmaker and photographer. She received her undergraduate degree from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and her master’s from the London School of Oriental & African Studies. Her cinematography\, editing and co-direction in her first film\, the ritual to beauty\, won the Grand Jury prize at Slamdance and received nominations at BlackStar Film Festival\, HotDocs\, and BFI London Film Festival. She has been part of the edit team for award-winning films has dedicated much of her work to films that promote social change\, most notably for the Muslim\, Latinx\, and Afro-Latinx diaspora. She has used her talents to create moving pieces for charities working out of Palestine and Iraqi Kurdistan. Her photography work has been featured in a series of publications including VICE\, DazedDigital\, and Latina Magazine.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/counterpoints-in-conversation-episode-one/
LOCATION:https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/counterpoints-in-conversation-23rd-january-2026/
CATEGORIES:Learning
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SUMMARY:Counterpoints in Conversation radio series on Resonance FM
DESCRIPTION:Counterpoints in Conversation is a brand new radio series on Resonance FM\, in collaboration with Gaby D’Annunzio.\nListen HERE \nThe broadcast series brings together socially engaged artists\, filmmakers\, writers\, and activists reshaping how we think about displacement\, racial and climate justice and social change. Across six episodes\, we ask how different forms of artistic expression can shift what we believe is possible when imagining a fairer and more just world. \nThe series will be hosted by DJ\, broadcaster\, and curator\, Gaby D’Annunzio. Before working with Counterpoints\, Gaby was based in Berlin\, where she co-founded the Open Music Lab\, a free music production school for marginalised communities\, and served as Head of Community Development at Refuge Worldwide\, a community radio station. As a broadcaster and record collector\, Gaby brings a perspective shaped by years of exploring music scenes and the cultural narratives behind them. Gaby produces Refugee Week on Air at Counterpoints\, the yearly international radio programming marking Refugee Week. \nFollow the conversation across monthly shows\, and you will meet inspiring and talented artists\, covering different experiences of migration and art making. \nThe broadcasts are on the last Friday of each month at 5.30pm\, from 23rd January on Resonance FM at 104.4 FM in central London and online worldwide. \nYou can listen to previous episodes here: \nEpisode 1: in conversation with Ornella Mutoni and Maria Marrone \nEpisode 2: in conversation with MoYah and Carlota Matos \n  \nAbout Gaby D’Annunzio: \n\n\n\n\n\nGaby is a London-based Creative Producer and Broadcaster.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this role\, she works with radio stations and creative partners around the world to platform stories of migration\, solidarity\, and cultural exchange\, while also contributing to the development of the Refugee Week music programme. \n\n\n\n\n\nBefore working with Counterpoints\, Gaby was based in Berlin\, where she co-founded the Open Music Lab\, a free music production school for marginalised communities\, and served as Head of Community Development at Refuge Worldwide\, a community radio station and fundraising platform. \nAs a broadcaster and lifelong record collector\, Gaby brings a perspective shaped by years of exploring music scenes and the cultural narratives behind them. Her work is often inspired by themes of migration\, identity\, and belonging\, and celebrates the many ways these stories are expressed and shared through sound. \nShe is also currently heading up the Refugee Week on Air programme at Counterpoints.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/counterpoints-in-conversation/
LOCATION:Resonance FM
CATEGORIES:Learning
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SUMMARY:Flamm x Counterpoints - [Dis]Location Artists Exchange
DESCRIPTION:Counterpoints and Flamm have been working together since the first edition of the Festival in 2023\, when the organisations co-commissioned projects as part of Flamm and Counterpoints’ Platforma Festival in South West in 2023. \nFor Flamm 2026\, we have co-commissioned SHARP’s project Once We Were Held and are working together on an artist exchange to explore the Flamm 2026 theme of [Dis]Location. \nFacilitated by artist Sovay Berriman\, one of the co-commissioned artists in 2023\, three Flamm artists are paired with three Counterpoints artists. \nThe artist pairs are: \n\nKatie Ethridge & Boseda Olawoye\nRachael Jones & Anca Dimofte\nAlice Mahoney & Kaajal Modi\n\nEach pair exchanges on their socially engaged work\, ideas and interests through a series of conversations in the run up to Flamm 2026. These exchanges will be documented and shared online\, and the group will come together for a special episode in Sovay’s Meskla Podcast post Festival. \nWe are also holding a live podcast event during the festival to highlight the conversations around [Dis]Location\, with Sovay Berriman & Liverpool Biennial 2025 Curator Marie-Anne McQuay\, hosted by Jelena Sofronijevic of EMPIRE LINES podcast. \n  \nAbout Sovay Berriman\n \nSovay Berriman is an artist working for 25+ years\, based in Cornwall with a practice spanning sculpture\, drawing\, film\, broadcasting\, research and social learning situations. Sovay’s work reviews and questions systems and structures of power\, challenging us to claim agency and responsibility for the roles we play in the ecosystems we occupy.  \nSovay was the Clore Visual Art Fellow 2023-24\, with a secondment with National Theatre Scotland and a published outcome\, ‘ReWilding Arts Leadership’. In 2023 Sovay was commissioned by Hospital Rooms to make a new permanent commission for Longreach House\, Cornwall Hospitals Trust. Between 2022-25\, Sovay delivered ‘MESKLA | Brewyon Drudh’ a multi-platform project that explored contemporary Cornish cultural identity and its relationship with heritage\, land\, and extraction industries. ‘MESKLA’ was funded by Arts Council England\, Feast and Historic England and encompassed new sculpture and film\, workshops and podcasts and culminated in the 2025 exhibition ‘Catching Copper’ at East Pool Mine in partnership with The National Trust. \nSovay has a long standing commitment to artist-led activity\, including via co-running ‘Agile Structures’ (2020 – 2025) with artist Sara Bowler\, and as consultant and co-director for ALIAS (Artist Led Initiative Advisory Service) 2009-2018.  \nsovayberriman.co.uk\n@sovayberriman \n  \nThe Artist Pairs\n\nKatie Ethridge with Boseda Olawoye\nKatie Etheridge is an artist\, performer and community engagement practitioner with 25 years experience connecting people and places through playful\, inventive and interactive performances and artworks. With her company Small Acts\, Katie creates and produces a diverse range of socially engaged projects working with communities in Cornwall and nationally. Small Acts specialise in connecting people face-to-face to create participatory live art that brings individuals and communities together through small acts that make a big difference. \n \nFind out more about Katie’s Flamm 2026 Project \nBoseda Olawoye (known as Bo) is a Nottingham based independent creative producer/ consultant who is dedicated to making innovative arts projects in collaboration with diverse communities\, young people (13+)\, marginalised groups\, artists and public partners. Her work explores race\, identity\, place and social justice issues. Bo has worked with Beam- Arts for people & places (North)\, INIVA (London)\, Edinburgh Art Festival\, The Imperial War Museum (UK) Counterpoints Arts (London)\, The Evans Foundation(EU)\, idle women (Lancashire) and artist/activist Emory Douglas (USA). \nBoseda was awarded a research grant from the Churchill Fellowship (2023-24) to find out how grassroots black-led arts organisations in Chicago (USA) use creativity as a tool for social change and similar models internationally. \n \n  \nRachael Jones and Anca Dimofte\nRachael