“How do you continue your scholarship after the Coronavirus epidemic?” This is the phrase I picked up on the other side of the line from my friend Aristides in the Bronx and I took a break to reflect on this, realizing that no matter how big this change is, I do continue because ultimately life […]
Normally frenetic in its energy, Monastiraki Square lies completely empty save for a few pigeons I have no idea what day of lockdown it is. I haven’t been keeping track. Before all of this I was preparing for a show that was due to open in early April and I was already somewhat isolated in […]
One year ago, Larry Ossei-Mensah was in Athens as the Inaugural Curatorial Fellow of our Pilot Program. We are happy to share with you that he will be returning to Athens, this time as co-curator of AB7: ECLIPSE, the seventh edition of the Athens Biennale, currently scheduled for September 25 – November 29, 2020. Left to right: Larry Ossei-Mensah […]
On March 11, my partner and I flew from our home in Philadelphia to Santa Fe, New Mexico to see a retrospective exhibition of an artist we admire. Several years ago, I sponsored him to be in residence at a wonderful artist residency center in Carlisle, United Kingdom, where he made some beautiful work. A […]
As of March 2020, the entire world is affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. We may be in isolation, but we are all together now as never before. As eloquently stated by Andrew Simonet, Founder and Director of Artist U: “This moment is a health crisis, a brutal one. It is also a crisis of meaning….of […]
“Agora 1,” 2017, mixed media collage on canvas, © Cullen Washington, Jr. Photo by Andrea Feldman THE PUBLIC SQUARE, Cullen Washington Jr’s solo show at UMMA, features his most recent series, Agoras, which explores the ancient Greek public space as active site of assembly and exchange. During his residency as ARCAthens Visual Art Fellow in Spring […]
Installation view of FOREVER MY LADY at Night Gallery, 2020 During her residency with ARCAthens last Fall, Visual Art Fellow Tomashi Jackson actively sought out new perspectives on democracy. In her latest exhibition, FOREVER MY LADY, this question of democracy was woven and posed through strategic use of color, iconic imagery, and ephemeral materials. In […]
During her presentation at our closing event last Fall, Curatorial Fellow Miranda Lash talked about the role of institutions in cultivating the voices of artists and communities alike. In December, Miranda presented a free public program at The Lab in San Francisco in which she discussed the crucial role of artists and artist-run spaces. The […]
Curatorial Fellow Miranda Lash (left) and Visual Art Fellow Tomashi Jackson (right) visit the College Year in Athens (CYA) headquarters. In the Fall of 2019, ARCAthens’ second residency took place—hosting ARCAthens Visual Art Fellow Tomashi Jackson and ARCAthens Curatorial Fellow Miranda Lash. This six-week program was our first collaboration with ATOPOS cvc—a non-profit arts organization located […]
Welcome to the second installment of SynChrony, a series dedicated to exploring the collective matrix that is shaping the landscape of visual arts in contemporary Athens. By delving deeper into the people, places, and things that are active in this ongoing dialogue, we celebrate the tandem of parts contributing to the creative whole. This SynChrony features Maro Michalakakos, […]