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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.
¡Artistas cubanos migrantes: postúlense hoy!
En respuesta a los desafíos persistentes que enfrentan los artistas cubanos en el exilio, ARC lanza la tercera edición de la Beca de Resiliencia para Artistas Cubanos Migrantes.
En respuesta a los desafíos persistentes que enfrentan los artistas cubanos en el exilio, ARC lanza la tercera edición de la Beca de Resiliencia para Artistas Cubanos Migrantes.
November 26, 2025 at 9:56 PM
¡Artistas cubanos migrantes: postúlense hoy!
En respuesta a los desafíos persistentes que enfrentan los artistas cubanos en el exilio, ARC lanza la tercera edición de la Beca de Resiliencia para Artistas Cubanos Migrantes.
En respuesta a los desafíos persistentes que enfrentan los artistas cubanos en el exilio, ARC lanza la tercera edición de la Beca de Resiliencia para Artistas Cubanos Migrantes.
Cuban Migrant Artists: Apply today!
In response to the enduring challenges faced by Cuban artists in exile, ARC is launching the third edition of the Cuban Migrant Artists Resilience Fellowship.
In response to the enduring challenges faced by Cuban artists in exile, ARC is launching the third edition of the Cuban Migrant Artists Resilience Fellowship.
November 26, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Cuban Migrant Artists: Apply today!
In response to the enduring challenges faced by Cuban artists in exile, ARC is launching the third edition of the Cuban Migrant Artists Resilience Fellowship.
In response to the enduring challenges faced by Cuban artists in exile, ARC is launching the third edition of the Cuban Migrant Artists Resilience Fellowship.
ARC is honored to take part in Forum Europe Créative 2025 in Paris, moderating a session on December 2 dedicated to artistic and cultural freedoms!
November 26, 2025 at 4:57 PM
ARC is honored to take part in Forum Europe Créative 2025 in Paris, moderating a session on December 2 dedicated to artistic and cultural freedoms!
“Artists are the canaries in the coal mine… we have a special role to play in sounding the alarm and pushing back against the forces that want to make us be quiet.” — Dashka Slater (@dashkaslater.bsky.social)
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
“Artists are the canaries in the coal mine… we have a special role to play in sounding the alarm and pushing back against the forces that want to make us be quiet.” — Dashka Slater (@dashkaslater.bsky.social)
🇺🇦🌻 "In times of crisis such as war, solidarity should be a reciprocal practice."
Earlier this year, ARC hosted a panel discussion and launch event to celebrate the release of "Navigating the War as Artists in Ukraine: A Practical Resource” by MOCA NGO.
Earlier this year, ARC hosted a panel discussion and launch event to celebrate the release of "Navigating the War as Artists in Ukraine: A Practical Resource” by MOCA NGO.
November 23, 2025 at 1:54 AM
🇺🇦🌻 "In times of crisis such as war, solidarity should be a reciprocal practice."
Earlier this year, ARC hosted a panel discussion and launch event to celebrate the release of "Navigating the War as Artists in Ukraine: A Practical Resource” by MOCA NGO.
Earlier this year, ARC hosted a panel discussion and launch event to celebrate the release of "Navigating the War as Artists in Ukraine: A Practical Resource” by MOCA NGO.
📣 TOMORROW at 12pm CST, join ARC's partners for a special virtual session on online censorship to kick off the Fall of Freedom campaign!
November 19, 2025 at 11:37 AM
📣 TOMORROW at 12pm CST, join ARC's partners for a special virtual session on online censorship to kick off the Fall of Freedom campaign!
🎥 🇲🇽 From 18–22 Nov, ARC will join the Abya Yala Human Rights Film Festival Network meeting at Cine Sin Fronteras in Tijuana!
November 18, 2025 at 1:37 PM
🎥 🇲🇽 From 18–22 Nov, ARC will join the Abya Yala Human Rights Film Festival Network meeting at Cine Sin Fronteras in Tijuana!
On #DayoftheImprisonedWriter 2025, ARC joins PEN International, PEN MENA, and PEN America in standing with writers imprisoned for their words, including Algerian poet Mohamed Tadjadit.
November 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM
On #DayoftheImprisonedWriter 2025, ARC joins PEN International, PEN MENA, and PEN America in standing with writers imprisoned for their words, including Algerian poet Mohamed Tadjadit.
⛓ 🇩🇿ARC welcomes the humanitarian release of Algerian-French writer Boualem Sansal, now safely in Germany for critical medical care.
