Artists for Artists Launches Peer-to-Peer Pedagogical Platform with Radical Care Ethos
Artists for Artists (AfA), an online platform established by Stefanos Tsivopoulos and Chrisoula Lionis, aims to link seasoned artists with emerging talent worldwide. Since its launch in July 2020, the platform's first masterclass included 24 artists from 17 different cities, such as New York, Bangalore, and Santiago. Without any institutional support, AfA operates on a peer-to-peer micro-funding approach, where each participant donates $50 to assist three fellow artists. Workshops conducted by Terike Haapoja, Ahmet Öğüt, and Tsivopoulos focused on collaborative efforts without hierarchy. Upcoming initiatives involve online residencies, a curated exhibition by Abhijan Toto, a second masterclass in November 2020, and a physical event in Athens during Summer 2021, created in response to the lack of institutional aid during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Key facts
- Artists for Artists (AfA) is an online pedagogical platform launched in July 2020.
- Co-founded by Stefanos Tsivopoulos and Chrisoula Lionis, it operates on principles of radical care and peer-to-peer exchange.
- The inaugural masterclass involved 24 participating artists from 17 cities worldwide.
- A peer-to-peer micro-funding model requires $50 contributions per participant, redistributed among artists.
- Advising artists included Terike Haapoja, Ahmet Öğüt, and Stefanos Tsivopoulos.
- AfA connects to Tsivopoulos's earlier works like History Zero (2013) and Alternative Currencies: An Archive and A Manifesto.
- Future events include an exhibition curated by Abhijan Toto and a physical masterclass in Athens in Summer 2021.
- The platform aims to address precarity and lack of institutional support for early-career artists, especially from the Global South.
Entities
Artists
- Stefanos Tsivopoulos
- Chrisoula Lionis
- Terike Haapoja
- Ahmet Öğüt
- Khaled Hourani
- Abhijan Toto
- Uroš Čvoro
- Tamara Kneese
- Hi‘ilei Julia Kawehipuaakahaopulani Hobart
Institutions
- ARTMargins Online
- Venice Biennale
- ISCP
- documenta 14
- Rubin Foundation New York
- National Institute for Experimental Arts
- UNSW Australia
- Forest Curriculum
- Moscow Biennial for Young Art
Locations
- Athens
- Greece
- Sydney
- Australia
- New York
- USA
- Amsterdam
- Netherlands
- Bangalore
- India
- Santiago
- Chile
- Melbourne
- Manila
- Philippines
- Fez
- Morocco
- Kassel
- Germany
- South-Eastern Europe
- North Africa