UNIVERSITY OF SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS DEPARTMENT OF FINE AND APPLIED ARTS

VISUAL MARCH TO PRESPES 2017

Nature/limits/materials III Conceptual and Actual Monuments Artistic/Scientific Director: Yannis Ziogas associate professor, TEET

Installation of the Kostenis Monument, Mikrolimni, August 2016 (sculptor Filippos Kalamaras)

The Station of the School of Fine and Applied Arts in Psarades Place where the process is realized

Coordinating Institution Department of Fine and Applied arts, School of Fine Arts (TEET) University of Western Macedonia

Instructors who have collaborated in the process

Nora Lefa, Arhitektonski Fakultet Sarajevo, Univerzitet u Sarajevu (2016) Pavlos Lefas, School of Architecture, Patras Jacob Rigos, School of Architecture, Chania, Crete Sotiris Xtouris, Department of Sociology, University of the Aegean

Supporting Agencies

Region of Western Macedonia Municipality of Prespes Prespes National Park Management Body Society for the Protection of Prespes Municipal Theater of Kozani Center of Environmental Education of

nature/limits/materials II, the process in full development

The first ten days of July (July 2nd to July 9th, 2017) there will be realized in the Station of TEET in Prespes the process nature/limits/materials III

In its first application nature/limits/materials I (May 2011 in Drosopigi) there were realized seminar for the use of mud bricks, hand-made paper, natural color pigments, felt, construction of music instruments.

In its second application nature/limits/materials II (July 2016) the process focused, on the way the materials of nature renovated a traditional building (the Station of TEET in Psarades). Various constructions were created during the process useful for their function (heating place, pergola, ceramic kiln, outdoors sitting area). The trainers taught techniques that allowed the trainees to build with materials from nature bricks, to and create wooden constructions. The process introduced the participants into the use of materials from natures for their use and for their possibility to be used for their function also in visual artworks.

In its third application nature/limits/materials III (July 2017) will complete the constructions in the Station of TEET in Psarades and will create a Monument for the Human Activity in the crossroad of the central road to Kastoria in its turn to Pervali/Prespes.

During all its former application the concept of critical practice is introduced with lectures, discussions and conferences that are dealing with the subjects of the process.

The call is addressed to students and TEET graduates, for trainees of Life Long learning programs, to students and Fine Art graduates from and abroad and generally to whoever is interested in issues related to the aims of the process.

There will be realized two workshops:

1. Workshop on building with natural materials 2. Workshop of designing and building furniture from natural material

The process is certified with three (3) ΕCTS from the University of Western Macedonia and certificate of attendance.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: JUNE 25th 2017

nature/limits/materials II: ceramic kiln

Artistic, Scientific and Organizing Committee Καλλιτεχνική, Επιστημονική και οργανωτική επιτροπή

Yannis Ziogas, Associate Professor, TEET, UOWM Filippos Kalamaras, Adjunct Professor, TEET, UOWM

ORGANIZATINAL INFO

The particiipants can reside in the Station of TEET (in order of priority) in the village of Psarades or in hotels in the area.

Attendance Cost

The cost of attendance for the workshops is as follows:

1. 80 euros, τthe cost covers the attendance dost for both workshops. 2. Students/Graduates of TEET/UOWM trainees of the Life-Lonf Learning Programs of UOWM they can attend for free. Φοιτητές/Απόφοιτοι ΤΕΕΤ/ΠΔΜ, εκπαιδευόμενοι των Δια Βίου προγραμμάτων του ΤΕΕΤ, δωρεάν 3. 30 ευρώ Students/Unemployed

The participants and declare their participation in one Workshop, however if there is availability they can attend both.

The payments is taking place with a deposit in account number 5250-039507-824 (PIRAEUS BANK) of the Research Comette of the University of Western Macedonia with the justification : For the Life Long Learning Program Workshops of Visual and Applied Arts () The deposit should be realized within three days after the finilisation of the list of participants.

Thos participants who wish, can be hosted in the Station of TEET, that can host up to 24 individuals. There will be a priority list. Those participants who will use their car to participate in the seminar and can transport others they can declare it to the organizers. The cost will be shares among the passengers.

th APPLICATION DEADLINE: JUNE 25 2017

ΤHE PROGRAM OF THE WEEK JULY 2nd to JULY 10th 2017

The process will be realized the first week of July:

Sunday July 2nd 11:00 Meeting at the New Park of from KTEL/ Departure to Psarades 14:00 έως 16:00 Arrival in Psarades/Regrouping 19:00 έως 21:00 Meeting , Introduction of the two groups, introduction

Monday July 3rd 9:00 –for as long as it takes Working in the Workshops (Psarades)

Tuesday July 4th 9:00 –17:00 Visual March to Prespes from Mikrolimni/Megalexandros/Mosxoxori (staying overnight)

Wednesday July 5th 9:00 –18:00 Visual March to Prespes from /Mosxoxori/Bath in Laimos/Return to Psarades

Thursday July 6th 9:00 – for as long as it takes Working in the Workshops (Psarades/Pervali)

Frisday July 7th 9:00 – for as long as it takes Working in the Workshops (Psarades/Pervali)

Saturday July 8th 9:00 – for as long as it takes Working in the Workshops (Psarades/Pervali)

Sunday July 9th 10:00 -12:00 Presentation of results 12:00-14:00 Cleaning of the place 15:00 Departure

*Those who don’t want to follow can stay in Psarades. If there will be need for additional work in Psarades or in the Military Post the process of March to Moschoxori will be cancelled. **The organizers deserve the right to ask from anyone to depart in case that he/she does not show appropriate behaviour

Snapshot from nature/limits/materials II Building the mud.

INFORMATION https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyAn2DTdETs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX-eA65Iedk http://visualmarch.eetf.uowm.gr/ http://vm-2013.blogspot.gr/ http://www.cob.gr/

Το εγκαταλειμμένο φυλάκιο στην είσοδο της περιοχής των Πρεσπών The abandoned military post in the area of Prespes (photo Filippos Kalamaras)

THE CORRESPONDENCE/APLICATION SHOULD BE SENT TO: [email protected]

UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN MACEDONIA SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS DEPARTMENT OF FINE AND APPLIED ARTS

th APPLICATION DEADLINE: JUNE 25 2017

Please compete following:

Last name:………………………………………………………………. First name :…………………………………………………………………. e-mail:…………………………………………………………………. telephone:

EDUCATION General Education:………………………………………………….. Tertiary Education:…………………………………….. Unemployed (YES/NO):……………………………………………..

Station of TEET in Psarades I wish to be hosted in the Station of Psarades (YES/NO)…………………………….

Car I will use my car (YES or NO)…………………………………………………………. I can transport in the itinerary from Florina to Psarades …….(number) individuals

I wish to participate in the process with the following order (there is a priority list). Indicate 1 or 2. 1 for the first preference and 2 for the second.

WORKSHOP PREFERENCE

Workshop on building with natural materials

Workshop of designing and building furniture from natural material

Date…………………………………………………

I wish to participate in the process nature/limits/materials III that will take place in Psarades the first dekaimeron of July. I will strictly follow the program and the process, without personal interpretations.. I declare that my physical condition allows me to follow the processs.

The applicant Name Signature

THE CORRESPONDENCE/APLICATION SHOULD BE SENT TO: [email protected]