In collaboration with Art Hub Athens, original works by Greek artists are presented.
With the aim of raising public awareness against femicide and gender-based violence and with Art as an ally as an important force for social change, o Municipality of Athens in collaboration with the international cultural expression platform ART HUB Athens, presents the outdoor group art exhibition #NotAlone OpenAir.
The exhibition organized on the pedestrian street of Vasilissis Olga until Thursday, September 8 and is part of this year’s #NotAlone campaign – Social impact campaign against all forms of abuse of ART HUB Athens, aspires to send a resounding message against gender-based violence. Practically contributing to the aims of the action, the Municipality of Athens granted the special stands on the pedestrian street to host the original works of the Greek creators who responded to the call of ART HUB Athens.
The Mayor of Athens, Kostas Bakoyannis, said on the occasion of the exhibition: “Every woman who is a victim of gender-based violence is one of our people. She is our wife, our daughter, our mother. We support women-victims to find the strength to escape and through art we raise awareness for all of us to unequivocally condemn incidents of violence, but also to report them. Because indifference also kills”
According to the reasoning of the organizers of the Exhibition, “the crisis of values ​​that governs Greek society, the lack of education as well as the silencing of violence in general, are the main factors in the escalation of femicides in recent years. The list of victims is constantly increasing, while the survivors continue to experience overwhelmingly and on a daily basis, the psychological and physical trauma, which was caused by perpetrators who thought – and still think – that they possess their fellow man, as a material form. We must all together shake off the veil of silence and help with every means to suppress and prevent violence, which is physical, verbal and psychological.”
The Deputy Mayor of Equality, Combating Discrimination and Gender-Based Violence of the Municipality of Athens, Anna Rokophyllou, emphasized: “Violence against women has reached pandemic proportions. This is a blow to our entire society. So far! We are intensifying our efforts until the day that you won’t need us anymore. Until equality in our society is a given.”
The creators participating in the exhibition are: Elena Karanikolou (Missy Merida), Angeliana Koroniou (Foxy Lady), Eleftheria Makroglou Panousaki (Eleftheria Mak Pan), Maria Mylona (Rima Lyma), Yiannis Tzomakas, Niki Triantafyllopoulou (Nikia Manikia), Nikos Tsitsos.
It is noted that the space is accessible to people with disabilities.
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