AFI supports the artists we work with in creative, collaborative ways. We partner with galleries, museums, performance spaces, curators, collectors, arts and human rights groups to present events that showcase our artists’ work and champion artistic freedom. Join us for our upcoming events!
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AFI is proud to present About My Mother, in collaboration with IRT Theater and Theatre 4the People’s Winter Festival. There will be two performances on Saturday, February 14, 2026 at 1:00 pm and at 4:00 pm. As part of AFI’s 2025 Artist Community Network (ACN), three exceptional...
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On Sunday, February 1, from 4–7 pm, gather at Transmitter for an Artist Talk + El Salón Potluck featuring Bart Was Not Here and Cansu Korkmaz in conversation with curator Eva Mayhabal Davis. El Salón is a gathering to share ideas, food, conversation, and acknowledgement of presence. Since 2015,...
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From Saturday, January 10th to Sunday, February 1st, visual artists from AFI’s Artist Community Network present their work in a group exhibition at Transmitter Gallery, curated by Eva Mayhabal Davis and Lila Nazemian. Transmitter is a collaborative curatorial initiative based in Brooklyn, New York...
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Ramy Essam Featured in Rolling Stone, the New York Times, NPR, and in the documentary film The Square, Egypt’s Ramy Essam exploded into international fame as one of the leading voices of the Egyptian revolution in 2011, when his songs spread like wildfire among the demonstrators. During the...
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On March 9, join us for an intimate evening with Niaz Nawab, a multifaceted Iranian artist whose music transcends borders. Blending Persian classical music with jazz and world influences, she creates evocative melodies that carry the weight of memory, resilience, and the Iranian diaspora’s...
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LIVE MUSIC & DJ SET Friday, Nov 7 | La MaMa 7:30pm Mehrnam Rastegari Quartet | Sabina Fattakh: Double Bill LaMaMa Ellen Stewart Theatre Featuring Mehrnam Rastegari – kamancheh, vocal Amit Peled – guitar Sam Minaie – double bass Cinque “Ignabu”...
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AFI is proud to co-host “Defending Each Other,” a two-day assembly for advancing collaboration, shaping policy, and ensuring that resettled artists and their peers in the U.S. can build their professional lives and contribute meaningfully to the nation’s cultural diversity. Working closely with our...
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MONDIACULT2025 is the world’s biggest cultural policy conference. Artistic Freedom Initiative is partnering with the Penn Cultural Heritage Center at the University of Pennsylvania Museum (PennCHC), Resistance Now Together and INTERCOM (ICOM's International Committee for Museum Management) to host...
Learn moreAFI is proud to present a performance at Joe's Pub by Mehrnam Rastegari, the 2024-2025 SHIM musician-in-residence, in partnership with Joe's Pub at the Public Theater. Senavazi means "trio" in Persian. The ensemble features a kamancheh/Vocal, davul (dohol), and saxophone, with an electric bass...
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As part of the Heritage & Exile concert series, Artistic Freedom Initiative (AFI) is honored to present an exclusive and unprecedented performance by two of Afghanistan’s most remarkable voices, Mashal Arman and Elaha Soroor, on Sunday, May 25th at 5:00 PM at Studio de Agostini – Conservatoire...
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As censorship rises and artists are targeted for speaking truth to power, protecting creative voices has never been more urgent. Since 2017, AFI has supported over 2,000 courageous artists who continue making art even when it places them at risk. Your contribution ensures artists can keep creating, sharing, and inspiring change—protecting both their voices and the right to artistic freedom worldwide.