Our work in arts | British Council

Our work in arts creates new relationships between artists, organisations and audiences to develop stronger creative sectors around the world. We help artists to break new ground, support creativity and innovation, increase capacity by building skills to support livelihoods and cultural enterprise, extend safe spaces for creative exchange and contribute to research and policy.

Delegate Opportunities

We invite selected arts venue and festival organisers, journalists and policy makers to arts showcases in the UK

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Building Capacity for Cultural Industries: A Shared-Island Approach

This project brings together existing academic and sector-based research to understand how all-island relations within the professional performing arts (dance and theatre) may be nurtured.

Climate Postcards

This project comprises artwork from 36 secondary schools in Ireland and the UK who will take as their inspiration Turner: The Sun is God exhibition in the National Gallery of Ireland.

Date: Thursday 01 September 2022 to Friday 31 March 2023

All white room with black cracks running along the walls. A person in the middle of the room with their back to camera looks at an illuminated wall display that sits in the corner.

Department of Xenogenesis Convened by The Otolith Group

The Otolith Group specially curated a series of talks and discussions, which featured contributions from an international mix of dynamic guests.

Date: Saturday 28 January 2023 -
11:00 to 17:15

The 11 Array Collective artists posing for a photo together on stage. Behind them is a sign indicating the photo was taken at the Turner Prize awards.

Array Collective's 'The Druthaib’s Ball'

Galway Arts Centre will be presenting the prestigious 2021 Turner Prize winning work of the Array Collective in Galway this August and September.

Date: Saturday 13 August 2022 to Saturday 01 October 2022

Selector

Selecting the best UK music every week and sharing it with the world!

WE ARE HERE: SONGS FROM A FORGOTTEN PAST

A collaborative exhibition presenting WE ARE HERE: SONGS FROM A FORGOTTEN PAST Artists’ Moving Image in Highlanes Gallery Drogheda and Golden Thread Gallery Belfast

GAZE International LGBT Film Festival

We are proud to work with GAZE International LGBT Film Festival, which celebrates diversity and human rights since 1992

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Arts and Disability

Arts and Disability aims to support greater access to the arts by disabled people as audiences and as artists.

Our work with EUNIC

Find out more about our work as part of European Union National Institutes for Culture network