Here until 5 today, 11-5 tomorrow… Come see our current exhibition and check out our studios and evolving workshop/makerspace #metaxourgeio #athens

🧵We’re extending the current exhibition for one more weekend! #ComeSee Bogumila Strojna PL/FR @bogumilastrojna Ioannis Lassithiotakis GR @ioannis_lassithiotakis George Meertens NL @georgemeertens Jason Simpson UK/GR @jasonsimpsonart Kleopatra Moursela GR @kleomourselaart ➡️➡️➡️

It’s the final week of our current exhibition in #metaxourgeio #athens

If anyone would like to support Arte Kunst Art gr in Athens, I’d really appreciate donations through the links below #EveryLittleHelps Revolut revolut.me/jasonsimpson... PayPal www.paypal.me/ArtistOpenCa... Buy Me A Coffee buymeacoffee.com/ArtistOpenCa... Links in bio 🙏☺️

I’m on track. First coat of Vechro Paints SA down over black paint. Quality stuff. It’ll only need a second coat #studiolife #studioday #workshop #artekunstartgr #artekunstart #metaxourgeio #athens #greece #BUILDTHATWALL

Taped, plastered, sanded and ready for painting #studiolife #studioday #workshop #artekunstartgr #artekunstart #metaxourgeio #athens #greece #BUILDTHATWALL

Yesterday… #studiolife #studioday #workshop #artekunstartgr #artekunstart #metaxourgeio #athens #greece

Eleven hours yesterday. Two studios built. Studio one and two. Need to tape, plaster and paint this afternoon. Studio three is still available for €250 per month. Also have a few more openings for facilities, maker space users for €50 per month. 24/7 access #metaxourgio

Delivery on time 😃 The next time you see these studios they’ll have walls and doorways on the front.

🧵As artists, we need to support each other. Social media is about being social. Clues in the title. Like, comment, share and bookmark your colleagues ☺️🙏 These are Instagram graphics, but they are basically the same across all platforms Likes cost nothing Comments are motivating and starting ➡️

3 totally finished! I’m not going to touch these ever again until they’re packed and shipped. A sculptor came to my studio a couple of months ago, said I was doing too much, let go #sculpture #sculptor #pentelicmarble #stonecarving #artekunstart @artekunstartgr.bsky.social #metaxourgeio #athens

#sundayfunday #studioday #Artist #sculptor #Stonecarving @artekunstartgr.bsky.social #ArteKunstArt #ArteKunstArtgr #metaxourgeio #athens

The job I’ve been putting… Admin day and finalising AKA docs. If anyone is interested in a 2 wk to 3 months residency in the centre of Athens, email for application [email protected] #artistopportunities #artistresidency #artiststudio #makerspace #artgallery #metaxourgeio #athens #greece

The temperature has dropped slightly, but I’m yet at another standstill. Ran out of materials and I’ve burnt my drill out 🥵 #ArtistStudios #artekunstart #artekunstartgr #metaxourgeio #athens #greece

Missed posting this one from last Thursday’s preview @tonicorgagaart warming up before his set. Exhibition runs throughout August #metaxourgeio #athens #greece

Applications are open! Workshop, maker space €50 per month, €50 month in advance and €50 key deposit (returnable) for 24/7 access. You’ll get plastic boxes to store your materials and projects when not using the space. ➡️➡️➡️➡️

Today…

This evening…!

This morning…!

TONI CORNAGA PAINTINGS Preview Thursday 24 July 6-9 Industrial Music Performance Arte Kunst Art Kallergi 4 Metaxourgeio 104 37 Athens #Painting #Exhibition #Athens

This morning I made a 5m workbench This afternoon I filled it up with my crap. I’m either making too much art or not selling enough, or both. All I seem to be doing at the moment is tidying, building, tidying, making a mess and my brain is being boiled to a thick chowder. Fook it’s hot 🥵

#lightattheendofthetunnel #artekunstart #artekunstartgr #metaxourgeio #athens #greece

Studio Update! #artekunstart #artekunstartgr #AKA #metaxourgeio #athens #greece

🧵Back in Bolton running neo studios & gallery I had the luxury of skip diving at The Market Place Shopping Centre. You’d be amazed what businesses, especially chains throw out. I’ve been begging, hoarding, collecting, been donated lots of materials, tools, furniture, plants, pots here at AKA. ➡️

Uno gallery wall #ArtGallery #metaxourgeio #athens #greece

Phew it’s warm up there! 🥵 Managed to get two sheets of gypsum up tonight after work. Really need to get this finished over the weekend #ArtGallery #metaxourgeio #athens #greece

Another day on the wall! … Hey, teacher, leave them kids alone All in all, it’s just another brick in the wall All in all, you’re just another brick in the wall #BUILDTHATWALL! #ArteKunstArt #ArteKunstArtgr #metaxourgeio #athens #greece #ExhibitionOpportunities #ComingSoon

