Skip to main content

British Council

  • Home
  • Learn English
    • Learn English Online
    • English for adults
    • English for kids and teens
    • Corporate English Solutions
    • Websites for learners
    • Website for teachers
    • Study English in the UK
  • Exams
    • IELTS
    • English Exams
    • Global Exams Services
    • International School Qualifications
  • Study and work abroad
    • Study and train in the UK
    • Study and work outside the UK
    • Alumni UK
    • Coronavirus (Covid-19) – the response from our Study and Work Abroad programmes
  • School and teacher resources
    • Find classroom resources
    • Partner with a school
    • Support for language teaching
    • Learning Sectors
    • UK-Ukraine school partnerships
    • Employ a language assistant at your school, college or university
    • Get accreditation for your school
    • Develop your skills
    • International Education Week
    • Stories from the classroom
    • Schools Connect
    • COP climate negotiation simulation events
    • Plan ahead
  • English, education and arts
    • Our work in arts
    • Our work in education
    • Our work in English and assessment
    • Our libraries
      • Guide to the Digital Library
      • Library events
    • Research and insight
    • Contact us
  • Show search
    Close search

Voices

Voices

Voices Magazine
  • Partnership stories

Filter your results

  • Remove filter: Arts (28)
    • Remove filter: Visual Arts (28)
    • Literature (4) Apply filter.
    • Creative Economy (2) Apply filter.
    • Architecture (1) Apply filter.
    • Design (1) Apply filter.
    • Fashion (1) Apply filter.
    • Music (1) Apply filter.
  • Subject (5) Apply filter.
  • Cultural relations (4) Apply filter.
  • Science (3) Apply filter.
  • Global development (2) Apply filter.
  • Education (1) Apply filter.
  • Countries (18) Apply filter.
  • Region (1) Apply filter.
'Saints are willing to go to their death for their convictions.' Still from British Council video Michael Landy: Saints Alive, Mexico City 2014
Date
03 February 2015 - 11:09

Why Michael Landy animated the saints to destroy themselves

British artist Michael Landy explains the inspiration behind his Saints Alive exhibition, which recently moved from London to Mexico City.

Tags
Arts, Visual Arts
Syrian artists are looking to find an answer to the question of what happens next. Photo: Mohamad Khayata, Stitching My Syria Back, 2014
Date
21 January 2015 - 08:03

What are Syrian artists showing us about the conflict?

Lois Stonock co-curated an exhibition by Syrian artists who are showing us the conflict in new ways. Read a transcript of her exhibition tour.

Tags
Arts, Visual Arts, Global development
Mat Collishaw, Zoetrope, All Things Fall, Galleria Borghese. Photo by Andrea Simi, courtesy Special Superintendence for the Historical, Artistic and Ethno-anthropological Heritage and for the Museum of the City of Rome, the artist, 1/9unosunove.
Date
15 December 2014 - 14:21

'It's an accomplishment if someone stops to look at art'

British artist Mat Collishaw explains the ideas behind his exhibition, Black Mirror, which engages with Italian masters.

Tags
Arts, Visual Arts
Aerial view of London's Tate Modern under construction, before the neighbourhood went through a period of regeneration. Photo courtesy of Tate.
Date
17 July 2014 - 15:54

Museums can play a role in urban regeneration

Donald Hyslop, Head of Regeneration and Partnerships at London’s Tate Modern, tells us how the museum has regenerated a whole neighbourhood since it first opened in 2000.

Tags
Arts, Visual Arts
'The DPRK is very cautious about any imagery or any view of itself which doesn’t conform to the statist ideal'. Photo by Nick Danziger.
Date
11 July 2014 - 14:37

Exhibition: A glimpse of everyday life inside North Korea

Andrea Rose answers our questions about her visit to North Korea at the invitation of the DPRK (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) authorities.

Tags
Visual Arts, Cultural relations
The British Council's New York team dressed up as Banksy in front of one of his New York pieces
Date
31 October 2013 - 10:49

UK street artist Banksy makes the news in New York

The British Council's JJ El-Far explains UK street artist Banksy's transatlantic appeal.

Tags
Arts, Visual Arts
Entrance to Jeremy Deller's English Magic exhibition at the Venice Biennale 2013. Photo: Cristiano Corte
Date
29 May 2013 - 15:53

Venice Biennale 2013: Jeremy Deller's 'English Magic'

Emma Gifford-Mead offers an insight into Jeremy Deller’s exhibition ‘English Magic’.

Tags
Visual Arts, Arts
Henry Moore in the Top Studio at Perry Green, circa 1946. Photo (c) The Henry Moore Foundation, reproduced with permission.
Date
01 May 2012 - 17:18

Henry Moore's daughter remembers her father

Mary Moore talks about growing up as the daughter of the celebrated artist and sculptor Henry Moore in an interview with the British Council‘s Director Visual Arts Andrea Rose.

Tags
Visual Arts, Arts
  • Previous
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
Voices Magazine
  • Partnership stories

Editor picks

  • A 90-year-old global ambassador creating a unique history
  • Ten trends and innovations in English Language Teaching 2024
  • Next Generation UK 2024: What are young people in the UK thinking?
  • Using film to document the destruction of an ancient way of life
  • Twenty-six interviews. One living history.
A group of three children from South Africa sitting inside a classroom at their study desk and chatting

Find out how we're empowering communities and driving positive change to spark success for people worldwide

British Council Worldwide

  • Afghanistan
  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Argentina
  • Armenia
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahrain
  • Bangladesh
  • Belgium
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Botswana
  • Brazil
  • Brunei
  • Bulgaria
  • Cambodia
  • Cameroon
  • Canada
  • Caribbean
  • Chile
  • China
  • Colombia
  • Croatia
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Egypt
  • England
  • Estonia
  • Ethiopia
  • Finland
  • France
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Ghana
  • Greece
  • Hong Kong, SAR of China
  • Hungary
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Iraq
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Jordan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kenya
  • Korea, Republic of
  • Kosovo
  • Kuwait
  • Laos
  • Latvia
  • Lebanon
  • Libya
  • Lithuania
  • Malawi
  • Malaysia
  • Malta
  • Mauritius
  • Mexico
  • Montenegro
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Myanmar (Burma)
  • Namibia
  • Nepal
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • Nigeria
  • North Macedonia
  • Northern Ireland
  • Norway
  • Occupied Palestinian Territories
  • Oman
  • Pakistan
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Qatar
  • Romania
  • Rwanda
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Scotland
  • Senegal
  • Serbia
  • Sierra Leone
  • Singapore
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • South Africa
  • South Sudan
  • Spain
  • Sri Lanka
  • Sudan
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Syria
  • Taiwan
  • Tanzania
  • Thailand
  • Tunisia
  • Turkey
  • Uganda
  • Ukraine
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United States of America
  • Uruguay
  • Uzbekistan
  • Venezuela
  • Vietnam
  • Wales
  • Yemen
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
  • About us
    • How we work
    • How we are run
    • Our values
    • Our history
    • Our Patron
  • Work with us
    • Careers
    • Partner with us
    • Staff and alumni associations
    • Affiliate programme
  • Voices Magazine
    • Partnership stories
  • Contact us
    • Press office
    • Contact your local British Council office
    • Make a freedom of information request
    • Make a complaint
Connect with us
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • TikTok

  • Terms of use
  • Terms and conditions of sale
  • Accessibility
  • Privacy and cookies
  • Statement on modern slavery
  • Site map
© 2025 British Council

The United Kingdom's international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities.
A registered charity: 209131 (England and Wales) SC037733 (Scotland).