Author Archives: Elda
PRESS: “Museum at Risk” Founded – Petition against the dissolution of M HKA in Antwerp by On Art Press Review
Source: Kunstforum Internationale, 12/11/2025 Press text: In Antwerp, Belgium, the M HKA (Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp) faces the threat of dissolution, which is being regarded with concern within the Belgian art scene. In response, various artists, curators, professionals, and … Continue reading
🎉 The finalists for the Minna Canth Award have been announced!
We’re honoured that Artists at Risk (AR) is among the nine finalists for the Minna Canth Award, to be presented on the 19th of March 2026 in connection with the Minna Canth Seminar in Kuopio. A total of 137 individuals … Continue reading
HFBK University of Fine Arts, Hamburg on Monday: Co-Directors Ivor Stodolsky and Marita Muukkonen on current affairs at AR/ER
Artists at Risk (AR) / Ecologists at Risk (ER) co-directors Ivor Stodolsky and Marita Muukkonen will present our recent work at AR/ER at HFBK Hamburg – University of the Arts on the kind invitation of Professor Nora Sternfeld on Monday … Continue reading
Aws Al-Zubaïdy joins AR-Residency in Zurich with the RENA network
Aws Al-Zubaïdy was last notably seen at AR with his memorable performance at the AR Pavilion – Venice, and are delighted to welcome him to the new Artists at Risk (AR) residency in Zurich Switzerland in cooperation with RENA — … Continue reading
Museums at Risk: Save the M HKA!
Artists, curators, professionals and institutions across the cultural sector – with the support of luminaries from Anish Kapoor to Boltanski (Messager) and Obrist – have come together as “Museum at Risk” to oppose the shocking plan by the Flemish government … Continue reading
Meet AR-Resident Bénédicte Luendo!
We are delighted to introduce Bénédicte Luendo, a singer, songwriter, and performer from Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, in residence at AR-Zanzibar Entertainment Foundation (ZAEF) in Zanzibar. Bénédicte Luendo discovered music at a young age, singing in church from … Continue reading
“Diary: Between Loss and Light” – Exhibition by Olena Lakhai at Osasto5 Gallery
Opening: Tuesday November 11 at 17:00 Osasto5 Gallery, Lapinlahden Lähde Lapinlahdenpolku 8, 00180 Helsinki 11.11.2025–7.1.2026 We are delighted to invite you to “Diary: Between Loss and Light,” an intimate and moving exhibition by Ukrainian artist and AR-Helsinki Alumna Olena Lakhai. … Continue reading
PRESS: Artists at Risk (AR) co-director Marita Muukkonen interviewed for Maailman Kuvalehti
“Artists are often the seismographs of the current times, who sense the changes in society at the forefront.” AR co-director Marita Muukkonen was interviewed by Riina Rastas for Maailman Kuvalehti about the worsened human rights situation of artists worldwide. Marita … Continue reading
AR’s HRD resident Hayfa Dhouib’s reflections from the time of her residency
We were delighted to welcome Hayfa Dhouib, a Tunisian independent journalist and a researcher of political science, as the first Artists at Risk (AR) Human Rights Defender (HRD) pilot programme resident earlier this year. During her three-month residency, she was … Continue reading
Art for All: Placing Gender Equality at the Heart of Tomorrow’s Cultural Policies at MONDIACULT 2025, UNESCO, Barcelona
This event organised by UNESCO’s Division for Gender Equality with its Culture and Emergencies Entity last Tuesday, examined the devastating impact of crises on women artists and cultural professionals, drawing on the preliminary results of UNESCO’s new Global Survey on … Continue reading