Jones is an artist-filmmaker and researcher whose practice often extends to involve others in the filmmaking process. Sometimes participants are objects with their own agency\, and as a result her films are made up of multiple interacting assemblages. Often working with archive images\, she blends old photographs with newly created visuals\, incorporating both analogue and digital formats that create playful tension in her films. Interested in what can come out of research\, embodiment and participation\, Rachael’s films retain traces of process-driven interactions\, using experimental filmmaking\, sound and animation techniques to creatively connect participants with place. She is involved in land-based\, alternative and sustainable practices\, using found materials and handmade processes where possible. \n \nFind out more about Rachael’s Flamm 2026 Project \nAnca Dimofte is a Romanian-born artist living in London\, working across video\, mixed media\, and performance. With a background in documentary filmmaking\, her practice is informed by feminist and social justice struggle\, embodied histories\, and lived experiences of migration. Her work explores how memory\, stories and trauma are carried in the body\, shaping individual and collective doorways for transformation\, solidarity\, and political resistance. \n \n  \nAlice Mahoney and Kaajal Modi\nAlice Mahoney is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice investigates the entangled relationships between materiality\, place\, and human and non-human systems. Her work is grounded in an exploration of ecological and socio-historical interconnectedness\, with particular attention to the layered geographies of post-industrial landscapes and their associated watercourses. \nWorking with clay\, sound\, and found or waste materials\, Mahoney engages with environments understood as cyclical\, impermanent\, and continually shifting. Her sculptural\, research-led processes examine the residues of extractive industry alongside organic\, cultural\, and ecological regeneration\, situating her practice within wider conversations around land use\, memory\, and repair. Through embodied experience\, speculative enquiry\, and collective memory\, she seeks to reimagine how we might reconnect with these places\, foregrounding the potential of art to act as a conduit for relational\, restorative\, and re-enchanted engagements with landscape. \n \nFind out more about Alice’s Flamm 2026 Project \nKaajal Modi is a multidisciplinary artist-educator mediating material engagements with food\, land and water to explore the politics of how humans relate to the world through our bodies and our imaginations. Kaajal works with communities (social\, cultural\, microbial\, technological\, ecological) to explore knowledges on how we live well together in the present\, in ways that can inform speculations about resilient and abundant futures. Her practice is rooted in co-creation\, and incorporates listening\, recording\, fermenting and foraging to create lively and situated encounters between people\, organisms and ecosystems in ways that invite critical reflection and action. \n  \n  \nFlamm is funded by Experience Bodmin through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund; Cornwall Council and Arts Council England\, with Artists Exchange co-supported by Counterpoints and Flamm. \n  \nAbout FLAMM\nflamm noun; plural noun: flammow\n1. flame\n2. also used in flamm nowedh adj. meaning brand new \nFlamm is a visual art-led event that brings internationally and nationally important work to Cornwall\, enables ambitious new work by locally-based artists and engages communities and visitors in its multi-layered programme. Flamm is part of Creative Kernow. \nFor its pilot year\, Flamm was based in Redruth and took place over the weekend of 21-22 October 2023. The event used a variety of spaces throughout the town for screenings\, exhibitions\, activities\, talks and performances. For 2023\, Festival team worked with the theme of Change\, you can see some highlights of the festival here. \nThe vision is for Flamm to continue as an annual or biennial event\, moving across Cornwall\, with a new location and theme for each iteration. \nThis year\, the Festival will be in Bodmin on 28 Feb and 1 Mar 2026\, with a festival theme of [Dis]Location. \n 
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/flamm-x-counterpoints-dislocation-artists-exchange/
LOCATION:Flamm Festival\, Krowji\, West Park\, Redruth\, Cornwall\, TR15 3GE
CATEGORIES:Learning
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SUMMARY:HW4P Solidarity on Screen - Rendered in Light
DESCRIPTION:Counterpoints Arts is proud to partner with Health Workers for Palestine for a powerful evening of film and conversation. Join us for a special community screening of Rendered in Light\, a deeply moving story about a software engineer navigating life in a besieged city. Through his creation of virtual healing spaces\, he turns isolation into connection — a poignant testament to human resilience\, creativity\, and compassion in times of crisis. \nThe screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Maria Marrone and Hala Sabbah from The Sameer Project\, offering deeper insight into the film’s themes and impact. This is more than a screening — it’s a space for reflection\, solidarity\, and community. All are welcome\, so please spread the word and bring others along. \nEvent Date: Friday 13 February 2026\nDoors: 6:00pm | Film: 6:30pm\nLocation: Kensington Central Library – Lecture Theatre\, London W8 7SA \nBook tickets via Eventbrite
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/hw4p-solidarity-on-screen-rendered-in-light/
LOCATION:Kensington Central Library\, 12 Phillimore Walk\, London\, W8 7RX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Counterpoints Productions
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SUMMARY:Refugee Week 2026 Conference (Online)
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Refugee Week 2026 Conference and find out how to get involved in this year’s festival!\nDo you want to find out how you can get involved in this year’s Refugee Week? \nSign up on Eventbrite \nAre you passionate about how arts\, culture\, sports and community activities can help us move together towards a shared goal and shape hopeful futures for all? \nJoin us for the Refugee Week 2026 Conference and find out the answer to these questions and more! \nThe Refugee Week conference is for anyone who is interested in taking part in Refugee Week\, the world’s largest arts & culture festival celebrating the contributions\, resilience and creativity of refugees. \nWhether you’ve been part of Refugee Week for years or are interested in getting involved for the first time\, everyone is welcome! \nThe Refugee Week 2026 Conference is taking place online\, so join us from wherever you are in the world. \nThe conference will be followed by an optional Q&A and an opportunity to network. Please sign up for this session separately here. \nRefugee Week 2026 \nThis year’s Refugee Week is taking place from 15th to 21st June\, and anyone can take part by:\n(1) supporting their local events\n(2) taking part in simple acts\n(3) holding their own event or activity (big or small!) \nThe theme of Refugee Week 2026 is Courage.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/refugee-week-2026-conference-online/
CATEGORIES:Refugee Week
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SUMMARY:Refugee Week 2026 Conference (online)
