Work in Progress Studios

The lover, the priest, the owner, the lung. Our first creative writing workshop in Athens, Letters from the Dead, was a blast, amazing characters, death, desire, anger, dispair, remembrance, tenderness, monsters and world building. Loud shout out for the participating writers, wish we could do this daily

CREATIVE WRITING WOKSHOP! 16-17th May at @workinprogressstudios (Athens) held by puja editors @cinderella_exit and @eloisefornieles participation is free max 10 participants send us an email to apply at [email protected] before 5th May more info in our web 🫶 In line with our upcoming issue’s theme, we hold e two-day workshop centers on grief and the afterlife. We will focus specifically on remembrance, memory, and the dynamic between the city’s past and present.  In ancient cities, the resources and attention invested in preserving and highlighting the remnants of the past as the city’s core identity, leaves the living overshadowed by „the numberless monuments of the past, which have been hauled out and laboriously restored, and from which a tiny present draws nourishment, and because of the dreadful over-estimation of these deformed and ruined objects”. In over a hundred years, since Rilke wrote his letter from Rome, the situation has just gotten worse. But it’s not only we, citizens and visitors, and generally the living, who are forced to live in the shadow of a conglomerate of the past. The spirits behind these “chance remains of another epoch and life which is not, and should not be, ours” have also become voiceless. We will address how this epoch and life could indeed be ours by creating letters from the perspective of the city’s dead. Participants will engage in writing exercises focusing on the impersonification of remains – sculptures, ruins, museum artifacts, tombstones, entire buildings or walls – with the final result of a letter written by the dead to the living.

Submissions open until 31st March! Send complete written or visual pieces and abstracts to [email protected] All info and full call in bio Albeit daily political madness and tech psychedelia, ongoing wars, wildfires, floods, seven hours screentime, and looping, memefied despair, we seem to have few spaces left to mourn. Loss is all around, but within the infinite spin of productive individualism, grieving is almost an insult. It must remain hidden and dealt with behind closed doors. And quickly. But it’s a tricky game, since, as we all know, the dead have a habit of returning if we don’t take our time saying a proper farewell.  With the second issue of Puja Journal – On Grief & Mourning – we aim to rescue grieving from its voiceless coffin, and create space for it to be named, and worked through, so that we can shed light on the transformative agencies hidden within mourning. What and how are we grieving? What about anger, shame, and disconnection? Can despair alchemise us into something new?

This summer we happily welcomed new Dila resident @demirian.elen to WiPS in support of her ever-developing painting practice. Originally from the Armenian capital of Yerevan, Elen is in Athens with the Education Unites scholarship program for her Visual Arts BA at Deree American College of Greece. Elen is the second studio resident through our ongoing collaboration with the @dilafutures network founded by @kasiasophia , pictured here with Elen, to support young refugee women pursuing creative career paths. Both WiPS and Dila are very grateful for the generous patronage from Irene Y. Panagopoulos Collection for supporting Elen’s residency for the coming year. Αυτό το καλοκαίρι με χαρά καλωσορίσαμε τη νέα ένοικο της Dila ,@demirian.elen στο WiPS, σε υποστήριξη την συνεχούς εξελισσόμενης πρακτική της στη ζωγραφική. Με καταγωγή από την πρωτεύουσα της Αρμενίας, το Ερεβάν, η Έλεν βρίσκεται στην Αθήνα με το πρόγραμμα υποτροφιών Education Unites για το πτυχίο της στις Εικαστικές Τέχνες από το Deree American College of Greece. Η Έλεν είναι η δεύτερη resident στούντιο μέσω της συνεχιζόμενης συνεργασίας μας με το δίκτυο @dilafutures που ίδρυσε η @kasiasophia , η οποία απεικονίζεται εδώ με την Έλεν, για να υποστηρίξει νέες γυναίκες πρόσφυγες που ακολουθούν δημιουργικές επαγγελματικές πορείες. Τόσο το WiPS όσο και η Dila είναι πολύ ευγνώμονες για τη γενναιόδωρη χορηγία της Συλλογής Ειρήνης Γ. Παναγοπούλου για την υποστήριξη της residency της Έλεν για το επόμενο έτος.

PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP 21st- 25th June Work In Progress Studios Athens Artists Brad Feuerhelm and Yoshi Kametani will lead a small group of participants through Athens, recommending locations to photograph and explore the interplay between two distinct layers of the city. The first layer portrays the city as a historic site, where ancient monuments and culture provide a visual source of beauty. The second layer invites participants to examine the modern aspect of Athens, characterized by 20th century architecture and densely populated neighbourhoods. Participants will be encouraged to contemplate the written façade of the city and investigate the signs, graffiti, and messages that emerge. €340 + VAT 5 days There is one fully funded scholarship and two half price places available: if you would like to be considered please let us know in your application. To apply, please send us 12-15 images of your work to [email protected] For more information visit nearesttruthworkshops.com/urbanbaroque ΕΡΓΑΣΤΗΡΙ ΦΩΤΟΓΡΑΦΙΑΣ 21-25 Ιουνίου Work In Progress Studios Αθήνα Οι καλλιτέχνες Brad Feuerhelm και Yoshi Kametani θα ξεναγήσουν μια μικρή ομάδα συμμετεχόντων στην Αθήνα, προτείνοντας τοποθεσίες για την φωτογράφιση και την εξερεύνηση της αλληλεπίδρασης μεταξύ δύο ξεχωριστών επιπέδων της πόλης. Το πρώτο επίπεδο απεικονίζει την πόλη ως ιστορικό χώρο, όπου τα αρχαία μνημεία και ο πολιτισμός παρέχουν μια πηγή οπτικής ομορφιάς. Το δεύτερο επίπεδο προσκαλεί τους συμμετέχοντες να εξετάσουν τη σύγχρονη πτυχή της Αθήνας, που χαρακτηρίζεται από την αρχιτεκτονική του 20ού αιώνα και τις πυκνοκατοικημένες γειτονιές. Οι συμμετέχοντες θα ενθαρρυνθούν να περιεργαστούν το γραπτό προσωπείο της πόλης και να διερευνήσουν τις πινακίδες, τα γκράφιτι και τα μηνύματα που αναδύουν. €340 + ΦΠΑ για 5 ημέρες. Διατίθεται μία πλήρως χρηματοδοτούμενη υποτροφία και δύο θέσεις στη μισή τιμή: εάν θέλετε να δεχθείτε κάποια από τις χορηγήσεις, ενημερώστε μας στην αίτησή σας. Για να υποβάλετε αίτηση, στείλτε μας 12-15 εικόνες της δουλειάς σας στο [email protected] Για περισσότερες πληροφορίες επισκεφθείτε το nearesttruthworkshops.com/urbanbaroque

🚀 VoltageFreqs DIY Synth Workshop: Build the Optolator Oscillator! 🎛️✨ Join us on March 23 in the center of Athens for a hands-on workshop where you'll build your own light-controlled synthesizer! No experience needed—just curiosity and a love for sound. 🎶🔧 🔥 What to expect: ✅ Learn how synthesizers and oscillators work ✅ Build an oscillator that reacts to light ✅ Take home your own handmade synth! ℹ️ Details: 📍 Limited spots 💰 Cost: €40 ☕ Coffee included 📩 How to apply: Send an email to [email protected] with OPTOLATOR OSCILLATOR as the subject line. In the email, include your full name and phone number. Spots are first come, first served—don’t miss out! 🔊⚡ #DIYsynth #synthworkshop #electronicmusic

💥The time has come! DESMOS: A Dinner Study is coming out as a public group show on December the 7th at @eight_athens from 18:00 and until 11.01.25 🎉 🍝 After a series of 5 thematic dinners, with 28 different guests, artists and curators at @workinprogressstudios , a long research in archival material, interviews and fruitful conversations over stained tablecloths, the project will conclude on a celebratory group show including artworks, archival documents and performances. DESMOS: A Dinner Study is a project that focused on the empowerment of the artistic community, the valuable bonds we build among us and the precious time we can spend reflecting together, away from production stress, deadlines, openings and the art market. The show instigated from the historical events "Mondays of Desmos", that founders of Desmos Gallery held during the 1970s, inviting artists in casual pasta dinners at the exhibition space. Curated by Christina Petkopoulou @chripetko Participating: @nadjaarg @eloisefornieles @ioanna.gerakidi @panosgnk @castrata_feel Nikolas Ventourakis, @olga_vlass @sylvia.ps @_vegstuff @ceres.k @konstractive @onthemezzanine Rena Papaspyrou, @inovarvariti @giannis_dela @theopro @sefnana @stefaniastrouza @disco_bouzouki @marianna_stefanitsi Stamatis Schizakis @christoforosmarinos @myrtoxanthopoulou @zoehatzi @yiannishadjiaslanis @konhadji @vera_chotzoglou @vaskos_ Graphic design: Dimitris Mitropoulos @theworststreetjournal Photos: Zoe Hatziyannaki The group show is supported by and organized under the auspices of @minculturegr A-DASH thanks especially @emstathens and @nationalgalleryathens ISET for their collaboration during the archival research 🍷Thanks to @oinotypo.gr for offering their delicious house wines 💐 and @kopriastore for their gorgeous flowers . . . . . #DESMOS #desmosadinnerstudy #artistdinner #workinprogressstudios #adash #adashplatform

