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Artists at Risk (AR) participates in WE ARE AT WORK in Düsseldorf

WE ARE AT WORK  Residencies in the Performing Arts between Mobility, Practice & Community We are excited to share that Artists at Risk (AR) participated in WE ARE AT WORK in Düsseldorf: a two-day gathering dedicated to reflecting on artistic … Continue reading →

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Welcome Ulises Matamoros Ascención!

Introducing Ulises Matamoros Ascención, visual artist, educator, and independent curator from Mexico, and the first ER-Resident in Colombia at Plataforma Caníbal! Born in Puebla, Mexico (1984), Ulises is a community-based, multidisciplinary artist whose practice conceives art as the creation of … Continue reading →

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FROM RISK TO RESILIENCE: Thank you 2025 ✊ … and launching the AR VIRTUAL RESIDENCY in 2026 ✨

FROM RISK TO RESILIENCE: Thank you 2025 ✊ … and launching the AR VIRTUAL RESIDENCY in 2026 ✨ With the entire post-WWII framework for peace and democracy at risk, Artists at Risk (AR) enters 2026 with both trepidation and excitement. … Continue reading →

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Open Studio & Artist Talk at Art Factory, Porvoo

Open Studio & Artist Talk  Artists at Risk (AR) warmly invites you to an Open Studio and Artist Talk at Art Factory, Porvoo, on 29 January. 🕒 3:00–5:00 PM Open Studio with Iryna Bestchetnova 🕕 6:00 PM Artist Talk / … Continue reading →

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The Recovery and Support Program for Artist-Veterans at MC6

The Recovery and Support Program for Artist-Veterans is currently taking place at MC6, creating a dedicated space for artist-veterans to reconnect with their creative practice while receiving collective and psychological support.  This program is part of Artists at Risk (AR) … Continue reading →

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Introducing Cultural Traffic and its residency Slow River House: a new hosting partner in the AR-Network!

Artists at Risk (AR) is delighted to welcome Cultural Traffic, a Kharkiv-based NGO, as a new hosting partner in our global network supporting artists at risk. Founded to support artistic and research-driven practices, Cultural Traffic has been active since 2021, … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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AR’s HRD resident Hayfa Dhouib’s reflections from the time of her residency 

We were delighted to welcome Hayfa Dhouib, a Tunisian independent journalist and a researcher of political science, as the first Artists at Risk (AR) Human Rights Defender (HRD) pilot programme resident earlier this year. During her three-month residency, she was … Continue reading →

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AR-resident Marwa Abu Raida

Marwa Abu Raida is a Palestinian writer and poet from Gaza. Her work addresses themes such as displacement, resistance, and the possibility of reconciliation.     She is the author of the novel Friends of Fearness – Galil and Ozile, … Continue reading →

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