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Refugee Week 2026 Conference and find out how to get involved in this year’s festival!\nDo you want to find out how you can get involved in this year’s Refugee Week? \nAre you passionate about how arts\, culture\, sports and community activities can help us move together towards a shared goal and shape hopeful futures for all? \nJoin us for the Refugee Week 2026 Conference and find out the answer to these questions and more! \nFull details and free booking \nThe Refugee Week conference is for anyone who is interested in taking part in Refugee Week\, the world’s largest arts & culture festival celebrating the contributions\, resilience and creativity of refugees. \nWhether you’ve been part of Refugee Week for years or are interested in getting involved for the first time\, everyone is welcome! \nThe Refugee Week 2026 Conference is taking place online\, so join us from wherever you are in the world. \nRefugee Week 2026\nThis year’s Refugee Week is taking place from 15th to 21st June\, and anyone can take part by: \n(1) supporting their local events\n(2) taking part in simple acts\n(3) holding their own event or activity (big or small!) \nThe theme of Refugee Week 2026 is Courage.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/refugee-week-2026-conference-online-2/
CATEGORIES:Refugee Week
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SUMMARY:Palestine Comedy Club film UK release
DESCRIPTION:A major new documentary feature film: on release across the UK from 27th February\nWhen six Palestinian comedians hit the road to tour a stand-up show across Palestine and Israel\, their search for humour amidst the injustice of everyday Palestinian life becomes a plea for humanity against in the face of brutal war. \nFull details of UK screenings and related events: toughcrowd.uk/screenings \nWhat’s funny about life under occupation? Palestine Comedy Club is a rollercoaster road-movie that follows six Palestinian stand-up comedians from Haifa\, Ramallah\, Jenin\, Hebron and the Golan Heights who devise and tour a stand-up comedy show exploring the unlikely\, often dark humour that circles the complex question of Palestinian identity. \nDespite the cultural and security challenges of touring six Palestinian comedians – all with different travel permissions – across checkpoints and borders to six theatres in Palestine and Israel\, audiences flock to the shows and the tour gains momentum through increasing public demand. \nWord spreads internationally and they are invited to London for a series of gigs starting\, tragically\, on Oct 7th\, 2023. Just as war breaks out at home\, the comedians prepare to perform in English for the first time to an increasingly conflicted British public. Suddenly\, the mission to connect with audiences with thoughtful humanity becomes an existential imperative. \nDirected by Alaa Aliabdallah and Charlotte Knowles \nProduced by Charlotte Knowles \nExecutive Producers: Carri Twigg\, Mikail Chowdhurry\, Farzana Rahman\, Esther van Messel and Maryam Pasha \nProduced in association with Counterpoints Productions
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/palestine-comedy-club-film-uk-release/
CATEGORIES:Comedy,Counterpoints Productions
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SUMMARY:Once We Were Held – SHARP
DESCRIPTION:An immersive installation created with sound\, scent\, visuals\, sculpture and LGBTQIA+ history. \nInspired by the Bethany Project in Bodmin – a radical place of rest and care for people with HIV/AIDS in the 80s and 90s – this installation invites us into a space of rest\, reflection and queer community. \nReclaiming daffodils as a symbol of queer resilience\, the installation connects LGBTQIA+ care with the landscapes of Cornwall. \nDeveloped with Queer Kernow and supported by Screen Cornwall & Creative Kernow Associates’ Immersive Innovation programme (part-funded by Cornwall Council from the Culture and Creative Industries Innovation Fund). Co-commissioned with Counterpoints Arts. \n\nSHARP’s Website\nSHARP’s Instagram\n\nAbout the Artist\nSHARP is a queer\, working class\, socially engaged artist\, activist\, and producer whose interdisciplinary approach incorporates experimental video\, photography\, sculpture\, and sound installations. Their work investigates the human condition from a queer perspective\, focusing on themes of remembrance from both personal and collective experiences. \nBased in Cornwall\, with a studio at Trewarveneth in Newlyn\, SHARP works across the UK and internationally. Their artwork is represented in several private and national public collections\, including Leeds Art Gallery\, Bradford Museums and Galleries\, and the Salford University Art Collection. Recently\, SHARP received an Artist Award from the Henry Moore Foundation and\, in 2024\, won the overall title at The Exeter Contemporary Art Prize. \nCurrently\, SHARP is exhibiting in the Plant Dreaming exhibition at Leeds Art Gallery and in She Sells Seashells at the Alice Austin House on Staten Island\, New York. Most recent exhibitions and performances have taken place at venues such as The Loading Bay Bradford City of Culture\, Yorkshire Sculpture Park\, Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange in Cornwall\, The Whitaker Museum\, Cartwright Hall Bradford\, VOID Derry\, and The Gallery 78 in Reykjavik\, Iceland. \nSHARP was the lead artist and creative director of the queer contemporary arts and heritage project KOMPAS with Queer Kernow and Decoder. The installation Once We Were Held was inspired by the research on this project.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/once-we-were-held-sharp/
LOCATION:St Petroc’s Church\, Church Square\, Priory Road\, Bodmin\, Cornwall\, PL31 2DP
CATEGORIES:Visual Arts
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SUMMARY:Bibby Boys
DESCRIPTION:Bibby Boys documents the experience of the men aboard the Bibby Stockholm barge and the community that rallied around them. It is a collaborative photographic series by Theo McInnes and Thomas Ralph.\nFree Admission \nPrivate View\, Thursday 19th March\, 18:00-21:00. RSVP HERE \nCounterpoints Arts is one of the partners supporting the exhibition. \nIn late 2023\, while visiting Portland\, McInnes and Ralph overheard the phrase “Bain’t narn of we” used to describe the men housed aboard the newly arrived Bibby Stockholm. In old Dorset\, it means “ain’t one of us”. Hearing this prompted them to consider who these men were\, and how they would experience the island as their temporary home. \nThe Bibby Stockholm\, a repurposed maintenance barge moored off the island\, was used by the UK government to accommodate people seeking asylum. Many of the men onboard had fled persecution\, war\, or climate-related displacement\, only to find themselves confined in conditions Amnesty International described as “utterly shameful” and “reminiscent of the prison hulks of the Victorian era”. Promoted as a cost-saving alternative to hotel accommodation\, the Bibby Stockholm became a highly visible symbol of a deterrence-led asylum policy. \nThe Isle of Portland is a small peninsula connected to the Dorset mainland by a single road. Known for its quarries\, prisons\, and industrial port where the barge was moored\, the island has a rugged character shaped by industry\, remoteness\, and long-standing economic challenges. Portland and neighbouring Weymouth include several neighbourhoods ranked among the most deprived in England\, reflecting persistent barriers to housing\, employment\, and access to services. With the arrival of the Bibby Stockholm\, the island became a focal point of a fierce national debate on migration. \nFor many\, boarding the barge did not feel like a choice. Several men later described feeling compelled to go onboard\, fearing homelessness or negative consequences for their asylum claims if they refused. As they waited in limbo for interviews\, often for multiple years\, the men faced a series of severe challenges. These included an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in the water supply\, restricted movement\, sustained racist and xenophobic protests\, the threat of removal to Rwanda\, and the death of Leonard Farraku onboard. All of this unfolded alongside the personal trauma many carried and deep uncertainty about their futures. Leonard’s death raised serious questions about the adequacy of mental health care and safeguarding within the asylum accommodation system\, deepening concern about the human cost of prolonged limbo. \nIn late 2024\, the decision not to renew the barge’s contract was widely understood as a response to mounting criticism of its human and financial cost. This followed sustained pressure on the newly elected government\, driven in part by collective strikes organised by the men onboard