Commissions
Counterpoints Arts’ commissioning is framed by our core mission and beliefs, reflecting our commitment to support artists who have experienced displacement and artists who are exploring and amplifying the migration story. A selection of our commissions is presented below.
Co-commissioned with Flamm, new immersive installation of sound, scent, visuals and sculpture by Cornwall-based artist SHARP.
A series of events, performances and exhibitions produced by 62 Gladstone Street in Peterborough as part of the Platforma Festival across the East of England.
A Counterpoints Productions short documentary, directed by Maria Marrone, that highlights the groundbreaking work of the Sameer Project and its TechMed Gaza VR therapy.
An installation and programme of participatory programme by Henna Asikainen and Roua Horanieh.
You Look as Though You Might Be a Relation by Dana Olărescu, and a Moominous programme of events, screenings and performances across Gloucester.
The Moominhouse installation by Woodland Tribe with Nabil Amini at the Southbank Centre.
A public art commission by Basel Zaraa as part of Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture.
Developed by artists Amanda Camenisch and Therese Westin, bringing together a sound meditation and performance at the V&A.
A new work by visual artist Alexandros Simopoulos commissioned by our sister organisation, Counterpoints Greece in collaboration with Døcumatism
Connecting local communities and those who have experienced forced migration through creative dance practice, walking, and surveillance technologies.
One Song is a multiscreen video installation, by artist Kadir Karababa, about the power of songs that connect us to our roots.
Marking the 25th year of Refugee Week, an evening of specially commissioned music and spoken word hosted by comedian Fatiha El-Ghorri.
CROWN//تاج is the UK’s first touring production by Company Scheherazade combining classical Persian dance, contemporary dance, and Sufi movement
A symposium, exhibition and new network exploring the ways visual art can illuminate and reshape narratives around migration, identity and belonging.
A project led by artist and anthropologist Liz Hingley, with the support of Jeweller Sofie Boons and Frank Menger of the Centre for Print Research at the University of West England.
About Us! Artists' Scratch Showcase is curated by Awate and commissioned by Counterpoints and Southbank Centre
Ellipsis by Belén L.Yáñez is an audio walking tour co-created with local communities, that encourages you to reconnect with your local area and observe something new and unexpected in the everyday.
A multidisciplinary body of work by artist Tamara Al-Mashouk that asks if matter and place remember the way our bodies do.
Past Commissions
This is a selection of previous commissions: see also our events archive and blog for details of other work we have produced and co-produced.
A thought-provoking visual art exhibition by Ghafar Tajmohammad at the Yorkton Workshop in Hackney.
The artwork for Refugee Week 2023 on the theme of Compassion was created by award-winning artist Murugiah.
Land art by Sand In Your Eye with St Augustine’s with schools and communities in Halifax
One Song by Kadir Karababa celebrates the power of songs we carry in our hearts and memories, songs that connect us with our heritage.
