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Artists Lubaina Himid, Alan Kane and Ed Hall head to Korea for The Art of Dissonance
Three of the 16 artists featured in our latest group exhibition at SeMA in Korea are heading to Seoul in early November to take part in events.
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Welcome to our new Head of Collection, Moira Lindsay
Moira Lindsay joined the Visual Arts team as our new Head of Collection this month to look after our British Council Collection of more than 8,700 artworks.
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Out and about during Frieze week: what caught our Visual Arts team's eye
During Frieze week, our Visual Arts team has been visiting exhibitions, talks and fairs across London.
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Our international curators reflect on their UK trip so far
Our delegation has been exploring galleries, artists’ studios, public art projects, an art school and even an exhibition in an old public toilet in Hull, Gateshead and Newcastle. We asked them about their reflections so far.
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Curators from across the world travel to Hull, Gateshead, Newcastle and Manchester
The Visual Arts team is delighted to welcome ten delegates from across the world to a week-long programme of gallery visits, studio visits and networking events in Hull, Gateshead, Newcastle and Manchester.
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From the Venice Biennale to the National Gallery of Jamaica
Graham Fagen’s video and sound installation, The Slave’s Lament, which was commissioned by Scotland + Venice for the Venice Art Biennale in 2015, will be shown at the National Gallery of Jamaica as part of a new exhibition.
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Grayson Perry wows audiences in Bosnia and Herzegovina at the opening of his British Council Collection exhibition
Crowds welcomed artist Grayson Perry to Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina to open his exhibition of tapestries.
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Artists from Scotland present new work in China
Solo exhibitions by Scottish artists Bruce McLean and Ross Sinclair open at the Shanghai Himalayas Museum in China this September as part of a collaborative project between Scotland and China.
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An opportunity for curators in Turkey to create an online exhibition from the British Council Collection
The British Council in Turkey has launched an open call to create an online exhibition of works from the British Council Collection.
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Come to a panel discussion on Iranian contemporary art
Join a panel of academics and experts for a discussion on the contemporary art scene and art criticism in Iran on 4 September in London, co-hosted by the British Council and the Iran Heritage Foundation.
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