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Auction in aid of Embassy of Foreign Artists to support artists in danger
The Embassy of Foreign Artists is conducting an auction in support of artists at risk in their own countries. The organization has opened two embassies to welcome artists and their families for periods of up to 24 months. However, financial … Continue reading
Artists at Risk Encounters
Join us on 20 and 21 June at CCCB for Artists at Risk Encounters, an international seminar where artists and cultural professionals discuss art and human rights. On 20 June, video-essayist Hito Steyerl (a long-time supporter of AR), art historian … Continue reading
Mirwais Rekab at the Artists at Risk (AR) Pavilion
Mirwais Rekab is one of the artists featured in the ARTISTS AT RISK PAVILION—Artists. Risks. Humans. Rights. held with the support of UNESCO. Rekab is a film director and cameraman from Kabul, Afghanistan who has worked on numerous film, television … Continue reading
Nkosilathi Emmanuel Moyo at the Artists at Risk (AR) Pavilion
Nkosilathi Emmanuel Moyo is one of the artists featured in the ARTISTS AT RISK PAVILION—Artists. Risks. Humans. Rights. held with the support of UNESCO. Moyo is a human rights activist, writer and artist based in the mining town of Kwekwe … Continue reading
Suva at the Artists at Risk (AR) Pavilion
Suva’s sculptural experimental instruments in the ARTISTS AT RISK PAVILION in Venice gave a glimpse into a parallel reality. Suva, as he is known, performs at live events around Finland and Europe, often in collaboration with musicians and sound artists. … Continue reading
Artists at Risk (AR)’s 2024 Spring Gathering in Helsinki!
Joy, chatter and signs of summer filled the air at Ravintola Rytmi as we hosted our traditional Spring get-together last Tuesday in Helsinki. Thank you to everyone who attended. It was great to catch up and spend some quality time … Continue reading
UNESCO Director-General mentions AR Pavilion in World Art Day Message
When the Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay speaks of the ARTISTS AT RISK PAVILION in Venice, you sit up! We were pleasantly surprised to be informed, retrospectively, of her powerful message on World Art Day 2024, which emphasized the key … Continue reading
Solidarity Event by Schauspielhaus Zürich and Artists at Risk (AR)
The Schauspielhaus Zürich and Artists at Risk (AR) welcome you to a special Solidarity Event on the 26th of May, 2024 at 5pm. One of the most prominent theatres in the German-speaking world, the Schauspielhaus Zürich made a remarkable decision … Continue reading
A huge thank you to all contributions to the ARTISTS AT RISK PAVILION!
Artists at Risk (AR) extends its heartfelt gratitude to all contributions to the ARTISTS AT RISK PAVILION—Artists. Risks. Humans. Rights. held with the support of UNESCO on the occasion of the 60th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia. … Continue reading
Kholod Hawash presented at the AR Pavilion and the Nordic Countries Pavilion
Kholod Hawash has the distinction of being presented in two pavilions on the occasion of the 2024 Venice Biennale. Her sumptuous, vibrant textile ‘Long Nights’ holds a prominent space in The ARTISTS AT RISK PAVILION—Artists. Risks. Humans. Rights. held with … Continue reading
