ARC – Artists at Risk Connection
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ARC – Artists at Risk Connection
@atriskartists.bsky.social
ARC - Artists at Risk Connection defends artistic freedom worldwide, protecting at-risk artists and cultural workers through vital resources, support, & advocacy.
November 26, 2025 at 9:56 PM
At a moment of growing tension across Europe, we’ll reflect on the conditions needed to safeguard creative freedom — from stronger public policies to collective action within the cultural field.

Learn more and register: artistsatriskconnection.org/event/arc-fo...
November 26, 2025 at 4:57 PM
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Image credit: Daniil Nemyrovskyi, Azovstal, Mariupol, black ballpoint oil pen on paper, 2022. From UMCA (Ukrainian Museum of Contemporary Art) collection
November 23, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Learn more and register: law-arts.org/.../tactics-....

If you care about artistic freedom, digital rights, or creative advocacy, this is one you won’t want to miss!

@ncacensorship.bsky.social #falloffreedom
November 19, 2025 at 11:37 AM
On Friday, we’ll lead a Safety Workshop providing filmmakers working under increasing risk with tools for digital and communication security.

Learn more: artistsatriskconnection.org/event/arc-ci...
November 18, 2025 at 1:37 PM
November 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM
No matter where he is in the world, Chadian dancer and choreographer Taigué Ahmed continues to dream boldly of dance’s potential as a salve for the body–traumatized, dispossessed, or forgotten–and as a powerful means for storytelling.

Read his story: artistsatriskconnection.org/artist-voice...
November 12, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Watch her powerful feminist anthem “Ni Una Menos.”: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbQ_...

👉 Read her story: artistsatriskconnection.org/artist-voice...

Lane performs onstage in Berlin in 2018. Photo credit: Nika Kramer.
November 10, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Watch her conversation with Aruna D’Souza on censorship and resistance: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkoM...

@arunadsouza.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 10:20 AM
🇰🇪 ARC spotlights Javan the Poet, a Kenyan musician using his art to speak truth to power and denounce inequality, police brutality, and human rights abuses.

“Art can give a voice to the voiceless.”

Learn more: artistsatriskconnection.org/artist-voice...

#Kenya #GenZProtests #ArtistSpotlight
November 6, 2025 at 12:10 AM
ARC is also hosting an Artist Safety Consultation — learn more!

🔗 artistsatriskconnection.org/event/arc-ce...

#DefendingEachOther #CECArtsLink #ArtisticFreedom
November 4, 2025 at 1:14 AM
For Iranian artist Samaneh Atef, art is both survival and defiance. In exile in France, she continues to amplify the courage of Iranian women through her powerful work.

👉 Read her story: artistsatriskconnection.org/artist-voice...

#Iran #ArtistSpotlight #WomenLifeFreedom
November 3, 2025 at 3:13 AM
‼️🇺🇸 ARC strongly condemns the U.S. government’s arbitrary revocation of Nigerian writer and Nobel-laureate Wole Soyinka’s visa–a deeply troubling act that undermines freedom of expression and international cultural exchange.

Read our statement:
artistsatriskconnection.org/statement/re...
October 30, 2025 at 10:13 PM
👉 Read his story: artistsatriskconnection.org/artist-voice...

Image credit: "Omen: Part 1," Image courtesy of the artist.

#Myanmar #ArtistSpotlight
October 25, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Image credit: “Goddam” (2022) by Dread Scott. Image courtesy of the artist.

#artistsatrisk #freeexpression #DontLookNow #ArtAtATimeLikeThis #nycart
October 24, 2025 at 10:55 AM
As threats to artistic freedom rise, we’re building tools and solidarity.

🔗 Info: artistsatriskconnection.org/event/arc-ce...

@lamamaetc.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 12:45 PM
ARC’s Executive Director Julie Trébault in conversation with Stéphane Baillargeon
@LeDevoir
on the rise of cultural repression in the U.S.

🔗 Full interview (FR): ledevoir.com/culture/9231...

#ArtisticFreedom #FreeExpression #ArisNotaCrime #LeDevoir #StopCensorship #FreedomToCreate
October 20, 2025 at 9:26 PM
👉 Read her story: artistsatriskconnection.org/artist-voice...

Image credit: "I Am My Own Guardian", Image courtesy of the artist.

#SaudiArtists #IAmMyOwnGuardian #ArtistSpotlight
October 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
We are currently seeking a Program Consultant to lead CMARF and help us continue uplifting artists like her.

👉 Apply to the CMARF job call: artistsatriskconnection.org/.../consulta...
👉 Learn more about the fellowship: artistsatriskconnection.org/cuban-migran...
Image courtesy of the artist.
October 18, 2025 at 10:12 AM
The session took place on Wednesday 8 October in New Orleans. Featured speakers included Anjee Helstrup-Alvarez and Giselle Byrd.

Learn more: artistsatriskconnection.org/event/arc-na...
October 15, 2025 at 9:58 PM