and by continued solidarity from organisations including Care4Calais\, Stand Up To Racism\, and the local Portland Global Friendship Group. \nFormed by Portland residents\, many of whom were strangers before the barge arrived\, the Portland Global Friendship Group offered practical support including help with Home Office applications\, transport\, clothing\, and access to services\, alongside companionship and advocacy. Operating amid local and national hostility\, the group became a visible presence of welcome on the island. Through shared time and activity\, gardening\, walks\, games\, art\, and volunteering became spaces of mutual exchange. Rather than a one-way act of assistance\, the group grew through reciprocity\, with care and responsibility shared between the men onboard and the wider Portland community. When the barge closed\, both the men who had fought for its end and local residents were left to say goodbye to a community formed under conditions no one had chosen. \nMcInnes and Ralph worked slowly and collaboratively\, prioritising time\, consent\, and repeated encounters. With no access to the barge itself\, they worked from the outside\, observing how the men lived and navigated this period of limbo on the island. Over more than a year\, the connections formed between the artists\, the men onboard\, and the wider community shaped both the work and its meaning. \nMainstream media frequently reduces asylum to crisis or threat. Bibby Boys offers another way of looking\, grounded in proximity\, exchange\, and relationship. The tensions surrounding this work are not abstract: when a small preview was shown in Dorset\, the exhibition was vandalised. That act\, occurring alongside a swell of welcome and support\, reflects the contested ground this project occupies and why exhibitions encouraging dialogue and reflection remain necessary. \nArtist Bios\nTheo McInnes (b. 1992) is a photographer and filmmaker based in London. His practice centres on people and the ways they navigate the world\, using photography and film as vehicles for exploration\, attention\, and empathy. Working across portraiture\, social documentary\, and observational filmmaking\, McInnes focuses on human presence\, character\, and lived experience\, often engaging with communities observed from the margins. His directorial debut\, the short documentary The Fanciers\, received recognition at DOC NYC and Bolton International Film Festival\, and was nominated for Best Short Documentary at the Melbourne International Film Festival. McInnes is a multiple-time Portrait of Britain winner\, selected in 2019\, 2020\, and 2024\, and shortlisted in 2023. He received the Social Documentary Photography Award for Best Series for Showland\, and has been awarded Rugby Photographer of the Year twice for his documentary work on the Men’s Six Nations. \nThomas Ralph (b. 1989) is a film director\, writer\, and socially engaged artist from Dorset whose work is driven by political inquiry and an interest in lived experience. Working across film and photography\, his practice explores culture\, community\, and representation. His commercial work has received nominations and awards from Cannes Lions\, British Arrows\, D&AD\, and the UK Music Video Awards. In 2024\, he was a Portrait of Britain winner. Alongside his commissioned practice\, Ralph develops long-form narrative and documentary projects. He is currently co-writing the feature film Precious Things and the television miniseries The Laughter Of Our Children with Liam Papadachi\, and is adapting writer Max Porter’s arms trade soliloquy Wild West into a short film.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/bibby-boys/
LOCATION:Photofusion\, 2 Beehive Place\, London\, SW9 7QR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Photography
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260322T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260322T220000
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SUMMARY:About Us! Artists Scratch Showcase 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Southbank Centre and Counterpoints Arts invite you to submit your work to be screened or performed during a supportive artistic group session at 7pm – 10pm on Sunday 22 March 2026. Sign up to present your work (or work in progress) and engage in discussions with a room full of like-minded artistic experimenters. All artists selected to present will receive £150 to cover their time and expenses.. \nAs part of the session\, after the performances the artists and audience will discuss any shared or contrasting themes and talk about craft. There are also opportunities for networking and gaining industry advice. \nCounterpoints Arts also have a capacity to support artists from the global majority with advice on project development\, fundraising\, and networking. Contact at Counterpoints is Dijana Rakovic\, Senior Producer dijana@counterpoints.org.uk \nApplications to present work are open to artists aged over 18 from a global majority background (or tackling the subjects of diaspora and migration)\, whether you’re a writer\, musician\, dancer\, filmmaker\, designer or anything in between. \nPlease submit your application by 11.59pm on Wednesday 25 February. Six artists will be selected to share their work. This selection will be curated by Awate. If your work is not selected we’d still love you to come as an audience member to give feedback and share ideas. \nFull details and application form: https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/artist-call-out-about-us-artists-scratch-showcase-2026/
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/about-us-artists-scratch-showcase-2026/
LOCATION:Purcell Room\, Queen Elizabeth Hall\, Southbank Centre\, London SE1 8XX
CATEGORIES:Multi-Art Form
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260328T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260328T180000
DTSTAMP:20260501T025454
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SUMMARY:Artists Against The Far Right - Together March
DESCRIPTION:Join Counterpoints in the Arts Bloc at the Together March on 28 March!\n\nWe invite artists\, creatives\, arts organisations\, partners and supporters to walk with us at the Together Alliance March. Bring your work\, your art\, your placards and your chants. At a time when division is being weaponised\, we believe in the power of the arts — and in the power of gathering together — to imagine and demand something better. Let’s make creativity visible in the movement for justice.  \nWe’ll have some placards available\, please sign up if you’d like one\, and to give us an idea of numbers.  \nSign up to join us at the march!\nMeet on Park Lane at 12pm – exact location on What Three Words. \n\n—\n\nAbout The Together Alliance\nThe Together Alliance is made up of hundreds of civil society organisations representing over 7 million people. They are backed by thousands of everyday people from all over the country: trade unionists and environmentalists\, community activists and faith leaders\, musicians\, athletes\, entertainers and elected representatives. \nThe community is rapidly growing and are mobilising in communities across the country – members represent over 7 million people mobilising for love\, hope and unity in the face of hate\, fear and division\, raising their voices to stop the rise of the far-right. More information about the March route\, accessibility and speakers here.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/together-march/
CATEGORIES:Community & Participation
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260407T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260407T210000
DTSTAMP:20260501T025454
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SUMMARY:Kamilya Jubran and Werner Hasler
