An Interview with Inaugural ARCAthens Curatorial Fellow, Larry Ossei-Mensah, on his return to Athens as Co-Curator of the 7th Athens Biennale

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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 […]

Fall 2019 ARCAthens Residency Program: Tomashi Jackson & Miranda Lash

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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 […]

SynChrony with Maro Michalakakos

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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, […]

ARCAthens presents: Tomashi Jackson & Miranda Lash at the Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation

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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 Residency at EPI: Fall 2019

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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 […]

SynChrony with ATOPOS cvc

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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 […]

[UPDATE with video] ARCAthens presents: Contemporary Agora: Athens as Cultural Microcosm at the Acropolis Museum

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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 […]