Chili Art Gallery (Thiseio, Athens, Greece), in collaboration with Art Curator Paris Kapralos, issues an Open Call for visual artists to submit their works for participation in a season-ending exhibition at the Athenian art venue. The exhibition will open in early July and run through September. In parallel, it will be featured online for international audiences via the platform ARTgrID.

Accepted Works. The exhibition welcomes submissions of paintings, printmaking, photography, digital art, collage, VideoArt, art objects, ceramics, mosaics, and sculptures.

Eligible Themes. Indicatively, but not exclusively, human-centered works are eligible, as well as landscape art, travel photography, and works capturing the human imprint in symbolic or semiotic ways. Also welcome are constructions and art objects made of materials evoking summer, vacation, childhood, or the inner child we all carry to our end. Conceptual works are also acceptable.

Who Can Submit. Artists over the age of 18 residing in Greece or Cyprus, regardless of origin, may submit works. The official languages of the exhibition are Greek and English.

Documentation Text / Conceptual Framework
Summer: the word that holds within it childhood memories, endless hours of carefree play, seaside scents, and warm afternoons that seem to last forever. Summer vacations are not just a “pause” from everyday life. They are a deeply human need – a necessary antidote to the pace of modern living. Perhaps because those early childhood holidays gave us something indelible: the experience of freedom and discovery.
According to Psychology, shared family experiences enhance cohesion and reduce stress. As adults too, summer offers us the luxury of doing “nothing” without guilt, of reconnecting with ourselves, with nature, and with others. It’s not laziness – it’s recharging. It’s a cultural asset. Perhaps the sweetest invention of modernity. Essential. Irreplaceable. Summer.

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

• (1) Photos of up to 3 available works, 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 frame/glass.
• (2) Artwork details, referenced by file name (e.g. A1.JPG), listed in this order and separated by commas: Artist’s full name, Title of work, Materials and technique, Dimensions (in cm – if wall-mounted: Height x Width; if sculptural/object: Height x Width x Depth), Year of completion.
• (3) Your contact information: Full name, Email, Phone number.

✨ If you wish to submit Video Art, please either send video files via wetransfer along with an email containing the rest of the required details, or provide a link (Vimeo, YouTube) with full access to the video.

Important Notes
– Questions and clarifications strictly regarding the submission process must be sent in writing via email to the address above and will be answered within 24 hours.
– Information about the event organization and your individual proposal will only be provided to selected artists after submission and selection – not before. Submissions that are incomplete or fail to follow the required format will be disregarded.
– If selected, we will contact you directly with a reply email containing full participation instructions.
– The deadline is not necessarily intended for creating new works; you may select from existing works that represent you, are relevant to the theme, and that you would like to present in the context of the exhibition.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: until Sunday, June 15, 2025 at 23:59.