Works by leading Greek and international artists are included in the sixth “Art & Design” charity auction and their parallel exhibition, organized by the charitable non-profit Creaid, founded by the distinguished in our country and abroad, multi-awarded photographer and entrepreneur Marina Vernikou.
The opening of the “Art & Design” exhibition will take place on Monday, April 15 at the Arts Center of the Municipality of Athens in Eleftheria Park. The exhibition will last until April 21. The electronic auction of the projects will take place from April 15-21, via Creaid’s website www.creaid.com.
Characteristic work of Apostolos Lavdas, at the Greaid auction.
Marina Vernikou spoke to “ET”, shortly before the opening of the exhibition and the parallel auction, about this important event:
“Art & Design” is the sixth auction organized by Creaid. This year distinguished artists from Greece and abroad donated unique works of art from their collection to be auctioned to achieve our charitable purpose. The Art & Design exhibition aspires to be a major artistic and social event that will gather a large number of people and will put issues concerning contemporary Greek and world art at the center of discussion. But the most important thing is that through all this effort we will succeed in achieving this year’s charity goal”.
What cause will you support this year?
Creaid was born from my need to offer to children in need. It is my life’s purpose to help children and make them smile! So this year our goal remains to support children in need. The proceeds from this year’s auction will be allocated to the purchase of important medical equipment for the anti-cancer department of the Panagiotis and Aglaia Kyriakou Children’s Hospital.
It is the first time that the Creaid auction concerns works of art. What has been the response from donors and the public?
For yet another year, the donor response exceeded my expectations. Works by artists such as Sofia Varis, George Zongolopoulos, Takashi Murakami, Kostas Varotsou, Apostolos Lavdas, Konstantin Kakanias, Sofia Kalogeropoulou and many more are included in our exhibition. It is touching that people are willing to help and contribute to our work. I think that now the people who support Creaid are convinced of the importance of our work and effort. We have been working on organizing the exhibition for almost a year and I am sure that the result will justify us. Every time I feel great anxiety because I feel responsible towards everyone who supports our effort and of course towards the children we want to help!
Was the process of gathering the projects difficult?
It was a long process but luckily we didn’t encounter any particular difficulties. All the artists were willing to contribute to our cause and gladly donated their works. Something else worth noting is that through the process of organizing the exhibition we also discovered many new artists with excellent work and it is my pleasure to introduce them to the art-loving public.
Work of Kostas Varotsos.
“The world supports us”
Are you planning Creaid’s next steps?
I have many dreams for Creaid and I believe that every year our project will grow! The central idea of Creaid is based on creation and this is an inexhaustible source of inspiration and the birth of new ideas for our next events! Another goal we seek to achieve through our events is to highlight and introduce new artists to the public. But what makes me dream and plan the future of Creaid is the support we have from the world.
(Info)
- Art & Design, exhibition, opening 15/4. Arts Center of the Municipality of Athens Eleftheria Park (19:00 – 23:00). Duration until April 21.
- Opening hours: Tuesday – Friday 11:00 – 19:00 and Saturday – Sunday: 10:00 – 15:00.
- Online auction: April 15-21, via the Creaid website www.creaid.com.
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