ARC – Artists at Risk Connection
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ARC - Artists at Risk Connection defends artistic freedom worldwide, protecting at-risk artists and cultural workers through vital resources, support, & advocacy.
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November 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Read our past statement on his arrest: artistsatriskconnection.org/statement/ar...
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Read our statement: artistsatriskconnection.org/statement/ar...
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November 13, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Learn more: artistsatriskconnection.org/event/arc-ce...
#DefendingEachOther #ArtisticFreedom #ArtistsAtRisk
#DefendingEachOther #ArtisticFreedom #ArtistsAtRisk
November 13, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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...
Read his story: artistsatriskconnection.org/artist-voice...
November 12, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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...
Read his story: artistsatriskconnection.org/artist-voice...
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.
👉 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 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.
👉 Read her story: artistsatriskconnection.org/artist-voice...
Lane performs onstage in Berlin in 2018. Photo credit: Nika Kramer.
Watch her conversation with Aruna D’Souza on censorship and resistance: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkoM...
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@arunadsouza.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Watch her conversation with Aruna D’Souza on censorship and resistance: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkoM...
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@arunadsouza.bsky.social
🇰🇪 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
“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 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
“Art can give a voice to the voiceless.”
Learn more: artistsatriskconnection.org/artist-voice...
#Kenya #GenZProtests #ArtistSpotlight
ARC is also hosting an Artist Safety Consultation — learn more!
🔗 artistsatriskconnection.org/event/arc-ce...
#DefendingEachOther #CECArtsLink #ArtisticFreedom
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#DefendingEachOther #CECArtsLink #ArtisticFreedom
November 4, 2025 at 1:14 AM
ARC is also hosting an Artist Safety Consultation — learn more!
🔗 artistsatriskconnection.org/event/arc-ce...
#DefendingEachOther #CECArtsLink #ArtisticFreedom
🔗 artistsatriskconnection.org/event/arc-ce...
#DefendingEachOther #CECArtsLink #ArtisticFreedom
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
👉 Read her story: artistsatriskconnection.org/artist-voice...
#Iran #ArtistSpotlight #WomenLifeFreedom
November 3, 2025 at 3:13 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
👉 Read her story: artistsatriskconnection.org/artist-voice...
#Iran #ArtistSpotlight #WomenLifeFreedom
‼️🇺🇸 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...
Read our statement:
artistsatriskconnection.org/statement/re...
October 30, 2025 at 10:13 PM
‼️🇺🇸 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...
Read our statement:
artistsatriskconnection.org/statement/re...
👉 Read his story: artistsatriskconnection.org/artist-voice...
Image credit: "Omen: Part 1," Image courtesy of the artist.
#Myanmar #ArtistSpotlight
Image credit: "Omen: Part 1," Image courtesy of the artist.
#Myanmar #ArtistSpotlight
October 25, 2025 at 12:10 PM
👉 Read his story: artistsatriskconnection.org/artist-voice...
Image credit: "Omen: Part 1," Image courtesy of the artist.
#Myanmar #ArtistSpotlight
Image credit: "Omen: Part 1," Image courtesy of the artist.
#Myanmar #ArtistSpotlight
Image credit: “Goddam” (2022) by Dread Scott. Image courtesy of the artist.
#artistsatrisk #freeexpression #DontLookNow #ArtAtATimeLikeThis #nycart
#artistsatrisk #freeexpression #DontLookNow #ArtAtATimeLikeThis #nycart
October 24, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Image credit: “Goddam” (2022) by Dread Scott. Image courtesy of the artist.
#artistsatrisk #freeexpression #DontLookNow #ArtAtATimeLikeThis #nycart
#artistsatrisk #freeexpression #DontLookNow #ArtAtATimeLikeThis #nycart
As threats to artistic freedom rise, we’re building tools and solidarity.
🔗 Info: artistsatriskconnection.org/event/arc-ce...
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🔗 Info: artistsatriskconnection.org/event/arc-ce...
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October 22, 2025 at 12:45 PM
As threats to artistic freedom rise, we’re building tools and solidarity.
🔗 Info: artistsatriskconnection.org/event/arc-ce...
@lamamaetc.bsky.social
🔗 Info: artistsatriskconnection.org/event/arc-ce...
@lamamaetc.bsky.social
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
@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
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
@LeDevoir
on the rise of cultural repression in the U.S.
🔗 Full interview (FR): ledevoir.com/culture/9231...
#ArtisticFreedom #FreeExpression #ArisNotaCrime #LeDevoir #StopCensorship #FreedomToCreate
👉 Read her story: artistsatriskconnection.org/artist-voice...
Image credit: "I Am My Own Guardian", Image courtesy of the artist.
#SaudiArtists #IAmMyOwnGuardian #ArtistSpotlight
Image credit: "I Am My Own Guardian", Image courtesy of the artist.
#SaudiArtists #IAmMyOwnGuardian #ArtistSpotlight
October 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
👉 Read her story: artistsatriskconnection.org/artist-voice...
Image credit: "I Am My Own Guardian", Image courtesy of the artist.
#SaudiArtists #IAmMyOwnGuardian #ArtistSpotlight
Image credit: "I Am My Own Guardian", Image courtesy of the artist.
