Item Archive: Safe Haven Helsinki

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Documentation: The Artists at Risk (AR) Pavilion – Berlin: mutatis mutandis

Artists and Concept of The Artists at Risk (AR) Pavilion – Berlin: mutatis mutandis The exhibition runs through 18.10.2018. Wed-Sat 14.00 – 18.00.                        

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PRESS: Ein sicherer Hafen für Künstler by taz

Source:taz by: Von Eva-Christina Meier Fotos: Eva-Christina Meier PRESS TEXT Tito Valery, Radiomoderator aus Kamerun, in Finnlands Hauptstadt Helsinki Das Netzwerk „Artist at Risk“ aus Helsinki organisiert Residenzen für politisch verfolgte Künstler aus aller Welt. Nun ziehen auch die deutschen Kulturinstitute nach Vor ein paar Tagen ers hat Tito Valery aus … Continue reading

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The AR PAVILION-BERLIN: mutatis mutandis

The ARTISTS at RISK (AR) PAVILION: mutatis mutandis At the Aufbau Haus am Moritzplatz, Berlin. See DOCUMENTATION / INSTALLATION shots here Artists: Babi Badalov (Lerik, AZ/Paris, FR) Chto Delat (St. Petersburg, RU) Lusine Djanyan and Alexey Knedlyakovsky (Sweden / Moscow, … Continue reading

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PRESS: The Challenges of Being a Syrian Artist Today by Ari Akkermans

SOURCE: Hyperallergic Ari Akkermans 19.07.2018 PRESS TEXT: The Challenges of Being a Syrian Artist Today Once artists leave Syria many find that international borders are closed to them as they try to build a professional and creative life in exile. … Continue reading

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PRESS: SVENSKA YLE INTERVIEW WITH AR-SAFE HAVEN HELSINKI ARTIST SHEIKO RETO

PRESS TEXT Source: Svenska Yle   Förtryckta politiska konstnärer kan andas ut på Sveaborg PUBLICERAD 12.12.2017 – 21:15. Hbtq-aktivisten Sheiko Reto har bott i Finland i snart två år. Kylan har inte blivit hennes vän. Bild: Yle / Eva Lamppu HELSINGFORS … Continue reading

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