ART - ATHINA is an annual international contemporary art

Contemporary art

Contemporary art can be defined variously as art produced at this present point in time or art produced since World War II. The definition of the word contemporary would support the first view, but museums of contemporary art commonly define their collections as consisting of art produced...

 fair that takes place in Athens

Athens

Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...

. The first ART-ATHINA was organized in 1993, making it one of the oldest contemporary art fair

Art fair

An art fair is a commercial exhibition that shows the work of artists or art dealers. Each entrant has to pay a fee.Art fairs are not to be confused with art exhibitions. Exhibitions are organised by curators....

s in Europe

Europe

Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

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ART-ATHINA is organized by the Greek Hellenic Art Galleries Association (PSAT) as a way for galleries

Art gallery

An art gallery or art museum is a building or space for the exhibition of art, usually visual art.Museums can be public or private, but what distinguishes a museum is the ownership of a collection...

 to showcase their artists and gallery owners to interact and network with each other. The 14th annual event in 2008 attracted over 18,000 visitors. The 2010 exhibition involves 58 galleries from 11 countries.

The fair played a decisive role in the creation of the dynamic art market in Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

 and each year receives warm feedback

Feedback

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from galleries and buyers.