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The draft bill for the establishment of the Higher School of Performing Arts (HSPA) will soon be open for public consultation and feedback, as recently announced by Education Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis.

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Polykleitos Rengos (1903-1984) is the subject of an exhibition at the Byzantine Museum (byzantinemuseum.gr) that casts light on his important contribution to the reintroduction of the Byzantine and post-Byzantine tradition in religious painting.

The Greek National Gallery (nationalgallery.gr) presents 150 pieces from its comprehensive collection on post-impressionist pioneer Konstantinos Parthenis (1878-1967) in an ongoing show that has been extended due to popular demand.

The Hellenic American Union and the Hellenic American College present a solo exhibition by Athens School of Fine Arts' professor Aristotelis Tzakos at the HAU's Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghikas Gallery.

The Canadian short documentary film "Rouge D 4 Femme" (Red D 4 Woman) by Nadia Fortin will be screened at the Athens School of Fine Arts' theater as part of the Athens Video Dance Project festival on Friday, January 24. The film tells the story of Josee Delorme, a woman suffering from cerebral palsy who has created her own form of communication to express herself.

Serving as an incubator for emerging artists, this year's edition of the Platforms Project is the biggest to date, presenting 60 platforms from 17 countries at the Nikos Kessanlis Exhibition Hall of the Athens School of Fine Arts (ASFA) along with a diverse parallel program of talks and meetings, video screenings, children's programs, performances and parties.

Professor and curator Erato Hadjisavva recently invited 25 students at the Athens School of Fine Arts to meet influential Greek poet Titos Patrikios, familiarize themselves with his significant body of work and create a painting inspired by one of his poems.

In "Broken History," on show at the Byzantine and Christian Museum, painter and Athens School of Fine Arts professor Pavlos Samios explores how time affects history in a series of works on cardboard that juxtapose ancient art with street art, the past and the present. The show will open at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 15. Visiting hours are Wednesdays to Mondays from 8.30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Cretan-born Yiannis Stefanakis studied painting, engraving, hagiography and book art at the Athens School of Fine Arts. The exhibition "Yiannis Stefanakis - A Journey to Utopia," curated by art critic Peggy Kounenaki at the Municipal Art Gallery of Hania, presents concepts and techniques defining the work of this productive artist.

In "Broken History," on show at the Byzantine and Christian Museum, painter and Athens School of Fine Arts professor Pavlos Samios explores how time affects history in a series of works on cardboard that juxtapose ancient art with street art, the past and the present. The show will open at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 15. Visiting hours are Wednesdays to Mondays from 8.30 a.m. to 4 p.m.