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Artists at Risk (AR) @artistsatrisk.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

🎭 CHAH / BADAN — THE WELL / THE BODY This October, NoCallarem / Artists at Risk-Barcelona (AR-B) residents Mahsa Mohebali and Hossein Zoghi are bringing their play CHAH / BADAN to Teatro del Barrio, Madrid.

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Artists at Risk (AR) @artistsatrisk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🌿 Welcome Godwin Toko to AR-Safe Haven Helsinki! We are pleased to welcome Godwin Toko, a Ugandan lawyer, writer and human rights defender, as an HRD-Resident at AR-Safe Haven Helsinki. Godwin works at the intersection of law, human rights, writing and public accountability.

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Artists at Risk (AR) @artistsatrisk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We’re happy to welcome Oles, DJ and founder of the Ivano-Frankivsk-based Detali, to The Nordic House in Reykjavík, as part of the Ukraine/Nordic-Baltic (AR-UNB) Residency Cooperation Network. 🇺🇦 🇮🇸

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Artists at Risk (AR) @artistsatrisk.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

We’re pleased to share that Marita Muukkonen, Co-Founder and Co-Director of Artists at Risk (AR), will join the Bonn Summit – European Forum on Culture and Politics, taking place 16–18 September 2026 at the Bundeskunsthalle in Bonn.

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Artists at Risk (AR) @artistsatrisk.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

AR Network welcomes Busha Space in Ukraine 🌿 We’re happy to welcome Busha Space as a new partner in the AR Ukraine Internal Network.

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Artists at Risk (AR) @artistsatrisk.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Meet SanArte & Erick: new additions to the ER-Network We are pleased to welcome SanArte, a project by Lekil Kuxlejal, to the Ecologists at Risk (ER) Latin America Residency Network (ER-RRAL), and to introduce Erick Antonio Lacayo Luna as an ER-Resident at Casa Xitla in Mexico City.

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Artists at Risk (AR) @artistsatrisk.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

🌍 Be-Part REFUGE Pavilion: A Conversation with Artists at Risk (AR) Co-directors and AR-Alumna Pamela Tulizo

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Artists at Risk (AR) @artistsatrisk.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

📣 Artists at Risk (AR) on panel at HRC, Geneva: Artistic Freedom and Human Rights in Afghanistan

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Artists at Risk (AR) @artistsatrisk.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

We share this update with pride for AR-Alumnus Ruhangara Bazamuka Alain, known as Brown Messia, who completed his residency at the Zanzibar Arts and Education Foundation (ZAEF) in 2025.

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Artists at Risk (AR) @artistsatrisk.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

We're proud to announce the premiere of “Sour and Sweet” by Sofiia Onishchenko at ACUD Theater, Berlin. This powerful piece of theatre by AR-Resident Sofiia Onishchenko and Ukrainian theater GAS will open on July 30 & 31 at 19:00.

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Artists at Risk (AR) @artistsatrisk.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

El Mundo, the major Spanish daily, dedicated a full-length feature to the role of Artists at Risk (AR) in defending artistic freedom and protecting the lives of artists globally.

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Artists at Risk (AR) @artistsatrisk.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

We're delighted to share that Aikamme musiikki (Time of Music) is now one of our hosting partners in Finland! 💙

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Artists at Risk (AR) @artistsatrisk.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

AR Talk with AR-RKF Residents at the Rubezh space

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Artists at Risk (AR) @artistsatrisk.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

In the wake of devastating Russian attacks on 14–15 June, cultural institutions across Kyiv, Kharkiv and Dnipro have suffered severe damage.

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Artists at Risk (AR) @artistsatrisk.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

New Creative Europe partnership coordinated by Perpetuum Mobile (PM): Artists at Risk (AR) / Ecologists at Risk (ER) A European Network for Creative Resilience (AR/ER-ENCR)

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Artists at Risk (AR) @artistsatrisk.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

We are happy to welcome Yves Zagabe, a contemporary dancer and performer based between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, who has started his Artists at Risk (AR) residency this week at our new partner hosting institution African Nomads Art Space in Kenya.

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Artists at Risk (AR) @artistsatrisk.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗥𝗧(𝗶𝘀𝘁) 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 We’re delighted to share that the open call for State of the ART(ist) 2026 is now live!

