With 60 works of painting and printmaking from its permanent collection, the Municipal Art Gallery of Heraklion welcomes August with a themed exhibition titled Eyes of August.

Taking its name from the poem Far Off (1914) by C. P. Cavafy, the exhibition seeks to capture the essence of one of the year's most beloved months—a time of escape, rest, carefree moments, renewal of body and spirit, and for some, a period of strenuous work under the simultaneously redemptive and punishing sun of the Mediterranean.

"And the eyes of August, deep and burning, scatter along the world’s shores his images, his truth."
— C. P. Cavafy, excerpt from Far Off (1914)

Running through August 28, 2025, the exhibition invites visitors to immerse themselves in artworks that touch the core of summer, the power of the land, and the calm of water. From harbours and boats to the slow rhythms of village life, August light transforms the natural world into a living canvas, where every moment holds a story or a memory.

The works on display come from donations by artists and the Ministry of Culture, featuring creations by:
Alekos Alexandridis, Androgeos Alexandridis, Kaite Antypa, Spyros Vassiliou, Angela Voreadou Tsapouli, Georgios Th. Georgiadis, Nikos Gialouris, Dimitris Giannoukakis, Andreas Giannoutsos, M. Golodouboff, Angelos Gontikas, Panagiotis Gravvalos, Dimitris Gratias, Christos Daglis, Sofia Datseri, Giannis Zacharakis, Kostis Zervogiannis-Chairetis, Maria Ziaka, Eugenia Kelesoglou-Tsatsaki, Stella Koukoulaki, Giorgos Manousakis, Georgiana Mapleton, Jenny Markaki, Stelios Markatatis, Evangelos Markogiannakis, Pitsa Mavrou, Elli Mourelou Orfanou, Andrea Benedikt, Giannis Bouteas, Tonia Nikolaidou, Nikos Nikolaou, Lambros Orfanos, Elena Pavlitchenko-Tsatsaki, Aristodimos Papadakis, Aspasia Papadoperaki, Liana Papaioannou, Mimi Petropoulou-Dimitraki, Giannis Pipinis, Irini Podimata-Stefanaki, Angelos Rasis, Nikolaos Santorinaios, Christos Sarakatsianos, Thomas Fanourakis, Manolis Fragkiadakis, Nikos Fotakis, and Kakia Chatzi.

Exhibition Info: Eyes of August
Organised by: Municipality of Heraklion – Vice Mayor for Culture – Municipal Art Gallery of Heraklion
Dates: August 1 – 28, 2025
Opening Event: Friday, August 1 at 18:30
Venue: Municipal Art Gallery of Heraklion, 8 Chrysostomou St., Heraklion
Tel.: +30 2810 339067
Email: artgallery@heraklion.gr
Opening Hours: Monday – Friday 10:00–14:00 & 17:00–21:00
Closed on Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays
Free entry

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