British Embassy Athens programme in celebration of the bicentenary of the Greek Revolution English
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3 March 2021
Britain’s role in Greece’s struggle for independence is for me and my colleagues in the British Embassy a source of endless fascination but also great pride. This year gives us the chance to explore and celebrate it as never before.
Of course it was Greece’s revolution, and a triumph for the Greek people and its leaders. But we Brits too want to commemorate the thrilling events of 200 years ago, and the supporting role that Britain played – through the inspirational contribution of Byron and the London Greek Committee, the diplomatic dexterity of Lord Canning, the Royal Navy’s role in the struggle at sea that culminated in Navarino.
I got inspired by the recent celebration of Hellenic Education day on February the 9th and the 64th anniversary of the historic newspaper of
Neos Kosmos to write a few words on the issue of Hellenic studies and the reinforcement of the ties between Greece and Greek Diaspora.
Even though technology and especially the Internet seems that, on a personal level has neutralised a big part of the distance that parts countries, the need for specific programs, communal initiatives, and collective movements to bring our communities closer, remains strong between the Greek state and the Greek – Australian community.
That need was depicted in the positive outcome of the La Trobe Hellenic Studies Program where, despite the initial decision to close due to lack of funds, the initiatives taken up primarily by the Australian Greek community, aided by the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs and urged by a relevant question of Parliamentary Scrutiny to the Ministry, signed by me and 27 more collea
As he travels the length and breadth of the country, George Tatakis uses a painterly approach to photography that breathes new life into the traditions and culture of rural Greece
Victoria Miro announces representation of Ali Banisadr
Ali Banisadr, The Prophet, 2020. Oil on Linen, 168 x 224 cm, 66 x 88 in.
LONDON
.-Victoria Miro announced the representation of Ali Banisadr. The Brooklyn-based artist, acclaimed for his urgent, ravishing paintings that deftly combine elements of figuration and abstraction within a signature language, will present new work as part of the gallerys forthcoming online group exhibition themed around the colour blue (from 24 February). A solo exhibition will take place at the gallery in 2022. The first major monograph on the artist is published by Rizzoli in May 2021.
A painter of epic vistas and dazzling intricacies, Ali Banisadr creates complex, turbulent worlds whose syncopated rhythms corral a multitude of references from art history as well as allusions to our own turbulent times. In any single, expansive canvas one might sense the crystalline detail of the Persian miniature tradition, the muscular brushwork of Abstract E
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The Organisational Council for Greek National Day is made up of representatives from all of Victoria’s major Greek Organisations and has been busy planning and programming the events to commemorate the 200th Anniversary of the 1821 Greek Revolution.
The 25 March 1821 commemoration is of religious and national importance for Hellenism. Greeks around the globe celebrate the Annunciation of Our Lady (Evangelismos) as well as the proclamation of the Modern Hellenic State 200 years ago – a very important milestone.
This Commemoration of the Bicentenary of Modern Greece gives the Greek Australian community of Victoria, the Paroikia, the opportunity to promote, educate and enhance the knowledge and understanding of what happened in 1821 to our third, fourth and subsequent generations of Greek Australians. In this way, we can ensure the significance of the important historical event is not lost.