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Jonathan Kennedy

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Programme Lead Venice @BritishCouncil @britisharts, prior Director Arts India @InBritish @festivalsfindia; ED @TaraTheatre @BlackTLive. Unity through diversity

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#BiennaleArchitettura2025 Special mention as National Participation to the #BritishPavilion. “A dialogue between Great Britain and Kenya about reparation and renewal. The Pavilion reveals architecture as architecture that is defined by extraction that produce inequality and

#BiennaleArchitettura2025 Special mention as National Participation to the #BritishPavilion. “A dialogue between Great Britain and Kenya about reparation and renewal. The Pavilion reveals architecture as architecture that is defined by extraction that produce inequality and
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We’re delighted to share that GBR – Geology of Britannic Repair has received a Special Mention at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia 🏆 Kudos to the brilliant curators, artists, our commissioner, and everyone involved in bringing it to life. 🙌

We’re delighted to share that GBR – Geology of Britannic Repair has received a Special Mention at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition of <a href="/la_Biennale/">La Biennale di Venezia</a> 🏆
 
Kudos to the brilliant curators, artists, our commissioner, and everyone involved in bringing it to life. 🙌
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Commissioned by the British Council for the British Pavilion, Geology of Britannic Repair runs from 10 May to 23 November 2025. venicebiennale.britishcouncil.org/geology-britan…

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Congratulations to everyone involved in the GBR - Geology of Britannic Repair exhibition on being awarded a Special Mention at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition at the #VeniceBiennale. Commissioned by the British Council for the #BritishPavilion, Geology of Britannic

Congratulations to everyone involved in the GBR - Geology of Britannic Repair exhibition on being awarded a Special Mention at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition at the #VeniceBiennale.
Commissioned by the British Council for the #BritishPavilion, Geology of Britannic
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🤳 Explore GBR – Geology of Britannic Repair on Bloomberg Connects 🤳 Whether you're prepping for Venice, browsing the rooms of the British Pavilion or want to experience from afar, the Bloomberg Connects app gives you extra insight into the exhibition. play.google.com/store/apps/det… 1/3

🤳 Explore GBR – Geology of Britannic Repair on <a href="/bbgconnects/">Bloomberg Connects</a> 🤳

Whether you're prepping for Venice, browsing the rooms of the British Pavilion or want to experience from afar, the Bloomberg Connects app gives you extra insight into the exhibition. 

play.google.com/store/apps/det…

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⚫️ Exploring The British Pavilion: Double Vision ⚫️ What do you see when you look at this building? The neo-classical façade or the veil that enshrouds it? venicebiennale.britishcouncil.org/geology-britan…

⚫️ Exploring The British Pavilion: Double Vision ⚫️

What do you see when you look at this building? The neo-classical façade or the veil that enshrouds it? 

venicebiennale.britishcouncil.org/geology-britan…
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The Premier League has opened an office in Mumbai to support football development across India at elite and grassroots levels. At the grassroots level, the Premier League has been running its Premier Skills programme with the British Council since 2007, continuing a long history

The Premier League has opened an office in Mumbai to support football development across India at elite and grassroots levels. At the grassroots level, the Premier League has been running its Premier Skills programme with the British Council since 2007, continuing a long history
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💡 Exploring The British Pavilion: Objects of Repair 💡 Objects of Repair explores fracture and repair in the architectures and geologies of Palestine venicebiennale.britishcouncil.org/geology-britan… 1/4

đź’ˇ Exploring The British Pavilion: Objects of Repair đź’ˇ

Objects of Repair explores fracture and repair in the architectures and geologies of Palestine

venicebiennale.britishcouncil.org/geology-britan…

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🪨 Exploring The British Pavilion: Shimoni Slave Cave 🪨 Cave_bureau spoke with the local custodians of the coral caves in Shimoni. They recounted how the caves were used as slave holding chambers. #BritishPavilion #GeologyofBritannicRepair #UKKenyaSeason2025 1/4

🪨 Exploring The British Pavilion: Shimoni Slave Cave 🪨

Cave_bureau spoke with the local custodians of the coral caves in Shimoni. They recounted how the caves were used as slave holding chambers.

#BritishPavilion #GeologyofBritannicRepair  #UKKenyaSeason2025 

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Today, these cave networks are silted up, leaving nothing but archaeological evidence of this past trauma. Cave_bureau made three-dimensional laser scans of what could be accessed which they turned into digital drawings. 2/4

Today, these cave networks are silted up, leaving nothing but archaeological evidence of this past trauma. Cave_bureau made three-dimensional laser scans of what could be accessed which they turned into digital drawings.

