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PRESS RELEASE: Artists at Risk (AR) fundraiser for the safe evacuation of artists and cultural workers from Afghanistan
Over the past two years, the Taliban’s rule over Afghanistan has placed countless lives in peril, particularly those of female artists. Disturbingly, recent weeks have witnessed a surge in raids on Afghan artists’ homes and studios, resulting in the confiscation, … Continue reading
PRESS RELEASE: Artists at Risk (AR) and the Goethe-Institut bundle and support funding programmes by cultural institutions in Germany for artists fleeing from Ukraine
After our successful cooperation programme in 2022, Artists at Risk (AR) and Goethe-Institut are joining forces in an effort to support Ukrainian artists at risk for the second year running. The new open call for institutions in the German cultural … Continue reading
PRESS RELEASE: AR-Production Fund launched at Gorki Theatre’s premiere of THE LAST WORD
PRESS RELEASE 30 December 2022 For Immediate Release Artists at Risk (AR) Production Fund launched at the Maxim Gorki Theatre’s premiere of THE LAST WORD A play about dissident female activists in Russian courts Artists at Risk (AR) is honoured … Continue reading
PRESS RELEASE: Venäläisten toisinajattelijoiden performanssi “Paint against Barriers”
LEHDISTÖTIEDOTE 13.10.2022 Julkaistavissa heti Venäläisten toisinajattelijoiden performanssi “Paint against Barriers” Artists at Risk (AR)-Porvoo Taidetehtaan residenssiläiset Pavel Semchenko ja Anisiia Kronidova esiintyvät Porvoon torilla 15. lokakuuta klo 12.00. Performanssi ”Paint against Barriers” (Maalaa esteitä vastaan) on tuotettu yhteistyössä Multicultural Association … Continue reading
PRESS RELEASE: UNESCO partners with Artists at Risk (AR) to support female artists fleeing Ukraine
PRESS RELEASE 24 June 2022 For Immediate Release UNESCO partners with Artists at Risk (AR) to support female artists fleeing Ukraine UNESCO has announced a scheme in partnership with Artists at Risk (AR) to support female artists fleeing the war … Continue reading
PRESS RELEASE: Artists at Risk (AR) Partners with the Goethe Institut to Coordinate German Network of Hosting Institutions
PRESS RELEASE 31 May 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Artists at Risk (AR) Partners with the Goethe Institut to Coordinate German Network of Hosting Institutions The German cultural scene has reacted to the war in Ukraine with great solidarity and countless … Continue reading
PRESS RELEASE: Artists at Risk (AR) at Frieze New York
Artists fleeing persecution and war and their fellows join Artists at Risk (AR)’s Virtual Viewing Room at Frieze New York from May 16 – 22, 2022 The eyes of the global art collectors community are locked on Manhattan, as Frieze … Continue reading
PRESS RELEASE: “The Member”: A Very Short 3-Act Performance at the Russian Pavilion, Venice Biennale Concerning Ukraine and World Peace
PRESS RELEASE 21 April, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE “The Member”: A Very Short 3-Act Performance at the Russian Pavilion, Venice Biennale Concerning Ukraine and World Peace 59th Venice Biennale 2022 10.40am (circa), Friday 22 April, 2022 In the vicinity of … Continue reading
PRESS RELEASE: Artists at Risk (AR) presents: 2 x Pussy Riot + ORLAN = Fem-Wise-Dom
Artists at Risk (AR) presents 2 x Pussy Riot + ORLAN = Fem-Wise-Dom a performance In the context of a day of celebrations at 210 Rue Saint-Denis on 14-15 January This Friday, three feminists icons will come together on a … Continue reading
PRESS RELEASE: Masha Alekhina of Pussy Riot designated first “AR-Resident Prisoner”
BREAKING: On Thursday 16 December 2021, Masha was arrested from her front door in an unmarked car and given a further arbitrary 15-day sentence for a post about President Lukashenko of Belarus from 2015. Press Release Masha Alekhina of Pussy Riot … Continue reading