“His case is a stark reminder that artists worldwide continue to be targeted, silenced, or criminalized for ideas that challenge power.”
“His case is a stark reminder that artists worldwide continue to be targeted, silenced, or criminalized for ideas that challenge power.”
November 13, 2025 at 8:16 PM
⛓ 🇩🇿ARC welcomes the humanitarian release of Algerian-French writer Boualem Sansal, now safely in Germany for critical medical care.
“His case is a stark reminder that artists worldwide continue to be targeted, silenced, or criminalized for ideas that challenge power.”
“His case is a stark reminder that artists worldwide continue to be targeted, silenced, or criminalized for ideas that challenge power.”
At #CECArtsLink2025Assembly, we joined artists & advocates to ask: How do we defend creativity when imagination itself is being defunded?
November 13, 2025 at 1:28 AM
At #CECArtsLink2025Assembly, we joined artists & advocates to ask: How do we defend creativity when imagination itself is being defunded?
“It was then that I realized: contemporary dance could be a tool of expression that allows us to transmit our story.” - Taigué Ahmed
November 12, 2025 at 12:37 AM
“It was then that I realized: contemporary dance could be a tool of expression that allows us to transmit our story.” - Taigué Ahmed
“There are songs I couldn’t sing at first because they hurt too much... After many years, I realized: this wound no longer hurts.” — Rebeca Lane
Guatemalan musician & activist Rebeca Lane uses hip-hop to empower women and challenge patriarchy across Latin America.
Guatemalan musician & activist Rebeca Lane uses hip-hop to empower women and challenge patriarchy across Latin America.
November 10, 2025 at 12:44 PM
“There are songs I couldn’t sing at first because they hurt too much... After many years, I realized: this wound no longer hurts.” — Rebeca Lane
Guatemalan musician & activist Rebeca Lane uses hip-hop to empower women and challenge patriarchy across Latin America.
Guatemalan musician & activist Rebeca Lane uses hip-hop to empower women and challenge patriarchy across Latin America.
“Our opposition thrives on chaos.” — Nikole Hannah-Jones
As censorship and political attacks on art and education escalate across the U.S., her words from ARC’s “Dangerous Art / Endangered Artists” summit last May feel more urgent than ever.
As censorship and political attacks on art and education escalate across the U.S., her words from ARC’s “Dangerous Art / Endangered Artists” summit last May feel more urgent than ever.
November 7, 2025 at 10:20 AM
“Our opposition thrives on chaos.” — Nikole Hannah-Jones
As censorship and political attacks on art and education escalate across the U.S., her words from ARC’s “Dangerous Art / Endangered Artists” summit last May feel more urgent than ever.
As censorship and political attacks on art and education escalate across the U.S., her words from ARC’s “Dangerous Art / Endangered Artists” summit last May feel more urgent than ever.
From Kenya, to Madagascar, Nepal, and beyond, youth-led movements are reshaping the fight for justice—and artists are leading the charge.
November 6, 2025 at 12:10 AM
From Kenya, to Madagascar, Nepal, and beyond, youth-led movements are reshaping the fight for justice—and artists are leading the charge.
The #CECArtsLink2025Assembly: Defending Each Other! — is THIS WEEK, Nov 6–7 at La MaMa Theatre (NYC) + online!
Join ARC's Executive Director Julie Trébault & Achiro P. Olwoch for a session on defending artists, and hear from longtime ARC collaborator Mai Khoi at a separate morning session.
Join ARC's Executive Director Julie Trébault & Achiro P. Olwoch for a session on defending artists, and hear from longtime ARC collaborator Mai Khoi at a separate morning session.
November 4, 2025 at 1:14 AM
The #CECArtsLink2025Assembly: Defending Each Other! — is THIS WEEK, Nov 6–7 at La MaMa Theatre (NYC) + online!
Join ARC's Executive Director Julie Trébault & Achiro P. Olwoch for a session on defending artists, and hear from longtime ARC collaborator Mai Khoi at a separate morning session.
Join ARC's Executive Director Julie Trébault & Achiro P. Olwoch for a session on defending artists, and hear from longtime ARC collaborator Mai Khoi at a separate morning session.
“The worst part of this story is that after fear and censorship, and even after having left the country, you still do not feel safe — and you still risk censorship in your drawings, in your paintings.” — Samaneh Atef
November 3, 2025 at 3:13 AM
“The worst part of this story is that after fear and censorship, and even after having left the country, you still do not feel safe — and you still risk censorship in your drawings, in your paintings.” — Samaneh Atef
‼️🇺🇸 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...
