{"id":1744,"date":"2021-01-19T22:55:42","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T22:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artogether.gr\/schetika-me-emas\/"},"modified":"2021-05-11T16:22:56","modified_gmt":"2021-05-11T16:22:56","slug":"schetika-me-emas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/artogether.gr\/en\/schetika-me-emas\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-532 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/artogether.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/vsa-i-texni.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"366\" height=\"364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artogether.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/vsa-i-texni.jpg 795w, https:\/\/artogether.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/vsa-i-texni-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artogether.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/vsa-i-texni-768x765.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artogether.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/vsa-i-texni-672x669.jpg 672w, https:\/\/artogether.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/vsa-i-texni-480x478.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 366px) 100vw, 366px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1619005161618{padding-top: 15px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>ARTOGETHER<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Since its founding in 1990,<strong><em> ARTOGETHER<\/em> (Art\u00a0 of People With and Without Disabilities) <\/strong>has offered numerous opportunities for creative activities and inclusion in cultural life to people with and without disabilities, with the aim of insuring equality of access to all.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art of people with and without disabilities<\/strong>. Because we stress our commitment to ensuring access to artistic activities for everyone, because we want a world where disability is not an issue.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>ARTOGETHER<\/strong><\/em> Because we believe that people with and without disabilities can and should combine their efforts, and because we have seen that art breaks down barriers and brings people together, overcomes limits and builds bridges between cultures, beliefs and generations. Because every human being has the right and the potential for artistic expression.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;color&#8221;][vc_column]<div class=\"ult_row_spacer\"><div class=\"ult-sticky-anchor\"><div class=\"ult-sticky-section ult-sticky \"  data-gutter= '60' data-stick_behaviour= 'stick_with_scroll'  data-sticky_position= 'top' data-mobile='no' data-support='no'>[vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1617116339941{background-color: #ffffff !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_btn title=&#8221;PRINCIPLES &#8211; AIMS&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; button_block=&#8221;true&#8221; link=&#8221;url:%23arhes&#8221; el_class=&#8221;grey_button&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_btn title=&#8221;LEGAL STATUS&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; button_block=&#8221;true&#8221; link=&#8221;url:%23nomiki&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_btn title=&#8221;HISTORY&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; button_block=&#8221;true&#8221; link=&#8221;url:%23history&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_btn title=&#8221;AWARDS&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; button_block=&#8221;true&#8221; link=&#8221;url:%23diakriseis&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_btn title=&#8221;SUPPORTERS&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; button_block=&#8221;true&#8221; link=&#8221;url:%23ypostiriktes&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_btn title=&#8221;FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGNS&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; button_block=&#8221;true&#8221; link=&#8221;url:%23poroi&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]<\/div><div class=\"ult-space\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=&#8221;arhes&#8221; type=&#8221;image&#8221; bg_position=&#8221;center&#8221; bg_position_horizontal=&#8221;center&#8221; bg_cover=&#8221;false&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>PRINCIPLES\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><em>ARTOGETHER<\/em> bases its actions on the following principles that have, as their common denominator, our belief in every human being\u2019s unlimited potential and right to equal opportunities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Art is an archetypal and universal language in which humans express their thoughts, ideas, feelings, desires and fears.<\/li>\n<li>Contact with art and culture enriches and refines our spiritual world.<\/li>\n<li>Art helps people overcome their personal barriers and builds bridges between cultures and generations<\/li>\n<li>Every person with a disability, at any age, has the right to enjoy art and to participate, as a creative artist, on an equal footing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>AIMS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>To provide people with disabilities opportunities for creative expression, that enhance their self-esteem.<\/li>\n<li>To organize accessible programs that enable people with disabilities to participate in the cultural life of the country.<\/li>\n<li>To connect individual artists and groups with one another and to organize inclusive artistic events and workshops for disabled and able-bodied people.<\/li>\n<li>To inform and sensitize persons involved in education, culture and arts on matters concerning disability and accessibility.<\/li>\n<li>To sensitize state authorities and the wider public as to the right of people with disability to equal access to art and culture, to promote their work and to enhance social inclusion and the acceptance of diversity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=&#8221;nomiki&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>LEGAL STATUS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><em>ARTOGETHER<\/em> is a Non Profit Civil Law Partnership,\u00a0 established in 1990 under article 1462\/90 of the Court of First Instance<\/p>\n<h3><strong>COUNCIL OF PARTNERS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]Despina Aslanidou\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 President<\/p>\n<p>Philareti Papadopoulou\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Deputy President<\/p>\n<p>Katerina Robertson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 General Secretary<\/p>\n<p>Marianna Panagiotou\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Hon. Treasurer<\/p>\n<p>Daphne Economou\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Member[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]Eleni Ioannou\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Member<\/p>\n<p>Katerina Kastrinaki\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Member<\/p>\n<p>Alexios Karampoikis\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Member<\/p>\n<p>Chrysoula Styliara\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Member<\/p>\n<p>Marina Vasiloglou\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Member[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1619005527152{padding-top: 30px !important;}&#8221;]In the past, the following individuals offered valuable services as members of the Council: Iphegenia Benaki, Despina Iamothi, Alexandra Vretou, Nelly Karra, Maria Piperou, Petros Roukoutakis, Liza Pentherouthaki, Photoula Mari.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=&#8221;history&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>OUR HISTORY<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-542 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/artogether.