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AR-Resident Collen Kajokoto records poignant video on freedom of artistic expression

Zimbabwean protest poet and recent Artists at Risk (AR)-Resident Collen Kajokoto has recorded a poignant video speaking to the importance of artistic freedom and defending free speech, which AR is sharing in full for the first time today. Excerpts of … Continue reading →

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Artist Associations Fundraise to Save Afghan Artists

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 →

Assistant Financial Manager

Perpetuum Mobile (PM), which runs Artists at Risk (AR) is hiring an Assistant Financial Manager to assist with all aspects of financial management. The Assistant Financial Manager will work closely with the Co-Directors and other members of the AR-Secretariat and … Continue reading →

Launch of the Munich Residency Programme for Artists at Risk (AR-Munich)

In July 2023, Artists at Risk (AR) joined forces with The Department of Arts and Culture of the City of Munich and HALLE 6 to initiate AR-Munich, a new residency programme for international artists who are at risk of persecution, … Continue reading →

Artists at Risk (AR) stands in solidarity with Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland

25 September 2023 Artists at Risk (AR) joins the The European Alliance of Academies and the European Film Academy in standing in solidarity with distinguished Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland, who is facing unwarranted criticism from right-wing politicians accusing her work … Continue reading →

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