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Sunday, 27 May 2018 14:34

Athens Garden Festival 2018

For the 6th consecutive year, Athens Cultural Network and City of Athens Cultural, Sports and Youth Organization welcome musicophile residents and visitors of the city to the well-established Athens Gardens Festival at the National Garden.

8th, 9th and 10th June the National Garden turns into an open stage with 8 special concerts for adults and children to enjoy cool music evenings until sunset, with free admission

National Garden Festival Schedule:

Friday 8 June 2018

Opening at 18:30 (central stage - Asteri place, entrance from Vassilisis Amalias Ave)

19:00 City of Athens Choir

20:00 Hellenic Musica Viva Orchestra - Ludmila Limorova

Saturday 9 June
(2nd stage – Beside the playground, from Irodou Attikou St)

18:00 DILEMMA in cinema sounds(central stage - Asteri place, entrance from Vassilisis Amalias Ave)

19:00 City of Athens Philharmonic Orchestra

20:00 Encardia

Sunday 10 June 2018
(2nd stage – Beside the playground, from Irodou Attikou St)

18:00 Athens Music High School Choir(central stage - Asteri place, entrance from Vassilisis Amalias Ave)

19:00 Childre and Youth Symphony Orchestra - Nina Patrikidou

20:00 City of Athens Symphony Orchestra

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Saturday, 09 June 2018 11:55

George Condo At The Museum Of Cycladic Art

The Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens has the special honour to host the exhibition of George Condo, an artist who was vital in reviving the movement of figuration in America in the 1980s. He is also considered one of the most important American figurative sculptors and painters to this very day.

His first large personal museum exhibition in Greece, will present a total of 30 works (including paintings, drawings and sculptures) which span over the past 20 years of the artist's career.

Also displayed for the first time, is a series of paintings and drawings created in 2017, featuring a suite of self-portraits titled Self portrait in Paris 1-3 (2017) and Me, Myself and Him (2017).

Rather than a chronological display of George Condo's oeuvre in the form of a retrospective, his exhibition at the Museum of Cycladic Art (in the Stathatos Mansion) is a selection of artworks that implore us to explore the human figure. A principal theme of the museum's contemporary exhibitons program.

What the artist aims to showcase is the references, ideas and mastered skills collected by him over time. Condo's work, infused with deep literary, musical and art historical knowledge seems to be a reflection of his character. A charismatic, insightful and cultivated man with a great sense of humour.

The exhibition is curated by Atalanti Martinou and is accompanied by a bilingual catalogue. Guided tours will be organized every Wednesday at 11:00 (in English) and every Thurday at 19:00 (in Greek).

Opening hours:

- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday: 10:00 to 17:00
- Thursday: 10:00 to 20:00
- Sunday: 11:00 to 17:00
- Tuesday: Closed

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Wednesday, 11 April 2018 09:54

YES To Shipping Forum FORUM 2018

YES Forum says YES to Shipping by organizing again, YES to Shipping Forum on Friday 8th June at Posidonia Conference Hall during Ρosidonia Exhibition 2018 at Metropolitan Expo.

YES Forum was initiated by Danae Bezantakou, CEO - Navigator Shipping Consultants and is the first forum to be held under the auspices of the Ministries of Shipping & Education and the majority of Greek Universities, organizedby a team of 60 volunteers.

YES Forum is the leading platform of open dialogue among the Decision Makers ofthe Greek Shipping and Sea Tourism Industry and the Entrepreneurship in general,principals, executives and university students, recent graduates and youngexecutives. What we are aiming for, is the next generation to become acquaintedwith the Greek Shipping History through our Collaboration with the Greek Shipping Miracle and the Posidonia Exhibitions as well as to exercise and practice theirnetworking skills.

The President of the Union of Greek Shipowners, Mr. Theodoros Veniamis willaddress the opening remarks.

Moderators of the Forum will be: George Teriakidis, Regional Manager of BusinessDevelopment -DNV GL Maritime, George Xiradakis, Chief Executive XRTC BusinessConsultants Ltd and President of Propeller Club (Port of Piraeus), Danae Bezentakou,CEO of NAVIGATOR SHIPPING CONSULTANTS and Katerina Stathopoulou, ExecutiveDirector - INVESTMENTS AND FINANCE LTD.

This year, the participants on the day of the Forum, apart from having theopportunity to ask their questions, they will be able to either take part in organizedvisits to the Posidonia Exhibition stands or to participate in the logistics panel inorder to become familiar with the Industry of Shipping Services.

Submit your question and get your Free invitation HERE!

Say YES to Shipping and we are looking forward to welcoming you on Friday 8 th June2018!

