Author Archives: Elda
Be-Part REFUGE Pavilion: A Conversation with Artists at Risk (AR) Co-directors and AR-Alumna Pamela Tulizo
The newly conceived REFUGE pavilion by Ives Maes commissioned by Be-Part, a Belgian art institute, has invited Artists at Risk (AR)’s co-directors Marita Muukkonen and Ivor Stodolsky for a conversation with and film-screening by the renowned Congolese photographer and AR-Alumna … Continue reading
AR-Resident Maryna Talutto
Maryna Talutto is a Kyiv-based Ukrainian visual artist working with drawing, installation, ceramics and mixed media. Her practice is built around repetition, structure, trace and absence. Combining geometric systems, everyday objects and material fragments, she explores how memory, separation and … Continue reading
AR-Resident Olena Naumenko
Olena Naumenko is a Ukrainian contemporary artist and a graduate of the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture in the city of Kyiv. Her practice combines traditions of classical painting with contemporary approaches and mixed media. Olena Naumenko’s work … Continue reading
Alina Sarnatska’s events in Helsinki !
This September in Helsinki, we’re welcoming AR Resident Alina Sarnatska for a series of events bringing Ukrainian voices, stories and perspectives to the stage and into conversation. 🇺🇦 5 September, 15:00 — Performative Reading of Works by Ukrainian Veterans 📍 … Continue reading
AR-SanArte
What is SanArte? SanArte is a project by Lekil Kuxlejal that promotes creativity amongst artists at risk and suffering from burnout by prioritising their health and wellbeing, through immersion in a natural setting and an environment conducive to reflection and … Continue reading
AR-Busha Space
BUSHA SPACE A unique place that combines the natural features of different regions of Ukraine — Crimea, Polissia, Carpathians. There are plants and soils typical of different regions of Ukraine. People from all Ukraine can feel at home here. In … Continue reading
AR/ER–ENCR First Meeting in Georgia
✨ AR/ER–ENCR First Meeting in Georgia ✨ 📍 Tbilisi & Kakheti | 15–19 June 2026 Georgia became the setting for the inaugural gathering of the Artists at Risk (AR) / Ecologists at Risk (ER) – European Network for … Continue reading
ER-Resident Erick Antonio Lacayo Luna
I am Erick Antonio Lacayo Luna. I was born in Matagalpa, Nicaragua, December 1, 1989. I am a painter. I studied modern art at the Catholic University of Nicaragua. I have been painting since I was 12 years old. My … Continue reading
Introducing R.A.R.O., our newest partner hosting institution from the Ecologists at Risk (ER) Latin America Residency Network (ER-RRAL)
We’re excited to announce that R.A.R.O., our newest partner hosting institution from the Ecologists at Risk (ER) Latin America Residency Network (ER-RRAL), has hosted their first ER-Resident, Santiago Palacio! Santiago Palacio is a multidisciplinary artist, writer, and researcher whose work … Continue reading
AR-Alumni Achievements: the Kwasa Kwasa Urban Dance Battle!
We share this update with pride for AR-Alumnus Ruhangara Bazamuka Alain, known as Brown Messia, who completed his residency at the Zanzibar Arts and Education Foundation (ZAEF) in 2025. Since returning to Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Alain tells … Continue reading