Arts and Creative Industries

Leeroy New at Somerset House in London

Join us for an online event on Tuesday, 5 April as PH-based artist, Leeroy New presents his first UK large-scale installation to the public. The Arks of Gimokudan is a major new commission by Somerset House to commemorate Earth Day 2022.

Announcing the Woven Networks grantees

We are pleased to announce the nine grantees for the Woven Networks scoping grants! Get to know them and their exciting projects. Woven Networks is a partnership between the British Council and Forest Foundation.

What does arts and culture philanthropy look like in the Philippines?

Join us on 27 March, from 4.00 to 5.30 p.m. (PH time) at Art Fair Talks, as we launch this new report. We commissioned the research to gain a better understanding of the arts and culture philanthropy landscape in the Philippines. It surveyed 75 philanthropists from the Philippines to get insights into their work and advocacy.

Discover the virtual exhibition

Check out Toolkits for Counterparts, a free-to-access online platform developed by artists, Mac Andre Arboleda and April Lin. It is composed of creative responses in the forms of videos, practical tools, and narrative accounts of cultural producers working in the virtual realm.

Making makerspaces work in Cebu

Connections Through Culture grantee, Stephanie Tudtud, has conducted a research to develop an implementation framework of makerspaces and creative business incubators in Cebu City. The report is now available for public access.

Sonia Boyce at the British Pavilion

Sonia Boyce OBE RA will represent Great Britain in the 59th International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia in 2022. The exhibition will include a major solo display of her new work. Boyce is known for her highly innovative and experimental approach to art-making, using performance and audio-visual elements in her work.

Photo credits: #FiveFilmsForFreedom screenshot from Frozen Out directed by Hao Zhou; Leeroy New at Somerset House ©Somerset House; Arts and philanthropy ©Katya Guerrero, Sonia Boyce at the British Pavilion ©Felipe Baeza.

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