PLATFORMA FESTIVAL 2017 (19-31 October)

As part of our 4th biennial Platforma Festival across the North East we'll be running a FREE 2-day Conference in Newcastle 27-28 October. Featuring new commissions, performances, discussions and networking it's a great chance to meet artists and organisations from across the country and internationally.

To reserve a FREE place email tom@counterpointsarts.org.uk

Full details about all Platforma Festival partners, events, performances & screenings in Newcastle, Gateshead, Stockton and Middlesborough here:
http://www.platforma.org.uk/pf_events/4th-platforma-festival-newcastle-and-the-north-east/

Some bursaries are available to cover costs of attending, particularly for those from refugee backgrounds. 

(T-Shirts, a new performance by Natasha Davis, will be at ARC, Stockton, on 19 October)

Creative Climate Leadership 9-14 October - Koper, Slovenia

We're delighted to announce that our Project Manager, Dijana Rakovic, will participate in the Creative Climate Leadership programme in Slovenia, supported by Julie's Bicycle and PiNA 

Dijana has been selected to take part in the second CCL course in Koper in October, looking at the role of art and culture in responding to climate change and environmental challenges.  She will join an international cohort of 23 'leaders' working in the areas of policy, education and the arts.

We're excited to be part of this international conversation and to feedback to our artists, partners and networks with the aim of initiating new creative strategies, projects and calls to action. 

Read more here.

We're pleased to welcome and host,  David Cuong Nguyen, who has been awarded  an Australian Endeavour Executive Fellowship in association with Counterpoints Arts.

David: "As an experienced community theatre-maker working with migrant-background youth in Australia, I am excited to extend my work through engagement with Counterpoints Arts’ approach to promoting social change through arts practice and peer education."