Stela Anastasaki
Stela Anastasaki, Co-Founder Off Stream (Greece) [on the right]
Stela Anastasaki is an Art Historian and Cultural Manager. Her professional experience derives mainly from her work in museums, cultural and educational institutions in Thessaloniki (Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Tellogleion Foundation of Arts A.U.Th., PlantCult, LABattoir Project). She studied Archaeology and holds a master’s degree in art history (A.U.Th.). She is a member of the Bosch Alumni Network, and the Museum Professionals Network and serves as the General Secretary of the Culture for Change network (2023-25). In 2019, she was awarded the START fellowship, during which she implemented the “Mind’s Eye | Touching Art” project, promoting the inclusion of persons with visual impairment in experiencing art, in collaboration with the MOMus-Museum of Contemporary Art and the Center for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind – Thessaloniki Branch. Since then, she has been working on developing tools and solutions that lift barriers and promote the equal participation for people with sensory impairments in art and culture.
Christina Vlachou, Co-Founder Off Stream (Greece) [on the left]
Christina Vlachou is a Cultural Manager with a background in Economics and a master’s degree in Cultural Policy and Management (UNESCO Chair MA, Université Lumière Lyon2, Belgrade University of Arts). Since 2009, she has been actively engaged in the cultural sector, specialising in contemporary art, artistic research, and socially focused art projects. Her diverse experience spans across museums, festivals, galleries, and cultural organisations, including notable institutions such as MOMUS-Metropolitan Organization of Fine Arts Museums of Thessaloniki, the LABattoir program of the Municipality of Thessaloniki, the Reworks Festival, and the DYNAMO project-space. She specialises in the fields of creative direction, communication, production and fundraising for creative programmes and events. She is also the co-founder of WhyNot::, a Thessaloniki-based urban and artistic activism collective, and an active member of Culture for Change network, Bosch Alumni Network and the Goethe-Institut’s Cultural Innovators Network.
Off Stream
Off Stream is a non-profit company active in the field of contemporary culture, inclusion and education. Using contemporary art and culture as its main medium, it aims at a more inclusive society, where different cultural, artistic and social orientations find space for expression.
Off Stream designs and implements inclusive artistic projects, workshops and solutions that safeguard equal access by audience groups often excluded from mainstream culture.
At the same time, Off Stream engages in creative research, developing innovative methodologies that explore the intersection of art and society aiming at generating a positive social impact.
Throughout the design and development phases of each project, Off Stream works closely with a group of collaborators with sensory impairments who evaluate the inclusive applications and provide feedback in order to ensure the functionality of the proposed solutions. Off Stream was founded in January 2021 in Thessaloniki by Stela Anastasaki and Christina Vlachou.
Relevant links:
- https://offstream.org/project/meeting-points/
- https://offstream.org/project/colour-on-canvas/
- https://www.karfitsa.gr/agenda/politismos-agenda/syberilipsi-stin-techni-me-afetiria-ti-thessaloniki-se-oli-tin-ellada/
- https://www.laraguidedogs.gr/afieroma-prosvasimotita-sta-mouseia-kai-tin-techni/
- https://www.laraguidedogs.gr/poso-prosvasima-einai-ta-mouseia-gia-ta-atoma-me-optiki-vlavi/
Website: offstream.org
Off Stream’s social networks: Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Youtube
Social media handles: Stela Anastasaki LinkedIn, Christina Vlachou LinkedIn