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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
PRESS REPORT: Georgia’s rotten dreams. A lawyer who defended people’s rights is now in trouble herself by Voima
Link to article: https://voima.fi/artikkeli/2025/georgian-lapimadat-unelmat-kansan-oikeuksia-puolustanut-juristi-on-itsekin-pulassa/ Automated english translation: Georgia’s rotten dreams. A lawyer who defended people’s rights is now in trouble herself A small country in the Caucasus is a major source of fear for Russia: the development of democracy in … 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 residencyÂ
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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Palestinian writer Marwa Abu Raida and co-directors Ivor Stodolsky and Marita Muukkonen at Nodes Barcelona
organised by Palosanto at MONDIACULT 2025 event under the auspices of the Generalitat de Catalunya. 1 Oct 2025 – 17:30–18:30 – La Llotja de Mar, Passeig d’Isabel II, Barcelona We were delighted to welcome the young Palestinian poet and … Continue reading
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AR-Barcelona resident Marwa Abu Raida and co-directors Marita Muukkonen and Ivor Stodolsky at Nodes Barcelona panel at MONDIACULT 2025 today
“From fragility to flight: Creativity and resilience in exile” Wednesday 1 Oct – 17:30–18:30 – La Llotja de Mar, Passeig d’Isabel II, Barcelona Palestinian artist Marwa Abu Raida from Gaza, currently in exile and hosted by NoCallarem AR-Barcelona, … Continue reading
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Last days at the AR-UNB/Ukraine Internal Residency Network Meeting at MC6, Ukraine
The third and fourth day at the AR/Ukraine Nordic Baltic Residency Network Meeting at the Creative Residence MC6 in the Carpathian Mountains, Ukraine, are behind us. We are grateful for these beautiful days full of interesting conversations, new insights, and … Continue reading
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Day 2 at the AR-UNB/Ukraine-Internal Residency Network Meeting at MC6, Ukraine
Another inspiring day at the AR/Ukraine Nordic Baltic Residency Network Meeting at the Creative residence MC6 in the Carpathian Mountains, Ukraine. Our heartfelt thanks to our partners Creative Residency MC6, Nida Art Colony, Nordic House Iceland, Retreat Art … Continue reading
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