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/logo-apo-Corel.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artogether.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/logo-apo-Corel.jpg 710w, https:\/\/artogether.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/logo-apo-Corel-300x293.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artogether.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/logo-apo-Corel-672x657.jpg 672w, https:\/\/artogether.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/logo-apo-Corel-480x469.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Very Special Arts Hellas,<\/strong> as our organization was titled up to 2019, was founded in 1990 and for 29 years it was an Affiliate Member of the <strong>VSA &#8211; International Organization on Arts and Disability<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>VSA Hellas <\/strong>was and continues to be one of the very few organizations for the disabled in Greece that focuses exclusively on art and culture.<\/p>\n<p>The first step was taken in 1988, when <strong>VSA International<\/strong> approached <strong>Cerebral Palsy Greece<\/strong>.\u00a0 As CPG considered that this should constitute an independent body, with members from the world of arts and from different disabilities, the <strong>Non-Profit Civil Law Partnership VSA Hellas<\/strong> was founded in 1990, with Despina \u00a0Aslanidou at its head.<\/p>\n<p>Until very recently, VSA Hellas retained a close relationship with VSA International and participated in many international events.<\/p>\n<p>However, in 2011, VSA International merged with the Kennedy Centre of Performing Arts in Washington and continued its operation as the Department of VSA and Accessibility. The consequence of this merging was that the network of affiliated organizations was dissolved, and past partners were no longer allowed the use of the VSA logo and title.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, in 2019, our organization changed its name to <strong>ARTOGETHER \u2013 Art of people with and without disabilities, <\/strong>a change that coincided with our desire to renew and extend our aims.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>UP TO TODAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Since 1990, VSA Hellas\/ARTOGETHER <\/strong>has played a definitive role in extending access to art and culture for persons with disabilities, in the enhancement of public enlightenment and<strong> in the promotion of innovative procedures and practices in Greece and abroad.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>We have often constituted the connecting link between individual artists and related organizations in the fields of art, culture and disability, through a wide range of activities.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The most important actions to date<\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"650\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"141\"><strong>1988<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"397\"><strong>Unofficial launching of Very Special Arts Hellas\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"397\">EU Award to member of the VSA Hellas team<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"141\"><strong>1989<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"397\">First festivity for people with disabilities in Greece: \u2018Ariadne\u2019s Twine\u2019<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"141\"><strong>1990<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"397\"><strong>Official founding of VSA Hellas<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"397\">Artistic Evening: &#8220;A time to perform&#8221;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\" width=\"141\"><strong>1992<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"397\">Artistic evening: \u201cMasks\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"397\">Training course for young artists (Horizon) Part I<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"397\">Fund-raising campaign: \u201cFaces and Celebrities\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\" width=\"141\"><strong>1993<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"397\">Training course for young artists (Horizon) Part II<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"397\">Commencement of Music-drama group<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"397\">Publication of album: \u201cFaces &amp; Writing\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"141\"><strong>1994<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"397\">Commencement of Visual Art Group<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"397\">Participation at Art Festival in Washington<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\" width=\"141\"><strong>1997<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"397\">Commencement of two-year art course at the Goudi Public Special School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"397\">Commencement of Video workshop<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"397\">Participation in European art exhibition at The Hague<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"141\"><strong>1998<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"397\">The \u201cAriadne\u201d art programme<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"397\">\u201cDiversity in Art\u201d exhibition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\" width=\"141\"><strong>1999<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"397\">Commencement of \u201cPercussion Dance\u201d workshop<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"397\">Official naming of Ariadne Square<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"397\">The \u201cPercussion Dance\u201d workshop in Volos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"141\"><strong>2000<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"397\">Publication of 2000 Calendar: \u201cFaces &amp; Time\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"397\">Commencement of Guided Tours Service<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"141\"><strong>2001<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"397\">Commencement of Audio Description Service<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"141\"><strong>2002<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"397\">Commencement of three-year project: \u2018Art without limits\u2019<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"397\">Panhellenic Exhibition: \u2018Emotions\u2019<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"5\" width=\"141\"><strong>2004<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"397\">\u201cLearning about Disability\u201d workshops for staff at cultural centres<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"397\">Production of educational kits for museums<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"397\">Artistic activity: \u2018For a wreath\u2019<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"397\">Translation of guide for accessible art exhibitions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"397\">Participation at Washington Art Festival<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\" width=\"141\"><strong>2006<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"397\">Honorary Award from the Greek Friends of Museums Association<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"397\">Commencement of Movement Improvisation Group<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"397\">Pilot phase of \u201cLearning by Participating\u201d programme in main stream schools<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"4\" width=\"141\"><strong>2007<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"397\">\u201cLearning