🎙 Eleni Drake gives a stunning performance at our Selector Radio showcase from @SXSW in Austin, Texas.

🕶 Watch now ahead of the release of her new EP 'Above Deep Water'.

🎧 Listen here: bit.ly/EleniDrakeSXSW

#SelectorShowcase @EleniDrakeMusic

🌟 Exciting news from our friends at Beyond about this year's conference for the creative industries. We were thrilled to partner with them last year and contribute international perspectives.
Looking forward to seeing what they have planned for this year!

🌟 Passionate about sustainability when organising your festival?
✍ Circular Culture 2024 offers financial and training resources to promote artistic exchange with the UK.
❓ Join our Q&A session on 13 May.
🔗 Apply for up to £20,000 for your festival: americas.britishcouncil.org/programmes/cir…

Welcome to the UK, SXSW!
Get ready for sxswlondon and 'new opportunities and conversations for UK and international creative professionals to connect with and inspire each other' – Skinder Hundal MBE.
🔗 theguardian.com/culture/articl…

⏰ Still time to apply!

🎨 Bundanon’s Artists in Residence (supported by us) offers a three week residency – a unique opportunity for artists and researchers from all creative disciplines.

🕑 Deadline: Wednesday 15 May
🔗 bundanon.com.au/residencies/ap… #Opportunity #ArtsOpportunity

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Catch the latest Tastemaker Tip (from Sarah Jones from FOCUS Wales) on the latest Selector show
🎛️ Plus Andrew Devine from Natural Selection delivers the new After Dark mix
🌆 Host Sian Eleri interviews The Silhouettes Project ...
🔗 Listen now at: music.britishcouncil.org/selector-radio

Thanks Forbes and Artes Mundi for voting Smoking Dogs Films John Akomfrah's #ListeningAllNightToTheRain the 'Best Country Pavilion' at La Biennale di Venezia 😍✨

💸 We've grants of up to £5,000 available right now to support biennales and festivals around the world.
👍 The grants support UK work at an international festival and international work at a UK-based festival.
🔗 Find out more and apply here: design.britishcouncil.org/blog/2024/may/…

🔍 Looking for arts opportunities?

We have LOTS and you can find them all here: britishcouncil.org/arts/opportuni… #Opportunities

🏋️‍♂️ Build up a sweat with Chiedu Oraka (The Black Yorkshireman) from his high-energy set at our SXSW Selector Showcase.

👉 Watch here: bit.ly/ChieduOrakaSXSW #SelectorShowcase

Last chance to apply for the West Midlands Combined Authority @westmids_ca #fundingopportunity for artists, creatives, and organisations 🎨🎭🎬🎼

Grants from £2,500 to £8,000 are available to support global creative journeys.

📆 Deadline: 29 April

🔗wmca.org.uk/what-we-do/cul…

✨ #OurWorldConnectedPodcast is here!

🎙️ Join host Christine Wilson Christine Wilson and guests as we examine the most pressing issues of our time and uncover the human stories behind them.

Follow us for insights on culture, connection, and empowerment: britishcouncil.org/ourworldconnec…

🎉👏 Congratulations to all the #TurnerPrize nominees!

We're proud to have artworks by #ClaudetteJohnson and #DelaineLeBas as part of our #BritishCouncilCollection and have previously worked with Jasleen Kaur through our wider programme.

As opening week for #ListeningAllNightToTheRain at the #BritishPavilion draws to a close, you can still visit the exhibition in Venice until 24 November, or discover more online with our digital guide

👉 bit.ly/3W0pot2
@La_Biennale @smokingdog

♥️👏The 2024 #BritishPavilion would not have been possible without our numerous collaborators and partners.

Thanks to our headline partner @burberry for your continued support.

@La_Biennale @smokingdog #ListeningAllNighttotheRain

Don't leave it too late! If you've started your #InternationalCollaborationGrants application, make sure you submit before the 30 April deadline!

👊 Toolkit bit.ly/ICG_Toolkit
🚶‍♂️ Videos bit.ly/ICG_Videos
❓ FAQs bit.ly/ICG_FAQs

🔗 bit.ly/3S8a3mN

Check out the latest from Selector ...

🎧 New music and conversation with the incredible lucy rose
🎷 Tastemaker Tip from Juliet Kennedy #BrickLaneJazzFestival
🎛️ After Dark preview from LOUIS

🔗 selector-radio.com

😍 We’re delighted to support Crip Arte Spazio at @la_biennale

A huge, joyous and exuberant celebration showcasing the dynamism, wit, and grandeur of the Disability Arts Movement (DAM), curated by David Hevey.

👉 shapearts.org.uk/event/crip-art…
📷 Andy Barker

🎞️ #ListeningAllNightToTheRain artist John Akomfrah @smokingdog in conversation with this year’s Associate Curator Tarini Malik, discussing the themes behind this year's #BritishPavilion exhibition.

👉 See the full interview bit.ly/43SxKVI

🎙 Find out about our expanded public programme for #ListeningAllNightToTheRain

Inspired by the themes in John Akomfrah’s #BritishPavilion exhibition and providing a platform for new voices to connect with audiences beyond Venice

👉 bit.ly/3VZBfYo @smokingdog