Artists transformed the Telephone Company’s Cross-Connect Boxes at Fokionos Negri St. into works of art through the “Adopt Your City” program.
Three artists undertook the task of transforming the Cross-Connect Boxes of Fokionos Negri into works of art in the framework of the City of Athens “Adopt your city” program. Using brushes and paint, they gave them color and vitality, while the special material added afterwards ensured that the Boxes would be protected from any future damage.
The “Adopt Your City” program.
The Municipality of Athens has introduced the “Adopt your city” program, inviting the residents of Athens, small and large businesses, institutions, agencies, and any interested party to “adopt” a street, a pavement, a park, a square, a playground, a stadium, or a neighbourhood to make them brighter, greener, friendlier to residents and visitors.
The program concerns interventions of different scales throughout the Municipality of Athens. Interested parties are invited to contribute to the work of the Municipality with ideas, infrastructure improvement and funds. All business and commercial shops in Athens can start from their street and pavement, in other words, their own vital space.
The various projects aim to deliver significant results in cleanliness, lighting, green, sustainable development, homelessness, culture, social solidarity, sport, education and new technologies. Furthermore, partnerships between the municipality and private initiatives can create added value enjoyed by all the citizens of the largest city in Greece.
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