Earlier this month, ARC’s Executive Director Julie Trébault spoke with The New York Times about the growing censorship threats facing U.S. museums.
“This is authoritarian playbook 101: controlling the narrative, reshaping history, silencing marginalized communities.”
“This is authoritarian playbook 101: controlling the narrative, reshaping history, silencing marginalized communities.”
October 26, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Earlier this month, ARC’s Executive Director Julie Trébault spoke with The New York Times about the growing censorship threats facing U.S. museums.
“This is authoritarian playbook 101: controlling the narrative, reshaping history, silencing marginalized communities.”
“This is authoritarian playbook 101: controlling the narrative, reshaping history, silencing marginalized communities.”
On #InternationalArtistDay 2025, we honor artists who spark change—from the US, to Iran, Uganda, and Myanmar. Art ignites resistance, fuels justice, and shakes foundations. Yet too many artists face real, and mounting dangers.
October 25, 2025 at 12:10 PM
On #InternationalArtistDay 2025, we honor artists who spark change—from the US, to Iran, Uganda, and Myanmar. Art ignites resistance, fuels justice, and shakes foundations. Yet too many artists face real, and mounting dangers.
Only TWO days left to see Don’t Look Now: A Defense of Free Expression — a NYC exhibition by Art At A Time Like This!
The exhibition brings together 24 artists who have been censored or blacklisted, including Marilyn Minter, Shepard Fairey, and Dread Scott.
The exhibition brings together 24 artists who have been censored or blacklisted, including Marilyn Minter, Shepard Fairey, and Dread Scott.
October 24, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Only TWO days left to see Don’t Look Now: A Defense of Free Expression — a NYC exhibition by Art At A Time Like This!
The exhibition brings together 24 artists who have been censored or blacklisted, including Marilyn Minter, Shepard Fairey, and Dread Scott.
The exhibition brings together 24 artists who have been censored or blacklisted, including Marilyn Minter, Shepard Fairey, and Dread Scott.
Don't miss ARC at the #CECArtsLink2025Assembly: Defending Each Other!
📅 Nov 6–7 | NYC + Livestream
We’ll present “Defending Artists” + host a closed Artists Safety Consultation based on our U.S. adapted Safety Guide for Artists.
📅 Nov 6–7 | NYC + Livestream
We’ll present “Defending Artists” + host a closed Artists Safety Consultation based on our U.S. adapted Safety Guide for Artists.
October 22, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Don't miss ARC at the #CECArtsLink2025Assembly: Defending Each Other!
📅 Nov 6–7 | NYC + Livestream
We’ll present “Defending Artists” + host a closed Artists Safety Consultation based on our U.S. adapted Safety Guide for Artists.
📅 Nov 6–7 | NYC + Livestream
We’ll present “Defending Artists” + host a closed Artists Safety Consultation based on our U.S. adapted Safety Guide for Artists.
“Our greatest fear is that censorship and self-censorship become normalized — cutting whole communities off from cultural expression that reflects their experiences.”
October 20, 2025 at 9:26 PM
“Our greatest fear is that censorship and self-censorship become normalized — cutting whole communities off from cultural expression that reflects their experiences.”
“They can send whatever messages they want, but I’m going to keep doing what I do… to inspire other Saudi artists and the next generation.” — Ms. Saffaa
October 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
“They can send whatever messages they want, but I’m going to keep doing what I do… to inspire other Saudi artists and the next generation.” — Ms. Saffaa
ARC is deeply committed to supporting Cuban artists in exile through our Cuban Migrant Artists Resilience Fellowship (CMARF)--a program that provides financial support, training, and global visibility to creatives forced from their homeland but determined to keep creating.
October 18, 2025 at 10:12 AM
ARC is deeply committed to supporting Cuban artists in exile through our Cuban Migrant Artists Resilience Fellowship (CMARF)--a program that provides financial support, training, and global visibility to creatives forced from their homeland but determined to keep creating.
📸Take a look at ARC's photos from #NPN2025Conference, where we spoke in the plenary session “You Are Not Alone: Safety and Solidarity!"
October 15, 2025 at 9:58 PM
📸Take a look at ARC's photos from #NPN2025Conference, where we spoke in the plenary session “You Are Not Alone: Safety and Solidarity!"