DESCRIPTION:Kamilya Jubran and Werner Hasler unravel a musical universe of possibilities; “a unison of timbres\, cultures complementing\, the complicity of verses\, and modes and languages confronting each other” in the duo’s own way of communicating respective origins and contemporaneity. Lyrical\, within a sound full of contrast and ornamentation\, they pursue an expansion of their repertoire with imaginative interpretation and improvisation. \nHinging on a practice of interrogating their hearing and their expression\, their research and their desire\, Kamilya Jubran and Werner Hasler draw a universe where everything seems possible. It is a unison of stamps\, cultures completing each other\, sentences colliding with each other\, modes and languages meeting each other. It’s a way of communicating their respective roots and presents. Kamilya Jubran and Werner Hasler let us gradually see the tenants and secrets of their artistic conversation. The alchemy of their exchange unveils a voyage into a unique\, unheard sound. \nAs part of Kamilya Jubran’s Beyond 1932 Residency at King’s College London\, the duo will perform و WA (Arabic for ‘and’)\, their third album (2019 Everest Records er_093 ). \nThe performance will be followed by a short Q&A with the artists. \nFull details and booking \nCounterpoints has been working with the Beyond 1932 project\, sharing events with our networks.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/kamilya-jubran-and-werner-hasler/
LOCATION:Cafe Oto\, 18-22 Ashwin St\, London\, E8 3DL
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260409
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260419
DTSTAMP:20260501T025454
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SUMMARY:Uprooted
DESCRIPTION:Ieva Sudargaite Douaihi presents new work in response to a time of mass displacement in Lebanon\, continuing the twinning and solidarity between OUTPOST in Norwich and Takeover Beirut. \nThe photographic prints featured in this exhibition will be available for purchase\, with all proceeds donated to Buzuruna Juzuruna. \nLocated in the Bekaa Valley\, Buzuruna Juzuruna operates a vital heirloom seed library and educational farm. Their work mirrors the themes of this exhibition: a commitment to the native landscape and a refusal to let the roots of Lebanese ecology be swept away. They have been chosen not only for their immediate impact but for their long-term mission to secure a sustainable\, local future for the region’s agriculture. \nCounterpoints first worked with OUTPOST last October to present work by Maria Proshkowska as part of Platforma 2025\, and we are delighted to be able to collaborate again to bring this important new exhibition to the UK. \nIeva Saudargaite Douaihi is a transdisciplinary artist working at the intersection of photography\, architecture\, and material research. Rooted in an ongoing exploration of vernacular landscapes\, memory\, and overlooked ecologies\, her practice spans image- making\, spatial interventions\, and hybrid objects composed of found objects\, natural matter and household materials. Drawing on her background in architecture and a deep sensitivity to ecological and social entanglements\, she engages with overlooked spaces and slow processes of growth\, decay\, and adaptation. \nThrough layered relationships between nature\, memory\, and the built environment\, Douaihi explores how spaces carry histories\, absences\, and the potential for renewal. Her work gives form to questions of permanence\, access\, and belonging—unfolding as quiet gestures that trace the ways in which people and places shape\, resist\, or intertwine with one another.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/uprooted/
LOCATION:OUTPOST Gallery\, 10b Wensum Street\, Norwich\, NR3 1HR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Visual Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260409T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260409T173000
DTSTAMP:20260501T025454
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260313T131425Z
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SUMMARY:The (De)Colonial Legacy of the 1932 Cairo Congress
DESCRIPTION:Panel Discussion with Kamilya Jubran\, Hazem Jamjoum\, Tarek Beshir and Gülçin Özkişi\nThe panel brings together musicians\, scholars and archivists to reflect on the legacy of the 1932 Cairo Congress from a contemporary MENA perspective\, as part of Beyond 1932. Moderated by Rim Irscheid\, panelists Kamilya Jubran\, Hazem Jamjoum\, Tarik Beshir and Gülcin Özkişi discuss how the Congress continues to shape ideas of authenticity\, notation\, preservation\, and musical modernity today. \nDrawing on creative practice and research\, the panel will explore the political\, colonial\, and archival dimensions of this historic gathering and its ongoing impact on music-making and knowledge production in the region. \nThe panel takes place on Thursday 9 April\, 4–5.30pm in the Pyramid Room at King’s College London (War Studies Department)\, followed by a drinks reception. \nThe event is free and open to all\, registration is required. \nCounterpoints has been partnering with the Beyond 1932 \, helping to connect events and podcasts with our networks.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/the-decolonial-legacy-of-the-1932-cairo-congress/
LOCATION:KCL\, Pyramid Room\, King's Building\, London\, WC2R 2LS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Learning,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260412T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260412T123000
DTSTAMP:20260501T025454
CREATED:20260407T091221Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T042800Z
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SUMMARY:To Re-Cite: Ayat al-Kursi - Sound\, Faith\, and Collective Listening
DESCRIPTION:We warmly invite you to a workshop as part of the wider development of our newly co-commissioned project with artist Aliaskar Abarkas\, exploring sound\, music\, and listening through faith and collective experience. \nThe session brings together members of our community with Muslim backgrounds to share ideas\, and reflections on how sonic practices – from recitation and prayer to breath\, rhythm\, and silence – shape spiritual\, emotional\, and communal life. The starting point of the project is the Quranic verse Ayat al-Kursi\, whispered across generations\, transmitted as both lullaby and sonic protection. \nThis session is the first in a series of workshops forming part of a longer-term project. \nFurther confirmed sessions will take place on: Sun 26 Apr\, Sun 17 May\, and Sun 31 May. \nAliaskar Abarkas is an Iranian artist based in London. \nRooted in alternative and communal art education\, his practice stages choreographic encounters that move from individual elements into collective expression. Often in dialogue with historical sources\, Abarkas builds collaborative frameworks that invite participants to interpret and activate inherited scores through music\, exhibition\, and performance-making. \nHe is currently an Associate Artist at Sadler’s Wells / Rose Choreographic School (London\, 2024–26) and Lead Artist at Autograph Gallery (Acts of Solidarity\, in partnership with All Change\, London\, 2025–28). He holds a BA in Visual Cultures from the University of Tehran and an MA in the Theory of Contemporary Art and Politics from Goldsmiths\, University of London. Previous residencies include Cubitt Gallery and the Swiss Church (London)\, as well as Rupert (Lithuania)\, the Institute of Postnatural Studies (Madrid)\, Castro (Rome)\, Open School East\, and Syllabus V (UK)\, among others. \nHis work has been supported by institutions including the Barbican Centre\, ICA\, The Mosaic Rooms\, TACO!\, Pushkin House\, LUX (London)\, CAPC (Bordeaux)\, LOCALES (Rome)\, Scuola Piccola Zattere (Venice)\, and CIRCA. Upcoming projects include commissions and collaborations with Arts Catalyst (Sheffield)\, YDP Foundation (London)\, and the Singapore Art Museum. \nCo-commissioned by Counterpoints Arts and Whitechapel Gallery. \nImage credit: Anne Tetzlaf
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/to-re-cite-ayat-al-kursi-sound-faith-and-collective-listening/
LOCATION:Clore Creative Studio\, Clore Creative Studio\, Whitechapel Art Gallery\, 77-82 Whitechapel High St\, London\, E1 7QX
CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Sound Art,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260413T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260413T133000
DTSTAMP:20260501T025454
