British Council Visual Arts

Our international exhibitions, #BritishCouncilCollection and #BritishPavilion at the #VeniceBiennale showcase the best visual arts from the UK

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📣 Open now!

Find out how your organisation can apply to be a Programme Partner for our 2024 Venice Biennale Fellowship programme. 💫

Join the Q&A session on 4 July for more details 👇

https://t.co/NKWbEPNton

@British_Design #VeniceFellowships #VeniceBienneale

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Open Call📣

Deadline for applications: Sunday 19 March!

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📢OPEN CALL for a curator!

We’re looking for the next Shane Akeroyd Associate Curator to collaborate with British artist #JohnAkomfrah RA on developing his Commission for the 60th International Art Exhibition, @la_biennale in Venice, 2024.

Find out more: https://t.co/TrPlexGaI4

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📢OPEN CALL for a curator!

We’re looking for the next Shane Akeroyd Associate Curator to collaborate with British artist #JohnAkomfrah RA on developing his Commission for the 60th International Art Exhibition, @la_biennale in Venice, 2024.

Find out more: https://t.co/TrPlexGaI4

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Sonia Boyce: 'Feeling Her Way' comes to a close at the #VeniceBiennale, having gained significant critical acclaim, a historic win for Best National Participation and record-breaking visitor numbers❤️

Remember, the exhibition will tour to @LeedsArtGallery and @TCMargate in 2023.

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Our newsletter is out!

Catch up with the latest arts news and check out our new opportunities as we support the next Eurovision in Liverpool and begin planning for the brand new UK/Poland Season. https://t.co/yXgAhHTrhZ

Sign up for next time: https://t.co/UoKRZK8Q6z

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Apply for our Biennials Connect Grants.

We're offering up to £10,000 for biennials/festivals in the UK and in eligible countries to showcase international work from contemporary visual artists.

⏰ Deadline to apply 10 Nov

Find out more 👇
https://t.co/HnVzGTDnOz

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Artwork credit: Christopher Wood, THE PLAGE, HOTEL TYMAD,TREBOUL (1930), pencil on paper, 30 x 37.5cm, British Council Collection

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'Seaside Modern: Art and Life on the Beach' recently opened at Hastings Contemporary (@_art_on_sea). 12 works from the #BritishCouncilCollection will be displayed in this exhibition including this pencil drawing by Christopher Wood.

Learn more: https://t.co/YXMzb2IaWL

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Artwork credit: Eric Ravilious, The Storm (1941), watercolour and pencil on paper, 49.5 x 54.6cm, British Council Collection

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See this #BritishCouncilCollection work by Eric Ravilious at the @TownerGallery in Eastbourne as part of their new exhibition ‘John Nash: The Landscape of Love and Solace’. Open until 26 September 2021.

Learn more: https://t.co/xFUSTHX5Qb

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Don't miss #NetWorkResidency artists Rita Adib, @MayaChowdhry, Mohamed A. Gawad and @Tim4Shaw exhibiting their work @DAS_Belfast in an online exhibition until 7 June.

https://t.co/9vKzH9nSiY

#CultureConnectsUs

Image: Bruno Mello

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Artists Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley, Uma Breakdown (@RetchinBtchFace) & Leyya Mona Tawil, exhibit the results of their Join #NetWorkResidency at @WysingArtsCentr in an online exhibition until 7 June.

https://t.co/J2daSfoKSE

#CultureConnectsUs

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#NetWorkResidency artists Rita Adib, @MayaChowdhry, Mohamed A. Gawad and @tim4shaw exhibit their work @DAS_Belfast in an online exhibition 4 May-7 June.

https://t.co/YiZGEhMPwp

@Brit_VisualArts #CultureConnectsUs

Image: Bruno Mello

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In January 2021 @WysingArtsCentre and @DAS_Belfast hosted artists remotely for #NetWorkResidency, supporting them via four weeks of reflection and research, focused on digital artistic practices and technologies. Two online exhibitions displaying their work run from May – June.

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Join #NetWorkResidency artists Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley, Uma Breakdown (@RetchinBtchFace) & Leyya Mona Tawil, on @WysingArtsCentr broadcasts for an online exhibition 4 May-7 June.

https://t.co/J2daSfoKSE

@Brit_VisualArts #CultureConnectsUs

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A psychedelic gallery. Myrtle Avenue in New York. Dystopic and utopian landscapes. Experience these worlds in augmented reality as part of @ShapeArts new exhibition #UnfoldingShrines.

https://t.co/4owwIp4fgy

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Drum roll please 🥁 #UnfoldingShrines is here! 🎆 Ft. @JASONWILSHERMIL @jil_slander @RebekahUbuntu and @RetchinBtchFace in augmented reality!

Download the app for iOS & Android now: https://t.co/YrLhch7U32 or watch the full exhibition film on our website: https://t.co/JreeCA0KxA

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Northern Ireland artist and Turner Prize nominee Willie Doherty is displaying four decades of his work at FMAV Italy as part of #UKIT2020.

The exhibition, postponed due to Covid-19, focuses on the theme of borders, both tangible and imagined.

More: https://t.co/8QpP6IZ9zk

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'Your role is to help the artist or writer make the best version of what they're trying to create.'

Tendai John Mutambu (@ten_DUH_ee) is a film programmer and writer. He tells us what is important for moving image curators and how he built his career.

https://t.co/LqfQNrkNwr

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On the subject of reality and its creation ...

Hear conversations with curators and artists, moderated by Belgrade-based curator Natalija Paunić as part of the launch of the exhibition 'Conflicts - WE ARE HERE'

https://t.co/Ntm9TcyHLC

#WeAreHereArtistMovingImage

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Today is the final day to watch #FiveFilmsForFreedom in support of freedom and equality across the world. Be inspired by five unique LGBTIQ+ stories told by emerging filmmakers from across the world.

Watch it now! @BFIFlare #LGBTIQ+ #FiveFilmsForFreedom

https://t.co/ltBpwZvlTU