Athens School of Fine Arts

In a landmark move, Greece is set to establish the Higher School of Performing Arts (ASPET) for the first time. 

Legislation establishing Greece's first state-run university-level school for the performing arts will be presented at a cabinet meeting on Thursday before being put to public consultation and then heading to Parliament for ratification.

The new ADEA offices opened today in Tavros.

They were inaugurated on Tuesday morning in the presence of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

The Goddess Nike at the Panathenaic Stadium with the Parthenon in the Background: The Design of the Olympic Medal Born from the Imagination of Creator Elena Votsi

The Olympic medal, designed by Elena Votsi for the 2004 Olympic Games, was decided by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to consistently feature one of its sides for many years to come.

In "Ephemeral," Athens School of Fine Arts graduate and art teacher Virginia Filippousi taps into the mood of the season with a series of compositions combing underwater photography, seascapes and paintings of people bathing, from the perspective of a snorkeler. The show will be on display at the Cube Gallery (cubegallery.gr, 39 Miaouli) in Patra.

The rector of the Athens School of Fine Arts has alerted a prosecutor to claims made anonymously earlier this month on social media by two female students at the institution accusing one of its professors of sexual harassment.

The Athens School of Fine Arts presents a fascinating exhibition of original models made of recycled materials depicting how the school's students envision the schools of the future. The online exhibition is part of the City of Athens' "Children, City, Monuments" initiative and is geared at encouraging youngsters to dream big and unleash their creative forces.

The Canadian short documentary film "Rouge D 4 Femme" (Red D 4 Woman) by Nadia Fortin will be screened at the Athens School of Fine Arts' theater as part of the Athens Video Dance Project festival on Friday, January 24. The film tells the story of Josee Delorme, a woman suffering from cerebral palsy who has created her own form of communication to express herself.

Serving as an incubator for emerging artists, this year's edition of the Platforms Project is the biggest to date, presenting 60 platforms from 17 countries at the Nikos Kessanlis Exhibition Hall of the Athens School of Fine Arts (ASFA) along with a diverse parallel program of talks and meetings, video screenings, children's programs, performances and parties.

In his latest series of paintings, "Silence Museum," Greek artist Nikos Papanikolaou comments on the modern way of life and on what he describes as his "collection of personal disappointments." The artist is a graduate of the Athens School of Fine Arts where, among others, he studied under Nikos Kessanlis.