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ARC – Artists at Risk Connection @atriskartists.bsky.social · 1d

✨ 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

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ARC – Artists at Risk Connection @atriskartists.bsky.social · 1d

#CocoFusco #MACBA #ArtisticFreedom #Cuba

@cocofusco.bsky.social

Image credit: Paquita y Chata se arrebatan" (fragment), 1996. Image courtesy of the artist.

ARC – Artists at Risk Connection @atriskartists.bsky.social · 1d

ARC also continues to support Cuban artists in exile through our Cuban Migrant Artists Resilience Fellowship (CMARF) and is seeking a Program Consultant to lead this work.

🔗 Exhibition: macba.cat/en/exhibitio...

🔗 Hiring call: artistsatriskconnection.org/.../consulta...

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ARC – Artists at Risk Connection @atriskartists.bsky.social · 1d

ARC is proud to highlight MACBA’s exhibition of Coco Fusco, a longtime ally and Cuban-American artist/writer whose work challenges ideas of exile, power, and representation.

📍 Coco Fusco: I Learned to Swim on Dry Land
MACBA, Barcelona
23 May 2025 – 11 Jan 2026

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ARC – Artists at Risk Connection @atriskartists.bsky.social · 2d

🚨 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...

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ARC – Artists at Risk Connection @atriskartists.bsky.social · 3d

Learn more: artistsatriskconnection.org/event/cultur...

#CulturalRightsNow #ArtisticFreedom #UNESCO
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ARC – Artists at Risk Connection @atriskartists.bsky.social · 3d

Speakers included Diana Anselmo, Performer and Activist, Tere Badia, Steering Group Member of the Barcelona Declaration on Cultural Rights; Alia Alzougbi, Artistic Director & CEO of Shubbak; Collen Kajokoto, Poet and Activist.

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ARC – Artists at Risk Connection @atriskartists.bsky.social · 3d

In partnership with Europe Beyond Access, Diputació de Barcelona, and the British Council, the session explored how censorship, exclusion, and systemic barriers affect cultural participation, and discussed inclusive, rights-based approaches to cultural policy.

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ARC – Artists at Risk Connection @atriskartists.bsky.social · 3d

LAST WEEK, ARC hosted “Cultural Rights Now: Voices at Risk, Access in Action” at #MONDIACULT2025 in Barcelona!

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ARC – Artists at Risk Connection @atriskartists.bsky.social · 5d

🔗 Award: artforum.com/news/samia-h...

🔗 Summit: artistsatriskconnection.org/exhibition/d...

Image credit: "Rainbow Spirals," 1972, Image courtesy of the artist.

ARC – Artists at Risk Connection @atriskartists.bsky.social · 5d

A Palestinian-American artist, activist, educator, and past Dangerous Art, Endangered Artists participant, Samia was recently honored with the Munch Award for Artistic Freedom.

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ARC – Artists at Risk Connection @atriskartists.bsky.social · 5d

“I reconstructed the theory of art for myself.” — Samia Halaby

Once a week, ARC shares an artwork from one of the artists we’ve featured in the past. This week, we highlight Samia.

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ARC – Artists at Risk Connection @atriskartists.bsky.social · 8d

Learn more: artistsatriskconnection.org/event/arc-na...

ARC – Artists at Risk Connection @atriskartists.bsky.social · 8d

Join us at the #NPN2025Conference for the plenary “You Are Not Alone: Safety and Solidarity!" The session will take place from 2:00 to 3:30pm on Wednesday 8 October in New Orleans. Featured speakers include Anjee Helstrup-Alvarez and Giselle Byrd.

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ARC – Artists at Risk Connection @atriskartists.bsky.social · 8d

"Around the world, the arts are often the first targets of authoritarianism. We are called to not only reaffirm the vital role of artists as disruptors and risk-takers, but to build and invest in safety and solidarity for artists and cultural spaces that speak truth to power."

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ARC – Artists at Risk Connection @atriskartists.bsky.social · 9d

Early in his career, Taigué Ahmed–a world-renowned choreographer, dancer, and cultural activist from Chad–had a realization: Movement could be a salvation, a remedy for even the most enduring of traumas.

Read Taigué's story: artistsatriskconnection.org/artist-voice...

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ARC – Artists at Risk Connection @atriskartists.bsky.social · 9d

“Dance, for me, is a very effective weapon for liberation, for liberating the body.” - Taigue Ahmed

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ARC – Artists at Risk Connection @atriskartists.bsky.social · 10d

Don’t miss our last side event TOMORROW: “Cultural Rights Now: Voices at Risk, Access in Action” at 13:30 – 14:30 in Room 118-119 at the Barcelona International Convention Center (CCIB).

Learn more: artistsatriskconnection.org/.../cultural...

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ARC – Artists at Risk Connection @atriskartists.bsky.social · 10d

Featured speakers:

- Jordi Pascual – UCLG
- Oriol Martí Samba – Institut de Cultura, Ajuntament de Barcelona
- Sally Abu Bakr – Cultural Development, Ramallah Municipality
- Ana Francis Mor – Secretary for Culture, CDMX
- Romina Bianchini Ferrero - Women x Culture Network

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ARC – Artists at Risk Connection @atriskartists.bsky.social · 10d

Yesterday in Barcelona, ARC’s Executive Director Julie Trébault took part in “Weaving Cultural Futures: Artistic Freedom, Feminist Advocacy, Local Governance in Action” at MONDIACULT!

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ARC – Artists at Risk Connection @atriskartists.bsky.social · 12d

Much of his graffiti evokes a genuine desire for peace and unification between North and South Koreas and urges the Korean public to take part in a public conversation on cultural, political and social concepts.

Read Jeong’s story: artistsatriskconnection.org/artist-voice...

ARC – Artists at Risk Connection @atriskartists.bsky.social · 12d

Taeyong Jeong is a visual artist and painter from Anyang, South Korea. He utilizes graffiti to promote political discussion, stimulating the free exchange of ideas and opinions that are vital for South Korea as a democratic society.

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ARC – Artists at Risk Connection @atriskartists.bsky.social · 12d

“I had a beautiful idea that graffiti in Korea could be a little closer to the public.”
— Taeyong Jeong

Once a week, ARC shares an artwork from one of the artists we’ve featured in the past. This week, we highlight Taeyong Jeong.

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ARC – Artists at Risk Connection @atriskartists.bsky.social · 15d

Speakers include Diana Anselmo, Performer and Activist; Tere Badia, Steering Group Member of the Barcelona Declaration on Cultural Rights; Alia Alzougbi, Artistic Director & CEO of Shubbak; and Collen Kajokoto, Poet and Activist.

#CulturalRightsNow #MONDIACULT2025 #ArtisticFreedom #UNESCO

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ARC – Artists at Risk Connection @atriskartists.bsky.social · 15d

In partnership with Europe Beyond Access, Diputació de Barcelona, and the British Council, this session will explore how censorship, exclusion, and systemic barriers affect cultural participation, and discuss inclusive, rights-based approaches to cultural policy.

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