Our work in arts | British Council

Our US arts office connects British and American arts professionals by offering information, providing resources and promoting opportunities for Americans to experience new British work. We are not a traditional granting organization that accepts unsolicited applications, but instead, we encourage cooperation between British and American arts professionals through strategic partnerships, which we support and/or facilitate.

Our focus is on showcasing innovative British contemporary artistic practices that showcase:

Artists addressing social and global issues that engage wider public participation and discourse
Influential artists who are under-profiled in the US and introducing British practices to US audiences

Resilient Voices

Enabling programs and artistic productions that engage in social and global issues and creating public programs with our partners to encourage wider public discourse.

Market Breakers

The British Council US arts program supports notable British artists who are renowned in the UK and abroad, but under-profiled in the US.

White Horse statue outside British Council office

About British Council Arts worldwide

Around the world, our work in the arts aims to promote the UK’s diverse culture, creativity and innovation.