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Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art won the second prize in an international conference on Cultural Tourism held in Portugal. The 9th international conference for Cultural Tourism in Europe took place in Guimaraes, Portugal on 23-24 September 2016, on the theme...

The concept of "home" in collective and individual imagination -- as a community, country, roots, childhood, refuge but also in terms of its practical construction -- is to be the theme of the 6th Thessaloniki Contemporary Art Biennale to...

The 5th Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art has promised an entertaining and educative summer to the public, filled with exhibitions in various cultural venues across the northern Greek city. The Biennale opened on June 24 and will continue through the...

One hundred students of the Greek Schools of Fine Arts will present their works in the 7th Student Biennale, organized in June by the Greek art newspaper “Ta Nea tis Technis” (“The Art News”) in cooperation with the Liaison...

The Mediterranean Sea will once again be the theme of the 4th Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art, to be hosted from September 2013 until January 2014 in Thessaloniki, Greece. Under the general title New Intersections-Make it New, the Thessaloniki...

Exhibitions, art events at museums and monuments; art installations, performances, workshops, conferences, educational programs, interventions in public spaces and guided tours will be taking place in Thessaloniki, Greece, during the 4th Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art, from September 18,...

Researcher and Professor of Cultural Economics and Cultural Diplomacy Kikos Papadopulos has great pleasure in announcing the inaugural Santorini Biennale of Arts, taking place between July 1 and September 30 2012. The Santorini Biennale of Arts aims to support the...

The Department of Architecture in Thessaloniki, in collaboration with the Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art and the Goethe Institute, organize the First Architecture Biennale in Thessaloniki, titled "Architecture and The City in Southeast Europe'. Twenty five Departments of Architecture...

The 3rd Athens Biennale 2011 MONODROME opened to the public on October 23 and will last through December 11. The international contemporary art festival of Athens takes place at Diplareios School (Theatre Square) and at the Arts Center and the...

Greek surrealist painter and poet Nikos Engonopoulos is one of the most well-known modern Greek painters internationally. He was an important figure in the Generation of the '30s, a prominent group of artists and thinkers in Greece. This group was fascinated...

Yannis Tsarouchis was one of the most prominent figures of Greek art.

Apart from its history and its museums, Athens is expected to become the focus of international press in late September because of a series of exhibitions and conferences taking place in the city. Various Athens sites, including the famous Benaki...

The internationally-renowned Greek sculptor Panagiotis Vassilakis, professionally known as "Takis," passed away on Thursday at the age of 93. The Takis Foundation announced his death on Friday morning. "With deep sorrow the Takis Foundation announces the loss of international sculptor Panagiotis...

Culture Minister Lydia Koniordou on Sunday concluded a visit to China (17-24 September) with "significant results and a new momentum for the future," a culture ministry announcement said. The minister's trip included stops in the Chinese cities of Shanghai, Dunhuang...

German artist Gregor Schneider has made the famous Omonoia Square in Athens "invisible" to intruders and Google Maps as part of an art festival. Schneider has been invited to Athens for the Fast Forward Festival, sponsored by the Onassis Cultural...