Safe Havens Freedom Talks (SH|FT) is a non-profit organisation dedicated to the protection and promotion of artists at risk and artistic freedom.

ABOUT

SH|FT provides open platforms for human rights defenders in the arts globally. It develops meeting places for various organisations, groups, institutions (non-governmental and state), individuals and artists who defend the rights of the persecuted creatives and academics.

By stimulating mutual development through collective partnership and encouraging international collaboration, SH|FT aims to promote a better view of the field in total and share the knowledge on matters such as shelter city initiatives, international campaigns, funding opportunities and access to legal advice.

SAFE HAVENS CONFERENCE

Active since 2013, the annual Safe Havens conference has established itself as a key global network meeting between artists, activists, NGOs, lawyers and intergovernmental organisations, on topics related to artistic freedom and the support to artists, writers and other culture producers and academics who face threats, persecution and censorship – sometimes referred to as the Arts Rights Justice sector.

Safe Havens Freedom Talks

FREEDOM TALKS

The Freedom Talks series is focused on issues regarding threats towards artistic freedom, free press and intangible heritage. It is closely connected to the annual global Safe Havens conference.

EXHIBITION AND LEARNING

SH|FT develops new means of disseminating knowledge on threats towards artistic freedom to highlight the actions taken by many artists, NGOs, and institutions around the world to protect the fundamental human right to free speech.

SH|FT is currently working on an exhibition based on an open-source archive which can be transformed into spatial solutions flexible to accommodate different needs and choices depending on the exhibition space and the possibility of updates and global interaction.

Photo credits: Mural by Renacho Melgar, Safe Havens Conference 2022, Mexico City Photo by Fredrik Elg

Mural by Renacho Melgar, Safe Havens Conference 2022, Mexico City Photo by Fredrik Elg

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Exhibition and Learning

ROUTES OF RESISTANCE IN LUND

The final exhibition of Routes of Resistance will be at Skissernas Museum in Lund between…
Safe Havens Conference 2022 Photo by Fredrik Elg
SH|FT

RECIPIENT OF ARTISTIC FREEDOM GRANT

We are pleased to announce that we are one of the recipients of the Swedish…
Safe Havens Conference 2023 Photo by Fredrik Elg
Safe Havens Conference

SAFE HAVENS CONFERENCE 2024

For the past 10 years, Safe Havens has brought together an expanding network of artists,…
Safe Havens Conference 2023 Photo by Fredrik Elg
Safe Havens Conference

SAFE HAVENS CONFERENCE 2023

The annual Safe Havens Conference was held this year in Athens, Greece, marking its 10th-year…