Assisting artists whose freedom or even lives are at high risk
Perpetuum Mobile ry (PM), which runs ARTISTS at RISK (AR) as well as ECOLOGISTS at RISK (ER), is an international NGO active at the intersection of human rights and the arts (501c-3 equivalency). Since 2013, PM has developed AR to become a mondial network of artistic institutions, non-profits, municipalities, state institutions and international organisations to assist, relocate and fund artists who are at risk of persecution or oppression, or are fleeing war or terror.
Artists at Risk (AR) has become known as the “go-to” institution for artists and cultural professionals at risk. Since 2013, AR has relocated and funded over 1,100 artists and cultural professionals (principals, not counting family and dependents) at over 330 partner institutions globally. The Helsinki-based AR-Secretariat coordinates the online office of the global AR-Team.
Throughout more than 12 years of activity, Artists at Risk (AR) has assisted persecuted, threatened or imprisoned artists of all kinds, both unknown and of worldwide renown. Among the prominent figures AR has assisted are the founders of Pussy Riot, Masha Alekhina and Nadya Tolokonnikova, the Somali pop-star Lil Balil, the Vietnamese dissident Mai Khoi and the Egyptian poet Galal El-Behairy.
Artists at Risk (AR)’s umbrella organisation, Perpetuum Mobile (PM) curates events, conferences and the dedicated Artists at Risk (AR) Pavilion which showcases the artistic practices of AR-Residents.
Honours and Awards
- CIVI EUROPAEO PRAEMIUM (the European Citizens’ Prize) in 2016.
- Annual Art Act Award in 2016.
- Thematic State Prize of Taike, Finland in 2017
- The first SUBSTANCE 100 list in 2020.
- State Prize of Finland (Thematic category) in 2021
- Arts and Culture Champion Action of the Year by the Trade Union for Art and Culture Professionals (TAKU Prize) in 2022.
- State Prize of Finland, on Taike’s 10th anniversary, marked a with the inauguration of the new category of Social Impact in 2022 (50 000 Euros).
Artists at Risk (AR) was co-founded by Ivor Stodolsky and Marita Muukkonen (in alternating order) of Perpetuum Mobile (PM).
Artists at Risk (AR)’s work is supported by an informal International Advisory Council presently made up of Maria Alyokhina (Pussy Riot), Baris Seyitvan (Curator and Artist) and Helge Lunde (Executive Director, ICORN).
Team
For security reasons, not all staff are named
Co-Founders and Directors
- Marita Muukkonen and Ivor Stodolsky (in alternating order)
Artists at Risk (AR) Secretariat
Contact: info@artistsatrisk.org
- Akram Ati, Regional Coordinator, Afghanistan
- Elda Ergulec, PR Team
- Danson Kahyana, Risk Assessment, Coordination, Anglophone Africa
- Ahmed Mourad Khanfir, Coordination, Mena Region
- Pinkie, Risk Assessment, Coordination, Russia
- Alessandro Zagato, Matchmaking Curator, Latin America
- Nadja Zdravkova, Matchmaking Curator, Global
Helsinki Staff
- Ramiro Camelo, Local Coordination, Helsinki and Latin America
- Miina Leisti, Residency Assistant, Helsinki
- Ursula Sadinmaa, Intern, Local Coordination Helsinki
Barcelona Staff
- Sergio Escalona, Hosting Coordinator, AR-Barcelona
- Fernando Paniagua de Paz, Coordinator, No Callarem AR-Barcelona
AR web template by Ciaran Gaffey with IS
AR logo design by IS with Mirkka Hietanen
Pro-bono CloudFlare
Contacts
Apply Page for Residency Candidates and Hosting Organisations
Secure communications
Press inquiries: press@perpetualmobile.org
General Contact: info@perpetualmobile.org
Imprint
Artists at Risk (AR) is an initiative of Perpetuum Mobile ry
Perpetuum Mobile ry is a non-profit association registered in Finland
Association ID: 2511712-5
Address: Nordenskiöldinkatu 5 C 69
Co-Directors: Ivor Stodolsky and Marita Muukkonen (in alternating order)
Board members: Sari Paronen (Chairperson), Ray Langenbach (Vice-Chairperson), Adriano Galante (Treasurer)
Email: info@perpetualmobile.org
Phone: on request
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