AR Covid-19 Emergency Fund
Welcoming AR-Residents Grammo Suspect – Rainbow Ambassador Kenya and Timeka Suspect to AR-Safe Haven Helsinki!
Artists at Risk (AR) is very pleased to announce the arrival of Grace Munene aka Grammo Suspect – Rainbow Ambassador Kenya and Timeka Suspect at AR-Safe Haven Helsinki. After a lengthy visa process hampered by the Covid-19 pandemic, AR is … Continue reading
Former Ecologists at Risk (ER) resident and AR musician Mohamed Jawad’s attendance in European Music Council Online Panel Discussion on 5th June 2020
Good news! Former Ecologists at Risk (ER) resident and AR musician Mohamed Jawad will attend the European Music Council Online Panel Discussion: Act Now – Music & Climate Action as a speaker on this Friday the 5th of June. Find … Continue reading
Lil Baliil releases new track Corona to protect African community
2 June 2020 Afro-Pop musician and AR-Resident Lil Baliil has recorded a new song, Corona, to encourage Somalis and fellow Africans to reduce the risk of contracting Covid-19. Alarmed by reports that the Somali community has been hit disproportionately … Continue reading
AR-Resident Ibrahim Jawabreh
Ibrahim Jawabreh is a visual artist born in the refugee camp of Arroub, Palestine. After graduating in Fine Arts at Al-Quds University (Abu Dis), he started to develop his ideas in different art forms, including painting, graphic design, video art, … Continue reading
Welcoming Artists at Risk (AR) Resident Ibrahim Jawabreh
Artists at Risk (AR) is delighted to welcome Palestinian artist Ibrahim Jawabreh as an AR-Resident. This short-term residency is funded by the AR Covid-19 Emergency Fund, created to support artists at risk who face threats to their freedom or safety … Continue reading
PRESS: Ariel Dorfman: ‘Reading together is a way of enjoying new experiences’ by The Guardian
Source: The Guardian Michael Segalov 24.05.2020 PRESS TEXT: Interview Ariel Dorfman: ‘Reading together is a way of enjoying new experiences’ The author on walking in forests, re-reading the classics in bed and the pleasure of living near his son Ariel … Continue reading
AR Resident – Rémi Sarmini
Rémi Sarmini is a Syrian theatre director, actor, educator and founder of the theatre collective Tajroubeh Troupe. Rémi graduated from the Higher Institute of Dramatic Art in Damascus in 2014. In the following years he continued to work as the … Continue reading
Grammo Suspect launches new album: Embrace Diversity
17 May, 2020 On occasion of the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia 🌈 #IDAHOT #LGBTQ #IDAHOBIT2020, Artists at Risk (AR) sends our Huge congratulations to Grammo Suspect on the release of Embrace Diversity, her album campaigning for justice … Continue reading
Kenyan LGBTQI musician Grammo Suspect receives emergency Covid-19 funding
5 May 2020 Grammo Suspect, a Kenyan LGBTQI rapper, activist and spoken word musician, is one of the first artists to receive an emergency grant from Artists at Risk (AR). The AR Covid-19 Emergency Fund was created to support artists … Continue reading
ARTISTS AT RISK (AR) LAUNCHES COVID-19 EMERGENCY FUND
20 April 2020 Artists at Risk (AR) has today launched an emergency fund to support artists who face threats to their freedom or lives and are unable to reach a country of safety during the coronavirus pandemic. Pussy Riot member … Continue reading