YES Forum Program:

10.00 – 10.30: Registration for YES Tour @ Posidonia Exhibition &10.30 – 11:30:YES Forum Registration

10.30 – 12.30: YES Tour @ Posidonia Exhibition (limited seats) or

11:30 – 12.30: Introduction Panel – Logistics

Moderator: Kostis Achladitis, Managing Director – GOLDEN CARGO
Speakers: Christos Bravos, General Manager – GOLDEN CARGO
Pantelis Sarantis, Marine Solutions-Air & Sea Product Development – GOLDENCARGO

13.00 – 13:15: Official Opening Address Theodoros Veniamis, President – Union ofGreek Shipowners

13:15 – 14:15: Ship-owners PanelModerator: Georgios Teriakidis, Regional Business Development Manager - DNV GLMARITIME

Speakers:Nikolaos Veniamis, CEO - STARBOARD SHIPPING AND TRADING, Director - GOLDENUNIONIoanna Procopiou, Managing Director - SEA TRADERS S.A. PROMINENCEMARITIME SAGeorge Papagiannopoulos, Principal - COMMON PROGRESS COMPANIA NAVIERAS.A.Basil Sakelis, Managing Director - ALASSIA NEWSHIPS MANAGEMENT INC

14:15 – 14:30: YES Forum presentation

14:30 – 15:30: Mapping the Youth Shipping Organizations and presenting theGreek Shipping HistoryModerators:Danae Bezantakou, CEO - NAVIGATOR SHIPPING CONSULTANTS LTD.Katerina Stathopoulou, Executive Director - INVESTMENTS AND FINANCE LTD.Speakers:George Alexandratos , Managing Director - APOLLONIA LINES S.A. & Vice-President -Hellenic Chamber Of ShippingFilippos Ioulianou , Founder & Vice President - YoungShip Cyprus – Member of BodYoungShip Cyprus InternationalPetros Kokkalis, President – BLUE GROWTHMarkos Kiosseoglou , Co-founder and Board Member - Reload GreeceMichael Foustanos , Director - Greek Shipping Miracle

15:30 – 15.45: Presentation of YES Forum Research

15.45. -16.00: Presentations of the winning projects of ECONOMIA Competition' THE FUTURE OF GREEK SHIPPING

”16.00- 16.50: Shipping Executives PanelModerator:George Xiradakis, Managing Director of XRTC BUSINESSCONSULTANTS LTD. and President of THE PROPELLER CLUB (PORT OF PIRAEUS)

Speakers:
Athena Kanellatou, Regional Director - MACGREGORDorothea Ioannou, Chief Commercial Officer SCB Inc., Manager -The American P&IClubCostas Kontes, General Manager - V.Ships Greece Ltd.Costis Fragkoulis, CEO - FRANMAN GROUPWanda Costopoulou, Managing Director - ARKAS HELLAS

16.50 – 17.00 YES to Shipping Forum 2018 Closing

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Thursday, 31 May 2018 10:14

3rd Bobos Arts Festival ~ Athens Concert Hall Garden

An original cultural festival for kids in the Athens Concert Hall Garden!

Bobos Arts Festival is a cultural festival designed for children from 3 to 12 years old, which is organized yearly in Athens and which is for the first time being presented in the beautiful garden of the Athens Concert Hall on Sunday the 10th of June.

Music, theater, visual arts and creative play in a big celebration for the children, culture and the arts!Its program runs throughout the day and presents a wide variety of carefully selected cultural shows, which aim to familiarize children with the arts and offer quality entertainment to the entire family.

Wear your hats, pick up your picnic rugs and come spend exciting moments full of play in the Athens Concert Hall’s green garden.

The festival’s program includes:

- Burger Project "A Crazy Concert": The band’s new interactive play-concert for children and imaginative adults.
- “Agisilagos”: A musical puppet tale by Dimitris Baslam. A story for a rabbit cook and his adventures, who is interpreted and animated with lots of imagination and humor, accompanied by live music.
- “The Much Feared Enemy and The Chained Elephant”: Two stories by Jorge Bucay, interpreted by the award-winning Topi theatrical team. A play about the values of life, made with a great deal of humor and interaction.
- “Isol’s stories”: An interactive narrative, played by the awarded theatrical team Kopernikos, based on the work of the renowned Argentine writer and illustrator Isol (Martis Editions), on her first visit to Greece.
- A series of imaginative shows by La Petite Marguerite (bubble show), Alex de Paris (pantomime) and Motus Terrae (interactive happening).

