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As a child, Yulia Tsvetkova was celebrated as a talented young artist in her hometown. Years later, her feminist artwork...
06/23/2026

As a child, Yulia Tsvetkova was celebrated as a talented young artist in her hometown. Years later, her feminist artwork and LGBTQ+ advocacy made her the target of investigations, harassment, and criminal prosecution.

Through drawings, theater, and activism, Yulia challenged dominant narratives about women's bodies, gender, and sexuality. Her work sought to normalize what others attempted to censor.
Reflecting on her experience, she wrote:

"My views have not changed, and I will transform everything that happens to me into artistic forms."
This Pride Month, ARC is proud to highlight Yulia's story and the artists who continue creating despite censorship and intimidation.

Read more:
https://ow.ly/ZjBx50ZfUIa

06/18/2026

Una cohabitación compleja con el poder de de dos figuras femeninas del de : sexta parte de la serie “El arte dominado” de la periodista de investigación Marianela Balbi.

LEE MÁS en
LINK en el primer comentario 👇

Artist to Artist | Building ResilienceThrough ARC’s Cuban Migrant Artists Resilience Fellowship, Cuban visual artist and...
06/17/2026

Artist to Artist | Building Resilience

Through ARC’s Cuban Migrant Artists Resilience Fellowship, Cuban visual artist and designer Julio Llopiz-Casal and mentor Liliam Dooley are engaging in an artist-to-artist exchange grounded in mentorship, creative exploration, and resilience.

Julio, whose multidisciplinary practice examines memory, archives, and contemporary visual culture, reflected on the experience:

"Liliam's experience in deconstruction, fashion, and visual culture makes her an exceptional mentor. Her teaching experience has helped me develop a system of references and working methods that are guiding my creative process exactly where I want it to go."

This is what building resilience can look like: artists helping one another preserve memory, expand creative possibilities, and bring new projects to life.

Explore how ARC is building resilience through fellowships globally:
https://ow.ly/b4N650ZcQMb

How can international cultural cooperation better protect artists and scholars at risk?On June 18, ARC – Artists at Risk...
06/16/2026

How can international cultural cooperation better protect artists and scholars at risk?

On June 18, ARC – Artists at Risk Connection is honored to participate in a conversation organized by UXIL and Campus Condorcet Paris-Aubervilliers exploring the intersections of artistic freedom, displacement, migration, and cultural exchange.

Moderated by Sandra Aube-Lorain, Julie Trébault, and Sandra Paugam, the roundtable brings together an inspiring group of artists and researchers, including Rada Akbar, ARC Resilience Fellow and Afghan conceptual artist and photographer, alongside Denis Meiken, Aleksandr Musin, Alka Patel, Özgür Sevgi Göral, and Neda Soltani.

At a time when artists and scholars face increasing threats around the world, international collaboration and solidarity are more important than ever. Together, participants will explore how institutions, researchers, and cultural practitioners can build stronger pathways for protection, mobility, and resilience.

📍 Campus Condorcet, Aubervilliers
📅 June 18, 2026 | 11:30 AM–1:15 PM CEST
🇫🇷 Held in French

See the full program and register through the link here: https://ow.ly/L8hm50ZbXYv

For Ugandan artist and organizer Trinah Kakyo, q***r organizing has always begun with gathering.Over the years, she has ...
06/14/2026

For Ugandan artist and organizer Trinah Kakyo, q***r organizing has always begun with gathering.

Over the years, she has transformed homes, film screenings, exhibitions, and festivals into spaces where q***r communities can find connection, creativity, and collective care. In a context where LGBTQ+ communities face growing restrictions and surveillance, these acts of gathering become powerful expressions of resilience.

As Trinah reflects: "Our creativity is not separate from survival, because it is survival."

This Pride Month, ARC is honored to share her story and celebrate the artists who continue creating community, joy, and possibility in the face of adversity.

Read her full profile: https://ow.ly/zp7X50Zbw8T

Artistic freedom is a cornerstone of democratic, inclusive, and sustainable societies. Yet around the world, artists con...
06/11/2026

Artistic freedom is a cornerstone of democratic, inclusive, and sustainable societies. Yet around the world, artists continue to face censorship, attacks, legal harassment, economic insecurity, and other barriers to participation in cultural life.

On June 16, ARC – Artists at Risk Connection will have the honor to co-sponsor Artistic Freedom under Pressure,” a side event during the 62nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva focused on the current state of artistic freedom and the measures needed to strengthen its protection.

Join us for a timely discussion with representatives from governments, UN agencies, cultural institutions, and civil society as we examine the growing challenges facing artistic freedom worldwide and explore practical ways to better protect and promote the rights of artists and cultural workers.

