Oia hosted Volcano art exhibition through 2 November 2026

Oia hosted the Volcano art exhibition from 31 October to 2 November 2026, bringing Pantelis Leousis's paintings to the Agios Georgios chapel complex in Santorini. The exhibition took place in the village at the end of the island's main tourism season and connected a temporary cultural programme with the volcanic landscape that surrounds it.

Volcano exhibition ran through 2 November in Oia

The Citizens of Oia association organised the presentation, which placed the works at the Agios Georgios chapel complex. The programme began with an opening evening on 31 October, followed by public viewing on 1 and 2 November, according to the local exhibition listing.

Leousis developed the series around the relationship between people and powerful natural forces. The exhibition followed an earlier presentation in Thirasia and brought the artist's work to a chapel setting in Oia. Its final day, 2 November 2026, falls inside the current reporting period, although the exhibition is no longer scheduled for visitors after that date.

Oia placed paintings beside Santorini's volcanic history

The subject of the exhibition matched the physical setting. Santorini's villages sit around a caldera shaped by volcanic activity, while Oia occupies the northern end of the island's well-known caldera settlements. The location therefore made the chapel more than a neutral gallery: visitors encountered paintings about geological power within a landscape formed by that same force.

The national tourism board describes the Santorini Volcano Festival as a programme built around the eruption that formed the caldera about 3,600 years ago, with events viewed from settlements including Oia. That wider context distinguishes the November exhibition from the separate September festival and links Leousis's work to the island's established cultural treatment of volcanic history. The Volcano Festival background records that the festival was established in 1991.

From seismic experience to a temporary cultural programme

The exhibition's stated starting point was the strong seismic activity around Santorini's volcanic complex during the previous year. Rather than presenting a permanent collection, the Citizens of Oia association used a short run to bring a contemporary response to that experience into a historic religious setting.

That combination gave the event a precise local character. The venue was in Oia, the organiser was based in the village, and the work addressed the natural forces visible across Santorini. It also placed an autumn art event alongside the whitewashed caldera architecture and steep volcanic terrain that define the visitor's experience of the settlement.

Visiting Oia: what travellers from Western Europe should know

• The Volcano exhibition ran at the Agios Georgios chapel complex from 31 October to 2 November 2026, with the final public viewing on 2 November.
• The paintings are not scheduled as an ongoing attraction after 2 November 2026, so a visit to Oia later in November will not include this temporary programme.
• Oia is a caldera village in northern Santorini. The island can be reached by air or ferry, and public buses connect its main towns and visitor sites, according to Santorini travel information.
• The village is built on volcanic terrain beside the caldera, with narrow paths, steps and steep sections around its viewpoints and buildings.

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Frequently asked questions about Oia

When did the Volcano exhibition take place at Oia?

The exhibition ran from 31 October to 2 November 2026 at the Agios Georgios chapel complex.

Who organised the Volcano exhibition in Oia?

The Citizens of Oia association organised the presentation of Pantelis Leousis's paintings.

Where is Oia and how do you get there?

Oia is in northern Santorini, a Greek island served by air links, ferries and public buses.