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MATAROA AWARDS 2024
The 10 selected proposals of this year's event
The Cultural Society of Entrepreneurs of Northern Greece and the 7th Art-Thessaloniki International Contemporary Art Fair (23-26 May 2024) are organizing this year’s thematic exhibition and the corresponding Young Artists ‘Award MATAROA’, with the common goal of promoting young artists (up to 33 years old) and highlighting their work within the artistic community.
For the 4th year, the selection of the 10 artistic proposals that will present their work in a specially designed exhibition space in the framework of the 7th Art Thessaloniki Fair and claim the 3 MATAROA Awards was completed.
ARTISTS OF THE EXHIBITION
George Georgiou
Efthymiou Yannis
Zafeiriou Stefanos
Nikos Karakolis
Karatzaferi Katerina
Paul Kostilev
Konstantinos Xanthios
Vasiliki Pechlidou
Teligioridou Ismeni
Fragos Theodoros
EVALUATION COMMITTEE
George Skabardonis, MATAROA Publishing Consultant
Yannis Fokas, Visual Artist, Professor Emeritus of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Dimitris Xonoglou, Visual Artist
Sania Papa, Art Historian, Lecturer of the Department of Art History, Visual Arts & Applied Arts, Aristotle
University of Thessaloniki
Giorgos Mylonas, Art Historian
The jury and the public will select the most outstanding entry among the 10 selected portfolios, awarding a cash prize of €1,500, as well as two honorary awards of €700 each. In addition, the 10 selected artists will be presented on the websites of Art Thessaloniki International Contemporary Art Fair, www.art-thessaloniki.gr and the Cultural Society www.culturalsociety.gr, while the thematic publication MATAROA will host a special tribute to the first prize winner in print and online www.mataroa.gr.
After the final evaluation of the jury and the processing of the votes of the Art Thessaloniki visitors, the official announcement of the awards will be made, highlighting the most noteworthy entry and awarding the corresponding cash prizes. The Awards Event will be accompanied by a presentation of the progress of the ‘MATAROA’ project so far, as a platform for the promotion of contemporary Greek artistic creation, as well as by a discussion with the participating artists on the challenges and perspectives for the artists themselves in 2024 Greece.
This action is one of the three pillars of the Cultural Society & ‘MATAROA’ project, along with the annual printed publication and the web portal, which share the common goal of promoting, within and beyond the borders, contemporary Greek artistic creation and cultural action.
INFORMATION
The MATAROA project is a platform for Greek artists and modern culture in Greece. An initiative undertaken by the Cultural Society of Entrepreneurs of Northern Greece aiming to promote contemporary artistic creation and cultural activity in Greece, project MATAROA is anchored on three pillars: the printed version, the website and the titular awards bestowed to young artists.
Art-Thessaloniki International Contemporary Fair has established itself as the most prominent art event in the Southeast part of Europe. Besides its commercial aspect, as it gives the floor to some of the most high-profile galleries from Greece and abroad, Art-Thessaloniki International Contemporary Fair is to a large extent dedicated to culture, hosting exhibitions and taking up projects of high prestige. Mr. Pantelis Tsatsis, the Fair’s founder and artistic director, is the man behind this endeavor, which is held in collaboration with TIF-HELEXPO, at pavilions 8, 9 & 10.