by participating\u201d programme (phase 1)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"397\">Participation in documentary: <em>Princess Christina<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"397\">Audio description of films at the \u2018Emotion Pictures\u2019 international film Festival<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"397\">Participation at Paris Very Special Arts Festival<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"5\" width=\"141\"><strong>2008<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"397\">Accessible performance by actors, dancers and singers with cognitive or learning disabilities<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"397\">Audio description at theatre performances for people with visual impairement<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"397\">Commencement of Drama Playgroup<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"397\">Learning by participating\u201d programme (phase 2)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"397\">Accessible site<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"141\"><strong>2012<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"397\">Coming of Age celebration at US Embassy in Athens<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"141\"><strong>2013<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"397\">\u201cIslands of Excellence 2013\u201d Award<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"141\"><strong>2015<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"397\">Commencement of \u201cMusic and Movement\u201d Group for Children.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"141\"><strong>2016<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"397\">25 Years Celebration<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"141\"><strong>2018<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"397\">Commencement of \u201cTravelling Art\u201d Project<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"141\"><strong>2019<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"397\"><strong>Change of name from Very Special Arts Hellas to ARTOGETHER<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"141\"><strong>2020<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"397\">Art Project \u201cWho is Honorine Platzer?\u201d inspired by a painting by Toulouse Lautrec. Under the auspices and with the support of the Ministry of Culture<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=&#8221;diakriseis&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>AWARDS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>On Tuesday 19 March 2013, VSA Hellas\/ ARTOGETHER was awarded an \u2018<strong>Islands of Excellence\u2019<\/strong> award at an official ceremony at the Old Parliament, for our innovative voluntary work. Our Vice Chairman Philareti Papadopoulou accepted the award from the President of the Greek Republic.<\/p>\n<p>Among other distinctions we also received an <strong>honorary award from the Friends of Museums Association<\/strong>, for our work in the field of accessibility and for our programmes that aim at equal access to culture for all.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1381&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1380&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=&#8221;ypostiriktes&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>SUPPORTERS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>ARTOGETHER offers all its services free of charge, thanks to occasional support received from the state, philanthropic foundations and the public.<\/p>\n<p>We mention:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>General Secretariat of Youth<\/li>\n<li>Ministry of Culture<\/li>\n<li>Ministry of Employment<\/li>\n<li>E.U Commission<\/li>\n<li>Municipalities<\/li>\n<li>Stavros Niarchos Foundation<\/li>\n<li>I.F Costopoulos Foundation<\/li>\n<li>Marfin Foundation<\/li>\n<li>TIMA Foundation<\/li>\n<li>S&amp;B Industrial Minerals S.A.<\/li>\n<li>PEPSI co<\/li>\n<li>Banks<\/li>\n<li>and numerous individual donors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Significant cultural sites host our activities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Athens School of Fine Arts<\/li>\n<li>OPANDA City of Athens<\/li>\n<li>Piraeus Bank Group Cultural Foundation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1614 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/artogether.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sponsors3a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artogether.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sponsors3a.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/artogether.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sponsors3a-300x30.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artogether.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sponsors3a-1024x102.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artogether.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sponsors3a-768x77.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artogether.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sponsors3a-672x67.jpg 672w, https:\/\/artogether.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sponsors3a-1038x104.jpg 1038w, https:\/\/artogether.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sponsors3a-480x48.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1612 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/artogether.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sponsors3b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artogether.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sponsors3b.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/artogether.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sponsors3b-300x30.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artogether.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sponsors3b-1024x102.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artogether.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sponsors3b-768x77.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artogether.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sponsors3b-672x67.jpg 672w, https:\/\/artogether.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sponsors3b-1038x104.jpg 1038w, https:\/\/artogether.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sponsors3b-480x48.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=&#8221;poroi&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGNS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Over the years, VSA Hellas\/ ARTOGETHER has organized three important, extremely innovative fund-raising campaigns: \u201cFaces and Celebrities\u201d,<br \/>\n\u201cFaces and Writing\u201d, \u201cFaces and Time\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The proceeds from the campaigns allowed us to acquire our own premises and covered our expenses for many years.<\/p>\n<p>For the purpose of fund-raising, we also organize events like bazaars, parties and raffle sales.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, with the publication of our album: \u2018Travelling Art\u2019 and its distribution to bookshops, we acquired the legal right to make sales in the open market.<\/p>\n<p><strong>All the proceeds from these activities enhance our artistic activities for people with and without disabilities.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text] [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1619005161618{padding-top: 15px !important;}&#8221;] ARTOGETHER Since its founding in 1990, ARTOGETHER (Art\u00a0 of People With and Without Disabilities) has offered numerous opportunities for creative activities and inclusion in cultural life to people with and without disabilities, with the aim of insuring equality of access to all. 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