Beijing Art Exhibition - photographer Mat Wright copyright British Council

Arts

New ways of connecting and seeing each other through the arts

Our Arts programme in Norway currently focuses on constitutional and human rights and the freedom of expression for all.

We aim to

• Help unravel uncomfortable issues through the arts
• Build international and tri-lateral links between arts organisations, experts and content providers in different countries
• Help local arts organisations to diversify arts audiences

How?

British Council is involved in arts projects which empower audiences to explore at times uncomfortable issues and untangle the many misunderstandings and presumptions through the arts, often using documentary forms (film, texts, literature, visual and performing arts).

UK is a leader in many aspects of running arts organisations. In addition to UK experts, speakers and artists, we provide capacity building for our strategic partners. Equal opportunity and diversity, access and inclusiveness, and audience building are just some of these.

Further details:

Monika Meling-Tynkkynen, monika.meling-tynkkynen@britishcouncil.no

RECENT ARTS ACTIVITIES

24 hours in Afghanistan 10-11 Feb 2012 at the Nobel Peace Center, Oslo

• Addicted in Afghanistan by Jawed Taiman
• Follow British Council blog from Afghanistan

Filmmakers/Changemakers seminar 10 Feb 2012 at Human Rights Human Wrongs film festival

• UK speakers Rob Lemkin ( Enemies of the People); Ruaridh Arrow ( How to start a revolution); Jawed Taiman ( Addicted in Afghanistan)
• Organised in partnership with Dokumentarkino

Present Tense: Europe Jan 2012 at Tromsø International Film Festival

• Panel discussion on integration and diversity in Europe today, as seen through film, such as All White in Barking by March Isaacs
• Panel led by David Bowen from the Institute of Ideas, UK. Panel members include Iffit Qureshi, Oslo.

More film resources available at film.britishcouncil.org

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