Mystery 189 Myths and Legends of Elefsina: The Mysteries of Clay
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Description
Mystery 189 Myths and Legends of Elefsina: The Mysteries of Clay was a series of pottery workshops, that were carried out at various places of Elefsina in June, July, November and December 2023 by the recognised artist Athanasios Katsaras. It was a multi-dimensional and multi-layered project concerning Greek pottery that included artistic production, research work, public participation, installations in public space and educational activities. The aim was both to enhance the city of Elefsina’s cultural self-awareness based on actual instances of cultural production and to enhance the city’s role as a permanent hub of artistic creation, a concern of the entire Downtown Creatives programme in the creative economy sector.
The project of June 2023 took place as part of the SYNOIKISMOI A FESTIVAL, while the proramme of November and December 2023 was carried out with the kind sponsorship of TITAN A.E.
The project was implemented based on two axes:
i. GET YOUR HANDS IN THE MUD: Education and original creation workshops for adults and children, interested in being introduced to the world of ceramics
ii. PROCESSES OF RESEARCH & ARTISTIC PRODUCTION: Workshops of original ceramic creation for students of related subjects, which were inspired by exhibits of the Archaeological Museum of Elefsina and by archaic and Byzantine ceramics.
In December 2023, an interactive city game, called Escape from Hades, was organised in the city of Elefsis.
In the context of IN SITU REALITIES Eleusis Documentary Festival, a video-documentary including the Mystery 189 Myths and Legends of Elefsina: The Mysteries of Clay (SMALL SCREEN 1, MYSTERIES: One Year in One Our).
In April 2024, the project met its end with a speech and an exhibition by Athanasios Katsaras at Cine Eleusis.
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Stages of Implementation
Workshop of Byzantine glazed ceramics: 17-06-2023, optional presence on 21 & 22.06.2023, Time: 11:00-13:00 | Laboratory of Red-Figure Ceramics: 18-06-2023, Time: 11:00-13:00 | Construction of a geometric pyxis (jewellery case): 03-07-2023 to 05-07-2023 Time: 19:00-21:00 | Construction of an archaic figurine: 06-07-2023 to 08-07-2023 Time: 19:00-21:00 | Construction of a geometric era pomegranate: 10-07-2023 to 12-07-2023 Time: 19:00-21:00 | Glazed (usable) breakfast bowl: 13 & 14-07-2023 Ώρα: 19:00-21:00 | Firing the ceramics in the pottery kiln the participants built during the workshops: 11-10-2023 | Art of raku workshops: 18-11-2023 and 19-11-2023 Time: 12:00-14:00 | Byzantine pottery workshops for university students: 25-11-2023 and 26-11-2023 Time: 10:00-14:00 and 02-12-2023 and 03-12-2023 Time: 10:00-14:00 | Toy & Christmas Ornament Workshops for Kids: 11-12-2023 to 15-12-2023 | Escape from Hades interactive city game: 06-12-2023 | Video screening with footage of the activity: 15-12-2023 Time: 20:00-00:00, 16-12-2023 to 19-12-2023 Time: 15:00-23:00 | Presentation of ongoing research on the construction approach of three amphorae from Eleusis in the framework of the "Archaeology and Narrative" Two-Day Conference: 29-03-2024 Time: 17:45-18:00 | Speech and exhibition of the artist: 26-04-2024 Time: 19:00
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