Author Archives: Elda
The Recovery and Support Program for Artist-Veterans at MC6
The Recovery and Support Program for Artist-Veterans is currently taking place at MC6, creating a dedicated space for artist-veterans to reconnect with their creative practice while receiving collective and psychological support. This program is part of Artists at Risk (AR) … Continue reading
Introducing Cultural Traffic and its residency Slow River House: a new hosting partner in the AR-Network!
Artists at Risk (AR) is delighted to welcome Cultural Traffic, a Kharkiv-based NGO, as a new hosting partner in our global network supporting artists at risk. Founded to support artistic and research-driven practices, Cultural Traffic has been active since 2021, … Continue reading
PRESS: Iran, a Cultural and Feminine Revolution by La Vanguardia
Source: La Vanguardia by Lara Gómez Ruiz, 18.1.2026 https://www.lavanguardia.com/cultura/20260118/11442134/iran-revolucion-cultural-femenino.html Automated Machine Translation: Iran, a Cultural Revolution Led by Women Talent and Cunning Against Oppression A group of women crosses the street beneath a banner depicting hands holding Iranian flags as … Continue reading
PRESS: AR-Resident Mahsa mohebali interviewed for Italian newspaper La Repubblica
SOURCE: La Repubblica by Gabriella Colarusso, 17.1.2026 AUTOTRANSLATED PRESS TEXT: The writer: “I’ve never seen a protest like this — we are at a turning point” For Mahsa Mohebali, either there will be a complete overcoming of the Islamic Republic, … Continue reading
PRESS: AR-Resident Mahsa Mohebali interviewed by TG3 Mondo Rai 3
SOURCE: https://www.rainews.it/rubriche/tg3mondo/video/2026/01/TG3-Mondo-del-17012026-53fc4e3a-ea76-43e6-8049-0a90a3c1bcb1.html?wt_mc=2.www.wzp.rainews TRANSLATED AUDIO TRANSCRIPTION: Interviewer: We are connecting with an important witness of what is happening in Iran. Mahsa Mohebali, a writer who, in her books, portrays modern Iran. Her latest book published in Italy is called Tehran Girl. … Continue reading
Introducing Viktoriia Teletien, Ukrainian visual artist currently in residence in Helsinki
Born in Donetsk and educated at the Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts, Teletien works across painting, graphics, land art, scenography, and artistic research. Since 2012, she has worked as an artist at the Publicist Theater in Kharkiv, creating … Continue reading
Introducing Liza Madi, visual artist and interior designer from Palestine
Liza Madi is a visual artist and interior designer from Palestine, and current AR-Resident at U–jazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art, Warsaw. Rooted in personal experience and shaped by life under conditions of conflict and displacement, Liza’s artistic practice spans … Continue reading
Wishing out community Season’s Greetings
As the year comes to a close, we want to take a moment to wish our community Season’s Greetings, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, a joyful New Year — and everything your heart desires. We extend our deepest thanks to … Continue reading
Screening & Festive Gathering: Fragile Memory
We are thrilled to welcome you to a screening of our Ukrainian Artists at Risk (AR)-Safe Haven Helsinki Resident Alexandra Bratyshchenko’s film Fragile Memory in the Auditorium of Lapinlahden lähde. Following the screening, we will have a Festive Season Gathering … Continue reading
Welcome Ulises Matamoros Ascención!
Introducing Ulises Matamoros Ascención, visual artist, educator, and independent curator from Mexico, and the first ER-Resident in Colombia at Plataforma Caníbal! Born in Puebla, Mexico (1984), Ulises is a community-based, multidisciplinary artist whose practice conceives art as the creation of … Continue reading
