Project 6: EGG - Gallery of Colors Thessaloniki and Aitoliko, GREECE

[Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)]

EGG - Gallery of Colors Thessaloniki

25 Years of IUOMA Mail Art Exhibit+-
2 May, 2013, International Day of Colors, 2011, 2012, 2013

Theme: FREE with EGG shape
Size: 10 x 15 cm (postcard) until A4 (21 x 29 cm)
Technique: FREE only original art, no digital copies
No Jury - No return - Family Friendly, No offensive material

Deadline: April 23, 2013

Send to:
Afrodite Karamanli
48 Gambetta
54642 Thessaloniki GREECE
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"EGG" - Thessaloniki Gallery of Colors
Greek Orthodox Easter will be May 5, 2013, and so the International Day of Color , May 2, 2013.
will be Thursday of Holy Week, the day we dye the eggs red and other colors.
For this mail art call we ask that you incorporate the shape of the EGG within the free theme of your work.
The EGG also is symbolic against the Egg-of-the-Snake of Fascism and Racism which is in the Economic Crisis
of Europe and elsewhere in the world.
Also suggested themes include:
"Internet - Human Relations against Alienation"
"Word and Deed for Change"
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On May 2, 2013, Gallery of Colour Event:
Those in Thessaloniki are invited to bring their art supplies and participate in a "painting-the-wall" happening
at The Gallery of Colors, Aliakmonos 1 and Pipsou street in the WoodShops district ( Xiladika) near
the International Railroad Station in Thessaloniki, Greece
There will be cultural events in cooperation with the 2nd District of the City of Thessaloniki
and other community organizations.
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August 16 - 26, 2013: Exhibit in honor of the 25 Years of IUOMA Mail Art:
Art work arriving by April 23, 2013 will be exhibited at the Aitoliko - Mesolonggi Gallery"
"ergogallery" of Grigoris. and Michalis Kotsaris
There will be events taking place with cutural organizations of Aitoliko and a Seminar Day
with the writings of Dionisios of Fourna, concerning the colors used by Emmanuel Panselinos
and the icon painting of the Macedonia School of the Byzantine Era.
Also on August 16 there will be an exhibit of the prints of Vaso Katrak at the Museum of V.Katraki.
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All the art work of this Triennale will also be exhibited in the Fall, 2013, at the Gallery of Colors in Thessaloniki,
and there will be organized events and guided tours for schools and the general public.

 

[Afroditi Karamanli]

Many EGGs from Italy, too:

Pertone in Genova:

from StraDaDa:

[Afroditi Karamanli]

Beautiful "foggy" watercolor EGGs from Amaryllis in Boston:

[Afroditi Karamanli]

A "painted" EGG by a painter in Italy:

[Afroditi Karamanli]

From Erni and the Off Scene Akademie in Hamburg came this EGG surprise!

more details on the blog:

'Broken Eggs" from the Haptic Werewolf in Hamburg

[Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)]

A beautiful BLUE from Suus in Mokum:

and with "egg warmers"...

[DKeys]

sending an egg out today!!!

[Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)]

Thanks Diane, and Amy, we'll be on the look-out for your EGGs! :-)

The more the merrier:

[Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)]

Happy Easter and Sunny Spring to all!

See EGGs received at blogspot, on far right...hit the snake on the egg:

http://thessalonikicolorsgallery.blogspot.com

New EGG arrivals, thank you! :

From Rebecca Guyver:

from Amy Irwen:

[Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)]

This egg-in-a-basket...

(or are they little snakes coming up and around an egg?)

arrived today from Ti Ar Raden! thank you!

Egg shapes on  the flip side, too:

[Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)]

New arrivals posted at Events:

EGG - Gallery of Colors Thessaloniki

and at blogspot...

tTme to send until Tuesday, April 23!

Many thanks for all received.

[Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)]

April 29 until May 15, 2013:

Tonight is the first of the EGG-Gallery of Colors exhibits and events,

an exhibit before Thursday, May 2 International Day of Color!

If you are in  Thessaloniki, come visit the EGG exhibit at the 

5th District of the the City of Thessaloniki, Syndika 24.

Tonight, Monday, April 29, 2013, at 7 p.m. 

240 art works by 180 artists from 27 countries!

More events planned for May 2 and August 16: 25 Years of IUOMA!

[Valentine Mark Herman]

Best wishes for the Exhibition and Events, and may all your EGGs have double yokes!