Arts
British Council Arts Group brings the best of UK arts to the rest of the world - helping to create and support numerous events yearly in 110 countries.
Current activities
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International Young Visual Arts Entrepreneur 2008
Shereen Diab, from
Shereen received the IYVAE trophy and a prize fund with which she will develop a visual arts project between
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Entry Forms: UK Korean Artists
The British Council and the Korean Cultural Centre UK are pleased to announce the opening of 'Entry Forms: UK Korean Artists'.
The exhibition presents work by 14 different artists selected through an open call to artists and attempts to capture a sense of the diversity of works produced by Korean artists living in the UK.
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Design Cities
The British Council and the Design Museum recently held a debate on the next Design City, featuring presentations about four ‘proto’ design cities: Moscow, Beijing, Bangalore and Sao Paulo.
Forward Motion
Featuring historic, seminal and ground breaking films, Forward Motion creates a moving snapshot of Britain’s prolific screen dance output.
International Radio Playwriting Competition
Have you ever dreamed of hearing your work broadcast on the BBC World Service? If so, then read on to find out more about our competition for radio playwrights.
Incubator
Incubator is a long-term project that aims to bring cutting-edge UK musical talent to Latin America and the Caribbean by developing a network of music producers connecting the UK and the region.
Turner in Moscow
The largest and most comprehensive exhibition of works by J.M.W. Turner ever presented in Russia is now on show at the Pushkin Museum in Moscow.
Highlights
Lure of the East
This exhibition focuses for the first time on late 19th and early 20th century British painters whose work engaged with Middle Eastern themes.
Folk Archive
Jeremy Deller and Alan Kane’s visual account of contemporary popular British culture is currently being shown in Paris, and can also be viewed in our new online virtual exhibition.
Dinard Film Festival
The feature film 'Boy A' was the big winner at the British Film Festival 2008 in Dinard, France, which was sponsored in part by the British Council.
Rock Music Rock Art
Last year a group of musicians and artists travelled to Uganda to create various works inspired by natural 'rock gongs'. During October the project came to London for a series of events, concerts and workshops.
British Council A&B International Award
This award recognises partnerships that build brand reputation and audiences across international borders. Find out more about the 2008 winner.
