Press Release Dec 20, 2024 HRF celebrates the release of Iranian cartoonist Atena Farghadani On December 10, Iranian cartoonist Atena Farghadani was released from Evin Prison
Blog Post Aug 5, 2024 The Silencing of Dissident Artists Art, in all its forms, is etched into the fabric of society. It is a testament to humanityтАЩs unique ability to create; with a painterтАЩs stroke, word, musical note, or dance move, an artist can evoke compassion in their viewers.
Announcement Jun 21, 2024 Join HRF at the Roskilde Festival on July 4 Join HRFтАЩs panel, The Power and Risk of Art, at the FestivalтАЩs Eos Stage on July 4 at 12:00. Panelists include Alireza Shojaian, Emmanuel Jal, and Natalia Kaliada, displaced artists at the frontlines of democracy-building in the Middle East, Africa, and Eastern Europe.
Announcement Feb 27, 2024 HRF & Fountainhead Announce 2024 Art in Protest Resident Artists The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is proud to announce the third cohort of the HRF Art in Protest Residency program through a new partnership with Fountainhead Arts, a nationally recognized artist residency program based in Miami.
Press Release Oct 20, 2023 HRF Sponsors Art Exhibition тАЬSinging About North Korea: Heaven on EarthтАЭ at South KoreaтАЩs National Assembly The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) announces the upcoming art exhibition, тАЬSinging About North Korea: Heaven on Earth,тАЭ dedicated to raising awareness of North Korean human rights issues.
Announcement Sep 17, 2023 HRF invites you to Silenced Voices: Artists Defying Repression On Sept. 18 and 19, while the representatives of Latin AmericaтАЩs most brutal dictatorships meet at the UN General Assembly, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF), in partnership with Freedom House and other organizations,
Publication Nov 29, 2022 ‘Chinese Banksy’ hits Miami streets An artist from China launched a five-part collection of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on Tuesday that use the 2022 Winter Olympics as imagery to protest China’s oppression, lack of transparency regarding COVID-19 and the dismantling of democracy in Hong Kong, according to the dedicated site for the collection.
Blog Post Aug 1, 2022 Resident Artist Spotlight: Lilia Kvatsabaya In August 2020, Lilia Kvatsabaya, a Belarusian graphic design student, found herself amid the largest protests in the countryтАЩs history.
Announcement Jul 15, 2022 Celebrating Our Impact: Mid-Year Update on HRF’s Programs As weтАЩve rounded out the halfway mark of 2022, IтАЩd like to take a moment to reflect on the progress and impact of HRFтАЩs work thus far.
Announcement Jun 23, 2022 Art in Protest at the 2022 Oslo Freedom Forum Art, creativity, and free expression are some of the greatest threats to authoritarian rule. Through its soft power, art can expose abuses and injustices perpetrated by dictators, and rally civil society around a cause.
Publication Apr 15, 2022 Who Burned Down the Sculpture of Xi Jinping at a California Park? Federal prosecutors say Weiming ChenтАЩs тАШCCP VirusтАЩ was destroyed by men working for China.
Publication Feb 1, 2022 Chinese Artist Wields Digital Olympic Imagery to Protest Own Country Badiucao’s wild poster campaign focuses on country’s human rights violations
Press Release Dec 26, 2021 тАШ60 MinutesтАЩ Tonight: HRF Havel Prize Laureate Badiucao The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is pleased to announce that V├бclav Havel Prize Laureate and Art in Protest artist-in-residence Badiucao will be featured on CBS NewsтАЩ тАШ60 Minutes,тАЩ airing tonight at 7:30PM EST.
Press Release Jun 30, 2021 HRF Announces the Art in Protest Residency Program NEW YORK (June 30, 2021) тАФ The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) and Gray Area Foundation for the Arts proudly announce the launch of the Art in Protest Residency program.
Publication Jun 10, 2021 Exposici├│n digital de artistas del Movimiento San Isidro reivindica el arte como forma de resistencia Bajo el t├нtulo тАЬArte en resistenciaтАЭ, el Centro para la Apertura y el Desarrollo de Am├йrica Latina (CADAL), en conjunto con el programa Art in Protest (Arte en Protesta) de Human Rights Foundation (Fundaci├│n para los Derechos Humanos), inaugur├│ este 3 de octubre una exposici├│n digital que re├║ne obras de diversos artistas integrantes del Movimiento San Isidro (MSI) y las presenta mediante una experiencia virtual en 3D.
