The King's Brazil Institute is hosting a screening of Vale? Is it worth it?, a ...
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Diversity is in our DNA. Art is our action. Research is how we co-create transformation.
We are an arts research centre bringing together artists, activists, academics and audiences to challenge social and climate injustices through the power of the arts – in the UK, Brazil and beyond. Directed by Paul Heritage, People’s Palace Projects is a subsidiary of Queen Mary University of London.
Our key areas

Indigenous Exchange and Climate Action
The heart of this work is in the Indigenous Territories of the Brazilian Amazon region. We support cultural exchange between Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists, activists and academics. Our collaborations have taken us to Venice Biennale 2021, Glasgow Science Centre, Tate ...
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Cultural Value and Heritage
Our work in this area aims to understand and assess the full creative, social and economic potential of local arts organisations, measuring the value of culture and heritage beyond numbers.
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Creativity and Mental Health
Engaging in cultural activities improves well-being and mental health, particularly for people on the margins of society. Our research projects in this area aim to understand the impacts of this engagement, develop new approaches and share knowledge globally.
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Resistance and Transformation
From projects on migration in the Global South, to work tackling bias, racism and discrimination against disadvantaged young people in the UK, all our work in this area aims to resist and transform what otherwise tears us apart.
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PPP in numbers
- 320,000+ people reached
- 394 partners
- 117 completed projects
- 38 active projects
- 16 countries

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The latest from our blog

Vale? documentary premiers in the UK in October
By Yula Rocha London, 26 July 2023- Vale? Is It Worth It? Five artists in the front line against Brazil’s (...)
July 26, 2023.

Aislan Pankararu is in London for an arts residency
By Yula Rocha London, 2 May 2023 – Aislan Pankararu, an acclaimed Indigenous visual artist from Brazil, is in London (...)
May 04, 2023.

Call for Artists! Casa Rio is accepting applications for residencies and arts projects
By Vitoria Lobo Rio de Janeiro, 17th February, 2023 – A place to imagine, dare, create and invent. Casa (...)
February 17, 2023.

Casa Rio reopens and it will soon accept application for artistic residency
By Yula Rocha Rio de Janeiro, 17th January 2023 – They came drumming and dancing in the middle of the (...)
February 02, 2023.
Vale? Screening in London
When: Tuesday, 24 October 2023- 2-3pm
Where: King's College London - Bush House South East Wing, Strand Campus
Vale? Screening in Manchester
Please join us for the UK premiere of the documentary Vale? Is It Worth It? ...
When: Wednesday, 25 October- 12-2:30pm
Where: Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama, Bridgeford Street, Manchester, M15 6FH
Vale? Screening in Wrexham, Wales + theatre and music performances
Please join us for a screening of the documentary Vale? Is It Worth It? Five ...
When: Friday, 27 October- 7pm
Where: Ty Pawb, Market Street, Wrexham, Wales, LL13 8BB