Limassol to host three-day art extravaganza

The second edition of VIMA Art Fair is fast approaching. On May 15-17, The Warehouse by IT Quarter in Limassol will welcome artists, curators and galleries from around the world in addition to the general public for a three-day art extravaganza.

This year, VIMA presents commercial and non-profit galleries from Cyprus and 10 other countries, a curatorial project by Greek curator Kostas Stasinopoulos, an extensive Parallel Programme spanning Limassol, Nicosia and beyond, and new initiatives such as an interactive programme and creative experience for families created by the fair’s museum partner AG Leventis Gallery. Across three days, 150 artists and participants from more than 20 countries will come together in Limassol.

Exhibitions and performances

Stasinopoulos presents the project titled The Waves Crashing, a group exhibition and live programme that includes performances, film screenings and more that will unfold during the fair.

Participating in the exhibition are Diogo da Cruz, Manolis D Lemos, Stelios Kallinikou, Chrysanthi Koumianaki, Christos Kyriakides, Fallon Mayanja, Imani Mason Jordan, Serapis Maritime, Louiza Ntourou-Orlof, Thanasis Totsikas, Jeph Vanger and Paky Vlassopoulou.

A series of performances encompassing dance and sound with Nihal El Aasar, Lewis Walker, Magnus Westwell and a film programme presented onsite and at Rialto Theatre with works by Adham Faramawy, Valentin Noujaïm, Thomias Radin and P Staff will also be presented as part of the exhibition.

Moreover, a series of takeovers will happen where local collectives, non-profit organisations, artist groups and researchers will take over the live stages of The Waves Crashing with the participation of Celadon Centre for Arts and Ecologies, Dance House Lemesos, Dance House Lefkosia, Korai project space, Koullou Makka Collective, Maria Hadjimichael and Sessions.

Parallel events programme

Beyond the events at The Warehouse by IT Quarter, a parallel programme will extend VIMA’s actions across other locations in Limassol, as well as in Nicosia, Foinikaria and Platres, with more exhibitions, open studios and talks.

125 Space will present Figures in Suspension: Unbinding the Body, a solo exhibition by internationally-renowned artist Alexandria Coe, while eins gallery will present a solo exhibition by Leontios Toumpouris titled, A Disappearing Act, an Erroneous Camouflaging Featuring Newly-Produced and Revisited Works.

The Edit Gallery will present The Greatest Nation Ever, the first solo exhibition by Yeti. Rehearsals in Placemaking, a transdisciplinary project with 15 artistic contributions will be on display at Limassol Municipal Arts Centre – Apothikes Papadaki, while nearby, The Gallery 45 will present Lines That Do Not Hold, a group exhibition with Alix Marie, Kyveli Zoi, Maryam Khastoo and Natalia Papadopoulou curated by Sylvia Sachini.

At Spazio Altro, COMFORTIUM, an immersive exhibition exploring comfort as a sensory, emotional and political condition will be on display at MeMeraki Artist Residency, Amanda Millet-Sorsa presents research from her residency, exploring a unique green earth pigment found in Cyprus in the West Highlands near Nicosia. Pylon Art & Culture will present INTERIOR, a solo exhibition by Phanos Kyriacou, at PSI Foundation, an outdoor screening of La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc (1928) by Carl Theodor Dreyer will be projected onto the building’s seafront façade, and at Cornaro Art Centre a pop-up exhibition organised by SYNCLERY GALLERY titled Relics of a Woman by Maria Gvardeitseva traces the body at the threshold where experience takes form.

Nicosia’s parallel programme includes the AG Leventis Gallery’s show Christoforos Sava: Simple – Complicated – Invisible: An Unknown archive, Goethe Institute Nicosia presenting Between Imagination and Hope, a group exhibition addressing the urgency and possibilities of collaboration and connection in an increasingly fragmented world.

At NiMAC, there will be a guided tour of Fluid Persistence led by Director Dr Elena Stylianou, offering unique insight into the exhibition’s themes and curatorial approach, and Art Seen – Contemporary Art Projects will present The Objects Are Watching, a new solo exhibition by London artist Clare Burnett.

Other participants include a SUPERNATURE, a solo exhibition by Claude Como at SYNCLERY Residential Art & Design Space in Foinikaria, and HOLIDAY TRILOGY, a site-specific installation by Christodoulos Panayiotou at the Minerva Hotel in Platres, with new works commissioned by Pylon Art & Culture.

VIMA Art Fair 2026

International art fair. May 15-17. The Warehouse by IT Quarter, Limassol. www.vima.art