The “surprise” artists to the homeless of Athens

A pleasant surprise prepare of artists from Greece and abroad, the homeless of Athens…
Painters, photographers, sculptors, illustrators join the …inspiration and creativity and offer pro bono projects, with the aim to support the people who live on the street.
What will be the surprise?
The signature of the artist is hidden and his identity is revealed after the purchase of the project. The works are of small dimension, and will be sold in a single symbolic price (50 euro).
“The SURPRISE is an artistic action that is organised every year with a lot of love and has established itself as the -extremely popular – an institution. It unites the artists and the world in a common mission: to help our fellowmen who are in need” states to ana-MPA, the in charge of the event, Alexandra Collar.
The main report is accompanied by a parallel program, the module “Artist for a day”, which invites each one to take over artistic duties for a day and create a small dimension work.
“Every year we have requests for participation by amateur artists who want, and they can help through their own creations. It’s an experiment and wait to see what will be the response of the audience,” adds mrs Collar.
The works of a particular module will be made available at a symbolic price (20 euros), and will be accompanied by the name and property of their creators.
All proceeds from the sales will be donated to the Homeless Support Program of the non-governmental group, “SCALE”.
The initiative was launched in 2009 by the artistic platform “artAZ” and the report “SURPRISE” will be presented in the area of “LAND Κ44”, on the Gas, from Friday 26 February to Sunday 28 February.
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