Not posted for nearly a month. Been working hard to try and earn a crust #GalleryUpdate #ArtGallery #ArtistStudios #metaxourgeio #athens #greece

Best relevant advice I ever had in pursuit of an artistic career was from Critical Theory tutor Ruth Davis whilst at @boltonuni “There’s no such thing as talent, people have an aptitude to do things. If you want to be an artist from this point onwards, it’s f**king hard work” #WorkEthic

Sometimes it’s just about getting started. Gallery wall #ArteKunstArt

To all the artists, arts organisers and curators out there #HatsOff Show us what you are doing in the comments below 👇

🧵Available soon! Artist studio suitable for most media. One or two people sharing. 3.1 x 4.7m 24/7 access Access to workshop area to make sculpture or your own painting stretchers. Kitchen area, bathroom with shower. Internet. All bills included. €200 deposit, €200 per month plus €50 key & ➡️

🧵What is being in the zone? How do you explain a full day of creativity when you’ve been in the zone? If you’re conscious of an act of creation, do you risk it looking contrived? How much of a role does your subconscious play in your process of making art? ➡️➡️➡️

The visual language transcends any other language. In fact, it’s used as a means of communicating different languages, hard hitting statements and a whole story in one image. #EnoughSaid #Artist #VisualArtist #VisualArt

Ancient Greek red-figure vase painting depicting a sacrificial ritual or offering. Three figures in a ceremonial act around an altar with a small fire. #writingcommunity #sculpture #museum #greece #CircleOfPeace #AnUnexpectedAlly #amreading #amwriting

🧵Up their with doctors, dentists and lawyers and their practices to “engage in something professionally” also as important as business drivers, supermarket workers, cleaners, remember who kept us alive during Covid and creatives, musicians, artists, poets, playwrights kept us entertained during ➡️

🧵Printed this on a t-shirt back in 2016 for art meetings. I ran artist studios back then (over 100 artists) & lost count the amount of times I was contacted by hairdressers, tattooists, cafes, bars, restaurants, businesses who said our community of artists could put artworks in their premises. ➡️

🧵I have posted this recently, but it’s so so important Top tips Buy what you like, not for investment. You have to live with it. I guarantee you’ll look at it every day. And who knows, it could be a good investment in the future. Start small. Small paintings, sculptures and original prints ➡️

In Athens? Come see… @jasonsimpsonart Helping install the next instalment at @rebeccacamhigallery Artworks by @zisisbliatkas opens 19 March #Painting #DigitalArt #AndyCapp #metaxourgeio #athens #Greece

Managed to wangle a full #StudioDay here till late. Any artists in the area are more than welcome to swing by & I can let you know my plans for the space. I'm an americano with sugar ☕️ or better still if you have coffee machine your not using, bring it #moreneckthanagiraffe #Metaxourgeio

I don’t believe in art. I believe in artists. Marcel Duchamp #MarcelDuchamp #Artist #Artists #SupportArtists

🧵Some good things about AKA Kallergi 4 art space - it’s humongous, 135sqm ground and same roof space. That’s nearly 3000sqft for all you my age and still in old measurements. Loads of potential. - it’s at the end of a short cul de sac so evenings and weekends the street is mine and suitable for ➡️

Materials, tools, labour, studio plus utilities, software subscriptions, marketing, packaging and shipping , taxes… Have I missed anything? Agree with Whistler, but how do you calculate vision? Comment below 🤔💬

🧵Taking appointments from next wk for artists who need workshop space. Predominantly sculpture based so a dusty environment. Benches, banker tables & an assortment of tools. 24/7 access, €50 per month, €50 in advance & €50 key/fob deposit that you’ll get back on returning them when you leave. So, ➡️

A big shout out to all you artists making art, artists thinking about making (you’re still an artist), arts organisers, studio managers, gallerists, admins, interns, curators, invigilators, cleaners, art handlers, gallery technicians, did I miss anyone? #ARTISWORK

🧵UPDATE! Six bankers at the ready for small to medium size works. The workshop is progressing. It's still a bit chilly so the doors are open for reference. How good will this be in the summer? I'm fitting pendant lights today to brighten it up and get some low energy bulbs. 500w spots are ➡️

They want us to pay, subscribe, buy blue ticks. It’s the same on most platforms so now more than ever we need to support each other. Quick and easy is the like button. Comments go a long way not only boosting someone’s motivation, but also helps with posts being more visible because of engagement

If I knew what the picture was going to be like, I wouldn’t make it. Cindy Sherman

Athens peeps. Big ask I know, but I’m opening an art gallery & artist workspace soon to help support local artists with a studio practice experience. Hopefully first exhibition April. If anyone has surplus building materials, I can put them to good use. Plasterboard/gypsum Aluminium framing

#WordsOfWisdom #BuyArtSaveACrazyPerson Johnny Otto @ottophobia @johnnyotto.bsky.social