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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
OPEN CALL: Strengthening residency networks in Ukraine and the Nordic-Baltic region
From 2025-2027, Artists at Risk (AR) is implementing the Ukraine–Nordic–Baltic Residency Cooperation Network (UNB-Network) – focusing on interlinkage, growth, and resilience of residency cooperation in the region. The UNB-Network builds on AR’s extensive work with Ukraine. Between 2022–2023, the AR … Continue reading
Introducing new AR-Residents in Zanzibar!
We’re thrilled to welcome four powerful voices from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to our AR-Safe Haven Zanzibar Entertainment Foundation (AR-ZAEF). The DRC faces ongoing conflict, displacement, and humanitarian crises, particularly in North Kivu. Armed groups and violence exacerbate … Continue reading
2024 tuimme 99:ää Artist at Risk (AR) -residenssiläistä!
AR on tukenut yli 949:ää taiteen ammattilaista vuodesta 2013, jolloin se aloitti toimintansa. Haluamme juhlistaa vuoden 2024 saavutuksia partnereiden ja seuraajien kanssa, sekä kertoa vuoden 2025 uutisia. Tuimme 99:ää residenssiläistä maailmanlaajuisesti vuonna 2024: Merkittävistä rahoitusleikkauksista huolimatta onnistuimme … Continue reading
Artists at Risk (AR) at the Helsinki+50 Conference
Last week, AR-Resident Ana Jabauri and Artists at Risk (AR) co-founder Marita Muukkonen attended the Helsinki+50 Conference at Finlandia Hall, organised by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. The Helsinki+50 Conference marks the 50th anniversary of the … Continue reading
Introducing HRD AR-Resident Ana Jabauri!
Welcome Ana Jabauri! A distinguished human rights lawyer from Georgia, Ana is the second AR-Resident to participate in the Artists at Risk (AR) Human RIghts Defender pilot programme in Helsinki. A graduate of the Free University of Tbilisi … Continue reading