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SUMMARY:Beyond a Joke - report launch
DESCRIPTION:Counterpoints Arts is delighted to be co-hosting the launch of Beyond A Joke – Comedy and Social Change in the UK\, by Sam Beale\, supported by Unbound Philanthropy.\nDr Sam Beale is a comedy director\, writer\, teacher and researcher. She is a co-founder and co-director of Palestine Comedy Club (PalCom) and founder/ director of Funny Side Collective. \nTo celebrate and advocate live comedy as a tool for positive social change\, Beyond A Joke explores how comedy initiatives are building communities\, reducing social exclusion and improving mental health\, and examines the effectiveness of using humour as part of social justice campaigns. \nThe launch event will feature a presentation of the report plus a panel discussion from experienced comedy and social change practitioners:\n– Performer\, facilitator and story-maker\, Yasmeen Audisho Ghrawi\n– The Comedy School Founder/Director\, Mr Keith Palmer MBE\n– Critic\, K. Biswas\n– Report author\, Dr Sam Beale \nChaired by Laith Elzubaidi (Counterpoints Arts) \nLight lunch will be served. \nThe report features projects and organisations currently working in the sector\, to identify existing good practice\, and considers opportunities for expansion and key challenges for the field. It is divided into three themed areas\, highlighting the principal ways that comedy and collective laughter can be catalysed for social change: \n\nComedy and community;\nComedy\, recovery and resilience;\nComedy and campaigning.\n\nIllustrative examples are loosely gathered under these themes with some crossovers. To support the report’s interpretative overview of the field\, each section includes the insights and reflections of comedy creators\, and providers and participants of ongoing projects. These identify current applications and impacts of comedy for social change practices and the skills\, methods and approaches. \nThe launch is an invite-only event. If you would like to attend please email hello@counterpoints.org.uk \nDownload Beyond A Joke (pdf)
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/beyond-a-joke-report-launch/
LOCATION:Shaftesbury Theatre\, 210 Shaftesbury Ave\, London\, WC2H 8DP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260414T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260414T120000
DTSTAMP:20260501T025454
CREATED:20260330T144238Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260330T145225Z
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SUMMARY:Take Part in Refugee Week
DESCRIPTION:A partnership event exploring Refugee Week 2026 \n\n\n\n\nJoin this event to learn more about Refugee Week and the intersection of arts\, mental health and displacement with Counterpoints Arts. \nRefugee Week is the world’s largest arts and culture festival celebrating the contributions\, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary. Refugee Week 2026 will take place from 15–21 June and will explore the theme Courage\, marking the 75th anniversary of the Refugee Convention. \nThe session will include a case study and practical guidance on embedding good mental health practice when planning Refugee Week events or working with people from displaced backgrounds. \nSign up to the event here  \nThis event is a partnership between Counterpoints Arts and a collective of UK creative health networks: The Culture\, Health & Wellbeing Alliance; London Arts and Health; Arts\, Culture\, Health & Wellbeing Scotland; the Wales Arts\, Health & Wellbeing Network; the Northern Ireland Creative Health Network and Arts Care. \n\n\n\n\nAgenda\n\n\n\n10:30 AM – 10:40 AM \nWelcome & housekeeping\n\nCHWA\n\n10:40 AM – 10:55 AM \n\n\nAbout the Week\n\nCounterpoints\n\nAbout the Week – and how you can take part \n\n\n10:55 AM – 11:05 AM \nCase study\n11:05 AM – 11:20 AM \n\n\nCounterpoints + Mental Health Guidebook\n\nCounterpoints\n\n11:20 AM – 11:45 AM \n\n\nDiscussion & Q&A\n11:45 AM – 12:00 PM \n\n\nClosing remarks
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/take-part-in-refugee-week/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom\, via Counterpoints 128 Hoxton Street\, London\, N1 6SH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Mental Health,Refugee Week
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260426T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260531T123000
DTSTAMP:20260501T025454
CREATED:20260422T121201Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260422T121201Z
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SUMMARY:To Re-Cite: Ayat al-Kursi - Sound\, Faith\, and Collective Listening - workshops
DESCRIPTION:We warmly invite you to a workshop as part of the wider development of our newly commissioned project with artist Aliaskar Abarkas\, exploring sound\, music\, and listening through faith and collective experience. \nEach session brings together members of our community with Muslim backgrounds to share ideas\, and reflections on how sonic practices — from recitation and prayer to breath\, rhythm\, and silence — shape spiritual\, emotional\, and communal life. The starting point of the project is the Quranic verse Ayat al-Kursi\, whispered across generations\, transmitted as both lullaby and sonic protection. \nThis is a series of workshops forming part of a longer-term project\, with sessions taking place on Sun 26 Apr\, Sun 17 May\, and Sun 31 May. Please book each session individually. \nTo Re-Cite is co-commissioned by Counterpoints Arts and Whitechapel Gallery for Backyard Biennial.\n \n\nBook workshops in these dates:\nSun 26 Apr 2026\, 10.30am – 12.30pm; book HERE\nSun 17 May 10.30am – 12.30pm; book HERE\nSun 31 May 10.30am – 12.3; book HERE\n \nAliaskar Abarkas is an Iranian artist based in London. \nRooted in alternative and communal art education\, his practice stages choreographic encounters that move from individual elements into collective expression. Often in dialogue with historical sources\, Abarkas builds collaborative frameworks that invite participants to interpret and activate inherited scores through music\, exhibition\, and performance-making. \nHe is currently an Associate Artist at Sadler’s Wells / Rose Choreographic School (London\, 2024–26) and Lead Artist at Autograph Gallery (Acts of Solidarity\, in partnership with All Change\, London\, 2025–28). He holds a BA in Visual Cultures from the University of Tehran and an MA in the Theory of Contemporary Art and Politics from Goldsmiths\, University of London. Previous residencies include Cubitt Gallery and the Swiss Church (London)\, as well as Rupert (Lithuania)\, the Institute of Postnatural Studies (Madrid)\, Castro (Rome)\, Open School East\, and Syllabus V (UK)\, among others. \nHis work has been supported by institutions including the Barbican Centre\, ICA\, The Mosaic Rooms\, TACO!\, Pushkin House\, LUX (London)\, CAPC (Bordeaux)\, LOCALES (Rome)\, Scuola Piccola Zattere (Venice)\, and CIRCA. Upcoming projects include commissions and collaborations with Arts Catalyst (Sheffield)\, YDP Foundation (London)\, and the Singapore Art Museum. \n\nImage: Reverberance\, Living Rehearsing\, YDP\, London\, 2026. Photograph: Anne Tetzlaff
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/to-re-cite-ayat-al-kursi-sound-faith-and-collective-listening-workshops/
LOCATION:Clore Creative Studio Whitechapel Gallery\, Clore Creative Studio\, Whitechapel Art Gallery\, 77-82 Whitechapel High St\, London\, E1 7QX
CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Sound Art
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260512T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260512T163000
DTSTAMP:20260501T025454
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260330T134821Z
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SUMMARY:Spaces of Care; Migration\, Museums & Mental Health
