Author Archives: Seelan Palay
Artists at Risk (AR) stands in solidarity with Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland
25 September 2023 Artists at Risk (AR) joins the The European Alliance of Academies and the European Film Academy in standing in solidarity with distinguished Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland, who is facing unwarranted criticism from right-wing politicians accusing her work … Continue reading
AR-artrmx Resident Ahmad Navid Mashouf

Ahmad Navid Mashouf from Herat, Afghanistan is the second AR-artrmx studio Resident in Cologne, Germany. Mashouf is currently a Ph.D student in the Analytical and Comparative History of Islamic Art at Tehran University and previously graduated with a Masters in … Continue reading
Creative Resilience: Self-Censorship and Artistic Expression in Tunisia’s Challenging Landscape

Creative Resilience: Self-Censorship and Artistic Expression in Tunisia’s Challenging Landscape Organised as part of the Artists at Risk European Network of Safe Havens (AR-ENSH) September 17th, 2023 14:00 to 17:30 Cinéma Théâtre le RIO Facebook event page On 17 September … Continue reading
PRESS: Artists at Risk (AR) fundraiser for the safe evacuation of artists and cultural workers from Afghanistan
Over the past two years, the Taliban’s rule over Afghanistan has placed countless lives in peril, particularly those of female artists. Disturbingly, recent weeks have witnessed a surge in raids on Afghan artists’ homes and studios, resulting in the confiscation, … Continue reading
AR-Artport Tel Aviv Resident Pavel Serdyukov

Pavel Serdyukov is an Israeli-Russian theatre and film director. He graduated from the Electrotheatre Stanislavsky Master Program in Theatre Directing and Moscow School of New Cinema in Film Directing. He also has a PhD in Computer Science and is an award … Continue reading
PRESS: Artists at Risk (AR) and the Goethe-Institut bundle and support funding programmes by cultural institutions in Germany for artists fleeing from Ukraine
After our successful cooperation programme in 2022, Artists at Risk (AR) and Goethe-Institut are joining forces in an effort to support Ukrainian artists at risk for the second year running. The new open call for institutions in the German cultural … Continue reading
Welcoming PEN Zambia to the AR-Network
Artists at Risk (AR) is pleased to welcome PEN Zambia, a chapter of PEN International, as one of the new hosting partners in the AR-Network! The organisation has started with two AR-Residents concurrently, supporting them with accommodation, the use of … Continue reading