POSTER FOR CRETE

ORGINAZATION 100 graphic designers from Greece and Cyprus create a poster for Crete raising funds for the workof ELEPAP Chania and Orizontas

The Region of Crete, the Regional Unit of Chania, the Municipality of Chania, the Ephorate of Antiquities of Chania and Omen Art Shop Gallery organise a unique graphic design poster exhibition for raising charity funds, entitled “100 Posters for Crete”. 100 graphic designers, who live and work in Greece, Cyprus and many other cities abroad, were invited to design disinterestedly one poster each about Crete, without any subject or technique restrictions. The feedback to the request was so massive that the positions were filled almost instantly by 100 talented creators. The chosen posters will be sold in copies at a low cost, as the raised money will be offered to support “ELEPAP Chania” and “Orizontas”, two of the most active charity organisations in Chania. The visitors of the exhibition, besides contributing the organisations mentioned above, will also enjoy themselves watching 100 different works of art depicting every aspect of life on the island, including civilization, culture, tourism, ecology, nutrition etc. The creators cover a wide range of techniques and subjects through their work, offering food for thought to the visitor as well as humorous moments at times. The aim of the exhibition is firstly to support the two fund raising organisations of the city and secondly to feature the greek graphic design the best way there is. A favourite destination of Greece was selected at the peak of the tourist season so that as many people possible will attend the exhibition and will carry their impressions all over the world. The exhibition will take place from July 27th to August 18th at the Firkas Fortress, in the heart of the Venetian Harbour of Chania. The exhibition will be open to public daily from 10am to 5pm and from 7pm to 10pm. The coordination of the exhibition is arranged by Vassilis Pitsonis, graphic designer who lives and works in Chania, Crete.

website: www.omenart.gr/index.php/100-posters-for-crete facebook: www.facebook.com/100postersforcrete

participating designers:

John Aggelakos Aimilia Alexandratou Dimitris Anapliotis Aggeliki Athanasiadi Argyris Athanasiadis Kostis Atsalis Maria Begli Thanassis Bertahas Olga Bitsaki Marios Charalambous Marina Chatzipanagiotou Theodora Chatzivasiloglou Antigoni Chryssanthopoulou Maria Chryssou Stefani Constantinou Stavros Damos Manos Diamantidis Manolis Dimitriadis Nikolas Dionysiadis Elena Drolia Nikolas Drossos Christina Fountedaki Nikos Gazetas Nausika Georgakopoulou Elena Georgiadou Sophia Georgopoulou GraFistiki Creative Vassilis Grivas Andreas Hadjipieri David Haralambidis Marios Ioannidis Aleka Kaberi Petros Kakouros Vangelis Kalochristianakis

Dimitris Kanellopoulos Kostas Karamaunas Maria Karampoiki Mike Karolos Irini Kastrinaki Diogenis Katoglou Despina Katsouli Stavros Kioutsioukis Dimitris Klagkos Isidore Koliavras (Isikol) Spiros Kordilas Nikos Kosmadakis Panagiotis Koumertas Konstantina Koumpaki Maria Kyriou Nantia Louka Soffia Loukeri Eleni Makri Lysimachos Maltoudoglou Eleni Mareska Tonia Markoulaki Emmanouela Mathioudaki Panagiotis Mettalinos Monoscopic George Nikolaidis Artemis Nikolopoulou George Nousias Odysseas Padoulas Maria Papaeftsathiou Marianna Papagiannopoulou Dimitris Papaioannou Nick Paschalis Iordanis Passas Kiki Patrali

Polyhedron Kyriakos Polyzogopoulos Nick Reginas Vassilis Sachinidis Giannis Savvalas Yiannis Siemos Panagiotis Sifakis Slab Rob Snow Soloúp Anna Sotiropoulou Anastasia Soulaki Panagiotis Sounas Anna-Maria Souti Elena Sposito Giorgos Stathis George Sylligardos Georgia Theodorli Panagiotis Theofilopoulos Pantelis Toutounopoulos Alexandros Traianos Truly Ioannis Tsiamantas Argiris Tsimpirimpis Leda-Anastasia Tsoukala Giannos Tzortzakis Ria Vardi Gerasimos Vitoratos Sifis Vlatakis Evros Voskarides Dimitra Xiraki Andreas Zampoulis