EVENTS

The Platforms Project– Independent Art Fair, the international fair for the independent art scene and meeting place for art groups, platforms, and artists from 26 countries, is being held in the iconic Public Tobacco Factory building for the second year, with a multifaceted parallel program and free admission for the public.

The Platforms Project 2025 – Independent Art Fair will be presented this year, from October 9 to 12, 2025, with conferences, performances, lectures, and workshops by the participating groups. The Public Tobacco Factory space is available for the  Platforms Project 2025 – Independent Art Fair with the kind support of the  Hellenic Parliament. For thirteen consecutive years, the Platforms Project has been creating the conditions and the venue for hundreds of artists and theorists from around the world to meet and exchange ideas in the visual arts and beyond.

The project is directed by Artemis Potamianou and Michalis Argyrou. Artemis Potamianou is the artistic director of Platforms Project 2025.

Ομιλίες & Ημερίδες 
Στο Platforms Project 2025 θα πραγματοποιηθούν επτά θεματικές ομιλίες και ημερίδες, όπως η «Τέχνη & Εργασία» με συντονίστρια την Έλλης Λεβεντάκη και το διεθνές πάνελ «Who Broke the News? From Headline to Artwork: Rethinking the Narrative» που διοργανώνει το FRONTPAGE με συντονίστριες τις Julia Sysalova και Εύα Μαραγκάκη.

The program also includes  book presentations  by Fotis Kangelaris and Effie Michalarou, presentations by Alexandros Voutsas and Dr. Maria Kamilaki, as well as  talks by foreign curators and artists  on collectives, by  Duda Affonso, JP Galvão, and Guta Galli.  A special moment will be the tribute by  The Red Boat  platform to the memory of the artist Stavroula Kaziale, who passed away prematurely.