Defending Mental Health at ArtsLink Assembly: Defending Each Other on Friday 7 November 2025

Defending Mental Health

Dr. Nisha Sajnani, New York University and Campfire Project

ArtsLink Assembly 2025: Defending Each Other is a national gathering focused on supporting artists at risk directly impacted by war, persecution, or crisis. This two-day event brings together artists, artist resettlement organizations, arts support networks, funders, and researchers to share their experiences and perspectives and develop with the Assembly participants strategies for resilience and a supportive cultural infrastructure for artists and cultural workers in the United States.

The Assembly features:

Artists and community leaders sharing experiences and perspectives
Presentation of new research on artists’ experiences, provision and policy in the European Union and United States
Sharing of sector-specific working groups proposals for building support, resilience, and solidarity
Peer-to-peer networking, issue-led conversations discussions, building community
A live concert
A DJ set celebrating cultural resilience by Sabina Fattakh from Kazakhstan

As global crises displace more artists than ever, United States cities and nonprofit organizations are stepping up to provide refuge and possibility. ArtsLink Assembly 2025 is a vital platform for building resilience, advancing collaboration, shaping policy, and supporting artists to build their professional lives and creatively contribute to the nation’s cultural diversity.

Visit the Artslink Assembly 2025: Defending Each Other page for more information.

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