Event
IFACCA: 9th World Summit on Arts and Culture
Sweden
From May 3-5, 2023, IFACCA and the Swedish Arts Council co-host the 9th World Summit on Arts and Culture on Safeguarding Artistic Freedom. ARC will be hosting a safety training for artists during the convening.
The 9th World Summit on Arts and Culture will bring together leading policy makers, researchers, managers and practitioners from the arts, culture and related sectors from around the world to explore artistic freedom as a fundamental pillar of cultural policy and examine how we can – and why we should – safeguard artistic freedom.
The full program is now available, and you can also view the breadth of inspiring participants spanning over 60 countries across Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Pacific.
Plenary sessions of the Summit will also be livestreamed for those who are unable to join in person.
UNESCO Report Launch | Artists at risk: Learning from the experience of journalists
Thursday, May 4, 2023 | 13:00 – 13:30 CEST
Space A1 Level 4
UNESCO hosts a roundtable dedicated to the safety of artists featuring the launch of the publication “Defending Creative Voices: Artists in emergencies – Learning from the safety of journalists” and the announcement of over US$ 1 million investment in artistic freedom. Join Ernesto Ottone R., UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Culture; Shahidul Alam, artist, photojournalist, educator, and social activist; Basma El Hussein, Founder, Action for Hope; and Julie Trébault, Director, Artists at Risk Connection (ARC) as they will discuss the key findings of the report.
The event will be livestreamed by IFACCA.
You Are Not Alone – ARC General Safety Training for Artists
Thursday, May 4, 2023 | 16:00 – 17:30 CEST
Conference Hall C3
Hosted by Julie Trébault, Director, Artists at Risk Connection (ARC)
This training workshop will provide participants with a broad overview of the threats that artists experience around the world, as well as practical advice on how to prepare for, react to, and overcome them. Drawing on the Safety Guide for Artists and relevant recent research by the Artists at Risk Connection (ARC), the workshop will begin with an overview of the patterns of persecution that artists face, including who is most likely to face risk, why, and from where, and will introduce participants to laws and regulations commonly used to criminalize artists. Finally, it will provide artists with knowledge of how to document threats and the range of resources available to them so that they are better equipped to identify, seek and receive assistance. The target audience are artists and arts organizations.