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Welcoming Saddam Jumaily to AR Saari Residence/Saastamoinen Residency
We are pleased to welcome Saddam Jumaily, renowned Iraqi painter, writer, and graphic artist, as an Artists at Risk (AR) Safe Haven Resident. We have been working to achieve this reprieve in Amman from highly precarious circumstances for almost two years … Continue reading
AR Resident – Saddam Jumaily
Saddam Jumaily (born Saddam Al Saeedi in Basra, Iraq, 1974) is a painter and sculptor with a significant following in his country, where he is known for works that use symbolism to deal with memory and nostalgia. From 1999-2000 Jumaily … Continue reading
AR-Resident Erden Kosova
Erden Kosova is a Turkish art critic and curator based in Istanbul and Berlin. Kosova has been an AR-Resident in Berlin since January 2018. His residency is a cooperation between Artists at Risk (AR) and the project-space Apartment Project … Continue reading
Welcoming Erden Kosova to AR-Safe Haven Berlin
We are pleased to host Erden Kosova as an AR-Resident in Berlin in cooperation with Apartment Project (Selda Asal). Erden will use the residency to continue his theoretical research in the coming months. Erden Kosova is a Turkish art critic and … Continue reading
AR MOBILE talk at HAM with Spartak Khachanov
Spartak Khachanov will give an AR MOBILE Talk will on Wednesday 3 April from 5pm to 7pm in Helsinki Art Museum’s HAM Hall (2nd floor, Eteläinen Rautatiekatu 8, 00100 Helsinki, upstairs from Finnkino). The talk will be moderated by Ivor … Continue reading
Welcoming Smart Owie from Nigeria to AR-Residency
We are happy to welcome Smart Owie, renowned Nigerian artist and sculptor, who became an AR-Resident in January 2019. He is currently in safety at an undisclosed AR-Safe Haven Residency in Africa. Owie was forced to leave Nigeria after a … Continue reading
AR Resident – Spartak Khachanov
Spartak Khachanov is a sculptor and contemporary artist who produces visually, politically and emotionally charged works in a variety of materials and genres. Following an exhibition of his new work at the Kiev Academy of Fine Art (NOAM) in January … Continue reading
AR-Resident Tito Valery back in Berlin
We are pleased to announce that Tito Valery will be continuing his Artists at Risk Residency in Berlin in cooperation with the Neuer Berliner Kunstverein (n.b.k.). While in Berlin, Tito will be hosting a session at the 2nd edition of … Continue reading
Documentation: Tito Valery’s TALK at ViCCA, Aalto University
Bio page: Tito Valery Tito Valery, Artists at Risk (AR) Resident at AR-Safe Haven Helsinki was invited to give a lecture at the Visual Cultures, Curating and Contemporary Art (ViCCA) transdisciplinary Masters Degree Programme at Aalto University School of Arts, Design and … Continue reading
Documentation: LIFT panel debate
LIFT NEW DIMENSIONS OF MEDIA, ARTS & CULTURE THURSDAY, 18.10.2018, 13.15, LIVE STAGE From the programme: “What is the state of political arts and freedom of speech in Europe?” ”Artists, writers, curators, critics and scholars are targets of politically … Continue reading