Art Thessaloniki International Contemporary Art Fair

It is not just another art, it is global art...

OPEN CALL

For the second time this year, the 5th Art – Thessaloniki International Contemporary Art Fair (November 26-29, 2020) and the Cultural Association of Entrepreneurs of Northern Greece (PEEVE) address young artists, up to 33 years old, with an invitation to participate in the MATAROA AWARDS.

*OPEN CALL*

WE ABIBE BY THE MEANS - STAYING AT HOME - EMBRACING ART

Pantelis Tsatsis,founder of Art Thessaloniki International Contemporary Art Fair, organizes the painting exhibition for young artists and students:

"We beat COVID-19".

A huge success, more than 15.000 visitors and a 20% increase comparing to 2018, did the 4th Art Thessaloniki International Contemporary Art Fair mark in TIF -HELEXPO in pavilions 10 and 9, during 21-24 of November, connecting the wider audience to contemporary art. It gave prominence to Greek art beyond borders, since; there were visitors from 24 countries, which is the main task of such an event.

The 4th Art Thessaloniki International Contemporary Art Fair 21-24/11/2019 is ready to welcome you in 5 Days.
We would like to greatly thank OPEN - BEYOND, our media sponsor, for their support to Art Thessaloniki International Contemporary Art Fair.

Artworks of Dennis Oppenheim 1938-2011 from N.Vernikos Collection.

 WAVA (World Association of Visual Arts) in collaboration with Art-Thessaloniki International Contemporary Art Fair will present in November during the Art Fair 3 awards.

WAVA AWARD for the BEST GALLERY

WAVA AWARD for the BEST CURATOR

WAVA AWARD for the BEST ARTIST

WAVA is a voluntary, independent, non-profit organization formed to unite individuals and institutions worldwide whose common ground are the visual arts. The MAIN GOAL of the association is to get together the potential of visual arts in order to accomplish competitive setting on the global art scene through networking and joint action, and to promote, nurture and preserve the visual arts as an important part of the world’s movable cultural heritage.

Art Thessaloniki International Contemporary Art Fair is pleased to inform you of its new co-operation with ARTANKARA Art Fair.

After three successful years of running and the vote of confidence of the art audiences from 22 countries, the 4th Art Thessaloniki International Contemporary Art Fair is preparing to open its gates this year on Thursday 21/11 to Sunday 24/11.

Yannis Fikas is Director of Corporate Relations & Cooperative Education and  Professor of Philosophy at New York College. He was Executive Director for Learning Technologies at the American College of Greece from 1995 to 2011.

He was a visiting Professor of Renaissance Philosophy in the Master Programme in Philosophy of the University of Athens from 2001 to 2008 and Professor of Pre-Socratic philosophy at State University of New York/ Empire State College, 2012-2017.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Patras and a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Athens.

Honored artist of the 3rd Art Thessaloniki International Contemporary Art Fair  will be the international renowned artist TAKIS with the collaboration of the TAKIS Foundation – KETE (Research Center for the Art and the Sciences).

Works from Takis are exhibited in the collection of the most important museums as the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, the MOMA in New York, the The Menil Collection in Houston and the Tate Gallery in London. In France the Jeu de Pomme, the Palais du Tokio and the Maeght Foundation have launched important anthological exhibitions.