LONDON.- Mike Nelson is the first installation artist to be invited by the British Council to conceive and create a new work in the British Pavilion for the 54th Venice Biennale. Nelson will be working in Venice for a period of three months, and the co…
British Council Appoints West Kowloon Cultural District Authority CEO as New Director for Arts
LONDON.- The British Council – the UK’s international cultural relations organisation – has appointed Graham Sheffield as its new Director Arts. Martin Davidson, British Council Chief Executive said: “I am delighted to announce that G…
British Council Appoints West Kowloon Cultural District Authority CEO as New Director for Arts
LONDON.- The British Council – the UK’s international cultural relations organisation – has appointed Graham Sheffield as its new Director Arts. Martin Davidson, British Council Chief Executive said: “I am delighted to announce that G…
Major Commissions Awarded to Ground-Breaking Program for Disabled Artists
LONDON.- The London 2012 Cultural Olympiad, the UK Arts Councils and the British Council have awarded £820,000 funding to a new round of major commissions for Unlimited, the ground-breaking programme that celebrates arts and culture by disabled and de…
New Exhibition in China Celebrates Three Decades of British Art
LONDON.- The British Council opened an exhibition of British art from the last 30 years that will tour four cities in China (Chengdu, Xi’an, Hong Kong New Territories and Suzhou), at a time of increased interest in cultural relations between China…
A Journey Through British Art from World War II to the Late Sixties at Fundació Joan Miró
BARCELONA.- The Fundació Joan Miró presents Let Us Face the Future, a journey through British art from the end of the Second World War to the late sixties. The exhibition has been organized by the Fundació Joan Miró and the British Council and spon…
My Father’s House: The Architecture of Cultural Heritage at the Brunei Gallery
LONDON.- Featuring work by five emerging Middle Eastern artists and three UK photographers – including Winner of the World Press Photo of the Year 2007 Tim Hetherington – the exhibition uses large-scale photography, audio-visual media and fi…
Dates Announced for First Ever Exhibition of Internationally Renowned Artist Anish Kapoor in India
LONDON.- The British Council, in association with the Lisson Gallery London and the Indian Ministry of Culture will present the first ever major exhibition in India of works by the internationally renowned artist Anish Kapoor at the National Gallery of…
Dates Announced for First Ever Exhibition of Internationally Renowned Artist Anish Kapoor in India
LONDON.- The British Council, in association with the Lisson Gallery London and the Indian Ministry of Culture will present the first ever major exhibition in India of works by the internationally renowned artist Anish Kapoor at the National Gallery of…
Major International Art Project to Bring Dialogue Between the UK and Turkey
LONDON.- Unveiled to the public on the 20th – 24th of October, the project comes at a crucial time for debates about Turkey’s accession to the EU and for relations between the UK and Turkey, exemplified by Prime Minister David Cameron’s …