Art Athina is an annual international
contemporary art
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fair that takes place in
Athens
Athens ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city of Greece. A significant coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica (region), Attica region and is the southe ...
,
Greece
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. It was organized for the first time in 1993, making it one of the oldest contemporary
art fairs
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in
Europe
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.
Art Athina is organized by the Greek Hellenic Art Galleries Association (PSAT) as a way for
galleries to showcase their artists and gallery owners to interact and network. The 14th annual event in 2008 attracted over 18,000 visitors. The 2010 exhibition involves 58 galleries from 11 countries.
The fair played a decisive role in the creation of the art market in
Greece
Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th ...
.
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Jovanka Stanojević
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Biography and career
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External links
Art Athina official website
Arts festivals in Greece
Culture in Athens
Organized events in Athens
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