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
Ellipsis by Belén L.Yáñez is an interactive audio experience devised as a walking tour through the streets of Plymouth.
A free networking event to discuss the arts, refugees and asylum seekers in Swindon. Showcasing existing work and exploring possibilities for new collaborations.
A sharing event celebrating the end of the Hip Hop Gardens programme by May Project Gardens.
Join Bristol Refugee Festival at Arnolfini for a wonderful afternoon of cultural sharing – celebrating the Arabic speaking world.
Good Evening We Are From Ukraine follows a community of Ukrainian women and children who have arrived in Moorhaven, Devon, UK after being uprooted by Russia’s invasion.
Make dance music for the mix at Abigail Reynolds’ Core in a quarry on the edge of Redruth. Presented as part of the Flamm festival by Creative Kernow.
In October 2023 the 7th Platforma festival will take place across the South West, to showcase work, develop networks and capacity, share practice and to learn.
A project by Tamara Al-Mashouk in collaboration with: Manon Schwich, Sami El-Enany, Parker Heyl, Angus Frost, Fadi Giha, Lorella Bianco, Patricia Doors
Counterpoints Arts’ Learning Lab in partnership with the Centre for Sex, Gender and Sexualities, University of Durham, the Performing Arts, University of Northumbria, Platforma Arts + Refugee Network and The Forge, reflects on the performance, film and installation work of London-based artist and researcher, Natasha Davis.





























