British Council Arts

🎙️ Tune into the latest Selector to discover new music ... 🙌 Fresh new talent in the Selector Spotlight ✈️ Curators behind Terminal 1 (first launched at Glastonbury) 😉 Tastemaker Tip from the team behind Ambers ⏯️ After Dark mix from BRAVA 🔗 selector-radio.com

🤸‍♂️ Get ready for Untitled (Holding Horizon) as choreographer Alex Baczyński-Jenkins and performers navigate the fluctuating dynamics of collectivity and desire. 🔗 ow.ly/Lqm550WtTPz 🌍 #UKPolandSeason is organised in partnership with @InstytutAM and @PLInst_London.

📚 Are you passionate about storytelling? 📽️ Track record in film training, development and production? 😊 Nigerian-led organisations (in partnership with UK-led) can now apply as delivery partners for our Film Lab Africa Phase 2. 🔗 film.britishcouncil.org/opportunities/… 📅 7 August 2025

😊 Scotland + Venice have announced that Bugarin + Castle will represent Scotland, at the 61st International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia in 2026! We're proud to be in support. Find out more here: scotlandandvenice.com/project/bugari…

🙌 Join us for Kenya and Friends in the Park 2025 – a two-day celebration of Kenyan culture, connection and community. Get ready for music, food, fashion and games promoting wellness, unity and entrepreneurship. 🔗 ow.ly/qOJ050WtRrT #UKKenyaSeason2025 @theafricacentre

🎉 The 2025 Diaphonique laureates are here! Eight projects have been selected this year by the artistic committee of the cross-border fund for contemporary music creation between France, the UK and Ireland. ➡️ Discover at diaphonique.org

🌍 Do you have a feature film looking for festival home? 📽️ Three of the nine films just announced by Venice Critics' Week as part of the Venice Film Festival were screened at our unique, selector screenings which take place throughout the year. 🔗 ow.ly/IEnv50WsLXu

🎙️ Grammy award-winning songwriter, musician and celebrated vocalist from Kenya, Bien is performing at the indigo at @TheO2 tonight. 🔗 theo2.co.uk/events/detail/… 🤝 We're supporting as part of our #UKKenyaSeason2025 with @theafricacentre.

🎺 Kick start the weekend with a visit to the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival! 👍 Get an insight to the current wealth of talent in Polish jazz with of its leading lights, Piotr Schmidt. Supported as part of our #UKPolandSeason. 🔗 ow.ly/GAzx50WrL1f

Grab your tickets for this year's Culture Grows Symposium! Explore 'Heritage in the Digital Age' with panels, performances, and exhibits - including from the Cultural Protection Fund. 📍Nairobi and Online 📅 23-26 July 2025 🎟️ bit.ly/cpf-culture-gr…

✨Opportunity for UK publishers: Apply now for the International Publishing Fellowship – Sharjah 2025. A small number of successful applicants will be selected to take part in a bespoke British Council programme during the Conference. Find out more: arts.britishcouncil.org/get-involved/o…

Read our new report 'Why technology needs artists: 40 international perspectives'🌍 🔑 Key insights: Artists drive technological advancement, influence high-growth tech markets, lead to more resilient networks and imagine hopeful futures. 📖britishcouncil.org/research-insig… #ArtsAndTech

Our Supporting Decolonisation guide isn't just for museums. It's for any champions of diversity and inclusivity that work in ... 🎭 culture 📚 education 📰 media 🎨 the arts 🧾 publishing 🌐 public programming. 🔗 Find out more: arts.britishcouncil.org/resources/focu…

Our Biennials Connect Grants helped Seyi Adelekun create 'Healing Forest: An Ecology of Spiritual Herbalism' – a tactile woven installation with photography archiving sacred herbal rituals within Uganda. Can it help you? 🔗 Find out more and apply here: arts.britishcouncil.org/get-involved/o…

🎨 David Hockney's work returns to the Museum of Contemporary Art, Belgrade – 55 years since a young Hockney showed the early sign of his global reach there! 😊 We're delighted to be supporting this exhibition. 🔗 ow.ly/2Ytk50Wog8A 📅 11 June – 12 August 2025

New UK music from Selector ... 🌪️ @NubiyanTwist’s Tom Excell on their reworked album NT SOUNDSYSTEM – DUBPLATE INFERNO 🆕 Undiscovered gems in the Spotlight 🎯 Tastemaker Tip from artist manager Dan Mburu 🔥 After Dark gets rowdy with VXRGO 🎧 bit.ly/selector-radio…

📚 The new, free guide – Supporting Decolonisation in Museums Focus on Ukraine – is out there now! 🤝 You're welcome to join us on the upcoming online presentation to find out more about the story behind the guide. 🔗 Find out more: ow.ly/2EZ650WlBgG

🙌 Welcome to Liverpool delegates! We're supporting a week of events for curators at @Biennial 2025 – tours, networking and visits all part of our #BiennialsConnect programme. 🔗 Find out more: ow.ly/3ic350WlPLb

Peat on Earth is a UK/Malaysia poetic and visual collaboration between poets Matt Sowerby & Kimchi Lai and filmmakers Studio 91 Media & Factual TV. They created spoken word films exploring peatland habitats, screening in Cumbria & Manchester. Learn more: ow.ly/MYce50WlHmc

⏳ Last call for UK-based visual artists interested in a 2-month residency in France! Magnetic residencies will be tailor-made, offering mentoring and networking opportunities. 📅 Deadline: 14 July. Learn more: fluxusartprojects.com/magnetic-resid… 📷 © La Lanterne Studio @fr_British