Counterpoints in Conversation is a brand new radio series on Resonance FM, in collaboration with Gaby D'Annunzio.
New co-commission with Whitechapel Gallery - To-Recite by Aliaskar Abarkas. Sign up for workshops across April and May.
The world’s largest arts and culture festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary.
A brand new digital art-meets-football project made with people from all over the world who now call Sheffield home, to celebrate the World Cup and Refugee Week.
A night of comedy featuring No Direction Home and the Palestine Comedy Club, presented by the University of Westiminster.
An intimate evening of storytelling, reflection, and conversation exploring the meaning of home, migration, and belonging.
A collective of filmmakers capture the lives of a people caught up in a conflict that has ravaged Sudan.
An audio-visual installation and community project by artist Kadir Karababa that explores how music carries memory, identity and a sense of home across borders.
A celebration of music and spoken word shaped by migration – co-curated by Anoushka Shankar and hosted by Nish Kumar.
Global bestselling writer and renowned activist Elif Shafak explores whether creativity can help heal our divided world.
Join a celebration of global club sounds and community at the Southbank Centre with Our Heartbeats DJ Crew for Refugee Week
A screening of exceptional short films selected by Sarah Agha for Arab Film Club, followed by a Q&A.
Past Events
For information about the Platforma festival taking place across the East of England in October 2025 and how you can get involved.
Our comedy collective No Direction Home comes to the Brighton Comedy Festival, featuring Anastasia Chokuwamba and Loraine Mponela.
An evening of performance and discussion as part of this year's Scottish Mental Health and Arts Festival, shining a light on the invisibilised experience of being displaced.
An online conversation as part of this year's Scottish Mental Health and Arts Festival, discussing our new strand focussing on mental health and displacement
Our comedy collective No Direction Home comes to Leicester, featuring Selam Amare, Anastasia Chokuwamba and Loraine Mponela, hosted by Rahul Somia
Holding Space is our first event in a series of gatherings on art, mental health and displacement considering the role of art and creativity and its impact on the mental health and wellbeing of sanctuary seekers.
Counterpoints Arts & Wile Out are coming together for a special takeover, raising funds for the incredible Our HeartBeats program, which uplifts migrant and refugee communities through the power of sound!
A partnership between the Eden Project, Art Reach and Counterpoints Arts, bringing artists Dhaqan Collective and Kaajal Modi to the Eden Project for a public programme exploring the themes of migration and climate justice.
b-side is collaborating on Counterpoints Arts' second gathering of womxn artists, practitioners, researchers, producers and educators on Island of Portland. An afternoon of practice sharing with Dhaqan Collective and other practitioners in the Counterpoints Arts’ womxn gathering.
