“Peculiar Views”, Dimitra Gounari solo exhibition
Opening:  Wednesday 14 September, 18.00
Duration:   14 September – 1 October, 2022
Hours:  Thursday – Saturday 17.00-20.00
FokiaNou Art Space, Fokianou 24, 7th Floor, Pagrati  Metro:  Evangelismos 

In her solo exhibition at FokiaNou Art Space, Dimitra Gounari presents a series of new photographic landscapes embodying multi-layered perspectives through her use of mirrors. By using mirrors she invites viewers into the artist's world and makes them feel part of her experience. The body and the landscape are presented in multiple deconstructions in a confusion of reflections in order to highlight a new multi-layered interpretation of reality, where the different parts recreate our relationships with the 'other' and the natural landscape. Dimitra Gounari states: "Mirrors, which complete the landscape, act to break down our fixed perceptions of our world, while at the same time they offer new dynamics for a new repositioning of human coexistence with the natural landscape. The mirror represents fragility and the exploration of 'self' which is always a starting point for me."

Dimitra Gounari is a PhD candidate in the Department of Sound and Image of the Ionian University, holds a Master of Arts in Image and Communication from Goldsmiths College-University London U.K., with a scholarship from the I.K.Y. State Scholarship Foundation, and is a graduate of the Department of Photography of the TEI of Athens. She has taught at the Department of Photography and Audiovisual Arts of the University of West Attica, the Visual Arts course at the IB Diploma of Geitona Schools and is an IB DP Visual Arts examiner. Her work has received distinctions and awards from institutions and photography competitions such as the Ministry of Culture of the French Community of Belgium, the Melina Merkouri Foundation 2001, the Euro Press Photo Awards 2001, Fotografos magazine in 2002. She has exhibited in Greece, Belgium, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, and been published in catalogs in the Greek and international press. Her work can be found in private and public collections such as the Museum of Photography of Thessaloniki and the Photographic Center of Athens.

FokiaNou Art Space is an artist-run project space in the intimacy of a small apartment in an old building in the center of Athens. The space encourages collaborative creative efforts between Greek and foreign artists, thereby promoting and supporting the local art community. Since 2016, under the direction and curatorship of visual artists Mary Cox and Panagiotis Voulgaris, over 50 exhibitions have been held, as well as workshops and talks.   www.fokianou247.gr  

Burger Fest, the first and largest Greek food festival returns for the seventh year to O.A.K.A!

From Friday, September 16 to Sunday, September 18, and from Friday, September 23 to Sunday, September 25, Burger Fest 2022 transforms the Agora of O.A.K.A. in Marousi into the meeting point for burger lovers everywhere.

You will have the opportunity to enjoy tasty suggestions from the best burger houses in Athens along with concerts, DJ sets, challenges, actions and of course tastings and many happenings!

Get ready for the #BurgerOlympics!

With a record number of participants, an enriched program and the physical presence of art galleries from Greece and abroad, artists and visitors, Art Athina returns with momentum. The largest annual art event in Greece, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, will take place from Friday, September 16, to Monday, September 19, 2022, Under The Patronage Of H.E. The President Of The Hellenic Republic Ms. Katerina Sakellaropoulou at the Zappeion Mansion.

This year's exhibition, organized by the Hellenic Art Galleries Association, will be attended by 80 art galleries from Greece and abroad. The rich artistic program, directed by Stamatia Dimitrakopoulou, includes 15 sections covering a very wide range of fields and interests of the contemporary art scene.

The program is always composed of the Main sections, which also reflect the main exhibition program of Art Athina. Highlights, with new galleries from abroad, at the invitation of the Artistic Director of Art Athina 2022, Stamatia Dimitrakopoulou.- Feature, with galleries from abroad selected by an invited independent curator - for 2022 this is the independent curator Kate Caruso from the UK, who lives in Los Angeles.- Projects, with independent art spaces. - Design, with Greek and international participation. - Talks, including discussions with invited artists, museum directors and renowned curators. - Film & New Media Space, with a tribute to the pioneers of Greek video art of the 80s and 90s and presentation of archival footage of past Art Athina events in collaboration with the ERT Archive.- Art Athina X Daata, with various digital artworks in collaboration with the British online platform Daata. Kid's Educational Program, developed by the non-profit international social organization for contemporary art and culture KROMA, for children from six years old, teenagers and their accompanying persons.