DESCRIPTION:We are thrilled about this interactive event with the Migration Network\, MultakaOxford and Counterpoints Arts at the Museum of Making in Derby. \n\n\n\nSpaces of Care a free day-long\, in-person event kindly hosted by the Museum of Making in Derby. This event is intended for those working with migration and intersecting themes in museums\, heritage sites and cultural spaces. It’s particularly for those working across the Midlands and South Yorkshire – to ensure opportunities for connection and potential collaborations. \nThere will be opportunities to hear from the organisers\, engage with a carousel of story-sharing activities\, share your own work\, and network and connect with each other. \nDuring the day we’ll explore key questions like: what are the motivations for everyone involved? How do we do it? What is successful and what challenges are we facing? What is the impact and what consequences do we need to consider? \nIf you would like to attend please email maren@counterpoints.org.uk
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/spaces-of-care-migration-museums-mental-health/
CATEGORIES:Mental Health
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260518T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260518T123000
DTSTAMP:20260501T025454
CREATED:20260427T150017Z
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SUMMARY:Critical Hope - Creativity and Wellbeing Week launch
DESCRIPTION:Join us in person to hear from Creative Health sector experts from across the country as part of Creativity and Wellbeing Week 2026 organised by London Arts and Health. Our Arts\, Refugees & Mental Health producer Maren will be one of the panelists for this important conversation. \n\n\n\nDay one of Creativity and Wellbeing Week sets the tone for the national programme under the theme of Critical Hope for Acute Times. The theme acknowledges the increasing precarity in the health and care sectors including the impending NHS redundancies\, ongoing instability in funding for Creative Health and the rising pressures linked to planetary health and climate change. Hear from cutting edge speakers\, network and re-energise at this free event to kick start our festival for 2026. \nRead more about the festival theme\, Critical Hope here. \nThis event will gather the sector in a space of critical hope\, reconnecting practitioners with their passion and inviting visions for the future of Creative Health. You can expect exciting panel discussions\, Q&A\, artistic activity and networking. \nAt the National Theatre. London Arts & Health anticipate the event to sell out with practitioners\, NHS colleagues\, artists\, funders and policy makers joining to mark the opening of the festival. \nAll attendees will be able to take home a unique Critical Hope badge created by the Badge Cafe! \nFeaturing: \n\nChair and host: Thahmina Begum\nAnna Woolf: London Arts and Health\nYamin Choudury: National Theatre\nEmmanuella Morsi : Artist\, Production Manager and Researcher\nMaren Ellermann: Counterpoints Arts\nDan Hopewell: Bromley By Bow Centre\nDr Simon Opher MP: Chair of the APPG on Creative Health\nRachel Millward: Deputy leader of the Green Party of England and Wales\nWith resident artist from Hoxton Hall: Aaron Appiah-Anderson\n\nAbout the venue: \nArrive from 10am in the foyer of the National Theatre and follow the signs for the event which will take place at the Buffini Chao Deck. You can purchase a hot drink to bring up from the cafe to enjoy during the event. The venue is fully wheelchair accessible. \nGet your tickets here \n 
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/critical-hope-creativity-and-wellbeing-week-launch/
LOCATION:National Theatre\, National Theatre\, Upper Ground\, South Bank\, London\, London\, SE1 9PX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Creativity & Wellbeing Week,Mental Health
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260531T210000
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SUMMARY:Footnote x Counterpoints Prize Readings
DESCRIPTION:Meet the finalists for the £15\,000 Footnotes x Counterpoints Fiction Prize for writers from refugee and migrant backgrounds who shine a light on today’s most pertinent topics. \nThe writers reflect on themes of displacement\, belonging\, courage and creativity both in the selected works and more broadly\, touching on highly relevant themes that shape our lives and society. This event brings together the shortlisted authors ahead of the announcement of the winner in June\, who will be selected by a judging panel composed of prominent writers. \nPresented in association with Counterpoints Arts and Footnote. \nBooking via Southbank Centre \nShortlist to be announced in early May. \n 
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/footnote-x-counterpoints-prize-readings/
LOCATION:Purcell Room\, Queen Elizabeth Hall\, Southbank Centre\, London SE1 8XX
CATEGORIES:Literature & Spoken Word
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260621T000000
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SUMMARY:Refugee Week 15-21 June 2026
DESCRIPTION:Refugee Week is the world’s largest arts and culture festival celebrating the contributions\, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary.\nEstablished in the UK in 1998\, Refugee Week is co-ordinated by Counterpoints Arts and takes place every year around World Refugee Day (20th June). It has grown into a global movement with over 2 million participants\, across over 20 countries. Through an exciting programme of thousands of events\, activities and media campaigns\, Refugee Week brings together people from different backgrounds to connect beyond labels\, and foster a deeper understanding of why people are displaced\, and the challenges they face when seeking safety. \nRefugee Week 2026 will be 15-21st June with the theme of Courage. \nBy providing a platform for people who have sought sanctuary to share their experiences\, perspectives and creative work on their own terms\, our vision is for refugees and asylum seekers to be able to live safely within inclusive and resilient communities\, where they can continue to make a valuable contribution. \nThis year\, Quentin Blake’s joyful illustrations will sit at the centre of the Simple Acts campaign — a series of nine everyday actions anyone can take to show solidarity with refugees and help build more welcoming communities. Blake’s bright\, playful drawings will appear on postcards\, posters and other materials for communities\, schools\, libraries \, arts organisations and individuals to use at their own events. \nRead more about Refugee Week\, including how you can take part.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/refugee-week-15-21-june-2026/
CATEGORIES:Refugee Week
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260616T182000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260616T193000
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SUMMARY:Allies In Exile + Q&A
DESCRIPTION:The London Premiere of a new film by Hasan Kattan and Fadi Al-Halabi\nDirector: Hasan Kattan \nUK-Syria 2026. 40min \nEvent includes a Q&A with Hasan Kattan \nSyrian filmmakers Hasan Kattan and Fadi Al-Halabi experienced and documented the atrocities of the war in Syria. After entering the UK\, they find themselves part of the asylum process\, wondering whether their new lives will ever become a reality. \nMade as part of the Displacement Film Fund launched by UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett\, and co-produced by Counterpoints Productions\, this moving first-person documentary explores the power of cinema to bring refugee stories to the big screen. \nContains scenes of war and graphic violence or injury. \nPresented by BFI Southbank as part of their Refugee Week programme. \nFull information and tickets
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/allies-in-exile-qa/
LOCATION:BFI\, Belvedere Road\, London\, SE1 8XT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Film,Refugee Week
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260619T181000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260619T200000
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SUMMARY:Khartoum + discussion
