Offscreen’s vision is to enable creative contact across the borders that so often lead us to conflict.

On a practical foundation of education, we aim to create a world in which young people of the Middle East and UK can meet and understand each others’ cultures.

Through our programme of activities we hope to spread a ripple of inspiration and understanding at a grass roots level; and in so doing to improve perceptions and impact positively on students and teachers from diverse backgrounds. The Offscreen Education Programme is currently involved in four main activities:

Student Expeditions: Taking secondary school students to and from the Middle East and UK.

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Educational Resources: Developing online, digital and hard copy teaching resources for schools.

Schools and Museums Workshops: Sending artists with Middle Eastern/Islamic backgrounds into schools to teach and inspire.

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International Artist Programme: Promoting contemporary artists from the Middle East and Islamic World.

In delivering these activities, Offscreen aims to develop replicable educational models which impact at a National Curriculum and even international level.

Background:

The Offscreen Education Programme was founded in 2004 by a group of British artists and teachers following a one-year art expedition to the Middle East in 2003.

Offscreen was legally set up as a Community Interest Company (Registered in England and Wales Company No. 5957375) in October 2006 and has a registered office at the Arab British Centre, 1 Gough Square, London, EC4A 3DE, UK.

For more Information please contact info@offscreened.com