AR-Artist Bios
Introducing Alexandra Bratyshchenko, Ukrainian film producer working on new documentary Circle of Choice at AR-Helsinki !
Alexandra is a Kyiv-based producer who works across documentary and fiction. Since 2014, she has focused on documentaries, joining the #BABYLON’13 collective. There she has focused on socially engaged documentaries while also working as a line producer, executive producer, and … Continue reading
Meet Mariia Pelishenko, Ukrainian artist and AR-Resident at Künstler:innenhaus Bremen
Artists at Risk (AR) is proud to welcome Mariia Pelishenko to Bremen, where she began her two-month residency at Künstler:innenhaus Bremen! Born in 2004 in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Pelishenko has lived and worked in Uzhhorod since 2015. Her artistic practice spans … Continue reading
AR-resident Marwa Abu Raida
Marwa Abu Raida is a Palestinian writer and poet from Gaza. Her work addresses themes such as displacement, resistance, and the possibility of reconciliation. She is the author of the novel Friends of Fearness – Galil and Ozile, … Continue reading
Meet our first AR-resident Pamela Tulizo at our AR-Residence partner in Belgium Enough Room for Space (ERforS)!
Earlier this year, ERforS hosted Pamela – a photographer from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – as the first AR-resident as part of a new ongoing partnership. After initially studying journalism, Pamela graduated from the Market Photo Workshop school … Continue reading
Meet Osée ELEKTRA, our new AR-Resident in Zanzibar
Artists at Risk (AR) is excited to announce our newest AR-Resident Osée Elektra at AR-Safe Haven Zanzibar Entertainment Foundation (AR-ZAEF). Akonkwa Bujiriri Osée, who goes by the name Osée Elektra, is a Congolese slam artist, rapper, poet, activist … Continue reading
Meet Olena Lakhai, an artist and art teacher from Dnipro, Ukraine, and our newest Artists at Risk (AR) Resident in Helsinki
For over 14 years, Olena has been nurturing young creativity in her art studio in Dnipro, helping them explore their imagination and fall in love with art. Passionate about painting in all its forms, she creates her own vibrant … Continue reading
Meet Liubov Romaniuk: a visual artist from the Donestk region in Ukraine!
This spring, we had the pleasure of hosting visual artist Liubov Romaniuk, from the Donetsk region of Ukraine, at the Artists at Risk (AR) – Safe Haven Helsinki. Romaniuk’s artistic practice focuses on natural resources and the way … Continue reading
OPEN CALL: Strengthening residency networks in Ukraine and the Nordic-Baltic region
From 2025-2027, Artists at Risk (AR) is implementing the Ukraine–Nordic–Baltic Residency Cooperation Network (UNB-Network) – focusing on interlinkage, growth, and resilience of residency cooperation in the region. The UNB-Network builds on AR’s extensive work with Ukraine. Between 2022–2023, the AR … Continue reading
Introducing new AR-Residents in Zanzibar!
We’re thrilled to welcome four powerful voices from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to our AR-Safe Haven Zanzibar Entertainment Foundation (AR-ZAEF). The DRC faces ongoing conflict, displacement, and humanitarian crises, particularly in North Kivu. Armed groups and violence exacerbate … Continue reading
Introducing HRD AR-Resident Ana Jabauri!
Welcome Ana Jabauri! A distinguished human rights lawyer from Georgia, Ana is the second AR-Resident to participate in the Artists at Risk (AR) Human RIghts Defender pilot programme in Helsinki. A graduate of the Free University of Tbilisi … Continue reading