To mark this year's Refugee Week we are thrilled to collaborate with the Charity 'Counterpoints' to create a beautiful 4 layer screen print By Sir Quentin Blake limited to 150...
To mark this year's Refugee Week we are thrilled to collaborate with the Charity 'Counterpoints' to create a beautiful 4 layer screen print By Sir Quentin Blake limited to 150 each print is numbered in the bottom right corner.
Sir Blake beautifully captures the essence of this year’s theme, Courage. He shows that courage isn’t only found in grand and dramatic acts, but in everyday moments - and that our communities grow stronger when we choose kindness and welcome others.
Printed on G.F.Smith 59.4 x 42 Paper - Thank you GFSmith for your support with this project
Signature is within the print , not done by hand.
Refugee Week 2026, 15–21 June 2026
About Counterpoints
Counterpoints Arts is a leading national arts organisation working at the intersection of arts, migration and social change.
Our mission is to support and create transformative art by, with, and about migrants and refugees – so their stories shape our culture and help change how we see displacement. Central to our mission is the belief that art is much more than an aesthetic experience; that it can open spaces for people to talk across differences, inspire community participation and foster a more compassionate society.
We run a range of high quality arts programmes and activities across cultural and civic arenas. One of our flagship programmes is Refugee Week - the world's largest arts festival celebrating the contributions, creativity, and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary.
About Courage
The word courage comes from the Latin cor, meaning “heart.”
For refugees around the world, courage is often a daily necessity. It is the courage to face unknown journeys, learn new languages, navigate unfamiliar systems, or simply to wake up each morning and step into an uncertain world.
At a time when some seek to divide and blame, Refugee Week 2026 calls us to come together and share the courage to welcome, to stand for what we believe in, and to celebrate culture and community – to be joyful, imagine new possibilities, dream, heal, and connect.
Courage isn’t always loud or bold. It can be found in simple acts: opening your door to a neighbour, trying new food, reading a book, or watching a film that changes your view of the world. It can be speaking up, asking for help, sharing your story – or simply having the courage to be yourself.
Through art, stories, and community, we celebrate the courage that lives within us all – and how connection helps it grow.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Quentin Blake
Sir Quentin Blake’s loose, energetic line work has shaped the visual memory of British childhood for decades, most famously through his long partnership with Roald Dahl, where his drawings of the BFG, Matilda and the Twits became as inseparable from the stories as the words themselves.
He taught at the Royal College of Art for over twenty years before being appointed the UK’s first Children’s Laureate in 1999, a role created to champion children’s books and reading. He was knighted for services to illustration in 2013 and made a Companion of Honour by Queen Elizabeth II in 2022.
That same fluid, unmistakable hand is what makes a Quentin Blake print instantly recognisable on a wall. Print Club London is proud to offer a small selection of his work as limited edition screen prints, each carrying the charm that has defined his illustrations for the better part of seventy years.