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Artists at Risk (AR) @artistsatrisk.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

“A Daily Choice” An exhibition by Mariia Zhuravel 30.05-17.06 Opening 29.05 19:00 📍U.ART Gallery, Annankatu 11, Heslinki Co-curated by Kateryna Harahulia and Ramiro Carmelo

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Artists at Risk (AR) @artistsatrisk.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Farnaz Abdoli: Dressed to Resist in Iran Keynote at the World Village Festival 📍 Speaker’s Stage, Bio Rex, Mannerheimintie 22–24, Helsinki 🗓️ 16 May, 13:00–13:25 🎟️ Free Admission

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Artists at Risk (AR) @artistsatrisk.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

🎤 ART DÜSSELDORF Talks “Art versus politics: a renewed old power struggle?” with Ivor Stodolsky - Artists at Risk (AR) Co-Founder and Co-Director Lars Hendrik Beger - Editor magazine Corso at Deutschlandfunk.

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Artists at Risk (AR) @artistsatrisk.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

BOGOTÁ: Inaugurating the Ecologists at Risk (ER) Latin America Residency Network (ER-RRAL) 🌿

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Artists at Risk (AR) @artistsatrisk.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Lives of Artists at Risk: Fatima Khaliqi & Masiha Khaliqi

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Artists at Risk (AR) @artistsatrisk.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

AR-Resident Olga Karpenko’s “Helsinki–Kyiv” exhibition opening soon in Helsinki! Join us at Myymälä2 for “Helsinki–Kyiv”, the first solo exhibition in Finland by Ukrainian artist and AR-Safe Haven resident Olga Karpenko. 📍 Myymälä2,Uudenmaankatu 23 F, HELSINKI 00120

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Artists at Risk (AR) @artistsatrisk.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

🌍 AR–UNB Network Workshop, Nida 2026 We’re gathering in Lithuania for the Ukraine/Nordic-Baltic (AR-UNB) Residency Cooperation Network workshop at Nida Art Colony (Vilnius Academy of Arts), on 29–31 March 2026.

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Artists at Risk (AR) @artistsatrisk.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

✨ Artists at Risk (AR) Opening IrídiaFest 2026 Artists at Risk (AR) is honored to open the fourth edition of IrídiaFest 2026 in Barcelona with a conversation on art, protection and human rights.

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Artists at Risk (AR) @artistsatrisk.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Issa Touma’s return to AR-Helsinki! Touma is a self-taught photographer and filmmaker whose work is held in major international collections, including the Victoria and Albert Museum (London) and FOMU (Antwerp).

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Artists at Risk (AR) @artistsatrisk.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Artists at Risk (AR) warmly invites you to an artist talk and film screening with a documentary film director, AR-Safe Haven Helsinki resident, Tatiana Chistova from St.Petersburg. 🗓 Tuesday, 10 March 🕔 5:00–6:30 PM 📍 Rosebud Bookshop Postitalo (Mannerheimintie 2)

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Artists at Risk (AR) @artistsatrisk.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Introducing Tatiana Chistova Russian filmmaker, scriptwriter, editor, and Resident at AR-Safe Haven Helsinki Tatiana Chistova has directed a feature television film which is a Ukrainian–Russian co-production, and worked on six full-length documentaries as director, screenwriter, and editor.

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Artists at Risk (AR) @artistsatrisk.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Introducing Tatiana Chistova Russian filmmaker, scriptwriter, editor, and Artists at Risk Resident in Helsinki hosted by the Saastamoinen Foundation.

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Artists at Risk (AR) @artistsatrisk.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

We’re looking forward to the upcoming UBN Network Meeting taking place from 28 March to 1 April 2026 at Nida Art Colony of Vilnius Academy of Arts.

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Artists at Risk (AR) @artistsatrisk.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

❄️ Even at -20°C, our AR-Helsinki network came together for a cozy and creative get-together at the Saastamoinen Foundation! We made pizza, shared stories, and enjoyed lots of laughs together. 🍕💛

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Artists at Risk (AR) @artistsatrisk.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

✨ WE ARE AT WORK ✨ Residencies in the Performing Arts between Mobility, Practice & Community

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Artists at Risk (AR) @artistsatrisk.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Introducing Ulises Matamoros Ascención, visual artist, educator, and independent curator from Mexico, and the first ER-Resident in Colombia at Plataforma Caníbal!

