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Artistic Freedom Initiative

Location
Brooklyn, NY
Grant Cycle
Fall 2021
Amount
$100,000
Type of Grant
Multi-year Program Support
Website
artisticfreedominitiative.org ↗
Former NYC Artist Safe Haven Residency Program Visual Artist in Residence Rashwan Abdelbaki greets guests at Queens Museum, December 2018. Photo by Michael Wilson.
"Executive (Dis)Order: Art, Displacement, and the Ban." at the Queens Museum, December 2018. Photo by Michael Wilson.
2021 NYC Artist Safe Haven Residency Program Visual Artist in Residence Nazanin Noroozi works in the print studio of the historic Westbeth Artists Housing, November 2021. Photo by Wes Kingston.
2021 NYC Artist Safe Haven Residency Program Writer in Residence Achiro Olwoch works at her desk inside her live/work studio at the historic Westbeth Artists Housing, November 2021. Photo by Wes Kingston.
2021 NYC Artist Safe Haven Residency Program Photojournalist in Dieu-Nalio Chery poses at his desk in his live/work studio at the historic Westbeth Artists Housing, November 2021. Photo by Wes Kingston.

Led by immigration and human rights attorneys, Artistic Freedom Initiative (AFI) facilitates pro bono immigration representation and resettlement assistance for international artists at risk.

Dedicated to safeguarding the right to artistic freedom, AFI was founded on the notion that artists are uniquely situated to positively and powerfully effect change, provided their voices can be heard. As artists are increasingly censored, imprisoned, restricted from moving freely across borders, tortured, or even killed, it is more critical than ever that we safeguard the right to artistic freedom and zealously champion the courageous artists who exercise it. 

To this end, AFI directly assists artists who have experienced persecution, censorship, or other restrictions on their freedom of expression, and supports artists who have demonstrated a commitment to advancing progressive social change and fundamental human rights.  

AFI works with immigrant artists to champion art produced in exile, advance creative cultural exchange, improve conditions for artists in their home countries, and safeguard their ability to express themselves creatively through the arts. 

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