Author Archives: Elda
AR-Residents Yan Ivich and Sandor Ivich
Yan Ivich and Sandor Ivich are transgender authors and multidisciplinary creators. Their creative partnership began in their countries of origin, where they managed a large-scale, text-based online literary role-playing game. Within this project, utilizing a dedicated digital platform, the authors … Continue reading
“A Daily Choice” An exhibition by Mariia Zhuravel
“A Daily Choice” An exhibition by Mariia Zhuravel 30.05-17.06 Opening 29.05 19:00 📍U.ART Gallery, Annankatu 11, Heslinki Co-curated by Kateryna Harahulia and Ramiro Carmelo We warmly invite you to the opening of “A Daily Choice”, the first solo exhibition by … Continue reading
AR-Resident Mariia Zhuravel
Mariia Zhuravel is a Ukrainian artist and illustrator based in the city of Kyiv, currently studying in a master’s program on memory studies and public history. The theme of her works after 2022 is the altered reality during the war … Continue reading
Documentation: Dressed to Resist in Iran by Farnaz Abdoli at the World Village Festival
Related: Farnaz Abdoli and Artists at Risk (AR) at the World Village Festival: Dressed to Resist in Iran Photos by Marjo Tynkkynen, Camilla Hanhirova, Julius Töyrylä, Tanja Ryhänen, and Katarina Sjöholm. AR-alumna Farnaz Abdoli at the World Village Festival, May … Continue reading
AR-Khata-Maysternya
Part of the UA-Internal Network, Khata-Maysternya is a seminar and residency house in the Carpathians designed for living and working in close relation with nature and others. It provides space for workshops, retreats, and collaborative or individual work in a … Continue reading
PRESS: “A strand of hair showing from under a scarf or an unbuttoned tunic: how a small act can become resistance for women in Iran” by Helsingin Sanomat
Source: Helsingin Sanomat by Kristiina Sarasti, 16 May 2026, Link to original article: https://www.hs.fi/popkulttuuri/art-2000011978498.html Automated machine translation: A strand of hair showing from under a headscarf or an unbuttoned tunic: even a small act like this can be resistance for … Continue reading
Farnaz Abdoli and Artists at Risk (AR) at the World Village Festival: Dressed to Resist in Iran
Farnaz Abdoli: Dressed to Resist in Iran Keynote at the World Village Festival 📍 Speaker’s Stage, Bio Rex, Mannerheimintie 22–24, Helsinki 🗓️ 16 May, 13:00–13:25 🎟️ Free Admission How can fashion become an act of defiance in a country where … Continue reading
🎤 ART DÜSSELDORF Talks
“Art versus politics: a renewed old power struggle?” with Ivor Stodolsky – Artists at Risk (AR) Co-Founder and Co-Director Lars Hendrik Beger – Editor magazine Corso at Deutschlandfunk. Georg Schöllhammer – Head of tranzit.at, author, curator and editor-in-chief of the … Continue reading
BOGOTÁ: Inaugurating the Ecologists at Risk (ER) Latin America Residency Network (ER-RRAL) 🌿
Led by Perpetuum Mobile (PM), Ecologistas en Riesgo (ER) – Red de Residencias en América Latina (ER-RRAL), in Spanish, brings together representatives from Latin America and the Caribbean, founding a continental support network for eco-cultural practitioners at risk. 👥 The … Continue reading
Lives of Artists at Risk: Fatima Khaliqi & Masiha Khaliqi
After nearly three years of fear, hiding and uncertainty, the Afghan actress Fatima Khaliqi and her daughter, actress Masiha Khaliqi, have safely arrived in Germany with their family through the longstanding efforts of the Artists at Risk (AR) Afghanistan Team. … Continue reading