Art Athina All Year Round, which deals with actions and collaborations throughout the year, includes: The Art Athina Artist Residency Program, in which international artists represented by galleries participating in the Feature and Highlights sections of Art Athina stay in Athens for 30 days and create artworks that are exhibited at the Zappeion - this year's event is held in collaboration with the Brown Hotels chain - The Art Athina Educational Program, which takes place for the fifth time and involves students from Athens and Thessaloniki, under the responsibility of curator Daphne Politis and with the support of the Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation and the Make or Break Initiative - Art Athina podcasts, which are available on Spotify.

Art Athina, an institution that closely follows developments in the field of visual arts, this year, in addition to the basic themes that make up its program, has included new categories that broaden the spectrum of its interests, but also take into account the changes that technology is bringing to the field of visual arts.

In this context, Art Athina presents for the first time an exhibition of works that are exclusively NFT that have never been shown at any other event, while the Art Athina Pavilions section combines the world of contemporary art with that of architecture. In addition, this year, in collaboration with MOMus-Museum Alex Mylona, the Art Athina Prize will be awarded to a new artist.

This year's Art Athina is the first to take place in its established form after the pandemic, but it has not broken ties with the art-interested public in the past two years, despite the difficult conditions imposed by Covid-19. In 2020 it took place digitally through an Internet platform, and in 2021 a hybrid solution was adopted, combining the digital exhibition with the presentation of "compressed" (QR codes) artworks in a physical space in the lobby of the King George Hotel in Syntagma Square.

Athens Flying Week (AFW) Tanagra International Air Show 2022 returns to mark the 10th anniversary of Greece’s largest air show, with over 500,000 loyal fans worldwide! 

Are you ready for takeoff with us?! 

At the Tanagra Airport, you will have an exciting and unique experience, with the opportunity to: 

A brand new season by Impact Hub Athens in Kypseli, starts this Saturday, 17th of September from 12.00 to 21.00, with the Pawsome Festival, which will turn the Municipal Market’s open space into a huge interactive playground for our four-legged friends.

The festival will be accompanied by music from Athens 9.84, and its radio show ‘Like cats and dogs’ which will be aired live for the first time from Agora. Pets and their owners will have the chance to find whatever they wish for. High-quality food from ΚΥΟΝ, but also organic unprocessed choices based on the BARF diet from Nature’s Food. Delicacies, accessories and toys in Pawbox’s indie boutique for cats and dogs, toiletries and grooming services from  NanoSanitas.

Eugenia Samara and her colleagues will introduce us to Your Pet App, a Greek platform/app that offers help to animals in need, while the independent animal welfare group Adespota Exarcheia, will be in the Market’s space along with their merch.

At the same time, useful advice for dog care and training will be given by specialists. The Pet Foodologist  Stavrianna Manolakou, will be providing individual diet tips according to the needs of each dog separately. The experienced specialists of Dog Society will reveal secrets and innovative ways on how dogs can interact and adapt properly to their environment. Dogs Voice will entertain the audience with games and quizzes. During the afternoon hours between 18.00 to 19.30, the visitors will be able to take a walk with the excellently trained superheroes-guide dogs, of the school Lara guide dogs.

Of course, animal welfare organizations and facilities, like Animal City of Athens, Animal Welfare Association of Megara, και Animal Welfare of Elliniko- Argiroupoli, couldn’t be missing from the event.

From 17.00 to 21.00, people and pets will have the chance to be photographed in the curated by Canon photo booth, by the lens of the dog-portrait photographer Olga Amoiridou with her project The Dog Project. The visitors will be able to print and get their instant photos for free, in Canon’s expert printer.

Kypseli’s hangout spot Morning Sweetie will be in the Market too, providing us with freshly ground coffee and pupcakes (edible by people and dogs) to share with our pets.

See you on Saturday, the 17th of September!

