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
Our HeartBeats DJs do their first ever radio mix on Foundation FM, with DJ Mahnoor.
From acclaimed director Levan Akin (And Then We Danced), Crossing is a moving and tender tale of identity, acceptance and unlikely connection that transcends borders and generations.
An informal meet-up to bring together organisations and people working across the arts to support the wellbeing and mental health of refugees / asylum seekers in and around Great Yarmouth.
One Song is a multiscreen video installation, by artist Kadir Karababa, about the power of songs that connect us to our roots.
Immerse yourself in improvised music, poetry and visuals led by electronic musician Pouya Ehsaei and writer-performer Tara Fatehi, marking Refugee Week. Event produced in collaboration with Southbank Centre.
Join us for a programme of exceptional short films curated by actress and writer Sarah Agha, exploring stories of migration and refugee narratives.
In partnership with London Festival of Architecture and soon to be opened Palestine House, Counterpoints’ Room for Dinner reimagines the dinner party.
Celebrate Refugee Week in this creative workshop inspired by journeys from home. In collaboration with Art Refuge and The British Library.
What makes us feel at home? A taste? Smell? Colour? Sound? What does it mean to be displaced in our own home or land? Join us, the two artists and others in the simple act of sharing a meal. And bring a dish you’ve made related to home to share together with comrades and to regroup.
