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Refugee Art Exhibition at the Royal Albert Hall

June 27, 2019 | by Sarah Mills | 0 Comments

The Afghanistan and Central Asian Association will be holding an art exhibition at the Royal Albert Hall to showcase their new project: Refugee Women’s Art. Read more

“The Vagina Monologues” to be Performed in Bangkok for UN

June 22, 2019 | by Tara Abhasakun | 0 Comments

A women's rights activist group called Bangkok Rising will perform "The Vagina Monologues" for the United Nations on Tuesday. Read more

Refugee Week Festival Celebrates Diversity and Promotes Community Cohesion

June 7, 2019 | by Sarah Mills | 0 Comments

Afghanistan and Central Asian Association celebrates Refugee Week with their annual Summer Festival Read more

Olivia DeLaurentis on This Gets Ruff: “I’ve Always Loved Dark Comedy”

January 21, 2019 | by Madelaine Hanson | 0 Comments

Olivia DeLaurentis, 22-year-old writer, actor and director, is interviewed by Madelaine Hanson for Conatus News about her new film This Gets Ruff. Read more

Cracking at Consciousness: Why I Love Lucy

December 15, 2018 | by Emeka Ikpeazu | 0 Comments

Luc Besson’s 2014 film Lucy garnered criticism even before it premiered. This criticism stems from the movies foundational claim that “we only use 10% of our brain.” It is an obvious myth that anyone with a rudimentary knowledge of neuroscience could debunk. The famous case of railroad construction foreman Phineas Gage is enough to debunk […] Read more

Do Awards Encourage or Limit Human Ingenuity and Creativity?

July 15, 2017 | by Ross Paton | 0 Comments

In a status-oriented culture do awards encourage people to achieve greater heights, or are they the engine of human creativity's decline? Read more

Entertainment Renaissance: Creativity Flourishes In The Darkest Of Times

June 11, 2017 | by Joe James Davis | 0 Comments

The world of entertainment is experiencing a renaissance, as artists, musicians and comedians rush to fight back against the forces of populism. Read more

An Interview with Alida Tomas – Founding Producer, Eighty Wings Productions

April 15, 2017 | by Scott Jacobsen | 0 Comments

Alida Tomas founded Eighty Wings Productions. She is a comedian, commentator, and producer. Here she talks to Conatus News about some of her work. Read more

An Interview with Adalet Garmiany – Founder, Curator, and Chief Executive of ArtRole

February 28, 2017 | by Scott Jacobsen | 0 Comments

Adalet R. Garmiany is a British & Kurdish Iraqi artist, curator and Chief Executive/Founder of ArtRole, an International based contemporary arts organisation developing international cultural exchanges with the Middle East. Adalet has been forging important cultural and artistic relationships between Iraq, Middle East, UK, across Europe, USA, and the rest of the world facilitating artistic dialogue, […] Read more

Interview with Ali Raza – Kurdish Artist

November 28, 2016 | by Scott Jacobsen | 0 Comments

Ali Raza is an artist from Kurdistan. Ali Raza talks about growing up in the Iraqi-Iranian war, and how human rights can be ratified in art. Read more