Campaigns
Artist Associations Fundraise to Save Afghan Artists
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
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
PRESS RELEASE: 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
Open Call for Ukrainian Hosting Institutions
Ukrainian cultural institutions, art centres and artist-in-residencies! Join the AR-Network of hosting institutions in Ukraine! (For Ukrainian see below) Artists at Risk (AR) has been supporting Ukrainian artists at safe locations within Ukraine since August of last year and … Continue reading
PRESS RELEASE: AR-Production Fund launched at Gorki Theatre’s premiere of THE LAST WORD
PRESS RELEASE 30 December 2022 For Immediate Release Artists at Risk (AR) Production Fund launched at the Maxim Gorki Theatre’s premiere of THE LAST WORD A play about dissident female activists in Russian courts Artists at Risk (AR) is honoured … Continue reading
OPEN CALL FOR UKRAINIAN ROMA ARTISTS AT RISK
Artists at Risk (AR) has joined forces with the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) to offer artistic residencies for Roma contemporary artists, curators, and other art practitioners from Ukraine. Are you a Roma artist or cultural worker … Continue reading
OPEN CALL FOR HOSTING INSTITUTIONS
🔊OPEN CALL FOR NON-EU AND NON-SCHENGEN INSTITUTIONS‼️ Artists at Risk (AR) and its partners can offer funds to relocate, accommodate and host artists and cultural workers fleeing their countries of origin in residencies around the world. If you are a … Continue reading
Joint NGO Statement: States break silence to condemn Egypt’s abuses at UN rights body
AR joins international NGOs and Finnish-led coalition of states in condemning systematic human rights violations in Egypt March 12, 2021 Earlier today, the Finnish Ambassador to the UN in Geneva delivered a joint statement on behalf of 31 countries urging … Continue reading
Masha Alekhina & Yulia Tsvetkova on International Women’s Day 2021
Subscribe to our newletter On the occasion of International Women’s Day on the 8th of March, Artists at Risk (AR) is celebrating two prominent Russian artists, feminist activists and political dissidents, Yulia Tsvetkova and Maria (Masha) Alekhina. Alongside many friends, … Continue reading
Artists at Risk (AR) part of call to stop the execution of Yahaya Aminu Sharif
Yahaya Aminu Sharif, a 22-year-old musician, has been sentenced to death by a Sharia court in the Northern Nigerian state of Kano for using derogatory expressions against the Prophet Mohammed in one of his songs. Artists at Risk joins Freemuse, … Continue reading