June 19, 2019
By Áine O’Brien There’s lightness to Manaf Halbouni’s work that belies a serious underside. Halbouni’s playfulness draws you into critical questions about global displacement, the politics of belonging and […]
June 11, 2019
Written by Niki Barbery Bleyleben – a Bolivian-American philosopher, social scientist and mum of two… You can’t help it. An artist’s duty, as far as I’m concerned, is to reflect […]
June 6, 2019
Maya Youssef moved to London under the Arts Council’s “exceptional talent” scheme and has since recorded an acclaimed album, “Syrian Dreams”, and toured the UK and Europe. The Seven […]
May 30, 2019
By Zehra Doğan Kurdish artist and journalist Zehra Doğan was released from prison in Turkey in February. She was prosecuted and sentenced to nearly three years on charges that […]
May 20, 2019
We are at Tate Exchange this week with Who Are We? Project – our partnership with The Open University. Read the latest PRESS RELEASE, detailing the ‘Artists at Risk, Artists […]
May 7, 2019
Exhibition on Migrant Deaths at Sea 13th June – 13th July 2019 P21 Gallery, 21- 27 Chalton Street, London, NW1 1JD www.sinkwithouttrace.com Sink Without Trace presents works by 17 […]
April 28, 2019
By Nelli Stavropoulou, Moving Worlds producer Moving Worlds is a film programme specially curated for Refugee Week, offering a thematic selection of films for you to screen at reduced […]
March 8, 2019
This beautiful short film, produced by Al Jazeera English for International Women’s Day 2019, profiles Alketa’s work and activism, highlighting her efforts to change attitudes towards refugees, migration and […]
February 8, 2019
Over the past few years we have been asking what more we can do to ensure that people with lived experience of displacement are at the heart and forefront of […]
January 31, 2019
Counterpoints Arts Co-Director Áine O’Brien reflects on our collaboration with Tania Bruguera at Tate Exchange, in a piece originally published on the Live Art UK website There’s a fine line […]
January 31, 2019
We are delighted to be joining the partnership behind Full Circle Community Opera project. If you want to see innovative and impactful music education look no further than Lister […]
January 22, 2019
The theme of this year’s Refugee Week, ‘You, me and those who came before’, is an invitation to to discover the experiences of displacement that are found in our […]
January 18, 2019
We are over the moon to be included in the latest list of organisations receiving support through PRS Foundation’s The Open Fund. The Fund supports creation, performance and promotion […]
January 11, 2019
“How can we bring the neighbours into the institution, not as witnesses of what happens here, but as peers, who have also something to challenge the institution with?” […]
January 10, 2019
Events and Projects, Pop Culture
Our next No Direction Home stand-up comedy gig at 7pm, 20th January at Camden People’s Theatre (CPT) will feature the brilliant Nish Kumar as Guest Headliner. No Direction Home […]
January 9, 2019
Tom Green reflects on the work of our artists in residence 2017-18 and looks forward to their upcoming show. There’s a fantastic Facebook post by the director Sophie Besse, […]
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