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
Join us for our first ever collaboration with Refugee Week Australia! Four brilliant storytellers from around the world - now living in Canada, Europe, Hong Kong and Australia - will be sharing stories based on this year's Refugee Week theme. The event will be MC'd by Mariam Issa The storytellers are: Muzna Dureid Edin Suljic [...]
In partnership with Student Action for Refugees (STAR), 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 [...]
If you type ‘United Kingdom’ into google images what do you get? A map, the flag and a picture of Westminster. How about ‘Australia’? A map, flag and tourist icon. Now try 'Yemen'. The images are of war, cities in rubble and young men with rifles. We rely on large tech organisations like Google and [...]
Join us for a free online workshop led by Bobby Lloyd and Miriam Usiskin from Art Refuge, and artist Aida Silvestri.
Moving Worlds is a programme of films available to watch at home during Refugee Week, a UK-wide festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees (15-21 June 2020).
Refugee Week is the UK’s largest festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees. Counterpoints Arts is proud to be national coordinator of Refugee Week, as well as producing a flagship programme of Refugee Week events at such venues as the V&A and Southbank Centre.
Author Onjali Q. Raúf will be reading from her award-winning novel The Boy at the Back of the Class. She will also share an activity for young people based on the Refugee Week 2020 theme of "Imagine" Presented for Refugee Week 2020 by Countepoints Arts in association with Book Aid International It wll be streamed [...]
For Refugee Week, Counterpoints Arts has commissioned three special online Together Workshops from theatre company PSYCHEdelight on the theme of Imagine.
What are the best ways to run arts & cultural workshops online? Hints and tips ahead of Refugee Week 2020.
