Events
19 March 2026 - Remote Bridge Live Arts will host a daytime virtual panel with UNDOXX, an NYC-based collective that convenes artists, activists, and advocates to foster dialogue, share resources, build collective power, and equip artists to navigate the evolving impacts of censorship.
In addition to UNDOXX organizers zavé martohardjono and Maya Simone Z., the conversation will feature representatives Patrick Bond from Artists at Risk Connection, Adam Odsess-Rubin and Achiro P. Olwoch from National Queer Theater, and the Minneapolis-based artist Leila Awadallah. 20 - 28 March 2026 - The Hague - The Netherlands At the internationally renowned Movies that Matter Festival in The Hague, filmmakers, human rights defenders, artists, and audiences from around the world come together to engage with powerful stories that confront injustice and inspire change.
From 20 - 28 March 2026, through films and dialogues, the Festival affirms a shared conviction: that storytelling is not only a reflection of global realities, but a force capable of shaping them. 6 - 8 February 2026 - Addis Ababa - Ethiopia At the PANAF Summit 2026, artists, activists, policymakers, funders, and cultural leaders from across the continent will come together in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to explore how creativity thrives—and transforms—within today’s shifting digital and economic realities.
From 6–8 February 2026, PANAF Summit will once again affirm one message: that to be free to create is to be free to define the future. 19 February 2026 - Chicago - USA As the largest and longest-running convening of artists, scholars, educators, and cultural workers in the United States, the CAA Conference occupies a critical space for collective reflection on the conditions shaping artistic practice, pedagogy, and cultural production. 2 December 2025 - Paris - France This forum invites artists, cultural professionals, audiovisual and media actors, researchers and decision-makers to reflect together: How, today in Europe, can culture still defend freedom, revive engagement, and nurture a democracy in flux?
18 - 22 November 2025 - Tijuana - Mexico Cine Sin Fronteras is an international event that utilizes film, art, human rights, and cultural diplomacy to dignify the migrant experience. New Orleans - USA 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. 1 October 2025 - Barcelona - Spain 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. 29 September 2025 - Barcelona - Spain 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. 29 June - 1 July 2025 - Baltimore - USA 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.
