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PRESS: Chased by conflict in Ukraine, an artist finds a haven in Helsinki by The Washington Post
Related: Artists at Risk and its AR Residencies SOURCE: The Washington Post, Will Englund and Kathy Lally, Nov. 2, 2019 PRESS TEXT: HELSINKI — Let’s call them “figurines.” That’s the name their creator, Spartak Khachanov, delicately uses. He made 400 … Continue reading
AR PAVILION HELSINKI – MASS MEMORY MACHINES
1 November – 15 December 2019 Galleria Rankka – Eerikinkatu 36, 00180 Helsinki Artists: Babi Badalov, Damian Le Bas, Delaine Le Bas, CABOCO (B A / Nástio Mosquito / Junior Fernadez), Chto Delat, Lusine Djanyan and Aleksey Knedlyakovsky, Juan-Pedro Fabra … Continue reading
PRESS: Kholod Hawashin päälle heitettiin happoa, Saddam Jumailya kohti ammuttiin – Suomalainen residenssiohjelma auttaa vainottuja taiteilijoita by Silja Ylitalo
SOURCE: Maailma.net Silja Ylitalo 17.10.2019 PRESS TEXT: Kholod Hawashin päälle heitettiin happoa, Saddam Jumailya kohti ammuttiin – Suomalainen residenssiohjelma auttaa vainottuja taiteilijoita Suomessa toimii residenssiohjelma, joka auttaa taiteilijoita pääsemään turvaan vallanpitäjien ja ääriryhmien vainoa. Tarve on kova, sillä etenkään vaarassa … Continue reading
WELCOMING LIL BALIIL TO AR-SAFE HAVEN BERLIN
We warmly welcome Lil Baliil, the Somali Afro-Pop musician from Nairobi, Kenya, to a year-long AR-residency at AR-Safe Haven Berlin. A greatly loved artist among East African youth, Lil Baliil recently won the “East African Song of the Year, … Continue reading
Welcoming Mohamed Jawad Husein Hameed, AR’s first Ecologist at Risk (ER)
We warmly welcome Mohamed Jawad Husein Hameed, a Bahraini musician and singer, as our first Artist and Ecologist at Risk Resident at AR-Safe Haven Helsinki on the island of Suomenlinna in Helsinki. Jawad is an activist, focused on environmental … Continue reading
Welcoming Grace Munene aka Grammo Suspect to AR-Catalonia
We warmly welcome Grace Munene, aka Grammo Suspect, as the first resident at AR-Safe Haven Catalonia. Grace will continue her work as a musician, drawing attention to LGBTQI rights issues in her home country of Kenya and internationally. In April … Continue reading
Open Call: Radar Sofia residency in Sofia, Bulgaria by East European Performing Arts Platform
Deadline: October 15, 2019 Radar Sofia and Drama Pact platform are offering a playwright/dramaturge/performer/theatremaker the opportunity to come and stay in Sofia, Bulgaria, meet local theatre operators and form the basis of future partnership(s) or joint new project(s). The selected resident will … Continue reading