This year the International Meeting of Contemporary Art โArt-Athina 2015โ celebrates its 20th edition! The greatest art event in Greece is to open at the Faliro Pavilion (Taekwondo Stadium) on Thursday 4 June and will run through Sunday 7 June.
Instituted by the Hellenic Art Galleries Association in 1993, โArt-Athinaโ is organised for the third consecutive time by Euroฮare. The exhibition is under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture, Education & Religious Affairs and the Municipality of Athens. The 20th โArt Athinaโ confirms its endurance, firmly established in the art-loving publicสผs collective conscience, as one of the highly anticipated as well as most influential events in the field of contemporary art.
At the core of the show are the participating Greek and foreign art galleries whose presence reflects the artistic orientation of our time; they present to art lovers and the general public a selection of the current artistic production and highlight the latest trends and preoccupations that prevail on the international art scene. Moreover, cultural institutions like museums, foundations, art publishers and media add to a comprehensive picture of the artistic landscape of our time.
It is worth noting the eventสผs constantly increasing visitorship, with last yearสผs โArt-Athinaโ attracting 35,000 visitors (compared to 18,000 in previous years). The aim for this year is for the number of visitors to exceed the 40,000 mark. The anniversary event of โArt-Athina 2015โ comes at a time of strong cultural activity in our city. The opening of the National Museum of Contemporary Art, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC), the Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundationสผs Museum of Contemporary Art and a string of collaborations with foreign institutions as a result of Documenta 14: โLearning from Athensโ โ all these events mark the beginning of a new age in the cultural development of Athens at all levels.
The Parallel Programme of โArt-Athina 2015โ will centre on Greece as the crossroads that links Europe, the Balkans, the Black Sea and the Middle East โ a location of great importance on many levels, including that of contemporary art.