#SaudiArtists #IAmMyOwnGuardian #ArtistSpotlight
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.
👉 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
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.
👉 Apply to the CMARF job call: artistsatriskconnection.org/.../consulta...
👉 Learn more about the fellowship: artistsatriskconnection.org/cuban-migran...
Image courtesy of the artist.
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...
Learn more: artistsatriskconnection.org/event/arc-na...
October 15, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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...
Learn more: artistsatriskconnection.org/event/arc-na...
Watch the full panel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0kZ...
Learn more about our “Dangerous Art / Endangered Artists” summit: artistsatriskconnection.org/.../dangerou...
#IndigenousPeoplesDay
Learn more about our “Dangerous Art / Endangered Artists” summit: artistsatriskconnection.org/.../dangerou...
#IndigenousPeoplesDay
October 13, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Watch the full panel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0kZ...
Learn more about our “Dangerous Art / Endangered Artists” summit: artistsatriskconnection.org/.../dangerou...
#IndigenousPeoplesDay
Learn more about our “Dangerous Art / Endangered Artists” summit: artistsatriskconnection.org/.../dangerou...
#IndigenousPeoplesDay
Through the challenges of censorship and restrictions on freedom of expression within Sudanese newspapers, Osman has grown not just as an artist, but as an activist as well.
Read Osman's story: artistsatriskconnection.org/story/osman-...
#sudan #politicalcartoon #politicalcartoonist #artispower
Read Osman's story: artistsatriskconnection.org/story/osman-...
#sudan #politicalcartoon #politicalcartoonist #artispower
October 12, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Through the challenges of censorship and restrictions on freedom of expression within Sudanese newspapers, Osman has grown not just as an artist, but as an activist as well.
Read Osman's story: artistsatriskconnection.org/story/osman-...
#sudan #politicalcartoon #politicalcartoonist #artispower
Read Osman's story: artistsatriskconnection.org/story/osman-...
#sudan #politicalcartoon #politicalcartoonist #artispower
✨ BREAKING: We are deeply relieved to confirm that photographer & writer Shahidul Alam has been released after his unlawful detention by Israeli authorities. We call for the immediate & unconditional release of all others still detained from the #FreedomFlotilla.
#ArtisticFreedom
#FreedomFlotilla
#ArtisticFreedom
#FreedomFlotilla
October 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
✨ BREAKING: We are deeply relieved to confirm that photographer & writer Shahidul Alam has been released after his unlawful detention by Israeli authorities. We call for the immediate & unconditional release of all others still detained from the #FreedomFlotilla.
#ArtisticFreedom
#FreedomFlotilla
#ArtisticFreedom
#FreedomFlotilla
#CocoFusco #MACBA #ArtisticFreedom #Cuba
@cocofusco.bsky.social
Image credit: Paquita y Chata se arrebatan" (fragment), 1996. Image courtesy of the artist.
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Image credit: Paquita y Chata se arrebatan" (fragment), 1996. Image courtesy of the artist.
October 9, 2025 at 9:44 PM
#CocoFusco #MACBA #ArtisticFreedom #Cuba
@cocofusco.bsky.social
Image credit: Paquita y Chata se arrebatan" (fragment), 1996. Image courtesy of the artist.
@cocofusco.bsky.social
Image credit: Paquita y Chata se arrebatan" (fragment), 1996. Image courtesy of the artist.
🚨 Photographer and writer Shahidul Alam is among 145 activists on the Freedom Flotilla & Thousand Madleens to #Gaza (#FreedomFlotilla #ThousandMadleensToGaza), forcibly taken from international waters by the Israeli military.
We call for their immediate release.
📄 www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...
We call for their immediate release.
📄 www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...
October 9, 2025 at 12:49 AM
🚨 Photographer and writer Shahidul Alam is among 145 activists on the Freedom Flotilla & Thousand Madleens to #Gaza (#FreedomFlotilla #ThousandMadleensToGaza), forcibly taken from international waters by the Israeli military.
We call for their immediate release.
📄 www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...
We call for their immediate release.
📄 www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...
Learn more: artistsatriskconnection.org/event/cultur...
#CulturalRightsNow #ArtisticFreedom #UNESCO
@unesco.org
#CulturalRightsNow #ArtisticFreedom #UNESCO
@unesco.org
October 7, 2025 at 9:02 PM
🔗 Award: artforum.com/news/samia-h...
🔗 Summit: artistsatriskconnection.org/exhibition/d...
Image credit: "Rainbow Spirals," 1972, Image courtesy of the artist.
🔗 Summit: artistsatriskconnection.org/exhibition/d...
Image credit: "Rainbow Spirals," 1972, Image courtesy of the artist.
October 5, 2025 at 10:37 PM
🔗 Award: artforum.com/news/samia-h...
🔗 Summit: artistsatriskconnection.org/exhibition/d...
Image credit: "Rainbow Spirals," 1972, Image courtesy of the artist.
🔗 Summit: artistsatriskconnection.org/exhibition/d...
Image credit: "Rainbow Spirals," 1972, Image courtesy of the artist.