British Council selects seven Bangladesh projects for global art collaboration
The British Council has announced the recipients of its Connections Through Culture (CTC) Grant Programme 2025, which supports artistic collaborations between the United Kingdom and international partners.
This year, 127 grants were awarded globally across 19 countries, including seven in Bangladesh. Introduced locally in 2024, both the number of applications and successful projects from Bangladesh have nearly doubled, reflecting growing artistic exchange between the two countries.
Among the Bangladeshi grantees, Kehkasha Sabah and Benjamin Cook (UK) will collaborate on Midnight's Third Child, while Pathshala Institute and GRAIN Projects CIC (UK) will work on 'Resistance, Re-Imagine: International Photography Residency'.
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Continuing this creative exchange, Zihan Karim and Thomas Buckley from Play Office (UK) will develop 'A Shared Journey of Learning and Creation', exploring memory, diaspora and identity through XR and immersive storytelling. Shubho O Saha from Back Art Foundation and Munotida Chinyanga from State of the [Art] (UK) will lead 'Two Places at Once', a sound-based project on climate, migration and belonging.
Other collaborations include 'The Space Between Us: Theatre, Access and Exchange' by Sundaram and Birds of Paradise Theatre Company (UK); 'The Story of Maya: Homecoming' by composer Neel Kamrul and the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group (UK); and 'Unbinding Bookbinding' by Drik Picture Library and Book Works (UK).
'These seven successful proposals each present a compelling vision for collaboration between artists and organisations in the UK and Bangladesh,' said Sadia Rahman, Head of Arts, British Council Bangladesh. 'They reflect the power of the arts to spark innovation, dialogue and connection.'
Ruth Mackenzie CBE, British Council Director of Arts, added: 'What makes Connections Through Culture so special is the diversity it brings together. Different traditions, ideas and practices converge to create something new.'
Through the 2025 cycle, the British Council will provide £1,196,233 in funding globally to grantees across South Asia, East Asia and Wider Europe.
