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Art becomes a positive response and an escape to Covid-19 in the favelas of Rio.
Art becomes a positive response and an escape to Covid-19 in the favelas of Rio.
Twice a week a group of six young artists from Maré, the largest favela complex in Rio de Janeiro log …
Article: Women in favelas are the backbone of responses to the coronavirus crisis in Rio de Janeiro
Article: Women in favelas are the backbone of responses to the coronavirus crisis in Rio de Janeiro
Favela communities have been severely affected by the coronavirus crisis intensifying existing inequalities *by Cathy McIlwaine Not a day goes …
The Encounter: Fundraising Q&A on Wednesday 20 May 2020
The Encounter: Fundraising Q&A on Wednesday 20 May 2020
Fundraising Q&A with Paul Heritage, QMUL Professor of Drama and Director of People’s Palace Projects, indigenous filmmaker Takumã Kuikuro and …
Webinar on Indigenous Research Methodologies, 11 May 2020
Webinar on Indigenous Research Methodologies, 11 May 2020
On behalf of the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), People’s …
Museum of Colour – Respect Due
Museum of Colour – Respect Due
Respect Due will be a unique gallery in the Museum of Colour, focussing on creatives of colour over the age …
COVID-19 and Brazil
COVID-19 and Brazil
In the face of the crisis, People’s Palace Projects is working closely with some of its Brazilian partners. These community-led …
Photos: Beyond Exchange Kick Off Weekend
Photos: Beyond Exchange Kick Off Weekend
This July we kicked off Beyond Exchange, a project taking to the next step the innovations in creative practices …
The Art of Cultural Exchange – English book is out!
The Art of Cultural Exchange – English book is out!
Cultural exchange is an important means by which nations and communities translate themselves and are in turn translated by others. …
People of Letters workshop, Weston Library, 16th May 2019
People of Letters workshop, Weston Library, 16th May 2019
An informal discussion on how we access information about and by historic writers of colour in our nations’ archives. People …
XINGU ENCOUNTER: OLOGIKO, artistic residency in an indigenous village
XINGU ENCOUNTER: OLOGIKO, artistic residency in an indigenous village
To celebrate Brazil’s Dia do Índio (Indigenous Day) on April 19th, People’s Palace Projects and AIKAX (Indigenous Association of the …