Claire de Braekeleer

Director Arts, Wider Europe @BritishCouncil. Currently Edinburgh, formerly Istanbul, Cairo, Moscow and Peckham.

[UCL School of Slavonic & East European Studies @UCLSSEES]

🔊 Call for Papers: SSEES Postgraduate Conference 2024

Theme: Visions of Hope and Resilience in Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus

🗓️ Deadline for submissions: 03 July 2024

https://t.co/bKPjmXPaUm

[Claire de Braekeleer @c_de_b]

That's got to be the match of the tournament so far... All the passion, intensity, energy and style that Wider Europe is all about https://t.co/cw5WahnIup

[Colm McGivern @ColmMcGiv]

I'm really looking forward to this UK-Ukraine collab showcasing the best of Ukraine's underground in a new podcast series with 20ft Radio, @Neformatcomua , & our friends @UA_Institute @theQuietus : Альтернативи: tQ Launches New Voices Ukraine. More here:
https://t.co/8udUj4isSB

[Ruth Mari Cocks @RuthyCocks]

Wonderful & somewhat emotional day welcoming our Cultural delegation from #Ukraine to #Wales today!

With thanks to @MickAntoniw1 @walesintheworld @theCentre @WelshNatOpera @LitWales @ShermanTheatre @ndcwales & our partner @WAICymruWales for giving the warmest Welsh welcome 🇺🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[Colm McGivern @ColmMcGiv]

"Art will not save us from bombs and bullets. But it will save our conscience, our humanity, and our values" Bravo Ukraine's first lady @ZelenskaUA @uaBritish is a proud supporter of the Ukraine Pavaillion in Venice this year @la_Biennale https://t.co/eTpxUeYRVe @UKinUkraine

[Denise Waddingham @DeniseWBC]

At #139DocumentaryCentre #Tashkent tonight for their film festival supported by @BritishCouncil as one of our Creative Collaboration grants. With 🇬🇧🇳🇬artist #OnyekaIgwe - here straight from the #VeniceBiennale where she’s part of the 🇳🇬 pavilion! A nice 🇬🇧🇳🇬🇺🇿 connection for me!

[Claire de Braekeleer @c_de_b]

@ESandersFCDO It's so great to see you with Viktoria and Katya! We worked with them both on the Ukrainian cultural programme in Liverpool during Eurovision. They are so brilliant.

[Denise Waddingham @DeniseWBC]

It was wonderful to welcome creative entrepreneurs from 🇰🇿🇰🇬🇺🇿 to #Tashkent this week to explore interdisciplinary creative cities as part of the lead up to @wcceid. Superbly facilitated by @amanaliev @mc_nastia with experts from 🇬🇧 and 🇬🇪, part of our @BritishCouncil arts work.

[Richard Morris @ahistoryinart]

This June, the @royalacademy is hosting 'In the Eye of the Storm: Modernism in Ukraine, 1900–1930s,' the most comprehensive UK exhibition to date about modern art in Ukraine.

The exhibition will bring together around 70 paintings and drawings including work by Alexander Archipenko, Sonia Delaunay, Alexandra Exter and Kazymyr Malevych.

The exhibition opens on 29 June and ends on 13 October. This painting from the 1920s is by Kostiantyn Yeleva.

[Claire de Braekeleer @c_de_b]

@ArtyAbid Su and I were talking about you just yesterday Abid. All the best from foggy Istanbul!

[Claire de Braekeleer @c_de_b]

WOW Istanbul is officially open! Thanks to @esraaysun @gillcaldicott @KenanPoleo @WOWisGlobal for the warmest welcomes to an inspiring weekend ahead #wowistnbl #birlikteyiz

[British Council Literature @LitBritish]

We are shocked and saddened to hear of the death of Benjamin Zephaniah, whose words meant so much to people around the world.

We're gathering some stories about his global resonance, which we'll share soon. Our thoughts are with his family and friends.

https://t.co/7zYgY4KM78

[Claire de Braekeleer @c_de_b]

Thank you @UA_Institute for the invite and @sarahsands100 for chairing. Serious panel faces from @TetyanaFilevska and I, but always a joy to share the stage with you and proud to share the results of our UK/Ukraine Season

[Colm McGivern @ColmMcGiv]

For @BritishCouncil @sarahsands100 Chairs a fascinating panel on #Ukraine @UA_Institute major forum on #CulturalDiplomacy - highlighting the importance of large-scale events in promoting dialogue and intercultural understanding @britishlibrary with @c_de_b

[Claire de Braekeleer @c_de_b]

Great to be at @BeyondCnf and hear Daniyar Amanaliev sharing the success story of @ololo_city and incredible insight into opportunities for the creative industries in Central Asia

[Denise Waddingham @DeniseWBC]

@BritishCouncil in #Uzbekistan and #Kazakhstan have launched creative collaboration grants. Funding of up to £10k for winning projects across art forms to work with 🇬🇧https://t.co/Bzrpyi4OqM Deadline for applications 8 October 2023.

[Claire de Braekeleer @c_de_b]

What an honour to hear this conversation between @MelSimmonsFCDO and @BlackerUilleam about her time as British Ambassador to Ukraine. Such depth, honesty and purpose. Thank you @Ukr_Institute @JW3London

[British Council Literature @LitBritish]

We are devastated to hear the news about Victoria Amelina. She was a remarkable writer and activist and will be terribly missed. Sending our condolences to her family and friends.

https://t.co/La43yUefbR

[Claire de Braekeleer @c_de_b]

@StephenStenning Congratulations Steve!

[Claire de Braekeleer @c_de_b]

@NMCbc17 Thank you so much for such a great programme and looking after us so well!

[Yevheniia Kravchuk @kravchukev]

Happy to attend the Closing of the @BritishCouncil and @UA_Institute joint project – UK/UA Season of #Culture, aimed at dissemination of 🇺🇦 culture in the #UK🇬🇧 @VPrystaiko @molfarek