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
We are delighted to share this film of Caroline Bergvall's Night & Refuge event, a public collaborative writing event between five UK-based poets, which took place over Zoom during the Covid-19 lockdown. This unique event happened online on 20 May 2020, from 6-9pm BST, and spanned many time-zones. The short film presented here, edited in [...]
Live, online laughter from the brilliant No Direction Home comedy collective, with special guest headliner
In partnership with Sanctuary on Sea, Counterpoints Arts presents No Direction Home live on Zoom for Refugee Week with guest headliner Mo Omar. Booking via Eventbrite Age 16+ Somali-born, Cardiff-raised and London-based, Mo Omar is a fast-rising talent with a unique perspective on culture, faith and love. Recently making his TV debut on Harry Hills [...]
Lady Leshurr — the multi-talented rapper, songwriter and co-host of ITV2’s ‘Don’t Hate the Playaz’ — launches a specially commissioned football song and music video celebrating the diversity of football at Refugee Week 2020. The song was commissioned by PopChange — an initiative led by Counterpoints Arts — and produced together with football fans to celebrate the contributions that [...]
Special Refugee Week 2020 event with the South Sudanese singer, sister of internationally acclaimed hip hop artist Emmanuel Jal.
A special episode of Global Roots Radio with music and a little bit of chat!
Roundtable Discussion: How do we challenge hostile environments in the arts? Phosphoros Theatre, supported by Counterpoints Arts, brings together artists and practitioners working with groups currently underserved by the arts to discuss, “How can we challenge hostile environments in the arts?” Guest speakers will share thoughts on their current practice, how COVID-19 has impacted their [...]
Writers around the globe are uniting this Refugee Week to imagine a brave new world in a new digital collaboration: the Imagine Anthology. Join us for a Q&A with authors featured in the Imagine Anthology including Dina Nayeri, Vesna Maric and Tim Finch. Chaired by Erica Wagner. About the Imagine Anthology The Anthology, commissioned by [...]
