On 7 November 2025 On the Move Director of Operations Yohann Floch will be speaking at CEC ArtsLink Assembly: Defending Each Other. Yohann will be presenting the findings of On the Move’s At Risk and Displaced Artists research.
ArtsLink Assembly 2025: Defending Each Other is a national gathering focused on supporting artists, those at risk, directly impacted by war, persecution, or crisis. This two-day event brings together artists, artist resettlement organisations, 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 USA.
The Assembly features:
- Artists and community leaders sharing experiences and perspectives
- Presentation of new research on artists’ experiences, provision and policy in the EU and USA
- 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, US cities and nonprofit organisations 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.
