The Outset Partners Grants Programme 2022 awarded an Impact Award to Locus Athens's Revolution is not a one time event, an exhibition with an accompanying public program which thinks about feminist practices as a form of inclusivity. Over three months, TAVROS (locus athens’ permanent art’s space) gathered together and hosted performances, talks, workshops, reading groups, educational programs, screenings, open-mic sessions, poetry readings, community meetings and more, encouraging peer to peer learning in the belief that every small gesture, act or gathering has the potential of being revolutionary.
A conversation that began by thinking about female identities and the complexities of womanhood, opened up to include more and more individuals and communities with the hope of creating truly polyphonic and diverse occasions for coming together. The exhibition was the basis or excuse for a public program with more than 50 participants: with screenings & discussions, performances and open mic sessions, education and research programs, as well as weekly community gatherings, in the hope of gathering as many female, feminist, queer, masculine, non-conformative, experimental, revolutionary voices as possible.
Maria-Thalia, Founder of Locus Athens, said:
“We are honoured to be one of the recipients of this year's Outset Impact Awards, and to be part of a network of grantees with inspiring projects from around the globe. We believe that the arts can have a social impact, and this award amplifies the work we, alongside other great local initiatives in Athens, are trying to do.”
OPENING: 31st March 2023, 18.00-22.00
ON VIEW: 31st March 2023 - 6th July 2023
Contributors: Nina Papakonstantinou, Lena Maria Thüring / Nionia Films (Alkisti Efthymiou, Maria F Dolores, Smaro Papaevangelou, Sofia Dona) / Films by Gizem Aksu, Agustina Comedi, Cheryl Dunye, Panayotis Evangelidis, Su Friedrich, Marlon T. Riggs, Harri Shanahan & Siân A. Williams, Hito Steyerl / Yota Argyropoulou with Stelios Kratsas & Alex(a), Genderhood, Erica Scourti with Dimitra Ioannou & Evi Nakou / Eva Giannakopoulou, Nana Sachini / Konstantina Daouti & Melina Kollia / FRMK – conceived by Katerina Iliopoulou & Yiannis Isidorou (soundscape) with poets Phoebe Giannisi, Tonia Tzirita Zacharatou, Lenia Zafeiropoulou, Katerina Iliopoulou, Lena Kallergi, Niki Chalkiadaki, Iana Boukova, Olga Papakosta, Alexandra Plastira, and the translator Elena Vlachou, the choreographer Anna Tzakou and visual artists Iris Depasta and Mania Benissi, VASKOS (Vassilis Noulas, Kostas Tzimoulis) with Leto Messini / Centre of New Media and Feminist Public Practices, NTIZEZA, Olga Dalekou, Positive Voice / AFSAR (Asian Feminist Studio for Art and Research), Haven for Artists, KIRIK & Zeyno Pekünlü, Mimosa House, Radical Sense, Tropical Papers, and others.
