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.