Primarolia organisation

PRIMAROLIA – CULTURAL STRATEGIES

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Primarolia organisation was founded in 2019 in Aigio (Achaea, Greece). Defined by a focus on cultural strategies, the main field of research and practice is the conception, curation and production of cultural strategies through a dynamic constellation of contemporary art, historical research and contemporary culture; having as main inspiration the cultural and historical impact of the Corinthian black currant across European ports during 19th century. In particular, Primarolia organisation focuses on projects and processes of historical research, contemporary art practice, curatorial practices, digitisation of archives and developmental culture. Primarolia organisation activates interdisciplinary and intermedia collaborations with artists, researchers, academic and cultural institutions through curatorial schemes of art, history and intercultural projects. The annual extroversion of Primarolia organisation takes place through the homonymous Primarolia Festival, which presents a curated contemporary art exhibition with invited artists from Greece and abroad who present experimental new works inspired by currant histories, while other festival aspects include creative and research symposia/workshops of historical research and developmental culture but also further contemporary collaborations with cultural and academic institutions.

FURTHER PRACTICES

In specific cases, Primarolia organisation has expanded its cultural strategies from the Corinthian black currant to other locations with significant historical and cultural features. The organisation has often been invited to conceive and design such projects which highlight particular aspects of culture and place identity.

PRIMAROLIA PEOPLE

Sotiris Bolis – General direction, Developmental culture, Founder *

Bill Psarras – Artistic direction of exhibition/festival, Cultural and academic networking *

Dimitris Kostopoulos – Graphic design and visual communication/identity *

Nansy Charitonidou – Curation of exhibitions and educational programs

Sofi Moutafi – Intercultural projects coordinator, production assistant of festival

Panagiotis Angelopoulos – Historical research and documentation *

Yannis Papagiannopoulos – Networking and development *

EXTERNAL COLLABORATORS

Stathis Koutrouvides – Historical research and documentation

*founding member of organisation

AREAS

Visual communication and design
Concept video
Art practice
Artist workshops and educational seminars
Cultural/Artistic research-based collaborations with academic institutions
Digital repositories
Oral history documentation
Interdisciplinary conferences and symposia
Festivals focused on contemporary culture
Proposals on cultural development

COLLABORATIONS

Since 2019, Primarolia organisation has established collaborative networks with a series of cultural and academic institutions in Greece and abroad, such as:

Hellenic Ministry of Culture
ADAF – Athens Digital Arts Festival
Onassis Cultural Foundation
Memorandum of Cooperation with the Dept. of Performing and Digital Arts, University of Peloponnese (GR)
MSc in Public History – Hellenic Open University (GR)
InArts Lab – Dept. of Audio and Visual Arts, Ionian University (GR)
Slade School of Fine Art – UCL, University of London (UK)
Central Saint Martins – University of the Arts London (UK)
Kingston University London (UK)
Library of the Hellenic Parliament
General State Archives of Greece (GSAG)