ARC @ CEC ArtsLink 2025 Assembly
New York, NY
6 November – 7 November 2025
La MaMa Ellen Stewart Theatre
66 East 4th Street, New York, NY 10003
At the ArtsLink 2025 Assembly: Defending Each Other, ARC will present a morning session “Defending Artists,“ and an Artists Safety Consultation (closed session) based on the adaptation of our Safety Guide for Artists to the U.S. context. Given the escalating attacks on creative and artistic freedom, this guide will provide resources and recommendations to help artists withstand the growing threats they face today. In order to best address the nuances of artist safety in the U.S., ARC is conducting a nationwide survey along with conversations with artists, cultural workers, and art organizations.
Defending Each Other is a national gathering focused on supporting artists, those at risk, directly impacted by war, persecution, or crisis. This two-day event brings together artists, artist resettlement organizations, arts support networks, funders and researchers, to share their experiences and perspectives and develop with the Assembly participants strategies for resilience and a supportive cultural infrastructure for artists and cultural workers in the USA.
The Assembly features:
- Artists and community leaders sharing experiences and perspectives
- Presentation of new research on artists’ experiences, provision and policy in the EU and USA
- Sharing of sector-specific working groups proposals for building support, resilience, and solidarity
- Peer-to-peer networking, issue-led conversations discussions, building community
- A live concert
- A DJ set celebrating cultural resilience by Sabina Fattakh from Kazakhstan
As global crises displace more artists than ever, U.S. cities and nonprofit organizations are stepping up to provide refuge and possibility. ArtsLink Assembly 2025 is a vital platform for building resilience, advancing collaboration, shaping policy, and supporting artists to build their professional lives and creatively contribute to the nation’s cultural diversity.
Speakers
Julie Trébault
Julie Trébault is the Founder and Executive Director of Artists at Risk Connection (ARC), a global organization dedicated to safeguarding artistic freedom and supporting artists and cultural workers under threat. Under her leadership, ARC provides critical resources and support to more than 2,000 artists facing persecution from state and non-state actors, empowering them to overcome challenges to their creative expression. Prior to founding ARC, she served as director of public programs at the Museum of the City of New York and the Center for Architecture.
