about vasia makris.
Vasia Makris is the founder of Moments. a creative agency working at the intersection of art, culture and technology. With creators and community at its core, the agency partners with artists and brands to create meaningful experiences that connect, inspire and impact, from exhibitions and activations to brand collaborations, fundraisers and large scale events.
Most recently, Vasia launched Moments. Gallery, a contemporary art space embedded within the lobby and lounge of Dream Downtown in New York City. Through a curated mix of physical installations and digital displays, the gallery highlights how technology interacts with and expands traditional art, with rotating exhibitions featuring international artists.
Leaving her full time career in education to pursue entrepreneurship, Vasia quickly found herself building at the front edge of contemporary art and culture. She gained experience in event and project management, curations and exhibitions, community building and artist relations. As the industry gained momentum, she had the opportunity to work on major events and activations alongside global artists and brands. With the aim of bringing people together and fostering community, yet always keeping art and culture at the forefront, projects ranged from exhibitions and drop parties to private events and satellite events for major conference weeks.
As COO of a contemporary art gallery with locations at Dream Hollywood in Los Angeles and Dream Downtown in New York City, both opened within the same year, Vasia was responsible for managing both spaces, spearheading new community initiatives, enhancing digital engagement and social media presence, maintaining artist relations, developing brand collaborations and optimizing daily operations to allow for scalability.
That experience, bridging art, hospitality and culture, shaped the foundation of Moments. Returning to her teaching roots, Vasia is passionate about onboarding through strategic brand advisement and the creation of meaningful projects that keep art, community and culture at their core.
With her unique journey as a female founder, Vasia continues to pursue speaking engagements around the world. She aims to not only advocate and educate, but also inspire others to dream big, think outside the box and chase their passions.
previous clients.
Mario Chalmers x THR33S
Miami 2023
Ice Cube x Big3
NYC Private Event
NFT NYC 2023
NFT LA 2023
NFT NYC 2022
SuperRare x Chevrolet
NFT LA 2022
Lefty Out There Exhibition
Exhibition and Drop Party
LA Opening Event 2021
Christie’s showcase in collaboration with Art Blocks x Curio Cards
Chevrolet x Corvette x SuperRare NYC Activation
Trevor Jones Bitcoin Angel
Mad Rabbits Riot Club
Infinity Art + Tech Festival
Micah Johnson x Aku LA Takeover
Liam Payne x Zedd x Gary Vee ‘Lonely Bug’ LA Takeover
Trevor Jones
Violetta P. Jones
John Orion Young
Emanuele Ferrari
Brilly
Perry Cooper
David Henry Nobody Jr.
Steve Joester
Carlos Luna James
Noealz
David Bianchi
Rizacan Kumas
AlienQueen
René Mäkelä
Big Comic
Gabe Weis
Mistr G
Donkeeboy
Young & Sick
Tillavision
REY
Idil Dursun
Emre Yusufi
J.N. Silva
Angela Nikolau
Jake Inez
Giuseppe Lo Schiavo
Daniel Martin
Henrik Uldalen
Santiago Pani
Raphaël Erba
Brendan North
Jesse Draxler
Anita Sadowska
Ivo Nupoort
Elti
Nolan Martin
Alan Bolton
Dianave
rek0de
JMarino_vfx
JSTNGRAPHICS
Esra Eslen
Zak Tustont
- AMSTERDAM 2023 | Future Beatz
NFTs: Evolution and Beyond - NFT NYC 2023 | Annual Castle Party and Community Building with Trevor Jones
- NFT NYC 2022 | Cultivating a Loyal NFT Community for the Long-Term
- WEB3 SUMMIT | Women Web3 Miami 2022
- NFC 2024 | The Importance of Culture in Onboarding