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

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.

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!

🎉 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.

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

Artists, curators, professionals and institutions across the cultural sector - with the support of luminaries from Anish Kapoor to Boltanski (Messager) and Obrist - have come together as “Museum at Risk” to oppose the shocking plan by the Flemish government to dissolve a leading contemporary

Aws Al-Zubaïdy joins AR-Residency in Zurich with the RENA network

Meet our AR-Resident Bénédicte Luendo! We are delighted to introduce Bénédicte Luendo, a singer, songwriter, and performer from Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, in residence at AR-Zanzibar Entertainment Foundation (ZAEF) in Zanzibar.

𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗢𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝗞𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗱, 𝗦𝘂𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗥-𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗮! Artists at Risk (AR) is proud to welcome Osama Khalid to Spain, where he is currently in residence at @NoCallarem – Artistes en Risc Barcelona.

𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗢𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝗞𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗱, 𝗦𝘂𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗥-𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗮! Artists at Risk (AR) is proud to welcome Osama Khalid to Spain, where he is currently in residence at @NoCallarem – Artistes en Risc Barcelona.

𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗢𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝗞𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗱, 𝗦𝘂𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗥-𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗮! Artists at Risk (AR) is proud to welcome Osama Khalid to Spain, where he is currently in residence at @NoCallarem – Artistes en Risc Barcelona.

“Diary: Between Loss and Light” – Exhibition by Olena Lakhai at Osasto5 Gallery Opening: Tuesday November 11 at 17:00 Osasto5 Gallery, Lapinlahden Lähde Lapinlahdenpolku 8, 00180 Helsinki 11.11.2025–7.1.2026

Artists at Risk (AR) co-director @maritamuukkonen interviewed for @maailmankuvalehti “Artists are often the seismographs of the current times, who sense the changes in society at the forefront.”

Artists at Risk (AR)’s Human Rights Defender (HRD) pilot programme resident Ana Jabauri was interviewed by Melvin Londen for Huvudstadsbladet. 1/7

AR’s HRD resident Hayfa Dhouib’s reflections from the time of her residency 1/8

Art for All: Placing Gender Equality at the Heart of Tomorrow’s Cultural Policies at MONDIACULT 2025, UNESCO, Barcelona

Palestinian writer 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘄𝗮 𝗔𝗯𝘂 𝗥𝗮𝗶𝗱𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼-𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗜𝘃𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗼𝗹𝘀𝗸𝘆 and 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮 𝗠𝘂𝘂𝗸𝗸𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝗡𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗮 organised by Palosanto 𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗔𝗖𝗨𝗟𝗧 event under the auspices of the Generalitat de Cataluña

𝗔𝗥-𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘄𝗮 𝗔𝗯𝘂 𝗥𝗮𝗶𝗱𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼-𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮 𝗠𝘂𝘂𝗸𝗸𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝘃𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗼𝗹𝘀𝗸𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝗡𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗔𝗖𝗨𝗟𝗧 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 1/7

𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗥-𝗨𝗡𝗕/𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗖𝟲, 𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲 1/7

𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗥-𝗨𝗡𝗕/𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲-𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗖𝟲, 𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲 1/5

𝗔𝗥-𝗨𝗡𝗕/𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲-𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗖𝟲, 𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲 1/8

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮 𝗠𝘂𝘂𝗸𝗸𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝘃𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗼𝗹𝘀𝗸𝘆, 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸 (𝗔𝗥) 𝗖𝗼-𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀, 𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗿𝘀 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 1/10

❗️𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐔𝐤𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬, 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤 (𝐀𝐑) 𝐔𝐍𝐁-𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩. 1/10

✨ 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗥-𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗮 𝗧𝘂𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗼 @𝗽𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗼 𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗔𝗥-𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗴𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗘𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 (𝗘𝗥𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗦)! ✨ 1/10

⭐️ 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗢𝘀é𝗲 𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗞𝗧𝗥𝗔, 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗔𝗥-𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗭𝗮𝗻𝘇𝗶𝗯𝗮𝗿! Artists at Risk (AR) is excited to announce our newest AR-Resident Osée Elektra @osee_elektra at AR-Safe Haven Zanzibar Entertainment Foundation (AR-ZAEF) @zaef_zanzibar. 1/8

𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸 (𝗔𝗥)’𝘀 𝗖𝗼-𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮 𝗠𝘂𝘂𝗸𝗸𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗲 In an era where crisis has become the status quo, what is the role of art when survival itself is at stake? 1/10

𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸 (𝗔𝗥) 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝘀 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 We’re delighted to announce AR co-directors @maritamuukkonen and @ivorstodolsky will speak at the upcoming Ars Electronica Festival on Friday 5 September. 1/10

