This video explores the different ways artists can express the same idea through poetry and music, highlighting the power of artistic choices in evoking specific emotions in the audience. It prompts viewers to consider whether art...

This lesson demonstration video explores how the What Makes You Say That? routine can be adapted to focus on curricular themes. In a National Gallery session with fourth graders from Cleveland Elementary School, Washington, DC, gallery...

In our fifth and final 'Hangout on Air', Miranda Sawyer is joined by artist Haroon Mirza, music producer Will Skeaping, record sleeve designer Leif Podhajsky and Tate's Adrian Shaw for a lively discussion about music and art. Miranda...

Can art help you find your voice? In the latest from The Art of Change Shorts series, Bertil Nilsson meets three of the Barbican Young Creatives, Leon, Cleo and Georgia, to find out how creating art has helped them define their...

In the latest from The Art of Change Shorts series, Manchester-based duo Sois de Traca create an alternative reality to tackle the theme of climate change Meet the filmmakersttps://bit.ly/2JiIUMp' target='_blank'...

In response to the idea of ‘Community’, Richard Dixon Wheatley presents a short film, DYSTOPIA, featuring spoken word artist Jolade Olusanya, exploring the issues that face the sprawling communities of London – shining a light on issues...

We’re moving to the margins in a documentary short to explore ‘DIY’ as we meet performance collective, Figs in Wigs in their home. An ex-morgue. Throughout 2018, we’re working with The Smalls to present twelve new short films directed by...

'This is a film about female body hair.' This month, Helen Plumb's film follows the account of a woman who is grappling with the decision of whether or not she should embrace her body hair in public - a prickly subject... Throughout...

This month, illustrator and animator Jenny Jokela shares the story of paraclimber, Anoushé Husain as she talks about the concept of difference, confidence and resilience. Anoushé Husain was born missing her right arm below the elbow, is...

In his directorial debut, Samona Olanipekun explores the concept of home, identity and belonging, taking his starting point from the theme of 'Globalisation'. Meet the filmmakerhttps://bit.ly/2Qe2j1A' target='_blank'...

In the first of a series of short films, produced in collaboration with The Smalls, we invite London-based illustrator Amanda Eliasson to explore the theme - Censorship. Part of #TheArtofChange, our 2018 annual theme which explores how...

With a riot of colour - and a stunning portrait of the Barbican - filmmaker Lexi Kiddo responds to this month's theme, LGBTQ+, through dance and poetry. Meet the filmmakerhttps://bit.ly/2O4U5qW' target='_blank'...

To commemorate 100 years since World War One in Nov 2014, Southbank Centre staged a special performance of Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem featuring hundreds of young performers. UNCOVERING CLASSICS: Benjamin Britten's War Requiem. More...

To commemorate 100 years since World War One in Nov 2014, Southbank Centre staged a special performance of Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem featuring hundreds of young performers. UNCOVERING CLASSICS: Benjamin Britten's War Requiem. More...

Ivor Braka discusses censorship and collecting and displaying controversial artworks in our latest film from The Art of Change Shorts, as director Kate Cox pays a visit to The Gunton Arms. Throughout 2018, we’re working with The Smalls...

Can you create an identity on Instagram? Director Jessica Bishopp meets young women who use Instagram as a platform to present themselves and their creativity - but also face the challenge of curating their identity for strangers and the...

Director Matt Dempsey presents a beautiful and poignant film in response to the knife violence epidemic that has been crippling London. Meet some of the young men who have been personally affected by knife crime and created a grassroots...

LEAD IN:It's not been long since European countries were competing on the Eurovision Song Contest stage. Well now they're competing on Mars ... sort of.At Innorobo, one of Europe's leading robotics events, teams from across the continent...

Discover the exciting story of the Harlem Renaissance, a vibrant cultural movement during the 1920s and 1930s. This video explores how African American artists, writers, musicians, and thinkers changed American culture forever. Learn...

In the peace- and love-themed summer of '69, giant music festivals became a standard event for the younger generation to experience rock-and-roll, hallucinogens, and the predictable chaos from cramming thousands of intoxicated people...

Situated in Central Texas along the Colorado River is a city known for its eclectic style and diverse culture. As the capital of Texas, Austin is home to a music, art and food centered community that has shaped the city into one of the...

In 1925, Frida Kahlo was on her way home from school in Mexico City when the bus she was riding collided with a streetcar. She suffered near-fatal injuries and her disability became a major theme in her paintings. Over the course of her...

Singer/songwriter Eddi Reader performs "What You Do With What You've Got," a meditation on a very TED theme: how to use your gifts and talents to make a difference. With Thomas Dolby on piano.

A group of artists, architects, musicians and social scientists, were experimenting in ways that would transform their individual fields.

On the one hand, Vienna was the traditional city of academic art, Johann Strauss, and the...