Arts - British Council USA

PUNCHDRUNK and A.R.T.: SLEEP NO MORE © 2009. Lady Macbeth: Sarah Dowling. Photo: Lindsay Nolin.

Lose yourself in UK creativity.

Arts and culture

We’re bringing you some of the most exciting new art of the twenty-first century, direct from across the pond. We hope that our site inspires you to discover and to explore the range of rich, fascinating, thrilling, edgy art work from the UK today.

Haunted House

Just in time for Halloween, UK theater company Punchdrunk make their US debut with Sleep No More, a mesmerizing mashup of Macbeth.

		Cultural Leadership International
		The British Council is proud to launch Cultural Leadership International in 2009, a program designed to build an international network of cultural leaders. Learn more about how we’re utilizing UK expertise to support emerging cultural leadership talent in 30 countries around the world.

Our Guide to UK Arts

Take a look at the variety of UK art in the areas of dance, theater, music, literature, visual arts and design and film.

WORKING WITH US

We nurture long-term, rewarding partnerships between the US and UK arts communities. Learn more about how you can utilize our resources and services by working with us.

What We Do

Find out more about what we do every day to bring you the best of contemporary UK art.

Arts FAQs

Browse our Arts FAQs for Informative answers to our most frequently asked questions.

What's On

DV8 Physical Theatre performs "To Be Straight With You." Image credit: Lisa French.

Look to our Events for a lengthy listing of our upcoming cultural happenings featuring some of the UK’s top contemporary artists, coming to a town near you.

Think You Know Brit Lit?

Welsh author Fflur Dafydd. Image credit: Chris Reynolds.

Welsh author Fflur Dafydd journeys to Iowa through our UK Writer in Residence program. Get details on public events, fiction and music from the writer and more.

TippingPoint

Rows of Solar Power Panels. Image Credit: Royalty-Free/Corbis.

The first American TippingPoint comes to New York this winter - explore how scientists and artists are collaborating to provide insight into our changing environment.