Locus Athens

Locus Athens locus athens is an independent art organisation acting nomadically in Athens.

locus athens is an independent arts organization founded in 2004 by Maria-Thalia Carras & Sophia Tournikiotis. locus athens’ program revolves around its interest in the public sphere: from forgotten spaces and public buildings, to small private institutions and interesting localities – in dialogue always with the transformational potential of contemporary art. Just some of the places that have bee

n activated by locus athens in recent years are the Tzisdaraki mosque in central Athens, the cruise ship terminal in Piraeus port, schools, office buildings, Monastiraki square, the Doxiadis Schools and numerous anonymous sites around the city. locus athens has consistently sought to comission new productions based on investigations into the historical, political and cultural complexities of Athens, Greece and the broader region. Its program includes exhibitions, talks, screenings, workshops, publications, children’s books, residencies and community projects.

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Anaxagora 33
Athens
17778

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Thursday 17:00 - 20:00
Friday 17:00 - 20:00
Saturday 17:00 - 20:00

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locus athens is an independent arts organization based in Athens run by Maria-Thalia Carras and Olga Hatzidaki.

locus athens, a nomadic non-profit arts organization, was originally formed in 2004 by Maria-Thalia Carras and Sophia Tournikiotis, with the aim of exploring the juncture between public space in Athens and contemporary art. Commissioning artists to produce new works based on in situ research, locus athens curated exhibitions, talks and screenings in various locations of the city as well as organizing educational programs and publishing a series of award winning children’s art books.

In 2012 the team was joined by Olga Hatzidaki, starting with a first collaboration which continued into a long-term partnership. Gradually also Sofia withdrew from active involvement from locus athens. Olga and Maria-Thalia developed projects in and about the public spaces of Athens, building on former experience and injecting locus athens’ program with new energy. They explored different curatorial models with projects that shifted in scale and size, collaborating with a wide range of institutions, reaching out to different communities and thinking further about the necessity of tackling contested issues.

In 2019, Maria-Thalia and Olga decided on a more radical shift in their approach, thinking of the ‘public’ less as architectural space but more as content and communities. They envisioned TAVROS, a mid-sized space in the eponymous area of Athens, as a new home for their arts projects, with a varied program of exhibitions, talks and community projects geared to responding to the social and political circumstances around us, giving voices to marginalized communities, and exploring notions of democracy, equality and ecology through dialogue listening and learning.