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Marita Muukkonen and Ivor Stodolsky, Artists at Risk (AR)’s Co-Directors, at Ars Electronica Festival 2025
Earlier this month, Artists at Risk (AR) Co-Directors Marita Muukkonen and Ivor Stodolsky took part in the panel “Art in the Age of Panic Politics” at the Ars Electronica Festival 2025 in Linz, Austria. Alongside fellow speakers Simon … Continue reading
OPEN CALL for Ukrainian art residency representatives, coordinators and cultural workers to join the Artists at Risk (AR) UNB-Network online workshop
We are delighted to extend an invitation to our online workshop at our first UNB-Network meeting on Monday 22 September at 14:30–18:00 CET. The workshop will see presentations by AR host partners, institutions and funders in Ukraine, the … Continue reading
Meet our first AR-resident Pamela Tulizo at our AR-Residence partner in Belgium Enough Room for Space (ERforS)!
Earlier this year, ERforS hosted Pamela – a photographer from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – as the first AR-resident as part of a new ongoing partnership. After initially studying journalism, Pamela graduated from the Market Photo Workshop school … Continue reading
Meet Osée ELEKTRA, our new AR-Resident in Zanzibar
Artists at Risk (AR) is excited to announce our newest AR-Resident Osée Elektra at AR-Safe Haven Zanzibar Entertainment Foundation (AR-ZAEF). Akonkwa Bujiriri Osée, who goes by the name Osée Elektra, is a Congolese slam artist, rapper, poet, activist … Continue reading
Artists at Risk (AR)’s Co-Director Marita Muukkonen at Berlin Biennale
In an era where crisis has become the status quo, what is the role of art when survival itself is at stake? On Wednesday 10 September at 4.30 pm, Marita will join a panel to discuss “The Claims of Art … Continue reading
Artists at Risk (AR) at the Ars Electronica Festival
We’re delighted to announce AR co-directors Marita Muukkonen and Ivor Stodolsky will speak at the upcoming Ars Electronica Festival on Friday 5 September. Joining the panel “Art in the Age of Panic Politics”, Marita and Ivor will present … Continue reading
Farnaz Abdoli, Iranian fashion designer named one of CNN’s Visionary Women 2013, is our 2025 AR-resident at AR-City of Munich/HALLE 6
Founder of fashion brand “Poosh-e Ma”, visual artist, and photographer, Farnaz’s vibrant new collection, From Bandar to Berlin, combines traditional Iranian textures with patchwork city aesthetics, stitched together from faraway cultures where she now works. After … Continue reading
Meet Olena Lakhai, an artist and art teacher from Dnipro, Ukraine, and our newest Artists at Risk (AR) Resident in Helsinki
For over 14 years, Olena has been nurturing young creativity in her art studio in Dnipro, helping them explore their imagination and fall in love with art. Passionate about painting in all its forms, she creates her own vibrant … Continue reading
Meet Liubov Romaniuk: a visual artist from the Donestk region in Ukraine!
This spring, we had the pleasure of hosting visual artist Liubov Romaniuk, from the Donetsk region of Ukraine, at the Artists at Risk (AR) – Safe Haven Helsinki. Romaniuk’s artistic practice focuses on natural resources and the way … Continue reading
Georgian Human Rights on the Edge: An evening with Ana Jabauri and Matt Shally
Georgian Human Rights on the Edge: An evening with Ana Jabauri and Matt Shally an Artists at Risk (AR/PM) Talk in cooperation with Voima Save the Date: Friday 29 August, 2025 at 17:00 Location: Rosebud Sivullinen bookshop, Kaisa … Continue reading
