✨ Artists at Risk (AR) Opening IrídiaFest 2026
Artists at Risk (AR) is honored to open the fourth edition of IrídiaFest 2026 in Barcelona with a conversation on art, protection and human rights.
In the opening session of the festival, Artists at Risk (AR) Co-Directors Marita Muukkonen and Ivor Stodolsky will join Anaïs Franquesa, director of Irídia, for a conversation about how art can sustain lives in situations of repression and violence, and why protecting artistic voices is essential in times of crisis. Together, they will reflect on culture not only as a refuge, but as a space for protest, responsibility and collective resistance.
The session continues with the Iranian writer Mahsa Mohebali and journalist, theatre director and actor Hossein Zoghi, both currently exiled in Catalonia and hosted by AR/ER–No Callarem – Barcelona. In conversation with Agus Morales (Revista 5W), they will discuss the current situation in Iran, culture as a form of resistance in the fight against censorship and the urgent need to bear witness despite the risks this may bring.
📍 Friday, March 13 at 18:30 — CCCB, Barcelona
✊💬 Come for the conversation — and stay for the music.
🎧 The festival continues Saturday, March 14 at Paral·lel 62, with a lineup bridging electronic music and Mediterranean traditions featuring Aïta Mon Amour, Faixa, DJ Hajar, and Baiuca.
👉🔗 More at this link:
https://www.cccb.org/en/w/activities/art-under-threat
A warm thanks to Anaïs Franquesa and the whole crew at Iridia, our partners NoCallarem and the CCCB, as well as Agus Morales and everyone who made this event possible!