The ATRIUM of Alexander's Lounge, an outdoor "secret garden" located on the first floor of the Hotel Grande Bretagne, is the ideal meeting point at anytime of the day. Olive trees, laurels, small cypresses and flowers perfectly blend with the elegant surroundings, away from the city’s soundscape while still in the heart of Athens.

As the sun goes down, Executive Chef Asterios Koustoudis and his culinary team invite you to discover the “Il Giardino Segreto” in order to enjoy a unique aperitivo while savouring authentic Italian accompaniments prepared in his open kitchen using carefully selected Mediterranean ingredients that elevate the taste. No one can resist the delicious aroma wafting from the garden’s oven while baking different styles of handmade sourdough pizza with fine organic tomato sauce and special international  cheese varieties, aromatic flatbreads with rosemary to match the homemade spreads and crispy focaccia with olive oil and sea salt for the bruschetta of your choice. The cold cut of the day - Jamon Iberico, Prosciutto San Daniele, Sbriciolona among others - is thinly sliced ​​on the spot with the impressive red vintage machine and served with artichokes from Tinos island, olives and crunchy focaccia bread. The cheese selection of the menu features Greek cheese specialties including truffle graviera, manoura from Sifnos, aged kaseri from Sohos, Arseniko from Naxos and Skotiri from Ios, served with sweet and spicy pepper chutney, ‘salami’ made of fig and breadsticks to ideally pair with your wine or cocktail.

In this unique atmosphere, additionally to a remarkable wine list, the award-winning bartenders of the historic hotel, prepare refreshing aperitifs to complete the experience and serve premium drinks. For the cigar aficionados, the ATRIUM of Alexander’s Lounge features a worth-exploring variety of perfectly preserved cigars. 

Visit the ATRIUM of Alexander’s Lounge, the most elegant city escape to unwind and recharge. 

 

DAILY | 11.00 - 02.00

APERITIVO | 17:00 – 23:00

William Barnhart presents us with a new body of work that was created during his residency and first visit to Athens in August and September 2022. The work has been crafted from William’s detailed observations and sketches of Athens and is further informed by a desire to connect vitally with the city of Athens and its citizens. 

A lifelong career artist, Barnhart’s paintings are marked by a heightened sensitivity and reverence to human gesture and expression; however, one can’t help but sense that the figures in his paintings are both trapped by and affecting the space they inhabit. This gives us a hint into Barnhart’s philosophy about painting as a form and a practice that is inextricably connected to understanding others and one’s environment. A close look at both the imagic scope and sheer volume of works displayed in MOSAIKO, reveals that narrative is just as important in each painting as it is in the overall arc of this collection. From scenes of the fish market on Athinas Street to the star-crossed  lovers and misanthropes at the cafés and bistros of Exarchia, we are taken on a journey through  William’s impressions of Athens and his growing love for this diverse and exciting city. 

For Barnhart who has also been classically trained in painting, color is an important focal point. The cool violet and azure shadows of the Southwest and the glorious glow of gold and orange light one finds in Arizona and California are repeated in these paintings. As an artist that was born and raised in Indiana, he also knows the works of the Ashcan school and understands how light is used sparingly to describe the urban environment. He has carefully analyzed colour, figuration and composition as  it was used by the [San Francisco] Bay Area Figurative School (Wayne Thibeaud and Richard  Diebenkorn).  

William Barnhart (b. 1959) is an American painter from Mesa Arizona who completed a BFA in  Painting from Brigham Young University, followed by post-graduate studies in painting at Arizona  State University. He has created public sculptures throughout the region of Phoenix, Arizona and has  created a 400 m2 studio where he is also currently developing a residency space for international  artists. 

Opening: Sept. 23rd, 7-11 pm 
Dates: Sept. 23rd - Oct. 11th  
Gallery Hours: Monday-Friday 12-6 PM. Saturdays by appointment 

Discover the largest mythological theme park ever made in Greece!

Mount Olympus opens its doors and invites visitors of any age to admire the grandeur of Greek mythology, in a spectacular themed show of 1800sqm.

