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 […]
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, […]
On October 29th, ARCAthens held an event at the Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation as part of our Fall 2019 Residency Program—creating an opportunity for ARCAthens Fellows Tomashi Jackson and Miranda Lash to share and engage with the Athenian community through presentations and a conversation based on questions fielded from the audience. Above is a full-length […]
ARCAthens Visual Art Fellow Cullen Washington Jr signing prints that were made at EPI Earlier this Fall, the very first ARCAthens/EPI Residency Program marked the beginning of an exciting series in which EPI (Experimental Printmaking Institute), in partnership with ARCAthens, invites one artist to work on a print project each Fall semester. A professional printshop […]
Welcome to the first 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. SynChrony kicks off with […]
Towards the end of his residency, Larry had stated, “It’s rare in life that you have an opportunity to be in a place where it’s happening at that moment. You either are too early, or you’re too late. And so for me, it’s happening right now. That’s what’s exciting— is that we can shape the narrative […]
“In the South, I learned to offer your neighbor your own plate. In New York I learned to be resourceful and do whatever it takes to prepare my own plate. But in Athens, I learned to eat from the same plate with others.” Such was the allegorical triptych that visual artist Cullen Washington Jr shared […]
On March 28th, as our Spring 2019 Pilot Program was approaching its conclusion, a 90-minute event was held in Athens to share with the public what had transpired during this six-week residency. ARCAthens Fellows Cullen Washington Jr and Larry Ossei-Mensah each delivered presentations, after which they engaged in a panel conversation together with Daphne Vitali, Dan Cameron, and Aristides Logothetis. The video […]