Oia hosts the Volcano exhibition from 31 October to 2 November

Oia hosts the Volcano exhibition by Pantelis Leousis from 31 October to 2 November 2026 in the Agios Georgios chapel complex, bringing a small contemporary art event to Santorini at the end of the tourist season.

The exhibition is presented on the initiative of the Citizens of Oia association. Its opening takes place on 31 October 2026 and is followed by a music evening, while the paintings remain accessible on 1 and 2 November. The venue is the chapel house of Agios Georgios in the village itself. The exhibition programme identifies both the dates and the venue.

Volcano brings painting to Agios Georgios

Volcano is a solo exhibition by Pantelis Leousis, whose work uses the island’s volcanic setting as a subject for considering nature, uncertainty and human scale. The presentation in the chapel complex follows an earlier showing on Therasia and at the Mikra Thira winery.

For visitors, the event is more than a gallery stop in a hotel or commercial venue. It places paintings about the volcanic environment inside a religious and community setting in Oia, with the 31 October opening marking the final part of the 2026 tourist season. The following two days provide the public viewing period stated by the organisers.

Oia’s volcanic setting shapes the exhibition

The village occupies the north-western edge of Santorini, along the rim of the caldera. Its built fabric includes rock-hewn houses, churches and former captains’ homes, giving the exhibition a setting where the volcanic landscape is present in both the view and the architecture. The regional tourism profile describes the settlement’s caldera position and its traditional buildings.

The church of Agios Nikolaos, which gave the village its name, dates from the fifteenth or sixteenth century and was carved into the rock. At the north-western edge, the castle or Goulas of Agios Nikolaos recalls the fortified history of the settlement. In 1993, a Presidential Decree declared Oia a traditional settlement, a status that helps explain why a local exhibition can connect art with the built heritage around it.

The village also has a maritime dimension. Greece’s national tourism organisation records that the Maritime Museum occupies a nineteenth-century captain’s house and displays nautical equipment, ship models and maps. That background places Leousis’s focus on the sea and volcano within a settlement shaped by both geology and maritime trade. The national museum profile confirms the museum’s location and historical setting.

Visiting Oia: what travellers from Western Europe should know

• Volcano is presented at the Agios Georgios chapel complex in Oia from 31 October to 2 November 2026. The opening is on 31 October and includes a music evening.
• The exhibition is accessible on 1 and 2 November 2026, when the paintings remain on view at the stated village venue.
• Oia stands on Santorini’s north-western caldera rim. The settlement is organised around pedestrian routes, narrow lanes and rock-hewn buildings rather than a conventional flat urban grid.
• Greek is the official language in Greece and the national currency is the euro. The event information is published in Greek, so visitors may need to check local venue details before setting out.

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Frequently asked questions about Oia

When does the Volcano exhibition take place at Oia?

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

What is the Volcano exhibition in Oia?

It is a solo painting exhibition by Pantelis Leousis, presented on the initiative of the Citizens of Oia association.

Where is Oia and how do you get there?

Oia is on the north-western caldera rim of Santorini in Greece. The settlement is explored through pedestrian routes and narrow village lanes.