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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Upon the culmination of our Spring 2019 Inaugural Residency Program, ARCAthens is dedicating an evening to facilitate the meaningful exchange for which our program is designed. Taking place at the Acropolis Museum on March 28th, our first public event in Athens will consist of audio-visual presentations by Curatorial Fellow Larry Ossei-Mensah and Visual Art Fellow Cullen Washington Jr, followed by […]
We are pleased to announce that the Introductory Welcome Event for our Inaugural Pilot Program will be held in Athens at ATOPOS cvc, a non-profit, cultural organization interested in the expression and adornment of the human body.