Art in Public Space

In neighborhoods, buildings, and places in need of breathing space, the Onassis Foundation supports Greek creators and transforms public space. Apartment blocks, public and private buildings, bridges, and neighborhoods host works on both small and large scales, meeting each of us in our daily lives.

This year, three new interventions remind us that art can appear in the most unexpected places: Jannis Varelas’ mural "Snooze" at the Onassis Hospital and the large crystal by Nikomachi Karakostanoglou in a specially designed space for reflection and rest at the same model hospital invite visitors, doctors, and patients to pause, breathe, and turn inward. Teo Triantafyllidis’ "That Feeling of Not Knowing" at the Aegean Airlines Business Lounge in Athens International Airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” reminds every traveler that every escape is a privilege. For the Onassis Foundation, interventions in public space are an open dialogue between art and everyday life, a way to bring the unexpected into the familiar and beauty into our shared environment.