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The British Council is delighted to announce the recipients of the 2024 Connections Through Culture (CTC) Grant Programme – a platform fostering vibrant collaborations between artists in the United Kingdom and Asia-Pacific. The programme supports 84 innovative projects, 10 of which are collaborations between participants from the United Kingdom and the Philippines, fostering stronger partnerships in the Asia-Pacific region.

This year’s grant cycle marks an exciting milestone as the programme expands to include South Asia, welcoming grantees from Bangladesh and Sri Lanka alongside those from Australia, New Zealand, China, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Vietnam.

The CTC grant programme will provide over GBP 741,000 (PHP 53 million) in funding across the region, enabling artists and cultural organisations to bring their creative visions to life. These grants aim to build lasting cultural partnerships between the UK and Asia-Pacific regions that transcend borders, fostering dialogue, innovation, and mutual understanding.  The British Council’s Connections Through Culture Grant Programme stands as a testament to the organisation’s commitment to cultivating international artistic connections and promoting the exchange of ideas and creativity.

The 2024 grantees represent a dynamic mix of projects across diverse disciplines, including film, creative technology, literature, visual arts, theatre, dance, design, fashion, craft, and music. The array of collaborative efforts across borders and artistic disciplines will lead to new thoughts and ideas created to address global challenges such as diversity and inclusion and climate change. 

“We are thrilled to announce our 2024 grantees, whose projects highlight the incredible power of cross-cultural collaboration and the rich diversity of artistic expression in the Philippines. This year’s CTC projects span across the archipelago – from Quezon, Leyte, Siquijor, and Siargao – reflecting the wide range of creative practices in the country. This year’s collaborations reaffirm the British Council’s commitment to supporting diverse voices, fostering inclusivity, and expanding opportunities for artists,” said Andrei Nikolai Pamintuan, Head of Arts at the British Council in the Philippines. 

“These partnerships celebrate the richness of artistic exchange while tackling some of the most pressing issues of our time. We look forward to seeing the transformative impact of these projects as they come to life.”

Projects supported from the Philippines:

Bridging Communities in Music: String Ensembles in Manila and Leyte
UK: Carmen Flores, Nottingham Chamber Music Festival
Philippines: UP Arco, Joselle Cayatano

Coastal Connections
UK: Pilot Theatre
Philippines: Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA)

Dancing to Music You Hate: The Philippine Remix
UK: Jasmine Gardosi
Philippines: Leandro Reyes, Babaylanes

Forage Friction
UK: Freya Edmondes aka Elvin Brandhi
Philippines: Tengal Drilon

Growing a field
UK: Reneta Minoldo
Philippines: Katherine Nuñez

Hapag Ugnayan Potlucks: an international exchange with women creatives and land workers
UK: Malaika Cunningham (The Bare Project)
Philippines: Jen Horn (Good Food Community)

Nature KwenTour: Co-creating Solarpunk Futures
UK: ESEA Green Lions
Philippines: Lokal Lab

Shame Parade
UK: Angel Cohn Castle
Philippines: Ken Santos

Swallowed by Water
UK: Atlantic Institute-XR Lab
Philippines: Rappler

The Net
UK: Lorna Nickson Brown (Copper Thread Productions)Philippines: Anjeline de Dios

For more information, please visit https://www.britishcouncil.ph/programmes/arts/connections-through-culture-grantee-2024.

The Connections Through Culture grants programme is designed to nurture fresh cultural partnerships between the Asia Pacific region and the UK. These grants are instrumental in supporting new ideas and collaborations from artists and cultural organisations at any stage of development.  The grants support new connections, exchanges, and collaborations.  

The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. We support peace and prosperity by building connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and countries worldwide. We do this through our work in arts and culture, education and the English language. We work with people in over 200 countries and territories and are on the ground in more than 100 countries.

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