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The Arts and Conflict Hub based in the Department of War Studies at King's College London provides a focal point for work exploring the relationship between the arts and conflict, including visual arts, dance, music, theatre and film.

Using artistic mediums to research, teach and engage with the complexities of conflict we aim to expand the interdisciplinary agenda of war studies, opening new dialogues and engaging new audiences.

The hub aims to bring artists and scholars together to share their work and ideas fostering a space for creative collaboration.

People

Leonie  Ansems de Vries

Reader in International Politics

Ammar Bajboj

Visiting Research Fellow

Jelke  Boesten

Associate Dean Doctoral Studies

Christine  Cheng

Senior Lecturer in International Relations

Vinicius  de Carvalho

Reader in Brazilian and Latin American Studies

Activities

An exhibition space
Art and reconciliation

The Arts & Conflicts hub holds a range of activities on art and reconciliation, including screenings, performances and recitals with post event discussions with artists and academics.

Wartime Art Archive
Talk with co-founder of the Wartime Art Archive

We held a talk to discuss how the Wartime Art Archive is working to capture and preserve contemporary artistic responses to Russia's war of aggression.

An audience watches the screening of the film 'Soldiers of song'
Soldiers of Song

We hosted the UK premier of the film, 'Soldiers of Song', with a Q&A with the director, Ryan Smith. The film "Soldiers of Song" is the extraordinary journey of Ukrainian musicians as they unite their nation through the transformative power of music. Weaving together melodies and narratives that resonate with resilience, hope and healing, as they bravely navigate through harrowing challenges, inspiring unity and courage amidst the chaos of war.

News

King's hosts UK film premiere of 'Soldiers of Song'

The Department of War Studies at King's College London hosted the UK premiere of 'Soldiers of Song', a documentary following Ukrainian musicians in the wake...

Audience watches Soldiers of Song. The image on a large screen shows a close-up of a woman playing a string instrument.

Artist collaborations

Baptist Coelho
Baptist Coelho

Baptist Coelho is an artist from India who lives and works in Bombay. Since graduating from the Birmingham Institute of Art and Design in 2006, he has been extremely active as a practicing artist, with critically acclaimed solo and group exhibitions in museums and galleries in India, as well as internationally.

Lola Frost
Lola Frost

Dr Lola Frost is an artist /scholar lives in London and a Visiting Professor in the Department of War Studies. Her career as an artist spanning 30 years has included exhibiting in South Africa and in the UK. Her work is included in several major public collections in her native South Africa. Initially this work registered the impact of civil unrest, apartheid, race and gender. Since relocating to the UK in 2002, her feminist painting practice might be characterised as risky and sublime. Her academic career as a senior lecturer in South Africa and part-time tutor in London has involved the teaching of art history and art theory

Milena Michalski
Dr Milena Michalski

Dr Milena Michalski is a Visiting Research Fellow and Artist in Residence for ‘Art and Reconciliation: Conflict, Culture and Community’, an AHRC-funded, inter-disciplinary, collaborative project bringing together academics and artists from the Department of War Studies at King’s College London, the LSE and LCC, University of the Arts London.

People

Leonie  Ansems de Vries

Reader in International Politics

Ammar Bajboj

Visiting Research Fellow

Jelke  Boesten

Associate Dean Doctoral Studies

Christine  Cheng

Senior Lecturer in International Relations

Vinicius  de Carvalho

Reader in Brazilian and Latin American Studies

Activities

An exhibition space
Art and reconciliation

The Arts & Conflicts hub holds a range of activities on art and reconciliation, including screenings, performances and recitals with post event discussions with artists and academics.

Wartime Art Archive
Talk with co-founder of the Wartime Art Archive

We held a talk to discuss how the Wartime Art Archive is working to capture and preserve contemporary artistic responses to Russia's war of aggression.

An audience watches the screening of the film 'Soldiers of song'
Soldiers of Song

We hosted the UK premier of the film, 'Soldiers of Song', with a Q&A with the director, Ryan Smith. The film "Soldiers of Song" is the extraordinary journey of Ukrainian musicians as they unite their nation through the transformative power of music. Weaving together melodies and narratives that resonate with resilience, hope and healing, as they bravely navigate through harrowing challenges, inspiring unity and courage amidst the chaos of war.

News

King's hosts UK film premiere of 'Soldiers of Song'

The Department of War Studies at King's College London hosted the UK premiere of 'Soldiers of Song', a documentary following Ukrainian musicians in the wake...

Audience watches Soldiers of Song. The image on a large screen shows a close-up of a woman playing a string instrument.

Artist collaborations

Baptist Coelho
Baptist Coelho

Baptist Coelho is an artist from India who lives and works in Bombay. Since graduating from the Birmingham Institute of Art and Design in 2006, he has been extremely active as a practicing artist, with critically acclaimed solo and group exhibitions in museums and galleries in India, as well as internationally.

Lola Frost
Lola Frost

Dr Lola Frost is an artist /scholar lives in London and a Visiting Professor in the Department of War Studies. Her career as an artist spanning 30 years has included exhibiting in South Africa and in the UK. Her work is included in several major public collections in her native South Africa. Initially this work registered the impact of civil unrest, apartheid, race and gender. Since relocating to the UK in 2002, her feminist painting practice might be characterised as risky and sublime. Her academic career as a senior lecturer in South Africa and part-time tutor in London has involved the teaching of art history and art theory

Milena Michalski
Dr Milena Michalski

Dr Milena Michalski is a Visiting Research Fellow and Artist in Residence for ‘Art and Reconciliation: Conflict, Culture and Community’, an AHRC-funded, inter-disciplinary, collaborative project bringing together academics and artists from the Department of War Studies at King’s College London, the LSE and LCC, University of the Arts London.

Group lead