The Platforms Project– Independent Art Fair, the international fair for the independent art scene and meeting place for art groups, platforms, and artists from 26 countries, is being held in the iconic Public Tobacco Factory building for the second year, with a multifaceted parallel program and free admission for the public.

The Platforms Project 2025 – Independent Art Fair will be presented this year, from October 9 to 12, 2025, with conferences, performances, lectures, and workshops by the participating groups. The Public Tobacco Factory space is available for the Platforms Project 2025 – Independent Art Fair with the kind support of the Hellenic Parliament. For thirteen consecutive years, the Platforms Project has been creating the conditions and the venue for hundreds of artists and theorists from around the world to meet and exchange ideas in the visual arts and beyond.

The project is directed by Artemis Potamianou and Michalis Argyrou. Artemis Potamianou is the artistic director of Platforms Project 2025.

Talks and Workshops

Platforms Project 2025 will feature seven thematic talks and workshops, such as “Art & Work” coordinated by Elli Leventaki and the international panel “Who Broke the News? From Headline to Artwork: Rethinking the Narrative,” organized by FRONTPAGE and moderated by Julia Sysalova and Eva Maragaki.

The program also includes book presentations by Fotis Kangelaris and Effie Michalarou, presentations by Alexandros Voutsas and Dr. Maria Kamilaki, as well as talks by foreign curators and artists on collectives, by Duda Affonso, JP Galvão, and Guta Galli. A special moment will be the tribute by The Red Boat platform to the memory of the artist Stavroula Kaziale, who passed away prematurely.