Art Curator Paris Kapralos, on the occasion of World Refugee Day (June 20), presents the exhibition “Nameless Journeys” and invites visual artists to submit their works for participation. The physical exhibition will be hosted at Alma Mater art space from June 20 – 29, 2025, and will also be available online via our platform for one month.

Eligibility. You may submit works of painting, printmaking, photography, digital art, collage, and video art.

Conceptual Framework. In 2000, the United Nations General Assembly, with resolution 55/76, designated June 20 as World Refugee Day, starting in 2001, which marked the 50th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention. Every journey has a beginning, a destination, and a story. Yet some journeys remain invisible—without a name, without a map, without testimony. These are the paths of those who move silently among us, leaving behind homes, identities, memories—fleeing mass or individual persecution and violence. With collective and unspoken traumas, often beyond comprehension, their stories go unheard.

World Refugee Day is not just a symbol; it is a moment to create space for collective empathy.

“Nameless Journeys” are not only about displacement. They speak of the search for meaning, of the struggle to exist where one never has before. These journeys have no face because they were never given the time or the right to stand still long enough to acquire one. They speak of the fear of rejection, the insecurity of waiting, the fatigue of constant “after.” Paths carved through unknown roads, in lands that promise nothing beyond the hope of survival.

Nameless does not mean faceless. Behind every step is a decision. Behind every silence, a cry unheard. In “Nameless Journeys,” we observe the unseen—where visibility is not a given. People who stand at the threshold: between earth and sky, past and present, familiar and foreign. Many will never be recorded. They may never meet normality. They may never find a place to stand without fear.

Let us give space to these nameless journeys. Not to name them, but to respect them. To gaze upon them as one gazes toward the horizon: with uncertainty, with hope, and with the deep awareness that somewhere out there, someone keeps moving forward.

What to Submit. Please send an email to artistsartgrid@gmail.com with the subject “ΠΡΟΣΦΥΓΕΣ” including the following:

• (1) Photos of up to 2 available artworks, each in a separate high-resolution jpg image file. Note: submitted works are not indicative. If selected, only the submitted work(s) may be exhibited. Works on paper must be photographed without a frame/glass.
• (2) Details of each work, referenced by file name (e.g. A1.JPG), written in this order, separated by commas: Artist’s full name, Title of work, Materials and technique, Dimensions (in centimeters, Height x Width), Year of completion.
• (3) Your contact information: Full name, Email, Phone number.

✨ If you wish to submit Video Art, please send video files via wetransfer and email us the remaining details, or provide a link (Vimeo, YouTube) where the full video is accessible.

Important Notes
– Clarifications and questions strictly regarding the submission process must be sent in writing via email to the above address and will be answered within 24 hours.
– Information about the organization and the proposal will be provided only to selected artists, after submission and selection – not before. Submissions missing any of the required materials or not following the specified format will be disregarded.
– If selected, we will contact you promptly with a reply email including full details on your participation.
– The submission deadline is not necessarily intended for the creation of new works; you may select from your existing body of work pieces that represent you, are thematically relevant, and that you wish to present in the context of the exhibition.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: until Sunday, June 1, 2025 at 23:59.