NEWS

Earlier today we were informed by the Artistic Director of the Greek National Opera (GNO), regarding the incident that took place on Sunday January 28th, 2018, during which members of GNO’s Children Choir were trapped in an elevator inside the GNO building at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC).

Building on last year’s success with 170,000 visitors, the Summer Nostos Festival (SNFestival), which is organized and made possible through the exclusive support of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF), returns to the city of Athens for yet another summer, between June 17th and June 24th, 2018.

On Saturday, January 27th, 2018, the Municipality of Athens held a one-day workshop on "The participatory reformation of the school space: Design, Implementation, Sustainability" at the Serafio – Sports, Culture and Innovation Center.

The Brooklyn Public Library and the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the US have announced “A Night of Philosophy and Ideas”, a free 12-hour event bringing philosophers, musicians, artists and authors from around the world together with the Brooklyn and Greater New York community through a series of conversations and performances.

On Wednesday, January 24th, 2018, the “Together for Children" Association held an event to celebrate individuals for their selfless voluntary work and civic-mindedness. During the ceremony, the organization also honored the Stavros Niarchos Foundation for its support.

United States Artists (USA), based in Chicago, Illinois, announced its 2018 USA Fellows. 45 artists and collectives will receive an unrestricted award of $50,000 in recognition of their contribution to the cultural landscape at large.

The School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York hosts an exhibition titled “Actions Speak Louder than Words” at its Gramercy Gallery, between January 20th and February 10th, 2018. The exhibit, curated by Viktor Koen, consists of selected works by the SVA Master of Fine Arts Illustration as Visual Essay program.

On Tuesday, January 23rd, 2018, the University of Thessaly holds an event to mark the launch of the new Scholarship Program of the Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation Center which was established through a grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation.

The SNF hosted the third event of its new monthly DIALOGUES series, entitled: Journalism in a time of Crisis and Crisis in Journalism. The event was held at the Lighthouse of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center.