Thank you, Evia 💙
We’ve just returned from Íchni – Memories of the Future, the Turning the Tide International Lab in Evia, Greece — a rich, three-day gathering shaped by creative exchange, care, and collaboration.
We’re incredibly grateful to everyone who contributed to making this lab possible:
Participating artists:
Eleni Vrettakou (
@elenivrett ), Froso Papadimitriou (
@froso_papadimitriou ), Jo Hodges & Robbie Coleman, Zoe Franzén Lakides (
@zoelakos ), Johanna Tinzl (
@johannatinzl ) , Omeeros (
@omeeros__ ) Giannis Koulouridis (
@gkoulouridis83 ), Angela Liosi (
@angelaliosi ) and Maria Gouveli (
@maria.gouveli )
Speakers: Thodoris Nikolaou (
@thodoris00nikolaou ) , Paris Papagrigoriou, Christina Geros (
@clgeros )
Contributors: Caritas Hellas (
@caritashellas ) , Natalie Karakioulafi, Stefanos Salevourakis
Local supporters: Ergastiri Technis Chalkidas, Forest Museum at Prokopi (
@ethelontes.prokopiou ) , Nikos from Plan B Chalcis (
@plan_b_chalkis ) and Babis Sfetsas (local expert on the tidal phenomenon of Chalcis)
Institutional support: Municipality of Chalcis, Port Authority of Chalcis
And a warm thank you to every member of the Evia community who opened their doors, shared their stories, and made us feel truly welcome.
Turning the Tide is co-funded by the European Union through Creative Europe, and brings together partners and communities across Europe to explore how art and culture can support regeneration and resilience in coastal regions impacted by the climate crisis.
Partners:
Intercult (
@intercult ) – Sweden
Artit – Greece
Instytut Kultury Miejskiej (
@ikm_gdansk ) – Poland
Wiener Bildungsakademie (
@wienerbildungsakademie ) – Austria
Dear Hunter (
@dearhunter.eu )– Netherlands
In collaboration with:
Fablevision (
@fable_vision ) – Scotland
River // Cities Network – Austria
Co-funded by: Creative Europe (
@creative.eu )
Photo Credits: © WBA Herger/Seidl
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