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Elefsina, villages of Greece

 

Name of the project: Pilgrims
Name of the project in local language: Προσκυνητές
Location: Elefsina & other villages of Greece
Time period: since 8/20/2021
Key words: Culture, Education, Health, Sustainability, Tourism
Level of participation: Partnership

Pilgrims is an action umbrella designed for outside/public places, to travel to as many possible provincial places of Greece, from South to the North. The aim of the project is to make citizens, who do not have access to the art world, discover it through dance. There, we will focus on the last stop of the Pilgrims journey across Greece: Elefsina (planned around 2023).

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Ermoupoli

 

Name of the project: Stray Art Festival
Name of the project in local language: Περιπλανώμενη Γιορτή της Τέχνης του Δρόμου
Location: Ermoupoli, Greece
Time period: From 9/21/2018 to 9/23/2018
Key words: Culture, Education, Tourism and Sport
Level of participation: Consultation

The project took place in the Sport’s Centre Dimitrios Vikelas where various infrastructures were used to host the creative work which was here the festival. Its main goal was to make a lasting creative impact offering an experience to the visitors. The festival tried to explore the possibilities of a symbiosis between the traditional and the new in order to show visitors that they have a lot in common.

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Demati and Kalentzi

 

Name of the project: Cooperatively design and manufacture tools for small-scale agricultural production, “Worthliving Integrated Development” scheme in mountainous areas
Name of the project in local language: Συνεργατικός σχεδιασμός και κατασκευή εργαλείων για γεωργική παραγωγή μικρής κλίμακας, Ολοκληρωμένη ανάπτυξη στα βουνά
Location: Demati, Greece and Kalentzi, Greece
Time period: From 1/1/2015 to 6/28/2021
Key words: Culture, Education, Sustainability, Science, Tourism and Agriculture
Level of participation: Citizen control

Despite their different locations, these two projects have in common to be maker spaces supporting cultural functions and connected to the natural environment. In “Tzoumakers” building (Kalentzi), people try to revive the area’s tradition of craft and making things by hand in order to create places where citizens seize technology. “The High Mountains” in Demati, is a social cooperative where people try to revive their villages in a holistic way

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Pyrgos

 

Name of the project: Interactive Installation in the Museum of Marble Crafts
Name of the project in local language: Διαδραστικό Installation στο Μουσείο Μαρμαροτεχνίας
Location: Pyrgos, Greece
Time period: Since 2018
Key words: Culture, Education, Tourism, Craftsmanship, Art, Technology, Gamification
Level of participation: Citizen control

This project consists, as its name suggests, of an interactive installation in the Museum of Marble Crafts in Pyrgos. It is based on the crane that is at the entrance of the museum. The aim of the project is to develop a novel approach for learning in a playful manner about the history and operation of a mechanical crane and the associated historical and cultural context.

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Pano Lefkara (Πάνω Λευκάρα)

 

Name of the project: Grampus Heritage and Training Ltd
Name of the project in local language: X
Location: Pano Lefkara, Cyprus-Greece
Time period: Since 1995
Key words: Culture, Education, Sustainability, Tradition Crafts
Level of participation: Partnership

The Grampus project is located in several places in the village of Pano Lefkara. The crux of the creative works undertaken is sustainability and the idea that rural life was closer to sustainabily’s principles. By engaging in the valorisation of knowledge from the glorious past of the village, Grampus aims to go beyond documenting and preserving this. The goal is to reengage in these crafts to create meaningful employment and rural regeneration.

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  • Partner: Ermoupoli - Greece