47, Steliou Kazantzidi Str.
Pylaia
57001 Greece
Greece
- Arts
Structure of the organization, including number of staff employed and/or partners: Four founding members, three musicians (Elena Moudiri Chasiotou, Makis Baklatzis and Andriana Achitzanova) and one cultural manager (Tessie Giannakina). Currently, there are two staff employees working permanenetly on a daily basis and several ones temporarily based on each project. Regarding our partners, these are the Municipality of Thessaloniki, the Directorate of Culture and Tourism in concrete, and several cultural institutions of Thessaloniki with which we coopearate according to each project's needs.
Budgetary resources available in a year: 10000-15000 euros.
Sources of funding: The Ministry of Culture, the Municipality of Thessaloniki, private sponsors, own funding
Modalities of action (concrete projects, exchanges, seminars, scholarships etc.): Anopolis World Music Festival, North Evia Festival, Home Concerts, Art studio Concerts, Terpsis Orchestra, Nefes Project
Main partners involved in the organization's projects/activities: Numerous artists-musicians based in Thessaloniki, the Municipality of Thessaloniki, the 3rd Municipal District of the Municipality of Thessaloniki, the Directorate of Culture and Tourism of the Municipality of Thessaloniki.
-Cultivation of music education & active listening
-Research, study and analysis of musical traditions and creation of accessible archival material
-Creating motivation for the expression of contemporary musical trends
-Enhancing personal expression and co-creativity
-Moving from a closed community to an open city. Citizens or groups that are part of a certain institution/community have the opportunity to coexist and share their interest in music
-Creating activities and projects in cooperation with the general public
-Cooperation with respective organizations in Greece and abroad, having the same or similar goals
-Promoting the musical multiculturalism of Thessaloniki, and reinforcing the dynamics of the music groups and artists of the city
Musical traditions of Greece, the Balkans and the Mediterranean, and their contemporary expressions
The idea started in the summer of 2020 in Thessaloniki, in response to the need to create a community of musical expression and creation that will form a key reference point for the cultural, educational and research ecosystem of the city.
The cultural diversity of Thessaloniki is an indisputable part of its identity. The city, as a crossroads, may serve both as a passage and a permanent home for people of different backgrounds who carry and leave traces of their culture, shaping and transforming its contemporary cultural mosaic. History, socio-political events, different habits, trends and ideas interact and merge. Music is the witness of all these changes and social fermentation.
olipoli enters the alleys and neighborhoods of the city, gets inspired by its multicultural wealth and gives space to its expression. Its team organizes group workshops for adults and children, seminars, lectures, educational programs, open rehearsals, concerts and festivals, and undertakes the production of musical and artistic activities, establishing a network of musicians, artists, academics, students, organizations and anyone interested in the art of music.
Focusing on the cultivation of music performance and listening to music, as well as the production of artistic, educational and research work, olipoli promotes and strengthens the cooperation and coexistence of different communities and organizations of Thessaloniki, creating focal points of expression within the city.