Join us for Refugee Week 2025 and be part of a celebration of community, resilience, and the power of shared stories.
Use the GET TICKETS
link to secure your place for workshops, performances and cultural celebrations.
Part of Our Sanctuary: Ocean of Voices,
Refugee Week is just the beginning of the Our
Sanctuary: Ocean of Voices, an Arts Council England-supported project celebrating
migration, belonging, and community. The stories and connections made before and during this
week will serve as the foundation for the next two phases: the pioneering virtual reality
experience Without Culture and the immersive installation of A Sea of Words for Portsmouth,
bringing stories of migration to life through participatory art and digital storytelling.
| Start Date: | July 2025 |
| End Date: | September 2025 |
| Time: | none |
| Location: | None |
A pioneering virtual reality project that invites participants to step inside the lived experiences of displacement. Through poetry, storytelling, and digital art, Without Culture immerses visitors in powerful personal narratives, offering a deeper understanding of the journeys faced by refugees and asylum seekers.
| Date: | October 2025 |
| Time: | none |
| Location: | none |
Our journey culminates in A Sea of Words for Portsmouth, a large-scale installation at Boathouse 5 in Portsmouth Historic Quarter. Created by Hong Kong artists Kingsley Ng and Stephanie Cheung, this immersive experience brings Portsmouth community stories to life through light, sound, and collective storytelling—transforming personal memories into a shared artistic expression.
