Beyond Skin

Beyond Skin The work of Beyond Skin began January 2004 in Northern Ireland responding to the rise in racism & sectarianism influenced by the legacy of conflict.

Creative Innovators in Peacebuilding and De-escalation : “Enabling the Arts as the dialogue to assist the development of a more peaceful, equal and intercultural society free from racism & sectarianism.” Security in Diversity

Creative Innovators in Peacebuilding: “Enabling the Arts as the dialogue to assist the development of a more peaceful, equal and intercultural society free from racism & sec

tarianism.”

Through a diverse team of Artists and Peace Soldiers we design and facilitate innovative creative projects & solutions that strengthen community relations, nurture peace processes, assist good mental health and promote interaction between different cultures through diversity and global education. We represent an international team of professional artists, facilitators, educators and technicians passionate about creating positive social change through intercultural music, arts, dance, digital media and sensory engagement.

Standby.Big announcement soon.
04/06/2026

Standby.
Big announcement soon.

04/06/2026

The spirit of togetherness in a beautiful place.
The young people at CAN Can have been learning and sharing through creativity in our ACCEPT programme facilitated by musicians Claudia & Claire-Louise.

They have created this music video "Hey!" at CAN's Lislagan Farm Ballymoney to share some love and joy with you all.
Video produced by Claire-Louise



Special EU Programmes Body - SEUPB

03/06/2026

Hi Everyone!
I would like to introduce myself to whomever does not know me. My name is Zilka and I have founded Humanitas Initiative. We are a social enterprise built on a single conviction: that humanity comes before passports.

We work at the intersection of cultural intelligence, community integration and human connection, delivering workshops, facilitating dialogue and building bridges between communities across the Causeway Coast and Glens and beyond.

We partner with organisations including Beyond Skin Building Communities Resource Centre and Inter Ethnic Forum. We create the conditions where real understanding becomes possible.
And we believe, without apology, that once you know someone's real story it becomes very hard to reduce them to a headline.

This is our first post. We are glad you are here.Humanity before passports.

As part of our ACCEPT programme a collaboration with the women at Community Relations Forum and artists Alina (Afghan...
02/06/2026

As part of our ACCEPT programme a collaboration with the women at Community Relations Forum and artists Alina (Afghanistan) and Mozhgan (Iran).
Emotional moments as Alina and Mozhgan shared their stories. The women created their own Persian artwork on the theme of my story colours.

The women over the course of the programme will co-create a shared art production documenting their journey together.




Special EU Programmes Body - SEUPB

Our 'we did this' page on our website continues to amuse and draw much interest, especially from researchers.Some of our...
30/05/2026

Our 'we did this' page on our website continues to amuse and draw much interest, especially from researchers.
Some of our more creative playful moments for the greater good or to challenge mindsets.

Check it out

Released today on Africa Day.3 track EP by Agrippa Njanina..Recorded at Start Together Studio Belfast City of MusicAgrip...
25/05/2026

Released today on Africa Day.
3 track EP by Agrippa Njanina..
Recorded at Start Together Studio Belfast City of Music

Agrippa melts the gentle sound of the Mbira (thumb piano), with a voice that expresses the Shona language so beautifully through his lyrics.

Download on Beyond Skin Bandcamp
https://beyondskin.bandcamp.com/album/agrippa

Special thanks to Bernard Nevill Family

Arts Council of Northern Ireland
Music Connections
NI Music. Music Creators Network

To coincide with UNESCO Africa Week leading up to Africa Day we curated a shared event with 100 students at St Patrick's...
22/05/2026

To coincide with UNESCO Africa Week leading up to Africa Day we curated a shared event with 100 students at St Patrick's College Ballymena with special guests...

Singer and Mbira player Claire (Zimbabwe)
Visual artist Bereket (Ethiopia/Eritrea)
Educator and community leader Sarah (South Africa) Black Diamond Initiatives NI

We also share music videos from our ambassador and musician in Zambia Smack Jay Zambia

Thank you to Izabela and fellow teachers for all their help.

Supported by Mid and East Antrim Borough Council and Arts Council of Northern Ireland

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