Within the framework of Platforms Project 2017, a conference will be presented by AICA Hellas on “The institutional conditions, the social and economic context of working and participating in the art enviroment of young artists in Greece today”.

Conference - Program

Under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and Sports and AICA Hellas

Monday 22 and Tuesday 23 May 2017

The institutional conditions, the social and economic framework of work and participation
in the art environment of young artists in Greece today.
Program and Coordination: Emmanouel Mavrommatis, President of AICA Hellas,
Emeritus Professor at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Speakers
Artemis Potamianou, member of the Board of Directors AICA Hellas,
Organization and Directorate of the Platforms Project 2017: The platforms, past experiences, analysis of the necessity

Emmanuel Mavrommatis:
Which institutions, which public social framework, which financial support?

First part, Monday, 22 May 2017, 4 pm:

Panos Charalambous, Rector of the Athens School of Fine Arts, visual artist
Katerina Koskina, Director of the National Museum of Contemporary Art
Mary Michaelidou, Honorary Director-General of the Ministry of Culture, Honorary Member of AICA Hellas
Miltiadis Papanikolaou, Emeritus Professor at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki,
Honorary Member of AICA Hellas
Denis Zacharopoulos, Director of the Municipal Art Gallery and Collections of Athens,
Honorary Member of AICA Hellas
George Tsakiris, Professor of the Department of Visual Arts and Applied Arts of the School of Fine Arts at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Dimitris Alithinos, visual artist

Discussion, Break
Second part, Monday, 22 May 2017, 19:00:

Giorgos Divaris, Professor and President of the Department of Visual and Applied Arts
of the School of Fine Arts at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, visual artist
Evgenios Matthiopoulos: Professor of Art History of the Department of of the University of Crete, Archaeology and Art History Department, President of the Society of Greek Art History,
Efi Strousa, Honorary Member, Former President of AICA Hellas,Former Vice President of AICA International and Former Member of the Executive Board of AICA International
Kostas Varotsos, Professor of the Department of Architecture
at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, visual artist
Lina Tsikouta, Curator of the National Gallery, member of AICA Hellas
Kostis Triantafillou, visual artist
Aggelos Antonopoulos, Professor at the Athens School of Fine Arts, Visual Artist

by the AICA Hellas Office:
Faye Tzanetoulakou, Special Secretary of AICA Hellas
Talk, end of the first day.

Third part, Tuesday, 23 May 2017, at 16.00:

Dimitris Pavlopoulos, Associate Professor of Art History of the Department of History and Archeology
at the National Kapodistrian University
Marios Spiliopoulos, Professor of the Athens School of Fine Arts, visual Artist
Syrago Tsiara, Director of the Center for Contemporary Art at the State Museum of Contemporary Art
Charis Savvopoulos, Associate Professor of the Department of Visual Arts and Applied Arts of the School of Fine Arts at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Andreas Maratos, painter and researcher at the Nikos Poulantzas Institute
Haris Kanellopoulou, Exhibition Curator, Art Historian

by the AICA Hellas Office:
Sozita Goudouna, Advisor to AICA Hellas
Discussion, Break
Part four, Tuesday, 23 May, at 19.00

Nikos Tranos, Professor at the Athens School of Fine Arts, Visual Artist
Manos Stefanidis, Associate Professor of Art History of the Theater Department at the National Kapodistrian University
Alexandra Voutyra, Professor of Art History of the Music Department at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Director of the Telologio Foundation, Thessaloniki
Thanasis Pallas, Associate Professor of the Department of Visual and Applied Arts of the School of Fine Arts at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, visual artist
Bia Papadopoulou, Art Critic, Member of AICA Hellas
Christoforos Marinos, Exhibition Curator, Art Historian, former President of AICA Hellas

Discussion, Break
Archiving the conclusions by the Office of AICA Hellas (Artemis Potamianou, FayeTzanetoulakou, Sofia Goudouna, Emmanouel Mavrommatis), in collaboration with Katerina Koskina, Evgenios Matthiopoulo, Syrago Tsiara, Miltiadi Papanikolaou, Lina Tsikouta, Bia Papadopoulou.

Announcement of the conclusions of the conference by Emmanouell Mavrommati
End of the Conference