🌟 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘇 𝗔𝗯𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗶, 𝗜𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗡𝗡'𝘀 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟯, 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗔𝗥-𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗥-𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐡/𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝟲. 1/10

🇺🇦🎨 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗢𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗵𝗮𝗶, 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗗𝗻𝗶𝗽𝗿𝗼, 𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸 (𝗔𝗥) 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶! 1/7

🌷 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗟𝗶𝘂𝗯𝗼𝘃 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘂𝗸, 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘀𝗸 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲, 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸 (𝗔𝗥) – 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶. 1/7

🌍🤝 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗰-𝗕𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻 1/9

𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗱𝗴𝗲: 𝗔 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝗮 𝗝𝗮𝗯𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗶 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 1/8

✨ 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗔𝗥-𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗭𝗮𝗻𝘇𝗶𝗯𝗮𝗿! We’re thrilled to welcome four powerful voices from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to our AR-Safe Haven Zanzibar Entertainment Foundation (AR-ZAEF). 1/10

🎉 2024 tuimme 99:ää Artist at Risk (AR) -residenssiläistä! 🎉 AR on tukenut yli 949:ää taiteen ammattilaista vuodesta 2013, jolloin se aloitti toimintansa. Haluamme juhlistaa vuoden 2024 saavutuksia partnereiden ja seuraajien kanssa, sekä kertoa vuoden 2025 uutisia. 1/10

Last week, AR-Resident Ana Jabauri and Artists at Risk (AR) co-founder Marita Muukkonen attended the Helsinki+50 Conference at Finlandia Hall, organised by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. The Helsinki+50 Conference marks the 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act of 1975. 1/6

🌟 Welcome Ana Jabauri! A distinguished human rights lawyer from Georgia, Ana is the second AR-resident to participate in the Artists at Risk (AR) Human Rights Defender programme in Helsinki. 1/9

🎉 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿’𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗥𝗧(𝗶𝘀𝘁) 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀! 🏆 1/10

🌼 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸 (𝗔𝗥) 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀, 1/6

🎉 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤 (𝐀𝐑) 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐑-𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢! 🎭 1/9

🎶 Tanzanian AR-Resident Joe Lyimo held a stunning final performance following his residency at Vienna’s flagship contemporary art institution MuseumsQuartier Wien! 1/10

🤝 The Refuge Network for Artists (RENA) recently held its first nationwide meeting in Switzerland. Committed to protecting artistic freedom of expression, RENA is the first national network in Switzerland, dedicated to human rights and arts. 🖼️ 1/8

🌟 Perpetuum Mobile (PM) is pleased to reveal that Vadim Smyslov, currently publishing exposés on Russian spies in the Nordic region, is in residency at AR-Safe Haven Helsinki with the support of JOKES Foundation! 1/9

🎉 Celebrating AR’s work in 2024: 99 Artist at Risk (AR) Residents! 🖼️ 1/10

Meet Joe Lyimo, also known as Forever Young Joy, a Tanzanian musician whose soulful practice blends storytelling, emotional resonance and rich melodic traditions. We are thrilled to announce his AR-Residency at our new partner, the MuseumsQuartier Wien!

𝗞𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗱 𝗛𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘀𝗵 (@kholodhawash), 𝗔𝗥-𝗔𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗮, 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗻 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮. 💭 The exhibition 𝙑𝙚𝙞𝙡 opens on 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟱𝘁𝗵 and focuses on women’s freedom in the Middle East and beyond.

​​𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗥𝗧(𝗶𝘀𝘁) 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝘆 𝟯𝟭 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱! Learn more: ars.electronica.art/...

𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 Consultation event with cultural sector representatives, hosted by 𝗚𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗳, Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport. Learn more: tinyurl.com/4kcp8chd 1/9

We are thrilled to welcome you to our annual spring celebration on Saturday, May 17th, in Lapinlahti! Come to hear Issa Touma's presentation and to welcome our new resident, Hayfa Dhouib! 🗓️ Saturday, 17.5.2025, 15:00–19:00 📌 Venetsia-building, Helsinki Read more: tinyurl.com/ypzhpv9m

🌟 Issa Touma is back at Artists at Risk (AR)-Safe Haven Helsinki! The founder of Le Pont Gallery in Aleppo, first arrived in Helsinki in 2014-2015. Fast forward to 2025, the new power structure in Syria has heightened threats to minorities and artistic freedom. Learn more: tinyurl.com/29pxt9n2

We are pleased to announce that Artists at Risk (AR) has been awarded Long-Term Network Funding from the Nordic Culture Point for a collaborative project that connects our partners from Ukraine with the Nordic-Baltic Region! 🌐 Learn more about this network on AR's website: tinyurl.com/y6sssszv.