DESCRIPTION:In this moving documentary\, a collective of filmmakers capture the lives of a people caught up in a conflict that has ravaged Sudan.\nDirectors: Rawia Alhag\, Ibrahim Snoopy\, Anas Saeed\, Timeea M Ahmed\, Phil Cox \nUK-Sudan-Germany-Qatar 2025. 80min \nThe screening will be followed by a discussion. \nA civil servant\, a tea lady\, a resistance committee volunteer and two young bottle collectors. Five Khartoum residents from different walks of life\, share their experiences of conflict and exile after escaping the Sudanese capital following a military coup and the outbreak of war. The filmmakers – also displaced by the war – weave together a personal and insightful film comprising footage shot prior to the escape\, staged reenactments\, and stories of migration and survival\, highlighting the human cost of this conflict. \nContains scenes of war and graphic violence or injury. \nPresented by BFI Southbank as part of their Refugee Week programme\, in partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM). \nFull details and tickets
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/khartoum/
LOCATION:BFI\, Belvedere Road\, London\, SE1 8XT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Film,Refugee Week
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260626T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260626T205000
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SUMMARY:It Sounds Like Courage: Music and Solidarity
DESCRIPTION:A celebration of music and spoken word shaped by migration – brought together by courageous creative talents for Refugee Week.\nCo-curated by Southbank Centre with Anoushka Shankar and Counterpoints Arts\, It Sounds Like Courage brings a unique blend of artists who stand in solidarity with displaced people all over the world. \nFull details and booking via the Southbank Centre website. \nConnected by the unifying theme of ‘courage’\, the night features music and poetry born from generations of migration\, mapping the sounds and creativity that grew out of resistance movements. \nFeaturing artists with lived experience of displacement\, musicians with migrant heritage and high-profile allies in the fight for justice and equality\, It Sounds Like Courage is a night to imagine new possibilities together\, with community and solidarity at its centre. \nHosted by comedian Nish Kumar\, with performances from singer and flautist Nai Barghouti with the London Contemporary Orchestra\, Mozambican rapper MoYah and spoken word from Nikita Gill and Salena Godden\, with more to be announced. \nThis event sits at the heart of Refugee Week during our 75th anniversary year and is presented by Southbank Centre in partnership with Counterpoints Arts. \nAnoushka Shankar. Photo by Laura Lewis
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/it-sounds-like-courage-music-and-solidarity/
LOCATION:Royal Festival Hall\, Southbank Centre\, SE1 8XX
CATEGORIES:Music,Refugee Week
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260627T150000
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SUMMARY:Counterpoints Lecture with Elif Shafak
DESCRIPTION:Global bestselling writer and renowned activist Elif Shafak explores whether creativity can help heal our divided world in the inaugural Counterpoints lecture.\nFor this first iteration of the annual Counterpoints lecture\, Shafak explores how imagination and artistic practice shape our understanding of the world. \nFull details and tickets from Southbank Centre website \nShafak reflects on the link between creativity and courage\, and how creativity can open paths to belonging\, imagination and collaboration in times of conflict\, fear and political division. \nDrawing on academic\, literary critic and activist Edward Said’s concept of the ‘counterpoint’ perspective of displaced people\, Shafak considers how artists from regions affected by war\, violence and political extremism can offer vital insights and new ways of seeing\, questioning and imagining. As part of this\, Shafak unravels the idea of ‘storyland’ as a motherland. \nElif Shafak is an award-winning and highly acclaimed British-Turkish novelist whose work has been translated into 55 languages. The author of 21 books\, including 13 novels\, she is a bestselling author in many countries around the world. \nShafak holds a PhD in political science and is President of the Royal Society of Literature and a Public Humanities Fellow at the School of Advanced Studies (SAS). She is a leading voice on freedom of expression\, women’s rights and LGBTQ+ rights. \nPart of Southbank Centre’s Refugee Week 2026 programme\, presented in partnership with Counterpoints Arts. Refugee Week is a nationwide festival celebrating the contributions\, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary. Inspired by refugees\, the theme this year is ‘courage’. \nPhoto by Ferhat Elik
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/counterpoints-lecture-with-elif-shafak/
LOCATION:Royal Festival Hall\, Southbank Centre\, SE1 8XX
CATEGORIES:Literature & Spoken Word,Refugee Week
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260627T220000
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SUMMARY:Our HeartBeats: Courage in Creativity
DESCRIPTION:Join a celebration of global club sounds and community at the Southbank Centre with Our Heartbeats DJ Crew\nRooted in the belief of music’s ability to bring people together and defy narratives\, Our HeartBeats DJ crew create a space where culture\, migration and identity collide on the dance floor. \nOur HeartBeats is a community-led DJ training and performance platform rooted in the belief that music has the power to unite\, empower and challenge narratives. Championing young DJs from refugee and displaced backgrounds\, the programme creates pathways into London’s music scene while celebrating the diverse musical identities of its artists. \nAt this event\, newly trained DJs from the latest Our HeartBeats cohort will perform their first public sets\, supported by alumni artists who have gone on to perform at festivals\, venues and radio stations across London and beyond. Special guest DJs will also join the line-up. \nAbout Our Heartbeats\nPart of Southbank Centre’s Refugee Week 2026 programme\, presented in partnership with Counterpoints Arts\, this event responds to this year’s theme of ‘courage’ – welcoming audiences to connect across cultures through music and shared celebration. \nOur HeartBeats began during Refugee Week 2024 in collaboration with the Southbank Centre and has since grown into an independent Community Interest Company supporting emerging artists through workshops\, mentoring and performance opportunities. Find out more about Our Heartbeats.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/our-heartbeats-courage-in-creativity/
LOCATION:Riverside Terrace\, Southbank Centre SE1 8XX\, SE1 8XX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:London Refugee Week,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260628T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260628T170000
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SUMMARY:Arab Film Club: An Afternoon of Shorts and Q&A
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a specially curated programme of short films for Refugee Week 2026\nActor and writer Sarah Agha curates a programme of short films for Arab Film Club on 28 June\, followed by a live Q&A with the film-makers. These exceptional films demonstrate how film-makers can use the power of cinema\, art and storytelling to humanise narratives of migration\, using cinema to champion stories of courage\, community and resilience. \nFull line up to be announced soon. For ages 14+. \nBook your place on the Southbank Centre website. \nPhoto: Southbank 2025\, Suhaib Jaber \n— \nInterested in holding your own Refugee Week film screening?\nEach year we curate a selection of short and feature-length films from across the world exploring themes of displacement\, migration\, belonging\, and community as part of The Refugee Week Film Festival. Organisations and individuals can screen them for free during Refugee Week on 15 – 21 June 2026. Find out more about hosting your own screening.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/arab-film-club-an-afternoon-of-shorts-and-qa/
LOCATION:Purcell Room\, Southbank Centre
CATEGORIES:Film,London Refugee Week
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