Featuring 55 works of contemporary art and the announcement of five winners from its open artistic competition, the exhibition DEI Meets Art Vol. 2″ has officially opened at the Historic Steam Power Station of DEI (Public Power Corporation of Greece) in Neo Faliro. The exhibition is free to the public and will run until January 10, 2027, with the five prize-winning artists sharing a total of €20,000 in cash awards.
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Curated by art historian Christoforos Marinos, the exhibition brings together works selected from more than one thousand submissions entered into DEI’s second open art competition. Painting, sculpture, printmaking, design, moving image, sound art, installations, and performance come together in a wide-ranging contemporary art showcase, set within a space deeply rooted in the country’s industrial heritage.
Material from DEI’s historical archive was used by the artists
The participating artists approached DEI’s history and industrial legacy through diverse media and contemporary artistic languages, drawing on material from the DEI Historical Archive collections. The works illuminate different facets of DEI’s more than 75-year journey and its relationship with Greek society — all within a venue that is itself an integral part of that story. At the opening ceremony and awards presentation, company executives, artists, representatives from the cultural sector, and invited guests toured all 55 works on display at the Historic Steam Power Station of Neo Faliro.
What Sofia Dimitsa said
Sofia Dimitsa, Group Director of Corporate Affairs & Communications at DEI, commented: “For more than 75 years, DEI has been an inseparable part of the country’s social and economic fabric, with art and culture holding a permanent place along that journey.
Today, this relationship continues to evolve, creating space for new ideas, new voices, and contemporary forms of artistic expression. With the exhibition ‘DEI Meets Art Vol. 2’, the artists themselves invite us to see DEI’s history, its industrial heritage, and what energy means to this country and its people — through their own eyes. Supporting culture is a strategic, enduring commitment for DEI, one that connects our historical legacy with contemporary creativity and strengthens the dialogue between art and society.”
What Christoforos Marinos said
Art historian and exhibition curator Christoforos Marinos stated: “Electricity radically transformed the way we live and perceive the world. It also transformed art itself, offering creators new media and new possibilities for expression. The exhibition ‘DEI Meets Art Vol. 2’ explores this interaction, while capturing a rich and fascinating range of perspectives on contemporary Greek art — art being made in Greece today. Drawing from more than 1,000 submissions, the 55 works on display stand out for their originality and inventive approach to the subject. For me, the greatest challenge was the Neo Faliro power station itself — a space with a powerful personality and history. My aim was to highlight its distinctive character by creating new, unexpected relationships between the artworks and their industrial setting.”
Five prizes totalling €20,000 awarded
Five of the 55 exhibited works received cash prizes from the competition, totalling €20,000. Specifically, the 1st prize (€8,000) was awarded to Orestis Mavroudes, the 2nd prize (€5,000) to Dionysis Christofilogianni, and the 3rd prize (€3,000) to Sofia Ntona. The 4th and 5th prizes, worth €2,000 each, went to VASKOS (Vasilis Noulas and Kostas Tzimoilis) and Virginia Mastrogianaki, respectively. The five winning works were selected by a seven-member jury comprising Katerina Gregou, Giorgos Koumentakis, Christoforos Marinos, Maria Mavroidi, Elena Mavromichali, Thouli Misirloglou, and Giorgos Tzirtzilakis.
Opening hours and days
The exhibition is hosted at the Historic Steam Power Station of DEI in Neo Faliro (1 Solomou & Dimitriou Falireos, 15847 Piraeus) and will remain open to the public through Sunday, January 10, 2027. Admission is free.
Opening hours:
Wednesday – Friday: 17:00 – 21:00
Saturday – Sunday: 16:00 – 21:00
The exhibition will be closed on public holidays.