Greece’s most important cultural heritage, the «beginning of everything», THE GODS OF OLYMPUS… as you have never seen them before.

For the first time in Greece, technology meets myth and together they create the most interesting and entertaining theme park.

Through imposing god figures, 3D projections, guided tours, interactive acts, and many surprises, everyone will be able to learn about every god’s life and deeds, as presented in greek ancient writings.

If you think you know about mythology through Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, you will be amazed by how much there is still to learn about the twelve Olympians – the most popular narrative in Greek history.

Saturday September 24, the duo of Woo York, originally from Kyiv, known for their productions and special appearances at Afterlife, in a melodic techo live performance at Βolivar Beach Club. Along with the Italians EarthLife and Voices Of Valley.





Sunday Sunset September 25, Bolivar Beach Club will host Mikele I Cleopatra Fyntanidou I Maria Papidaki I Trixx I Steph b2b Andianna I Rezo b2b Magda Kay in a music marathon!

Have you ever thought about how much power you have in your hands? Every day you can make a difference by choosing to consume products that contribute to a more ethical, fairer, more sustainable world. This is the driving force behind Ten Μillion Ηands project, created by Impact Hub Athens with the support of Helidoni Foundation. The first organization in Greece, which through continuous research and interaction with the public, intends to highlight the power of collective effort with small changes in our daily habits, towards a more sustainable future.

 

The project is launched through a – not ordinary – Pop up Market! On the last weekend of September, on the 24th & 25th, the Municipal Market of Kypseli opens its doors to the public and welcomes sustainable brands from every part of Greece.

 

Visitors will have the opportunity to choose between a wide range of home items, such as The Nook Project’s furniture, Margarita Gallery’s artworks, but also daily living and decorative objects as the second hand plants of Papigion Project, the rich vintage toys collection of Replay Toys, or the trendy eco-friendly and/or biodegradable plastic-free items of Plastikourgeio and Boobam. They will also be able to find selected nutrition products, such as organic foods from Synallois organization, agricultural products, pulses, flour and wine directly from Sandalis producer or fresh fruits and vegetables from Mpostani, certified organic, sweet but sugarless, alcoholic drinks from Aithra Spirits, and of course all the products of Wise Greece, which by supporting and selling products of small Greek producers, buys and donates food to children, homeless families and elderly people who are on the verge of poverty.

Of course, fashion could not be missing from the Ten Million Hands Market, with the vintage clothing collections of The Hazel Ray Vintage, and Anthologie Vintage, the size-inclusive bodysuits of Femad, the ecological streetwear of Blank Studio, but also the Swaplanet’s kids clothing. Ankaa Project and Life With You, will be there with their amazing accessories, and the girls of Apiliotis with their handmade jewellery. Cosmetics and personal care items will be provided by the local Kypseli’s BeautyBar, while at the same time the public will be able to be informed about the electric mobility services offered by Kineo, but also to recycle for a good cause their old laptops, peripherals and computer components at Epanekkinisis.

Interactive and educational workshops for the whole family will be running concurrently on both days of the event. 

The detailed schedule of the workshops:

 

12.00 – 13.00 Swaplanet - Creative game for children on the concept of sustainability

14.00 – 17.00 Epanekkinisis - Repair Cafe

17.00 – 19.00 A Shiny Day - FASHION UPCYCLING WORKSHOP (iron pattern & embroidery, painting, processing with sewing machine) 

 

17.00 – 18.00 Restia project – Filter presentation

17.00 – 19.00 A Shiny Day - FASHION UPCYCLING WORKSHOP (iron pattern & embroidery, painting, processing with sewing machine) 

At the presentation of the event, Alex Kavdas!

 

Let's discover together how much power ten million pairs of hands have!

 

Saturday 24 & Sunday 25 of September 12:00 - 20:00, Kypseli Municipal Market, Fokionos Negri 42, Entrance Free

 

Ten Million Hands acts as a platform that brings together all companies that produce sustainable and ethical products and services, offering consumers immediate, quick and easy information, ideas and advice for a more ethical and sustainable lifestyle. A way of life towards a better and more humane world for everyone, environment, animals and people.