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The play “Winter Under the Table” in Helsingin Sanomat & Laura Kytölä – Uladzimir Ushakou’s escape from Belarus to Helsinki via Ukraine
Artists at Risk (AR) is proud to highlight the recent Helsingin Sanomat feature on AR-Alumnus Uladzimir Ushakou and the play “Talvi pöydän alla” (Winter Under the Table) which he directed at Helsinki -98. Premiered on 19 November, the production resonates … Continue reading
Introducing Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art: a new hosting partner in the AR-Network!
Artists at Risk (AR) is delighted to welcome the Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art in Warsaw as a new hosting partner in our global network supporting artists at risk. With a mission to foster international collaboration and creative exchange, its … 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
🎉 The finalists for the Minna Canth Award have been announced!
We’re honoured that Artists at Risk (AR) is among the nine finalists for the Minna Canth Award, to be presented on the 19th of March 2026 in connection with the Minna Canth Seminar in Kuopio. A total of 137 individuals … Continue reading
HFBK University of Fine Arts, Hamburg on Monday: Co-Directors Ivor Stodolsky and Marita Muukkonen on current affairs at AR/ER
Artists at Risk (AR) / Ecologists at Risk (ER) co-directors Ivor Stodolsky and Marita Muukkonen will present our recent work at AR/ER at HFBK Hamburg – University of the Arts on the kind invitation of Professor Nora Sternfeld on Monday … Continue reading
Aws Al-Zubaïdy joins AR-Residency in Zurich with the RENA network
Aws Al-Zubaïdy was last notably seen at AR with his memorable performance at the AR Pavilion – Venice, and are delighted to welcome him to the new Artists at Risk (AR) residency in Zurich Switzerland in cooperation with RENA — … Continue reading
Museums at Risk: Save the M HKA!
Artists, curators, professionals and institutions across the cultural sector – with the support of luminaries from Anish Kapoor to Boltanski (Messager) and Obrist – have come together as “Museum at Risk” to oppose the shocking plan by the Flemish government … Continue reading
Meet AR-Resident Bénédicte Luendo!
We are delighted to introduce Bénédicte Luendo, a singer, songwriter, and performer from Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, in residence at AR-Zanzibar Entertainment Foundation (ZAEF) in Zanzibar. Bénédicte Luendo discovered music at a young age, singing in church from … Continue reading
Meet Osama Khalid, Sudanese Visual Artist and AR-Resident in Barcelona!
Artists at Risk (AR) is proud to welcome Osama Khalid to Spain, where he is currently in residence at No Callarem – Artistes en Risc Barcelona. Osama is a visual artist from Sudan who works primarily in fine arts and … Continue reading
“Diary: Between Loss and Light” – Exhibition by Olena Lakhai at Osasto5 Gallery
Opening: Tuesday November 11 at 17:00 Osasto5 Gallery, Lapinlahden Lähde Lapinlahdenpolku 8, 00180 Helsinki 11.11.2025–7.1.2026 We are delighted to invite you to “Diary: Between Loss and Light,” an intimate and moving exhibition by Ukrainian artist and AR-Helsinki Alumna Olena Lakhai. … Continue reading
