ARC Presents Safety Guide for Artists

Artists at Risk Connection (ARC) at PEN America released its first-ever Safety Guide for Artists. While comparable tools exist for practitioners like journalists, human rights defenders, and cartoonists, no such guide currently exists for artists at large, and we hope it will fill a crucial gap in resources available for artists to learn about and better respond to risks related to their work.
 
A Safety Guide for Artists explores topics such as defining and understanding risk, preparing for threats, fortifying digital safety, documenting persecution, finding assistance, and recovering from trauma. Tips and strategies were drawn from testimonies of artists who have faced persecution, including American visual artist Dread Scott, Kenyan filmmaker Wanuri Kahiu, Lebanese singer Hamed Sinno, and Cuban performance artist Tania Bruguera, as well as the research and expertise of ARC’s vast network of partners.