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Betevé’s “La Brama”: Artists at Risk: the global platform helping artists keep creating from exile
The prime-time cultural programme “La Brama” on Barcelona’s betevé shone a spotlight on Artists at Risk (AR) last month. You can find the full original article at this link and the English translation below: https://beteve.cat/cultura/artists-at-risk-artistes-exili/ In Barcelona, Palestinian writer Marwa … Continue reading
PRESS: Georgia’s rotten dreams. A lawyer who defended people’s rights is now in trouble herself by Voima
Source: Voima by Iida Simes, 3.12.2025 https://voima.fi/artikkeli/2025/georgian-lapimadat-unelmat-kansan-oikeuksia-puolustanut-juristi-on-itsekin-pulassa/ Automated english translation: Georgia’s rotten dreams. A lawyer who defended people’s rights is now in trouble herself A small country in the Caucasus is a major source of fear for Russia: the development … Continue reading
The play “Winter Under the Table” in Helsingin Sanomat & Laura Kytölä – Uladzimir Ushakou’s escape from Belarus to Helsinki via Ukraine
Artists at Risk (AR) is proud to highlight the recent Helsingin Sanomat feature on AR-Alumnus Uladzimir Ushakou and the play “Talvi pöydän alla” (Winter Under the Table) which he directed at Helsinki -98. Premiered on 19 November, the production resonates … Continue reading
PRESS: “Museum at Risk” Founded – Petition against the dissolution of M HKA in Antwerp by On Art Press Review
Source: Kunstforum Internationale, 12/11/2025 Press text: In Antwerp, Belgium, the M HKA (Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp) faces the threat of dissolution, which is being regarded with concern within the Belgian art scene. In response, various artists, curators, professionals, and … Continue reading
PRESS: Artists at Risk (AR) co-director Marita Muukkonen interviewed for Maailman Kuvalehti
“Artists are often the seismographs of the current times, who sense the changes in society at the forefront.” AR co-director Marita Muukkonen was interviewed by Riina Rastas for Maailman Kuvalehti about the worsened human rights situation of artists worldwide. Marita … Continue reading
AR-resident and Human Rights Defender Ana Jabauri’s interview in Huvudstadsbladet by Melvin Londen
Artists at Risk (AR)’s Human Rights Defender (HRD) pilot programme resident Ana Jabauri was interviewed by Melvin Londen for Huvudstadsbladet. The programme is an initiative for protecting human rights defenders established in cooperation with the Ministry for Foreign in Finland … Continue reading
PRESS: Ukrainalainen taiteilija on toipunut sodasta Heinävaarassa by Karjalainen
Source: Karjalainen Suvi Palosaari 27.05.2025. Link: https://www.karjalainen.fi/paikalliset/8552434?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR65X5FDqbw9iK5X2hQTD4_d3fPtIhUg4cd1Bhamg8dVESMf2GfJ7eJCboDSCA_aem_q1-2YrjgN0KjFB7bAlLtHg
PRESS: A tour of the pavilions at Venice Biennale: So brisant wie lange nicht mehr by Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung
Source: Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung By: Eleonora Frolov 4.-5.5.2024: https://www.rnz.de/kultur/magazin_artikel,-Kunstbiennale-Venedig-Brisante-Ausstellung-ist-eine-Hommage-an-die-Fremden-unter-uns-_arid,1329164.html PRESS TEXT: Die Kunstbiennale von Venedig ist eine Hommage an „die anderen“ Künstlerinnen und Künstler: an die Fremden, die Migranten, Geflüchteten, Exilanten, Außenseiter, Autodidakten, Queeren und Indigenen – eben an … Continue reading
PRESS: Pussy Riot is preparing a show at Casal de Barri Trinitat Nova by betevé
Source: betevé Víctor Giralt Jonama 29.01.2025 PRESS TEXT (Translated from Catalan) The feminist punk band Pussy Riot is supported by a residency organised by Artists at Risk (AR) -Barcelona. Thanks to the collaboration of Casal de Barri Trinitat Nova, the … Continue reading
PRESS: Interview Maria Aljochina: Putins Russland ist schlimmer als der Gulag
Source: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Von Alexandra Wach 15.11.2024 www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/buehne-und-konzert/maria-aljochina-von-pussy-riot-putins-russland-ist-schlimmer-als-der-gulag-110108968 PRESS TEXT Interview Maria Aljochina: Putins Russland ist schlimmer als der Gulag Von Alexandra Wach 15.11.2024, 12:23 Lesezeit: 4 Min. Maria Aljochina ist die Sängerin der russischen Punkband Pussy Riot. Seit zwei … Continue reading