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Artists at Risk (AR) @artistsatrisk.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

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

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Artists at Risk (AR) @artistsatrisk.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

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 / Presentation Iryna Bestchetnova & Kanerva Cederström

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Artists at Risk (AR) @artistsatrisk.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Artists at Risk (AR) warmly invites you to an Open Studio and Artist Talk at Art Factory, Porvoo, on 27 January. 🕒 3:00–5:00 PM Open Studio with Iryna Bestchetnova 🕕 6:00 PM Artist Talk / Presentation Iryna Bestchetnova & Kanerva Cederström Peer Curator: Krista Mikkola

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Artists at Risk (AR) @artistsatrisk.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

The Recovery and Support Program for Artist-Veterans is currently taking place at MC6 (@residence_mc6), creating a dedicated space for artist-veterans to reconnect with their creative practice while receiving collective and psychological support.

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Artists at Risk (AR) @artistsatrisk.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

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.

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Artists at Risk (AR) @artistsatrisk.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Introducing Viktoriia Teletien, Ukrainian visual artist currently in residence in Helsinki. Born in Donetsk and educated at the Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts, Viktoriia works across painting, graphics, land art, scenography, and artistic research.

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Artists at Risk (AR) @artistsatrisk.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Introducing Liza Madi Visual artist and interior designer from Palestine, and current AR-Resident at U–jazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art, Warsaw.

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Artists at Risk (AR) @artistsatrisk.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

As the year comes to a close, we want to take a moment to wish our community Season’s Greetings, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, a joyful New Year — and everything your heart desires.

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Artists at Risk (AR) @artistsatrisk.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

AR on TV: Discover the Stories Behind the Artists Who Refuse to Be Silenced The prime-time cultural programme “La Brama” on Barcelona’s betevé shone a spotlight on Artists at Risk (AR) last month.

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Artists at Risk (AR) @artistsatrisk.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Screening & Festive Gathering: Fragile Memory We are thrilled to welcome you to a screening of our Ukrainian Artists at Risk (AR)-Safe Haven Helsinki Resident Alexandra Bratyshchenko’s film Fragile Memory in the Auditorium of Lapinlahden lähde.

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Artists at Risk (AR) @artistsatrisk.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

AR-Alumna Polina Kuznetsova featured in Karjalainen Newspaper Polina Kuznetsova is a Belarusian textile artist and AR-Alumna who fled Belarus in 2022 and got an Artists at Risk (AR) residency at @vartsilaresidency in Northern Karelia.

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Artists at Risk (AR) @artistsatrisk.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Introducing Alexandra Bratyshchenko, Ukrainian film producer working on new documentary Circle of Choice at AR-Helsinki ! Alexandra is a Kyiv-based producer who works across documentary and fiction. Since 2014, she has focused on documentaries, joining the #BABYLON'13 collective.

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Artists at Risk (AR) @artistsatrisk.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

The play "Winter Under the Table" in Helsingin Sanomat & Laura Kytölä Uladzimir Ushakou’s escape from Belarus to Helsinki via Ukraine

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Artists at Risk (AR) @artistsatrisk.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Introducing Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art: a new hosting partner in the AR-Network! Artists at Risk (AR) is delighted to welcome the @u_jazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art in Warsaw as a new hosting partner in our global network supporting artists at risk.

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Artists at Risk (AR) @artistsatrisk.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Meet Mariia Pelishenko, Ukrainian artist and AR-Resident at Künstler:innenhaus Bremen Artists at Risk (AR) is proud to welcome Mariia Pelishenko to Bremen, where she began her two-month residency at Künstler:innenhaus Bremen!

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Artists at Risk (AR) @artistsatrisk.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

🎉 The finalists for the Minna Canth Award have been announced! We’re honoured that Artists at Risk (AR) is among the nine finalists for the Minna Canth Award, to be presented on the 19th of March 2026 in connection with the Minna Canth Seminar in Kuopio.

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Artists at Risk (AR) @artistsatrisk.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

HFBK University of Fine Arts, Hamburg on Monday: Co-Directors Ivor Stodolsky and Marita Muukkonen on current affairs at AR/ER

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