From 2025-2027, Artists at Risk (AR) is implementing the Ukraine–Nordic–Baltic Residency Cooperation Network (UNB-Network) – focusing on interlinkage, growth, and resilience of residency cooperation in the region.
The UNB-Network builds on AR’s extensive work with Ukraine. Between 2022–2023, the AR Ukraine-Internal Residency Network (AR-UA Internal Network) hosted 100+ residents at 14 residences. AR also partnered with 120 host residences to support 200+ artists in the Nordic-Baltic Region.
The UNB-Network will bring together a selection of these hosts through exchange-residencies for Ukrainian hosting-coordinators, and two major seminars.
Our first major UNB-Network Workshop will be held on 21-24 September at the Creative Residency MC6 in the Carpathian Mountains, Ukraine – uniting our community, fostering collaboration, and co-developing new approaches to support artists at risk.
📣 OPEN CALL 📣
We’re delighted to announce an open call for Ukrainian residency representatives and cultural practitioners to take part in the UNB-Network Workshop online. Participants will gain access to discussions, presentations, and exchange with regional and international partners.
Who can apply:
– Representatives of Ukrainian artistic residencies
– Coordinators, curators, and cultural workers engaged in residency practices
– Professionals interested in networking, knowledge exchange, and supporting artists at risk
How to apply:
Please send a short motivation letter, along with your name, role, and organisation, to natalya@artistsatrisk.org.
We’re proud to work alongside a diverse and committed group of partners: Creative Residency MC6, Nida Art Colony, Nordic House, Retreat House, NKDale, Detali, and MASSIA.
We will welcome further guests and speakers from UNESCO, our EU partners at ZKM Karlsruhe and AR-Barcelona/NoCallarem and Ukrainian institutions.
We are grateful to Nordic Culture Point, the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture, and the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, whose invaluable support allows us to continue to fund these initiatives.
