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ArtsLink Assembly: Defending Each Other on Novembe

ArtsLink Assembly: Defending Each Other on November 6-7 at @lamamaetc in New York, demonstrated that when U.S. cities and nonprofit organizations step up to provide refuge and catalyzing conditions, we can collectively build networks of support, and chart pathways for transformative action.

“When artists cannot move, ideas cannot circulate, and when ideas stop crossing borders, democracy itself begins to contract.” said Sanjay Sethi of @artistic_freedom_initiative

We encourage you to dive into the New York Assembly recordings, and discover the rich insights shared by artists, artist-resettlement organizations, arts support networks, funders, and researchers during the two day event.

🔗 Visit the link in our bio to see all the sessions

This year, despite unprecedented travel restrictio

This year, despite unprecedented travel restrictions, five artists came to the U.S. through our ArtsLink Fellowship program.

Whenever a host institution opens its doors, or a U.S. artist listens to a colleague from Ukraine, Georgia, or Kazakhstan, a small bridge is built.
And in times when dialogue becomes challenging, every connection proves that empathy still crosses lines often used to divide us.

There’s no better time to support our work: for a limited time, there is a $20,000 challenge match to inspire strong support.

Double your impact - Donate today: cecartslink.org/donate

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Photo: Handwoven (~100 years old) cloth from Ukraine dyed with sunflower seeds, from 2025 ArtsLink Fellow Olha Filonchuk’s residency notes at the University of Kansas and her research on sunflower history and transnational connections between Kansas and Ukraine.

When so much of public life feels factionalized an

When so much of public life feels factionalized and overheated, it can seem naïve to believe that dialogue still matters.
Yet for more than sixty years, CEC ArtsLink’s work has demonstrated that artistic conversation can bridge divides that politics cannot.

Your year-end support keeps doors open to artists, fosters trust where it’s in short supply, and reminds us that connection itself is a form of resilience — and, in its quiet way, resistance.

Right now there is an extraordinary opportunity to magnify your generosity.
All donations count towards a $20,000 challenge match - Double your donation today!

Follow DONATE link in our bio or go to cecartslink.org/donate

Join us in keeping this mission alive!

Photo: 2025 ArtsLink Fellows in New York, November 2025

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