The Artists for Artists International Masterclass Program is an open pedagogical platform, that facilitates direct connection between internationally established artists, and those in their early career stages. AfA Masterclass is characterized by experimentation, inclusivity, and global outreach. Its modalities and praxis are informed by an ethos of solidarity and an equitable peer-to-peer principle. AfA describes this principle as a form of radical care – one of many crucial, yet often overlooked strategies for enduring immediate crises, precarious lifeworks, and unstable futures.
Jeanne van Heeswijk, Public Faculty No. 13, Becoming Collective, day 1 Moving, Vallila, Helsinki, 2019. Public performance. Commissioned and co-produced by PUBLICS with M-Cult. Photo: Sam Conlon, courtesy of the artist.
Artists for Artists: Mentorship through Care, Solidarity, and Reciprocity
Stefanos Tsivopoulos, Chrisoula Lionis, Ayesha Singh, Raúl Hott, and Bea Rubio-Gabriel
Artists for Artists (AfA) is a pedagogical platform run exclusively by and for artists. Its guiding ethos is that mentorship, community, exchange, and solidarity are each central to the art-making process. This ethos is underpinned by three key principles: artists for artists, peer-to-peer exchange, and radical care. Operating without institutional intermediaries, the AfA platform brings leading international artists into direct …