Our work in arts | British Council

What we do

Our arts teams across the globe work with the best of British creative talent to deliver inspiring events and develop collaborations with artists and cultural institutions. Drawing on the UK’s reputation as a creative, forward-looking nation, we encourage new ways of connecting people and institutions through the arts, offering widespread opportunities in the Netherlands for engaging with partners and target audiences in informal, entertaining and thought-provoking ways.

Selector Radio

Selector Radio is the British Council’s weekly international radio show bringing you the best new music the UK has to offer.

Europe Beyond Access - disability challenging the status quo on stage

Europe Beyond Access is an ambitious 4-year programme designed to internationalise the careers of disabled artists and revolutionise Europe’s performing arts scene.

Five Films For Freedom

We stage the world’s widest-reaching digital celebration of LGBTIQ+ themed film in March each year in partnership with BFI Flare, London's LGBTIQ+ Film Festival.

British Council Collection

Since 1938 the British Council has been collecting works of art, craft and design to promote abroad the achievements of the very best British artists, craft practitioners and designers.