📅 June 16, 2026
⏰ 1:00–2:00 PM CEST
📍 Room Concordia 5, Building A, Palais des Nations, Geneva
🎧 Simultaneous interpretation available in English, French, and Spanish

We hope you'll join this important conversation: https://ow.ly/rfSA50ZaAwp

🎨🌎 Artista Destacada: Camila Ramírez LobónCamila Ramírez Lobón, artista visual cubana y becaria del Programa de Becas de...
06/08/2026

🎨🌎 Artista Destacada: Camila Ramírez Lobón

Camila Ramírez Lobón, artista visual cubana y becaria del Programa de Becas de Resiliencia para Artistas Cubanos Migrantes de ARC, crea obras que desafían las narrativas autoritarias y reimaginan las realidades políticas a través del dibujo y la ilustración. Su trabajo explora temas como la libertad, la identidad y la disidencia, ofreciendo una mirada crítica a los discursos oficiales en Cuba.

Más allá de su práctica artística, Camila ha participado activamente en movimientos cívicos y culturales independientes que defienden la libertad de expresión y los derechos políticos y culturales en Cuba. Fue coordinadora del Instituto de Artivismo Hannah Arendt (INSTAR), una organización cultural independiente cubana fundada por la artista Tania Bruguera, y ha colaborado con publicaciones independientes mediante textos y comentarios gráficos.

Hoy continúa su labor artística desde el exilio en Estados Unidos, reflejando la resiliencia de los artistas cubanos que siguen creando, organizándose y defendiendo la libertad de expresión más allá de las fronteras de su país.

✨ Este otoño, la obra de Camila será presentada en Madrid como parte de una exposición colectiva única que reunirá a los 30 artistas apoyados por el Programa de Becas de Resiliencia de ARC, destacando la fuerza, diversidad y creatividad de una generación de artistas cubanos que continúan creando en el exilio.

📖 Conoce más sobre su historia:
https://ow.ly/Ymtn50Z8UYb
Crédito de imagen: Cortesía de la artista.
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🎨🌎 Artist Spotlight: Camila Ramírez Lobón

Through drawing and illustration, Camila Ramírez Lobón explores questions of freedom, identity, and dissent while challenging authoritarian narratives.

A Cuban visual artist and ARC’s Cuban Migrant Artists Resilience Fellow (CMARF), Camila is part of a community of artists who continue to create and advocate for freedom of expression in the face of censorship and repression. Formerly a coordinator of the Hannah Arendt Institute of Artivism (INSTAR), she has been actively involved in independent civic and cultural movements in Cuba.

She continues developing her artistic and cultural advocacy work from exile in the United States.

This fall, Camila's work will be presented in Madrid as part of a unique group exhibition bringing together all 30 artists supported through ARC's Resilience Fellowship, creating a powerful collective portrait of contemporary Cuban creativity in exile.

📖 Read her story:
https://ow.ly/Ymtn50Z8UYb
Image credit: Courtesy of the artist.

Artists facing repression, censorship, exile, digital attacks, or restrictions on movement need more than visibility. Th...
06/06/2026

Artists facing repression, censorship, exile, digital attacks, or restrictions on movement need more than visibility. They need protection.

UNESCO's newly released Re|Shaping Policies for Creativity report underscores the importance of strengthening support systems for artists at risk and highlights ARC's role in advancing protection mechanisms for artists at risk through emergency assistance, relocation pathways, resilience grants, digital safety resources, and advocacy.

The message is clear: artistic freedom does not defend itself.

Protecting artists requires practical support, international cooperation, and long-term commitment from governments, cultural institutions, civil society, and international organizations.

Learn more about ARC's work with UNESCO and the U.N. ecosystem in the link below: https://ow.ly/lSq650Z8rEU

Italian filmmaker and educator Domenico Centrone and fellow members of the Global Sumud Flotilla have been detained in ...
06/05/2026

Italian filmmaker and educator Domenico Centrone and fellow members of the Global Sumud Flotilla have been detained in Libya for days, reportedly without access to legal counsel or regular communication with their families.

ARC joins calls on the Libyan authorities to immediately release them and urges the Italian government, the European Union, and the international community to act swiftly.

Museums and cultural institutions today are increasingly confronted with censorship, political and social pressure, publ...
06/01/2026

Museums and cultural institutions today are increasingly confronted with censorship, political and social pressure, public controversy, and self-censorship — raising urgent questions about artistic and academic freedom.

Tomorrow, on June 2, ARC Executive Director Julie Trébault will participate in “Museums Under Pressure,” an evening debate hosted by ICOM France in Paris and online, bringing together museum leaders, cultural professionals, and advocates to discuss the growing challenges facing the cultural sector.

As part of ARC’s ongoing work to advance artistic freedom and cultural rights, the conversation will explore how museums can continue to encourage civic dialogue, critical thinking, and meaningful public exchange while protecting curatorial and academic freedom.

Featured speakers include Souâd Belhaddad, Xavier de la Selle, Vincent Moisselin, Manon Six, and Julie Trébault, moderated by Hélène Jagot.

📍 6pm-8:30pm CET, 2 June 2026 | Ecole du Louvre, Paris & Online
🗣 Simultaneous interpretation available in English, French, and Spanish.

Register here: https://ow.ly/FcXz50Z6jGx

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