NEON presents an online discussion series around contemporary culture in the era of social distancing enforced by the current COVID-19 pandemic.

With a focus on the presentation of contemporary art in public spaces, NEON remains faithful to its mission, and through alternative channels of communication proposes a reconnection with art, to redesign the ‘new normal’ together with the people of the cultural world.

The NEON Talks – an online discussion series – connects the general public with contemporary art and its actors. The programme introduces people from the world of culture, such as artists, curators, collectives and representatives from art galleries and non-profit organisations, through live unplugged conversations about the new conditions of art in the age of social distancing, addressing problems, concerns and questions, and offering suggestions for the future.

Next Tuesday, 26 May 2020, the Director of Thessaloniki International Film Festival and Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, Orestis Andreadakis, will discuss with Curator, Art Historian and Museologist, Katerina Gregos. The conversation will be moderated by journalist Maria Katsounaki.

How much can art affect or shape this new era? What is art’s place and which characteristics, abilities and skills must artists develop in order to both face and express the world’s differing post-pandemic needs and views? How will we evaluate the field of art and culture in a post-Covid-19 era?

The discussion will be live-streamed on NEON’s YouTube channel and questions may be submitted in advance, by Monday 25 May 2020, via e-mail at talks@neon.org.gr.

NEON’s objective is to convey to the public the value of contemporary art and culture and to help document the issues that will arise in this new reality.