Author Archives: Seelan Palay
Thank you to Schauspielhaus Zürich for the solidarity event for Artists at Risk (AR)!
The Schauspielhaus Zürich held a unique Solidarity Event with a wide range of figures affiliated to Artists at Risk (AR) on the 26th of May, 2024, as a wonderful go-away gift to AR from the outgoing directorship. Huge thanks go … Continue reading
Documentation of ‘Bad Blood’ by Maya Kolesnik
View photo documentation of ‘Bad Blood’, a solo exhibition by Ukrainian artist and Artists at Risk (AR) Resident, Maya Kolesnik at Myymälä2 in Helsinki, Finland. The exhibition ran from 11-21 July. Kolesnik’s work examines themes of utopian architecture, built spaces … Continue reading
‘Artists at Risk Encounters’ Seminar at CCCB
The second part of ‘Artists at Risk Encounters’ was held on 21 June, also in the context of the CCCB‘s Orwell Days. The two panels featuring Cèlia Carbonell (Iridia – Centre de Defensa de Drets Humans), Elgio (Singer, Sabadell), Khanda … Continue reading
Joint statement urging funding for Bundesaufnahmeprogramme (BAP) für Afghanistan
The ‘Federal Admission Programme (BAP) for Afghanistan’ of the German government is under threat The Bundesaufnahmeprogramme (BAP) für Afghanistan promised to facilitate the safe passage of 1000 Afghans a month eligible for protection from the Taliban regime to … Continue reading
Discussion on Art and Freedom with Hito Steyerl, Maria Alekhina and Nausikaä El- Mecky
We were honoured to welcome Hito Steyerl, Maria Alekhina of PussyRiot to the final public events of Perpetuum Mobile – PM-led Creative Europe project Artists at Risk (AR) – A European Network of Safe Havens (AR-ENSH) in the context of … Continue reading
Nikita Kravtsov at the Artists at Risk (AR) Pavilion
Nikita Kravtsov is one of the artists featured in the ARTISTS AT RISK PAVILION—Artists. Risks. Humans. Rights. held with the support of UNESCO. Kravtsov is a Ukrainian artist who was born in Yalta in 1988. From the start of … Continue reading
‘Bad Blood’, a solo exhibition by Ukrainian artist and Artists at Risk (AR) Resident, Maya Kolesnik
Join us at 5pm on 11 July 2024 for the opening of ‘Bad Blood’, a solo exhibition by Ukrainian artist and Artists at Risk (AR) Resident, Maya Kolesnik at Myymälä2 in Helsinki, Finland. The exhibition will run till 21 July. … Continue reading
Open Call: Residencies for artists from Ukraine
🇺🇦 Open Call для митців та мисткинь з України! Якщо ви ще не були на резиденції за нашою програмою та знаходитесь в Україні цей Open call для вас. Резиденції у Фінляндії та в деяких інших європейських країнах готові прийняти українських … Continue reading
Panel discussion: Art against totalitarianism
On 26 June 2024, the Arts Promotion Centre Finland and the Human Rights Centre organized a discussion on the state of art and democracy in Russia and the freedom of Russian-language artists and journalists outside Russia. A video recording of the discussion … Continue reading
Saddam Jumaily at the Artists at Risk (AR) Pavilion
Saddam Jumaily is one of the artists featured in the ARTISTS AT RISK PAVILION—Artists. Risks. Humans. Rights. held with the support of UNESCO. Jumaily is a painter and sculptor with a significant following in his home country of Iraq, where … Continue reading
