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Oinoteleia IV
...just around the corner, November 4 and 5, 2006 in Thessaloniki.
2006 has been a very busy year for the ArtExchange in our search for Dionysos…he has definitely removing all obstacles to attend one wine event after the other, where we visited with old frinds from the Avantis Estate in Evia,
The Gaia folks from Peloponissos and Santorini amongst many, many others
— at all four of the Oinoteleia gatherings, the Oinorama one as well as a fantastic visit with the creative folks on the Manoussakis Estate in Chania, read more on this here...
A Spring Day in Chania.PDF
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Information Meeting for ArtExchange’s Trekking Crete Tour
Where: Calgary Area Outdoor Center
1111 Memorial Dr. NW
Calgary, Alberta
(The Old Fire Hall)
When: Monday October 16, 2006
6-7 P.M.
Refreshments will be served and Free Parking provided.
Because of limited space you must pre-register by October 14, 2006.
RSVP: by e-mail at cpizanias@telusplanet.net, or by leaving a message at: 238-0701 by Saturday October 14, 2006.
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Calgary Greek Festival 2005
We made many more friends at this year’s Greek Festival sponsored by Saint Demetrius Greek Orthodox Church in Calgary, June 24-26, 2005. This event has become a must festival for Calgarians and summer visitors alike. Our booth was visited by thousands, all amazed at the artistic wealth of modern Greece.
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The
Lyceum
Connection
2004
Another
engaging
array
of
lectures,
seminars
and
field
experiences
through
the
Lyceum
Connection ........................................
The "Migrations in the Third Dimension: Tradition and Innovation in Canada and the Cyclades" project is an international cultural exchange celebrating tradition and innovation, showcasing the work of Alberta-based sculptors in Tinos, Greece.
Previously on Migrations...
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Athens
Tour
of
Olympics
&
ArtAthina
2004 ........................................
Greek
Sculptors
Working
al
fresco ........................................
Migrations
Silent
Auction
held
in
support
of
the
Migrations
project. ........................................
Re-Collections
Painter
Phil
Darrah's
extremely
successful
show
in
Tinos,
Greece. ........................................
The
Greek
Festival
2004
The
annual
festival
held
in
Calgary,
Alberta ........................................
Slow
Food
Dedicated
to
the
revival
of
the
kitchen
and
the
table
as
centers
of
pleasure,
culture
and
community;
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Through the curatorial efforts of our Director, Dr. Caterina Pizanias, we have been organizing exhibits of Canadian artists in Greece to the delight of our Greek audiences. Another group show is on the works.
Read More...
The
Lyceum
Connection
2004
In appreciation of the support and acceptance we have been receiving in our home base (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) and our home-away-from-home on Tinos, Greece and other islands in Greece, the ArtExchange has become increasingly involved with events that support the various communities. We firmly believe that good art, good food and wine should be shared among good company!!
"Symplokes/Interweavings"
Caterina Pizanias will curate the exhibit entitled "Symplokes/Interweavings", a collaboration of works by Greek Artist Lily Bakoyiannis and Shirley Rimer, of Red Deer, at the Red Deer and District Museum in the late summer of 2008.
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Greek Cooking Classes
The ArtExchange is proud to have contributed to the mini-revolution in raising awareness of regional foods and drinks in Calgary and surrounding area. Our Director’s Greek cooking classes are regularly sold out at the Cooking School of the CookBook Company where she shares recipes she has collected during travels to Greece and her passion for indigenous Greek grape wines.
The February “A Family Feast” class (February 24, 2006) is sold out.
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The ArtExchange was present during the national wine exhibit "Oinoteleia" in Athens during the last week end of January 2006, where some of the best Greek wine producers presented their wines. An excellent event with wine tastings, food and wine pairings, opportunities to meet with the producers. And as is the case in all such events, we discovered a small producer ( 30.000 bottles a year) from the island of Cephallonia who’s been definitely touched by Dionysos!
The owner of Sclavos Wines, Mr. Evriviadis Sclavos (see photo above) tirelesly shared his philosophy and dificulties in organic farming—he follows Rudolph Steiner—as well as his commitment to work with indigenous grapes such as Moschato and Mavrodaphne. But we absolutely fell in love with his experimental "Metageitnion" white, made from local "Vostilidi" grapes…a most heavenly wine in its earthiness! The name of this wine is translated as "Between neighbors" and it hails back to the second month of the year in ancient Attica, approximately comparable to the last half of August and the first half of September. There was also a popular festival held at the time in honour of the god Apollo by the same name.
Definitely an occasion to celebrate any and all gods when savouring this most adventurous wine! It won’t be long before we pay him a visit on his island!
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On
a
recent
trip
to
Greece,
Caterina
Pizanias
came
upon
a
project
involving
eleven
sculptors
who
had
been
working
al
fresco
all
summer
creating
statues
in
full
view
of
the
public.
These
statues
will
be
installed
across
the
Marathon
Route,
just
like
in
ancient
Olympia
and
then
after
the
Olympics
they
hope
that
financing
will
be
made
available
to
buy
them
individually,
or
that
the
mayor
of
Athens
will
create
a
sculpture
park.
It
was
magical
just
to
watch
them
work....even
with
the
tons
of
dust!
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The collaboration of The ArtExchange and The Exhibition House results in an extremely successful exhibition of Phil Darrah's work in Tinos, Greece. With a great turn out opening night, the majority of Darrah's work sold, and more exhibits lined up in the near future, this is definitely an artful success!
Read On...
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Dr.
Caterina
Pizanias
broadens
the
ArtExchange's
horizons
again
as
she
returns
to
lead
a
group
of
college
students
through
a
custom
tailored
programme
for
The
Lyceum
Connection,
2004.
Dr.
Cat's
great
experience,
knowledge
and
enthusiasm
created
an
engaging
array
of
lectures,
seminars
and
field
experiences.
This
unique
programme
proved
to
be
an
exciting
adventure
for
the
ArtExchange
and
its
participants!
This
page
uses
Flash
technology.
Please
download
the
latest
Flash
Player
from
Macromedia
to
ensure
proper
viewing
of
this
map.
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Read
about
The
Greek
Festival
2004
and
the
ArtExchange...
The
6th
Calgary
Greek
Festival
took
place
during
the
third
week
end
in
June
and
it
was
a
smashing
success!
Thousands
of
Calgarians
as
well
as
visitors
from
out
of
the
province
came
through
to
tatse
Greek
food
at
its
freshest
best,
have
a
glass
or
two
of
wine,
enjoy
the
live
music
and
folk
dances
not
only
from
greek
groups
from
other
ethnic
communities,
a
very
welcomed
first.
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 "Slow Food is dedicated to the revival of the kitchen and the table as centers of pleasure, culture and community; to the invigoration and proliferation of regional, seasonal culinary traditions, and to living a slower and more harmonious rhythm of life."The movement (the antithesis of "fast food") has its roots in Italy and promotes support of local producers, locally produced foods, and the restaurants and other eating establishments that use and serve their products. The ArtExchange is committed to the same philosophy in our choices of eating and/or drinking establishments during our tours of Greece.
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