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Arts and Creative Industries

COP26

Call for creative commissions on climate change

Ahead of next year’s 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), we are inviting applications for creative commissions that bring together art, science and digital technology and offer innovative responses to climate change.

Collaborative applications from individuals and organisations in the UK with partners from the Philippines and other eligible countries can apply for up to £50,000.

 
Open until 13 December!
 
Map showing Metro Manila, Philippines
 

Creative hubs archipelago

Find creative hubs in the Philippines you can collaborate with through this hubs mapping database. The tool was developed in partnership with Creative Innovators Programme fellow Kenneth Biunas and the Design Center of the Philippines.

 
Check it out
British Council Director of Arts Skinder Hundal profile photo
 

Our new Director of Arts

We are happy to announce that Skinder Hundal, MBE will join the British Council starting 09 December 2020. He will lead our global arts work and strengthen cultural connections between the UK and other countries.

 
Get to know him
 

What is the value of design?

Together with the Design Center of the Philippines, we are leading a pioneering study to analyse the economic contribution of design in the Philippines by mapping the design ecosystem of nine cities.

 
Learn more
 

Leading cultural management network features PH hubs

How are creative hubs contributing to sustainable development? Find out through these case studies by sector expert, Andrew Ormston.

 
Read here
 

Making cultural content accessible

Did you miss our session on 'Together Apart – Discovering art in a digital world’ at the Design Week Philippines 2020? You can still watch the recording as arts leaders share valuable insight. 

 
View the session
Accessing knowledge through Human Lending Library
 

Connected by action

In partnership with Expert Impact, Active Citizen Rashid Bangcolongan was paired with On Pack Recycling Label’s Anne MacCaig for a mentoring session focused on sustaining his Mindanao-based social enterprise, Kapamagogopa.

 
Access here

Photo credits: Design Center of the Philippines (What is the value of design?; Design Week); Recci Bacolor (PH hubs); Apa Feliciano (Active Citizen)

Erratum: On last month’s e-newsletter, we misspelled the name of the mural artist in the main image. His name is Malarko Hernandez. Our apologies.


 

Our work in the arts and creative industries

We bring together creative people from the UK, Philippines and over 100 countries we work in to form lasting connections, share peer-to-peer learning and inspire transformational experiences. 

Find our more here.

 

Contact us

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British Council in the Philippines
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32nd Street corner 3rd Avenue
Bonifacio Global City
Taguig City
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Philippines

 
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