ATHENS – Since the initiation of lockdowns as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, art has served as a way out and an outlet of expression for people confined indoors. From theatrical and musical performances, films, museums, and books made freely accessible from home to individual artistic endeavors, art in all its forms has been critical to sustaining our well-being as human beings. On Wednesday, May 27 at 18:30 (GMT+3), the SNF DIALOGUES will hold its fourth live webcast, “Art on Lockdown,” to discuss the deep new challenges arts and culture professionals face as a result of the pandemic. Through an open conversation with these professionals and the audience, SNF DIALOGUES will explore the impacts of the pandemic, what comes next, and our collective responsibility to ensure that art and culture do not succumb to lockdown.

Participants in the DIALOGUES webcast on “Art on Lockdown”:

Foivos Delivorias, Singer-Songwriter, Chairman of the Board at EDEM

Prodromos Tsinikoris, Director, Dramaturge

Katerina Evangelatos, Artistic Director of the Athens & Epidaurus Festival; Linda Kapetanea, Artistic Director of Kalamata Dance Festival; Nikos Kolovos, Artistic Director of National Theatre of Northern Greece; Dimitris Lignadis, Artistic Director of the National Theatre of Greece; Thomas Machairas, Artistic Director of Release Festival; Giannis Paltoglou, Artistic Director of Ejekt Festival; Mily Paschali, Artistic Director at SNF; and Anna Fonsou, President of the “Actor House,” will contribute video messages that will be streamed during the discussion. 

To watch the next live webcast in the DIALOGUES series, “Art on Lockdown,” register online here: https://dialogues.snf.org/en/events/art-on-lockdown/