Sampad News

Sampad is looking for volunteers to carry out research to inform school resources connected to our Words of Peace project.

The Maker Monday Commissioning Programme will support the development creative projects that fuse arts with digital technology.

Young people across Birmingham have been exploring some of the influential peace campaigns that were active in the city during and after World War 1 as part of a new project by Sampad.

Challenging stereotypes of India and South Asia, and wrestling with thorny issues the 7th Bagri Foundation London Indian Film Festival returns to Birmingham this summer (15-24 July 2016) bringing with it a series of high profile actors and directors.

Sampad was saddened to hear of the passing of our long-time friend and collaborator Lakshmi Holmström MBE. Lakshmi was an Indian-born British writer and literary critic, and one of the greatest translators of Tamil fiction into English.

Two of the finest talents in our region were recognised at the Eastern Eye Arts, Culture & Theatre Awards recently.

The UK will host a high-profile summit dedicated to British Asian dance later this May, as one of the largest gatherings of artists, organisations, pundits, policymakers, funders and fans of dance from around the world gather under one roof for Navadisha 2016.

The new cultural development agency for Birmingham has confirmed the appointment of its first Director, Gary Topp.

Around 25,000 Birmingham residents took part in Sampad’s major community heritage project, My Route which explored the changing history of Stratford Road, one of the city’s busiest and best-known thoroughfares.

Sampad is uniting young people across the city to research and explore some of the peace campaigns that were active in the city, both during and after the Great War.

The new cultural development agency for Birmingham is seeking an inspiring, dynamic Director.

Produced by New Dimensions Arts Management in partnership with Sampad, Navadisha 2016 is a trailblazing conference that seeks to stimulate, steer and secure the future of South Asian Dance as part of UK’s ever growing dance landscape.

Find out about Sampad’s new campaign launchPAD which will be supporting new generations of aspiring artists who want to involve digital technology in their work.