Along with the main program, a series of parallel workshops and events will be taking place throughout the day:

- British Council Kid’s corner “Playing with words”: Through various educational games, children will come into contact with some of the world's languages, highlighting the importance of learning foreign languages while sharpening their memory and linguistic skills.
- “Little archaeologists, great discoveries” by Archaeolab: An original workshop that resembles the process of an archaeological excavation.
- “Melodist” by Peripatos Cultural Company: A workshop inspired by the sounds of summer.
- “Isol’s arts workshop” by Martis Editions: A workshop inspired by the work of the renowned writer and illustrator Isol.
- “Prints of color” by Me Ligi Fantasia Company: A colorful creative workshop in which children create their own unique designs on fabric, using colorful …potato prints.

The festival is presented by the actor Yannis Sarakatsanis

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Tuesday, 05 June 2018 18:01

Lecture On The Ceramic Sidelight About The Archaeology Of Cyprus In The Roman Period

The Danish Institute at Athens is pleased to invite you to a fascinating lecture in English by John Lund, Senior Researcher at the National Museum of Denmark.

The main aim of this event is to contradict the theory that the distinctive "Cypriot character" has been deluded, especially after the political union of the island by the Ptolemies in Egypt and the Romans.

Based on the ceramic evidence and distribution of local and imported pottery in Cyrpus, a continued existence of regional exchange networks during Roman times is indicated.

The paper will continue with what some might imply is actually an early sign of globalization, that being the engulfment of the island by mass produced and standardized ceramic fine wares from the 1st centrury BC onwards, putting the indigenous makers of such products out of business.

The experienced researcher will conclude with a fresh look at the period when ceramic fine wares were scarce, in an attempt to explain this intriguin phenomenon.

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Monday, 11 June 2018 09:57

FokiaNou Art Space ~ “Cosmos – Paradise on Earth” Βy Tomoko Shirakumo & Cadatta

FokiaNou Art Space is pleased to present a collaborative art project between the Japanese visual artist Tomoko Shirakumo and the Greek musician and photographer Cadatta. Tomoko Shirakumo will exhibit eleven paintings from her series “The New Creation – 7”, which inspired and informed Cadatta‘s musical production, the album “Cosmos – Paradise on Earth”. The music will run as a soundtrack to the visual exhibition.

Shirakumo’s colorful natural world is full of energy, a calligraphic synthesis of fantastical flora, archetypal symbols and divine signs from the cosmos, rendered in watercolor, colored inks, Japanese Gansai, Japanese black ink, acrylic paint and glitter, as well as contemporary materials such as non-toxic nail polish and glass beads. Cadatta's ambient music reflects this synthesis and the continuous flow of a transcendental world while evoking in the viewer familiar memories and senses.

Tomoko Shirakumo was born in Japan where she currently lives and works, having spent 20 years in other countries such as Sweden, Switzerland, Austria, Italy and the U.S.A. She studied Fine Art at the University of California, Irvine. Upon returning to Japan, she worked in graphic arts at Nippon Design Center and other companies. Her work has been shown in many cities in Japan as well as Italy and Taiwan. She is vice-chairman of Earthship, a non-profit organization which aims to spread the concept of “Wa”, (which means "concord, harmony" in Japanese) through art and music.

Cadatta (Panagiotis A. Stefanou) is an alternative music artist from Athens. He has been producing music since 2003 and from 2005 has made many albums and remixes in the electronic music scene, for companies such as Café del Mar, Etoka Records, Pure Substance, Muak Music, DeepWit Recordings. He has worked with artists such as Hideo Kobayashi, Maria Voumvaki, Ilias Katelanos, nikosf, Alvaro Hylander and Tomoko Shirakumo. He performed frequently in Athens and London from 2007 to 2013 and at parties with Kerrri Chandler, Osunlade and Phonique. He manages the recording company DeepWit Uncovered.

With the kind support of Polis Grand Hotel, Athens.

Hours: Tuesday 19/6 to Saturday 23/6 and Thursday 28/6 to Saturday 30/6, 17:00-20:00.
Artist Talk: Tuesday, 19 June, 19:00

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Sunday, 17 June 2018 16:15

''Ergotaxio Loula Anagnostaki'' by Roula Pateraki

The Athens - Epidaurus Festival continues with a special tribute to the great Loula Anagnostaki.

A number of people, actors and musicians come together to create a world made up entirely from her 12 works, all through the eyes of those who saw her, met her or just imagined how she was.

In just two incredible plays, the public will have the chance to enjoy ''The White Performance'' in space B of Peiraeus, which will cover the works of Loula Anagnostaki as a standard psychoanalytic writing and ''The Red Performance'' in space E, which observes her work from a standard political writing point of view.

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Sunday, 27 May 2018 14:13

Art Athina 2018

Art Athina, the biggest annual visual arts organization in Greece, remains faithful and is returning for the 23rd year in a new space in the heart of Athens and with a number of interesting innovations!

