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#RiskandRebellion – Conceptual Background
January 24th and 25th, 2021 #RiskandRebellion livestream: YouTube: http://bit.ly/RandRliveYoutube PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED! PARTICIPANTS ANNOUNCED! Full participants list: click here. A mondial symposium and kick-off of Artists at Risk (AR) – A European Network of Safe Havens (AR-ENSH) Art. Dissident Political Movements. Activism. … Continue reading
Artists at Risk (AR) establishes the AR-Bridging Fund with the generous support of the Kone Foundation
Artists at Risk (AR) is delighted to announce that the AR-Secretariat has been awarded funding to continue its crucial work in 2021 with a renewed grant from the Kone Foundation. The Artists at Risk (AR)-Secretariat coordinates the selection and safe … Continue reading
Introducing: Artist at Risk(AR)-Resident Razan Rahama
Watch Sudanese filmmaker and Artist at Risk(AR)-Resident Razan Rahama tell her story in her own words! Razan is currently based in Warsaw, in remote residency at AR-Kraków at Nośna Foundation. During the course of this residency, organised by Nośna … Continue reading
EVENT: Dark Reflections, outdoor dance by AR-Resident Angela Aldebs
The first two weeks of November are a dark time in Finland, in the literal sense. Arriving from much brighter climes Angela Aldebs, AR-Resident at AR-Safe Haven Helsinki, has developed a new outdoor dance performance entitled “Dark Reflections” in Kokkola, … Continue reading
Press: Artist Persecution and Protection in “Gagosian Quarterly”
The Gagosian Quarterly’s excellent interview with AR on its online site is followed by a remarkable historical piece on “Artist Persecution and Protection” in its print edition, also by Gillian Jakab. Ranging from the trial of Socrates via Josephine Baker and … Continue reading
PRESS: “Dreaming of a golden age in Syria”, AR-SHH Resident Angela Aldebs talks to Voima
Interview by: Ilona Iia Simes, Voima, 12th October 2020 (online and in print). Still “dreaming of the golden age in Syria”, AR-Safe Haven Helsinki Resident Angela Aldebs talks to Ilona Iia Simes at Voima about dance, revolution and life in … 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
Open Letter: European Democracy Action Plan
September 14, 2020 This open letter is being submitted in response to the public consultation launched by the European Commission on the European Democracy Action Plan (EDAP). We, the undersigned, welcome the initiative to develop a European Democracy Action Plan … Continue reading
PRESS: Vasemmiston olisi reagoitava voimakkaammin islamismiin, vaatii Suomeen muuttanut pilapiirtäjä, Kianoush Ramezani by Voima
SOURCE: Voima Ilona Iida Simes 04.09.2020 PRESS TEXT: Vasemmiston olisi reagoitava voimakkaammin islamismiin, vaatii Suomeen muuttanut pilapiirtäjä, Kianoush Ramezani Maailmankuulu poliittinen pilapiirtäjä, iranilaissyntyinen Kianoush Ramezani varoittaa Eurooppaa demokratian murenemisesta ja ihmisoikeuksien polkemisesta. Ikuinen kuningas. Sitä tarkoittaa Kianoush-etunimi muinaisen persian … Continue reading
EVENT: Duo Ali Saad & Sanna Salmenkallio at Le Petit Festival du Théâtre
Source: Le Petit Festival du Théâtre 21.08.2020 PERJANTAI 21.8 klo 20.00 Duo Ali Saad & Sanna Salmenkallio Duo Ali Saad & Sanna Salmenkallio on irakilais-suomalainen duo, joka tekee tutkimusmatkaa arabialaisen ja eurooppalaisen kulttuurin välimaastossa. Laulaja Ali Saad kasvoi bagdadilaiseen muusikkosukuun ja … Continue reading
