August 21, 2018
Dates: 9th to 19th October 2018 Fee: £1500 Deadline: Monday 17th September at 12 noon Counterpoints Arts and Dartington Arts invite applications for a residency […]
June 20, 2018
It’s out! Our gift to all celebrating and marking the 20th anniversary of Refugee Week – a fantastic compilation of music donated to us by some of the most […]
June 15, 2018
Ahead of the concert at KOKO London, Lowkey and his collaborators Mohammed Yahya and EbsilJaz recorded a track with lyrics reflecting a story based on the real experiences of detainees […]
June 7, 2018
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Refugee Week, co-ordinated by Counterpoints Arts with a range of national partners. It’s the biggest national festival celebrating the contributions, resilience and creativity of […]
May 22, 2018
A piece commissioned by Who Are We? project, an initiative between Counterpoints Arts and The Open University in association with Stance Podcast and the University of York Migration Network. This […]
May 18, 2018
Counterpoints Arts is the leading national organisation in the field of arts, migration and social change. We support and produce the arts by and about migrants and […]
April 10, 2018
Counterpoints Arts is in the process of piloting a newly funded cross-sector Pop Culture and Social Justice initiative. The aim of the initiative will be to leverage the reach […]
April 10, 2018
Wind Sculpture (SG) I stands 23 feet tall at the southeast entrance to New York’s Central Park. Created from fibreglass and painted in rich gold, turquoise and terracotta patterns […]
March 21, 2018
Hours: 17.5 – 21 hours (2.5 – 3 days a week), Fixed-term 2 years Salary: £ 35 000 (pro rata) Deadline: Monday 9th April Counterpoints Arts is a leading […]
September 22, 2017
We’re delighted to announce that theatre company PSYCHEdelight are the new Counterpoints Arts artists in residence. Founded and directed by Sophie Besse, PSYCHEdelight created the play Borderline in 2016 […]
September 21, 2017
Chrissie Tiller is a writer, teacher and advisor on participatory and socially engaged art practice. In this evaluation piece Chrissie reflects on observations, conversations and practices within ACE’s Creative People […]
July 19, 2017
Guest post by Eliana Reeves (intern at Counterpoints Arts), written in response to “The Caged Bird’s Song” by Chris Ofili. We only know as much as our eyes allow us […]
July 11, 2017
Guest post by Eliana Reeves (intern at Counterpoints Arts), written post Refugee Week. The young boy stands among the ruins of his school with his camera phone. Another child […]
July 11, 2017
Guest post by Eliana Reeves (intern at Counterpoints Arts), written post Refugee Week. “Oh, my sorrows! I am so unhappy… I shall leave as my city turns to dust.” […]
June 28, 2017
Events and Projects, Refugee Week
It’s interesting to reflect that when the BFI first started doing a Refugee Week programme, more than 10 years ago, there were not all that many films being made […]
June 20, 2017
Events and Projects, Refugee Week
Image: Nelli Stavropoulou By Áine O’Brien Counterpoints Arts was in York last Saturday (17 June) participating in the York Festival of Ideas, working at the University of York on an […]
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