From June 21^st to June 24^th, Art Athina will be welcoming guests at the Athens Conservatory, in an exhibition that will be inaugurated by the President of the Hellenic Republic, Mr. Prokopios Papillopoulos on Wednesday, June 20^th !

This year's exhibition will be featuring 53 galleries from Greece and all over the world!

The venue that Art Athina 2018 will be taking place is the most ancient Music Theatrical Educational Institution of modern Greece that has hosted in the past, the National Museum of Contemporary Art and a number of other art initiatives, like Documenta14.

It's important to mention that for the first time, Art Athina acquires its own artresidency, the ArtAthina Workspace. In cooperaton with Copelouzos Family Art Museum, a 10,000 euros prize will be established, which will be awarded to a Greek artist, in order to further promote and support his work.

Galleries that will be participating in Art Athina 2018:

a. antonopoulouart (Athens),a. antonopoulouart (Athens),Agathi-kartalos (Athens), AlmaContemporaryArtGallery (Athens), AnnaPappasGallery (Melbourne), ArgoGallery (Athens),ArtforumGallery (Athens), Artprisma (Piraeus), Artzone 42 (Athens), CanChristinaAndroulidakiGallery (Athens), Cheapart (Athens),CubeGallery (Patras), DepoDarm (Athens), ekfrasi-yiannaGrammatopoulou (Athens), EleftheriaTseliouGallery (Athens),EleniKoroneouGallery (Athens), EnaContemporaryArt (Athens), EniaGallery (Piraeus), EpsilonArtGallery (Loutraki),FrançoiseHeitsch (Munich), GalleryErsi (Athens), Gallery "7" (Athens), GenesisGallery (Athens), IkastikosKiklosSianti (Athens)IleanaTountaContemporaryArtCenter (Athens), KalfayanGalleries (Athens), KaplanonGalleries (Athens), KappatosGallery (Athens),LolaNikolaou (Thessaloniki), MihalariasArt (Athens), NitraGallery (Athens), PeritechnonKarteris (Athens), SkoufaGallery (Athens),TheBreederGallery (Athens), ZinaAthanassiadouGallery (Thessaloniki).

Emalin (London), GaleriaQuadradoAzul (Porto), HotWheelsProjects (Athens),Emalin (London), GaleriaQuadradoAzul (Porto), HotWheelsProjects (Athens),Lapaix (Paris), ModernShapes (Antwerp), SADE (Los Angeles), SoftOpening (London), StemsGallery (Brussels), Syndicate(Cologne), TheHole (New York), 0-0 LA (Los Angeles)

BaliceHertling (Paris), BonnyPoon (Paris), Bureau (New York),BaliceHertling (Paris), BonnyPoon (Paris), Bureau (New York),CallicoonFineArts (New York), HighArt (Paris), KoppeAstner (Glasgow), Rodeo (London), UnionPacific (London)

Further information is available in Greek HERE!

Entrance:

-Ticket price: 8 euros

- Reduced (Unemployed, Students, over-65 years old people, Special Needs Individuals): 5 euros

- Groups (15+individuals): 5 euros

- Free entrance: Children under 12 years old, Students of the Athens School of Fine Arts, AICA Hellenic Chamber of Arts members.

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Monday, 04 June 2018 18:08

European Music Day At The Athens Concert Hall

For the past 36 years, European Music Day has united millions of people through thousands of events in over 700 cities.

The Athens Concert Hall participates once again with a mosaic of musicians and ensembles, and many different kinds of music.

Enjoy a fantastic summer night full of music and culture at the our garden venue, right in the heart of Athens.

Performing artists include:

Camerata Junior – The Friends of Music Youth Orchestra

The Athens State Orchestra

‘Nikolaos Lavdas’ Athenian Mandolin Orchestra

Yanna Vasileiou and Band

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Monday, 10 June 2019 00:00

Summer Camp At The Museum Of Cycladic Art

The Museum of Cycladic Art has arranged six five-day terms in June and July that will fascinate the young friends of the Museum and make the summer in the city a creative adventure full of discovery.

Packed with interactive guided tours, screenings, storytelling, painting, construction and sculpture crafts, group games and activities, the Museum of Cycladic Art's 'summer camp' is an alternative summer activity for children 5-9 years old.

A game between Picasso and Antiquity is based on the temporary exhibition: «Picasso and Antiquity. Line and clay».

In this year's summer camp line and clay join contradictions and create a fertile field prone to dialogue between now and then, man and woman, war and peace, man and beasts and, finally, children and Antiquity, children and Picasso. This dialogue will carry on between mythology and folk tales and will sum up in children's artworks through different techniques.

To learn more, please visit the: Museum of Cycladic Art

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