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.
A gathering for museum, culture and heritage professionals to explore what spaces of care should feel like.
Join us in person to hear from Creative Health sector experts from across the country as part of Creativity and Wellbeing Week 2026, organised by London Arts and Health.
Meet the finalists for the £15,000 prize for writers from refugee and migrant backgrounds who shine a light on today’s most pertinent topics.
The world’s largest arts and culture festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary.
The London Premiere of a new film by Hasan Kattan and Fadi Al-Halabi Director: Hasan Kattan UK-Syria 2026. 40min Event includes a Q&A with Hasan Kattan Syrian filmmakers Hasan Kattan and Fadi Al-Halabi experienced and documented the atrocities of the war in Syria. After entering the UK, they find themselves part of the asylum process, [...]
In this moving documentary, a collective of filmmakers capture the lives of a people caught up in a conflict that has ravaged Sudan. Directors: Rawia Alhag, Ibrahim Snoopy, Anas Saeed, Timeea M Ahmed, Phil Cox UK-Sudan-Germany-Qatar 2025. 80min The screening will be followed by a discussion. A civil servant, a tea lady, a resistance committee [...]
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
The session will include a case study and practical guidance on embedding good mental health practice when planning Refugee Week events or working with people from displaced backgrounds.
We are delighted to be co-hosting the launch of Beyond A Joke - Comedy and social change in the UK, by Sam Beale, supported by Unbound Philanthropy.
We warmly invite you to a workshop as part of the wider development of our newly co-commissioned project with artist Aliaskar Abarkas, exploring sound, music, and listening through faith and collective experience. The session brings together members of our community with Muslim backgrounds to share ideas, and reflections on how sonic practices - from recitation and [...]
Panel reflecting on the legacy of the 1932 Cairo Congress from a contemporary MENA perspective, as part of Beyond 1932.
Ieva Sudargaite Douaihi presents new work in response to a time of mass displacement in Lebanon, continuing the twinning and solidarity between OUTPOST in Norwich and Takeover Beirut.
As part of the Beyond 1932 project, in a performance at Cafe Oto Kamilya Jubran and Werner Hasler will unravel a musical universe of possibilities.
We invite artists, creatives, arts organisations, partners and supporters to walk with us at the Together March. Bring your work, your art, your placards and your chants!
A collaboration between the Southbank Centre, Counterpoints Arts and Awate.
