Art-Athina, Art Fair of Athens
Launched in 1993 by the Hellenic Art Galleries Association, ART-ATHINA stands today as one of the longest-lasting contemporary art fairs in Europe. ART-ATHINA is the largest annual visual arts event in Greece attracting 18,000 visitors.
The fairgrounds are located at the shorefront of Athens, in Faliro Pavilion –a former Olympic Games venue– providing an ideal meeting ground and an intriguing business opportunity for artists, representatives of galleries and museums / cultural institutions, collectors and curators.
The 17th edition of the International Contemporary Art Fair of Athens took place from May 12-15, 2011.
ART-ATHINA was the second art fair in the world, 24 hours after Art Amsterdam, to have both a physical and an online presence. Well over 20 exhibitors showcased the work of the artists they represented at ART-ATHINA through the virtual platform www.openartcollection.com, while all interested parties were able to submit bids in order to buy works of art.