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These were used to create the rattan weave structure, the undulating forms of which exactly follow those of the cave at a scale of 1:1, reimagining a space of trauma as one of repair and healing. Collaborators: Phil Ayres and Jack Young at The Royal Danish Academy 3/4

These were used to create the rattan weave structure, the undulating forms of which exactly follow those of the cave at a scale of 1:1, reimagining a space of trauma as one of repair and healing. 

Collaborators: Phil Ayres and Jack Young at The Royal Danish Academy

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UK arts & cultural organisations apply now to be part of a major programme in 2027 marking the millennium of the birth of William the Conqueror. Grants available for UK-Normandy collaborations - deadline 30 June. Find out more: tinyurl.com/y4jmu9nw 📷 © Marie-Anaïs Thierry

UK arts &amp; cultural organisations apply now to be part of a major programme in 2027 marking the millennium of the birth of William the Conqueror. 

Grants available for UK-Normandy collaborations - deadline 30 June.

Find out more: tinyurl.com/y4jmu9nw

📷 © Marie-Anaïs Thierry
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🎇 John Akomfrah’s 'Listening All Night To The Rain' arrives at the National Museum Cardiff tomorrow, the first stop on a UK tour following its debut at the 2024 Venice Biennale. 📅 On display 24 May – 7 September 2025. Book free tickets: ow.ly/LSSB50VVQvN

🎇 John Akomfrah’s 'Listening All Night To The Rain' arrives at the National Museum Cardiff tomorrow, the first stop on a UK tour following its debut at the 2024 Venice Biennale. 

📅 On display 24 May – 7 September 2025.

Book free tickets:
ow.ly/LSSB50VVQvN
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UK university students and recent graduates! Embark on a once-in-a-lifetime adventure with the UK-India Young Professionals Scheme - a unique opportunity to live and work in one of the world’s most dynamic countries. More here: tinyurl.com/5n8uemjk Criteria apply.

UK university students and recent graduates! Embark on a once-in-a-lifetime adventure with the UK-India Young Professionals Scheme - a unique opportunity to live and work in one of the world’s most dynamic countries. 

More here: tinyurl.com/5n8uemjk Criteria apply.
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⏳ Last chance to apply for our Architecture, Design and Fashion Biennales and Festivals Grants! Festivals/Biennales can apply for grants of up to £10,000 to showcase international designers. Deadline 1 June. arts.britishcouncil.org/get-involved/o…

⏳ Last chance to apply for our Architecture, Design and Fashion Biennales and Festivals Grants!

Festivals/Biennales can apply for grants of up to ÂŁ10,000 to showcase international designers.
Deadline 1 June.  
arts.britishcouncil.org/get-involved/o…
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Today at Hay Festival we signed a new 3-year MoU with Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru | Arts Council of Wales & WAI Cymru Wales to grow Wales’ global arts links and support Welsh artists internationally. From #WalesAndJapan to FOCUS Wales & Venice Biennale 2026 – we’re taking Wales to the world 👇 wales.britishcouncil.org/en/about/press…

Today at <a href="/hayfestival/">Hay Festival</a> we signed a new 3-year MoU with <a href="/Arts_Wales_/">Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru | Arts Council of Wales</a> &amp; <a href="/WAICymruWales/">WAI Cymru Wales</a> to grow Wales’ global arts links and support Welsh artists internationally.

From #WalesAndJapan to <a href="/FocusWales/">FOCUS Wales</a> &amp; Venice Biennale 2026 – we’re taking Wales to the world 👇
wales.britishcouncil.org/en/about/press…
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Are you ready for tomorrow? The Khushwant Singh Literary Festival is here, with an inspiring lineup of speakers exploring 'Humanity Across Borders’ Register Now: eventbrite.co.uk/e/khushwant-si… #KhushwantSinghLiteraryFestival Paul Waters Dr Reshma Ruia SOAS Gallery University of Oxford

Are you ready for tomorrow?

The Khushwant Singh Literary Festival is here, with an inspiring lineup of speakers exploring 'Humanity Across Borders’

Register Now: eventbrite.co.uk/e/khushwant-si…

#KhushwantSinghLiteraryFestival <a href="/PaulWaters99/">Paul Waters</a> <a href="/ReshmaRuia/">Dr Reshma Ruia</a> <a href="/SoasGallery/">SOAS Gallery</a> <a href="/UniofOxford/">University of Oxford</a>
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⏰ Closing next week: #DesignForClimate fully-funded residency at Villa Karo, Benin! #Designers in UK, Nigeria, or Ghana interested in addressing climate challenges should apply by 9 June: ow.ly/sask50VAXlw 📷 Main building by @VillaKaroBenin, photography by Villa Karo.

⏰ Closing next week: #DesignForClimate fully-funded residency at Villa Karo, Benin! 

#Designers in UK, Nigeria, or Ghana interested in addressing climate challenges should apply by 9 June:
ow.ly/sask50VAXlw

đź“· Main building by @VillaKaroBenin, photography by Villa Karo.