Statements
Asia Protection Network for Artists (APNA)
Asia Protection Network for Artists (APNA) was created in 2024 with the intention of responding to the challenges facing artists, cultural workers and cultural rights defenders across Asia.
Artist
stories
Stories of at-risk artists from Asia and the Pacific who are committed to protecting their right to freedom of expression and using their art to fight for justice.
China
Rahima Mahmut
Afghanistan
ArtLords
Vietnam
Mai Khoi
In exile
China
Nanfu Wang
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Sri Lanka
Shakthika Sathkumara
Sri Lanka
Sharmila Seyyid
Meetings & Workshops
ARC organizes meetings and workshops with artists and other stakeholders around the world to advance artistic freedom.
Workshop: Why Peer Networks Matter, 2024
ARC and Mekong Cultural Hub (MCH) co-hosted a gathering of artists in Taipei, providing a platform for artists and other cultural practitioners to reflect on different motivations and unexpected benefits of building out their networks, with peers at home and more widely in Asia; discover organizations and opportunities that can help them expand their networks; hear stories from invited speakers about what it’s meant to them to draw on their networks in Asia, particularly in times of crisis and vulnerability; and exchange and connect with the other event participants from Taipei and beyond.
Workshop: Art & Freedom of Creative Expression, 2024
ARC, in partnership with the National Human Rights Museum, Taiwan (NHRM) and the Federation for International Human Rights Museums – Asia Pacific (FIHRM-AP), organized a closed door in-person workshop titled “Past, Present and Future: Art and Freedom of Creative Expression” between June 18 and 19, 2024 at the Jing-Mei Memorial Park and Museum, Taipei. The 2-day workshop was attended by 11 participants from Taiwan, Hong Kong and Nepal alongside representatives from ARC, NHRM and FIHRM-AP.
Events
Online
ARC @ RightsCon 2025
26 February 2025
Participants will gain insights into how Indigenous artists are addressing environmental issues through various forms of expression, including visual arts, music, performance, and digital media.
Taipei - Taiwan
Why Peer Networks Matter
11 September 2024
Mekong Cultural Hub (MCH) and ARC are pleased to be co-hosting an event in Taipei which will provide a platform for artists and other cultural practitioners to: reflect on different motivations and unexpected benefits of building out your networks; discover organizations and opportunities that can help you to expand your networks; hear stories from speakers about their own experiences of drawing on their networks in Asia, and what it’s meant to them; and more.
Taipei - Taiwan
ARC @ Res Artis 2024
7 September 2024
Join ARC at Res Artis! On Saturday, September 7 at 13:45 - 15:15 attend the workshop facilitated by ARC Asia Regional Representative Manojna Yeluri.
Online
Resilience Strategies & Resources for Independent Practitioners
15 March 2024
MCH is delighted to welcome representatives from three organizations doing practical work to improve conditions and opportunities for practitioners working at the intersection of arts and society: Manu from ARC, Deepthy from Urgent Action Fund for Women’s Human Right Asia and Pacific, and Yohann from On the Move.
Online
ARC @ ICRRA
2 November 2023
ARC's Asia Regional Representative Manojna Yeluri will participate in a case studies and panel discussion, "The role of cultural relations: case studies from around the world."