Chapters

Amplify

ARC elevates the voices of artists, advocates and allies to mobilize a resounding call for global artistic freedom.

Events

New York, NY

ARC @ CEC ArtsLink

November 6-7, 2025

A two-day gathering focused on building collective support for artists in the US amid persecution, crisis and conflict.

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New Orleans, LA

ARC @ National Performance Network 2025 Conference

As The Theater Offensive offered in its rules for fellowship in this era: “No blame. No hatred. Love. Unity. Liberation. Abundance.” With Giselle Byrd, The Theater Offensive; Anjee Helstrup-Alvarez, MACLA; and Julie Trébault, Artists at Risk Connection.

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Barcelona - Spain

Cultural Rights Now | MONDIACULT 2025

1 October 2025

ARC will cohost the panel "Cultural Rights Now: Voices at Risk, Access in Action" as part of MONDIACULT 2025. The discussion is in collaboration with EBA — Europe Beyond Access, the Diputació de Barcelona, and the British Council.

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Barcelona - Spain

Weaving Cultural Futures | MONDIACULT 2025

29 September 2025

ARC will cohost the side event "Weaving Cultural Futures: Artistic Freedom, Feminist Advocacy, and Local Governance in Action" as part of MONDIACULT 2025. The discussion is in collaboration with the Women X Culture Network, UCLG - United Cities and Local Governments, and the Institut de Cultura, Ajuntament de Barcelona.

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Baltimore - USA

ARC @ 2025 National Museum Publishing Seminar

29 June - 1 July 2025

ARC will participate in the panel "Publishing Without Fear or Favor: Maintaining Trust with Authors, Artists, and Audiences" to reflect on how museums can remain spaces for healthy debate and learning.

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Art on the Front Lines

Celebrating creativity and impact:
explore ARC’s stories, artist interviews, artwork reflections, collaborations, and exhibition highlights.

Artist
stories

Stories of at-risk artists from all over the world who are committed to protecting their right to freedom of expression and using their art to fight for justice.

India

Leena Manimekalai

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Sudan

Osman Obaid

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Russia

Zhenya Berkovich

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Nicaragua

Ludwing Gómez

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China

Rahima Mahmut

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Palestine

Shareef Sarhan

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Videos

Podcasts

Instagram

Follow ARC on Instagram for upcoming events, news and stories from artists around the the world.

Earlier this month, ARC’s Executive Director Julie Trébault spoke with The New York Times, where she discussed the growing threats of ideologically based funding cuts and censorship facing U.S. museums.

“This is authoritarian playbook 101: controlling the narrative, reshaping history, silencing marginalized communities.”

At ARC, we stand with museums and cultural institutions defending the freedom to tell complex, inclusive, and challenging histories — free from political interference.

🔗 Read the full article in The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/arts/design/museums-trump-funding-cuts.html 
 
@nytimes #museumsmatter #artisticfreedom #academicfreedom

Earlier this month, ARC’s Executive Director Julie Trébault spoke with The New York Times, where she discussed the growing threats of ideologically based funding cuts and censorship facing U.S. museums.

“This is authoritarian playbook 101: controlling the narrative, reshaping history, silencing marginalized communities.”

At ARC, we stand with museums and cultural institutions defending the freedom to tell complex, inclusive, and challenging histories — free from political interference.

🔗 Read the full article in The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/arts/design/museums-trump-funding-cuts.html

@nytimes #museumsmatter #artisticfreedom #academicfreedom
...

🎨 On #InternationalArtistDay 2025, we celebrate artists who spark change—from the US, to Guatemala, Iran, Uganda, Myanmar, and beyond.

“It was like a ball of dust, and you could see nothing. And then the dust cleared, with slippers, robes, and blood on the street. That was the moment when I realized: I don’t think that’s supposed to happen. I don’t think that’s supposed to happen in a country.”

Bart, a Burmese visual artist, rose to prominence for publishing a viral digital art series, Seeing Red, which depicted his live reactions to Myanmar’s Spring Revolution—the mass demonstrations following the brutal February 2021 military coup. By day, he joined protesters on the streets, handing out posters and flyers; by night, he drew and painted. Today, Bart continues his socially-engaged creative work while living in exile.

Read his story: https://artistsatriskconnection.org/artist-voice/bart-was-not-here/ 

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

 #Myanmar #ArtistSpotlight @bart_was_not_here

🎨 On #InternationalArtistDay 2025, we celebrate artists who spark change—from the US, to Guatemala, Iran, Uganda, Myanmar, and beyond.

“It was like a ball of dust, and you could see nothing. And then the dust cleared, with slippers, robes, and blood on the street. That was the moment when I realized: I don’t think that’s supposed to happen. I don’t think that’s supposed to happen in a country.”

Bart, a Burmese visual artist, rose to prominence for publishing a viral digital art series, Seeing Red, which depicted his live reactions to Myanmar’s Spring Revolution—the mass demonstrations following the brutal February 2021 military coup. By day, he joined protesters on the streets, handing out posters and flyers; by night, he drew and painted. Today, Bart continues his socially-engaged creative work while living in exile.

Read his story: https://artistsatriskconnection.org/artist-voice/bart-was-not-here/

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

#Myanmar #ArtistSpotlight @bart_was_not_here
...

Only TWO days left to see Don’t Look Now: A Defense of Free Expression — a powerful exhibition in New York organized by @artatatimelikethis!

Bringing together 24 contemporary artists whose work has been censored or blacklisted — including Marilyn Minter, Shepard Fairey, and Dread Scott — the show confronts the urgent threats to artistic freedom in the US and around the world.

✨ ARC previously featured Dread Scott in one of our Artist Stories. Read more about his courageous work here:
artistsatriskconnection.org/safety-guide-profile/dread-scott

Learn more about the exhibition:
🎨 artatatimelikethis.com/dont-look-now

🗓️ On view through October 25
📍 127 Elizabeth St., Nolita, NYC

Free expression is a human right. Stand with artists at risk — see the show before it closes!

#artistsatrisk #freeexpression #DontLookNow #nycart #ArtAtATimeLikeThis #humanrights #artisticfreedom @dreadscottart 

Image credit: “Goddam” (2022) by Dread Scott. Image courtesy of the artist.

Only TWO days left to see Don’t Look Now: A Defense of Free Expression — a powerful exhibition in New York organized by @artatatimelikethis!

Bringing together 24 contemporary artists whose work has been censored or blacklisted — including Marilyn Minter, Shepard Fairey, and Dread Scott — the show confronts the urgent threats to artistic freedom in the US and around the world.

✨ ARC previously featured Dread Scott in one of our Artist Stories. Read more about his courageous work here:
artistsatriskconnection.org/safety-guide-profile/dread-scott

Learn more about the exhibition:
🎨 artatatimelikethis.com/dont-look-now

🗓️ On view through October 25
📍 127 Elizabeth St., Nolita, NYC

Free expression is a human right. Stand with artists at risk — see the show before it closes!

#artistsatrisk #freeexpression #DontLookNow #nycart #ArtAtATimeLikeThis #humanrights #artisticfreedom @dreadscottart

Image credit: “Goddam” (2022) by Dread Scott. Image courtesy of the artist.
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"They can send whatever messages they want, but I’m going to keep on doing what I do...I want to inspire other Saudi artists. I want to inspire the younger generations to do what they believe they were put on this earth to do.” — Ms. Saffaa 

A multi-talented street artist, activist, and Ph.D. student, Ms. Saffaa’s artwork has empowered and fueled a social movement opposing Saudi Arabia’s male guardianship laws. Since 2012, Saffaa, who maintains partial anonymity to avoid harassment, has used her artwork to amplify the voices of Saudi women and raise visibility about the repressive conditions and restrictions they face.

Read her story: https://artistsatriskconnection.org/artist-voice/ms-saffaa/
 
Image credit: "I Am My Own Guardian", Image courtesy of the artist.
 
#saudiartists #IAmMyOwnGuardian #ArtistSpotlight

"They can send whatever messages they want, but I’m going to keep on doing what I do...I want to inspire other Saudi artists. I want to inspire the younger generations to do what they believe they were put on this earth to do.” — Ms. Saffaa

A multi-talented street artist, activist, and Ph.D. student, Ms. Saffaa’s artwork has empowered and fueled a social movement opposing Saudi Arabia’s male guardianship laws. Since 2012, Saffaa, who maintains partial anonymity to avoid harassment, has used her artwork to amplify the voices of Saudi women and raise visibility about the repressive conditions and restrictions they face.

Read her story: https://artistsatriskconnection.org/artist-voice/ms-saffaa/

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

#saudiartists #IAmMyOwnGuardian #ArtistSpotlight
...

“Our greatest fear is that censorship and self-censorship become so normalized that entire communities lose access to cultural expression that reflects their experiences.”

ARC’s Executive Director Julie Trébault spoke with Le Devoir about the alarming rise of cultural repression in the United States — and why protecting artistic freedom is not optional, but essential.

✊ Culture is a right, not a privilege.

🔗 Full interview (FR): https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/923109/etats-unis-guerres-culturelles

#ArtisticFreedom #FreedomToCreate #CulturalRights #StopCensorship #Censure #FreeCulture #HumanRights
📰 @ledevoir

“Our greatest fear is that censorship and self-censorship become so normalized that entire communities lose access to cultural expression that reflects their experiences.”

ARC’s Executive Director Julie Trébault spoke with Le Devoir about the alarming rise of cultural repression in the United States — and why protecting artistic freedom is not optional, but essential.

✊ Culture is a right, not a privilege.

🔗 Full interview (FR): https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/923109/etats-unis-guerres-culturelles

#ArtisticFreedom #FreedomToCreate #CulturalRights #StopCensorship #Censure #FreeCulture #HumanRights
📰 @ledevoir
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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.

One of our remarkable past fellows is @cymoonv, a Cuban artist in exile. A self-taught digital creator, she explores alternative identities through the lens of self-perception, queerness, and posthuman subjectivities. Her work investigates themes of identity, intimacy, and the imagining of post-natural bodies and worlds. 

We are currently seeking a Program Consultant to lead CMARF and help us continue uplifting artists like her.

👉 Apply to the CMARF Program Consultant job call: https://artistsatriskconnection.org/.../consultant-cuban.../

👉 Learn more about the fellowship: https://artistsatriskconnection.org/cuban-migrant-artists-resilience-fellowship/

Image courtesy of the artist. 

#cubanartist #ArtisticFreedom #Cuba #SOSCuba #digitalart

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.

One of our remarkable past fellows is @cymoonv, a Cuban artist in exile. A self-taught digital creator, she explores alternative identities through the lens of self-perception, queerness, and posthuman subjectivities. Her work investigates themes of identity, intimacy, and the imagining of post-natural bodies and worlds.

We are currently seeking a Program Consultant to lead CMARF and help us continue uplifting artists like her.

👉 Apply to the CMARF Program Consultant job call: https://artistsatriskconnection.org/.../consultant-cuban.../

👉 Learn more about the fellowship: https://artistsatriskconnection.org/cuban-migrant-artists-resilience-fellowship/

Image courtesy of the artist.

#cubanartist #ArtisticFreedom #Cuba #SOSCuba #digitalart
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