More 📸 from a fabulous evening. Thanks again to our brilliant readers and beaut audience. Save the date for salad days 5 (June 15) and keep your eyes peeled for the lineup announcement 📣

Endless thanks to everyone who came along and made Salad Days 4 such a special evening. We were treated to some incredible readings by: @amanda.michalopoulou @moir.ii @benwritesthings @ssranbir @dim__tsi & Maria Fakinou. Thanks as always to @workinprogressstudios for hosting and the talented @ayioto for the photos.

🍝 DESMOS: A Dinner Study Ep.:2 took place at @workinprogressstudios a few weeks ago and we absolutely loved it. 😌 . . DESMOS: A Dinner Study is a collective research project in the form of a pasta dinner series, inspired by the “Mondays of DESMOS Gallery”, artist gatherings that were organized at the historical gallery that operated in Athens from the 1970' to 1990's, by its curator Epi Protonotariou and director Manos Pavlidis. Within this context, and along with archival research in personal collections and ISET (Greek Contemporary Art Institute), A-DASH hosts curated creative encounters at @workinprogressstudios Athens, inviting artists and other creatives to indulge into historical pioneering practices that shaped the Greek contemporary art community and reflect on the relations that bring us together within the current cultural, political and economic conjunction. We are interested in what art professionals bring to the table, both literally and metaphorically, in a personal condition of care and sharing, where antagonism, exposure and production stress are absent. ❤ *A-DASH thanks @eloisefornieles for her valuable collaboration, Greek Institute of Contemporary Art-ISET for the precious archival material. 💐@kopriastore for providing inspired flower compositions 🍷 @oinotypo.gr for offering its high quality house wines . . . Curated by Christina Petkopoulou @chripetko Photos: @zoehatzi . . . . #DESMOS #contemporaryart #dinner #workinprogressstudios #adash #archives #artistrunspace #artistrun #artistdinner #desmosadinnerstudy #collectiveart #ephemeralart #researchproject

Salad Days returns for spring; join us next week at Work in Progress Studios for a delectable literary degustation, featuring: @amanda.michalopoulou @urok.shirhan @benwritesthings @dim__tsi #MariaFakinou @ssranbir @moir.ii 8pm, Wed, May 15, 2024 Work in Progress Studios Tzortz 26 Athens, 10682 Curated by @dominicamerena @kehagiar and @rarrsavage Generously hosted by @eloisefornieles and @workinprogressstudios * Αμάντα Μιχαλοπούλου Urok Shirhan Ben Miller Δήμητρα Τσιούρβα Μαρία Φακίνου Ranbir Sidhu Moira Barrett 8 μ.μ., Τετάρτη, 15 Μαΐου 2024 Work in Progress Studios Τζώρτζ 26 Αθήνα, 10682

WiPS was very happy to host a Persian Embroidery workshop as part of European Artistic Crafts Days run by fashion designer @shafiquis Thank you to all who attended ❤️ Artist: @shafi_qias Supported by @iliodoramargellos Curated by @dilafutures Hosted by @workinprogressstudios Produced by @dina_ntziora @wearecommunity_org Το WiPS ήταν πολύ χαρούμενο που φιλοξένησε ένα εργαστήριο περσικού κεντήματος στο πλαίσιο των Ευρωπαϊκών Ημερών Καλλιτεχνικής Χειροτεχνίας που διοργανώνει ο σχεδιαστής μόδας @shafiquis Ευχαριστούμε όλους όσους παρευρέθηκαν ❤️ Καλλιτέχνης: @shafi_qias Υποστηρίζεται από @iliodoramargellos Επιμελήθηκε @dilafutures Φιλοξενείται από @workinprogressstudios Παραγωγή @dina_ntziora @wearecommunity_org