Our work in arts | British Council

The British Council supports the building of a vibrant, sustainable and entrepreneurial arts scene with the space for creative and transformative ideas to develop and find an audience.

We make international connections between individual artists and arts organisations, helping them to produce new work and share existing work with engaged audiences, build their creative practice, knowledge and skills, and expand their networks. We have a strong focus on the creative economy to ensure that art and creativity is recognised as a key part of Egypt’s social and economic well-being with the right environment to help it thrive.

Two young women in one of D-CAF contemporary dance performance

Sharing arts between Egypt and the UK

We bring UK artists to Egypt to perform at major festivals and collaborate with their local counterparts

Musicians in Residence 2021-22

Offering music creators the opportunity to spend extended time immersing themselves in another place.

Two performers in a puppet show - Hakawy International Arts Festival for Children - Hakawy International Arts Festival for Children

Skills and Networks

We place a strong emphasis on enabling artists and arts organisations to meet their counterparts from the UK and around the world at international events.

Grants to Artists

The British Council in Egypt is delighted to announce its ‘Grants to Artists’ funding opportunity for 2019-20. This is open to Egyptian nationals working in Egypt.

Creative Economy

Our creative economy programme works with policy-makers, institutions, and individual creative people.

Cultural Protection Fund

The Cultural Protection Fund – a £30 million fund managed by the British Council in partnership with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport