The Cultterra youth group presents the activity Thirstdays. The title is a pun on “Thursday”, the day of the group’s weekly meeting, and “thirst”, denoting the city youth’s thirst for art and culture. The main lines of the activity run in succession from the most informal activities to the most organised and open to public events. The activities scheduled for December are “We meet local artists”, “We drink Greek coffee”, “We skate at the ARKOPOLIS” and “We celebrate diversity”.
27/11- 3/12: γνωριmeet the locals: Argyro Ibrahimi
17:00-20:00, OSE – Elefsina Old Railway Station
Argyro Ibrahimi was born in 1994 in Tirana, Albania. When she was a child, she emigrated to Greece with her family. From an early age she showed an interest in the arts, especially painting, and studied fashion design. She spent three years working at the studio of Celia Kritharioti, where she managed to immerse herself in aesthetics and fashion. Painting remains her hobby and her means of expression. She believes that love is the greatest force on the planet and when you experience it you feel inner peace. This is the feeling she tries to convey and experience through her work.
The exhibition will feature paintings whose theme will be transferred to embroidered clothes, and the image will be accompanied by music in an attempt for the viewer to fully experience the emotion.
7-10/12 γνωριmeet the locals: Marikaiti & Lydia Kanellou
Thursday & Friday 17:00-20:00, Saturday & Sunday 10:00-13:00, OSE – Elefsina Old Railway Station
Two sisters with the same passion: painting.
Marikaiti is 21 years old and studies Political Science and International Relations.
Lydia is 15 years old, a highschool student, and wants to become a doctor.
As they say, “painting is a way to express your feelings without fear of criticism. You open your heart and let your mind travel without limits. People need to find ways to be spiritually free”.
In this exhibition, visitors will be able to identify with different phases of their lives, which include good and bad moments, experiencing a plethora of emotions.
Life is just a rollercoaster; you have a good time, but there will be times when you have to face fear and conquer it.
10/12 “Station” café
10:30, OSE – Elefsina Old Railway Station
In the framework of the Thirstdays project, the Cultterra youth group seeks to revive the coffeehouse that used to operate at the Old Railway Station, where passengers would wait for the train. The Cultterra youth group will serve freshly brewed Greek coffee and the locals will tell the story of the station building and the experiences of Elefsinians and others who had used the train.
11/12-17/12 γνωριmeet the locals: Lampros Tyrlis
Workdays 17:30-20:00, Saturday & Sunday 13:00-20:00, OSE – Old Railway Station of Elefsina
Lampros Tyrlis is a professional photographer. He was born in Athens in 1990. He is a graduate of a private Vocational School of Photography. His production relates to the fashion industry, but he is also interested in the world of photography in general. For several years he taught photography in an art workshop and has attended various photography training programmes. Lately he has been participating in the Reframe Eleusis project, in the framework of the 2023 Eleusis European Capital of Culture. During his ten years of involvement with photography, he has done numerous photo shoots for Greek and global brands, such as Stelios Koudounaris, Angelos Frentzos, Η&M, etc. He has also participated in many group exhibitions and his photographs have been published in magazines such as Kaltblut, Huf, Ozon, Vogue, Mmscene, Vanity Teen, Fg*k, etc.
15,16,17/12 Mystery 1 CLOSING: OPENING, A Ceremony
The year of Elefsina as European Capital of Culture comes to an end with a three-day celebration full of unprecedented actions, projects and events throughout the city, which inaugurates the beginning of a new era for Elefsina and culture!
Cultterra is actively involved in organising this three-day event. You will see the group in all the new spaces, in all the events, but especially in ARKOPOLIS, the venue that Cultterra brings to life with its activities. The skatepark is inaugurated, a site that the skaters and riders of the Thriasian Plain have been claiming for years, while the group has been supporting this request since 2019.
This three-day event reminds us that anything is possible as long as there is unity. The whole three days of activities is a great party for all those who love dreams, arts and culture.
12:00 – 18:00 | ARKOPOLIS
ARKOPOLIS festival
Hip hop, skate, rollers, bmx, finger skate, short films, music, crafts
Mystery 172 A Dancing Journey by Still Pilgrim Paradox
Mystery 66 Voices in the City curated by the Cultterra group in cooperation with Mystery 99 The Ark by TimeCircus
13:00 | ARKOPOLIS – Skate Park
Venue opening – Special event
On Saturday 16/12, for the closing ceremony of the year of 2023 Eleusis European Capital of Culture, the Cultterra youth group curates the official opening of the skatepark at the ARKOPOLIS venue. A programme of multiple activities that will fill us with excitement and enthusiasm starts at 11 am and runs until 6 pm. All the city’s communities will be invited to celebrate the new venue for skaters, riders & rollers.
The events at ARKOPOLIS and the integration of various activities, such as sports, art and culture, create an inclusive venue that empowers the community. The events and activities highlight the creativity and multiculturalism of the area.
The event will include a symbolic procession from the Laou Square to the new skatepark of ARKOPOLIS, skate workshops for beginners by freemovement, a silkscreen workshop, DJ sets, hip hop live, finger skate by Konstantinos Sakov, cricket training by the Pakistani community, ping pong by clubs in Elefsina. Also, there will be stalls from local shops and a bazaar.
The detailed timetable will be announced soon. Stay tuned and rolling!
** QUEER ELEUSIS **
18/12-21/12 γνωριmeet the locals: Asparagus plumosa
18:00-21:00, OSE – Elefsina Old Railway Station
Asparagus has been making zines to express her feelings as well as the feelings of the public since 2017. Now comics too! Recurring themes in her work are the exculpation of vulnerability, self-awareness, naturalism, body positivity and the empowerment of communities and individuals through a queer feminist perspective. She chooses to create experiential works, while her comics touch on a slice of life. She loves watercolours, inks and pencils, and likes to hide something of the plant kingdom in her works, a habit she picked up after studying at the Department of Agriculture of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Asparagus plumosa is, after all, the ornamental asparagus!
Friday 22/12 | Elefsina no longer keeps secrets
THERE IS AN LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY IN THE THRIASIAN FIELD!
By promoting innovative cultural, artistic and social activities, the Cultterra youth group is proud to announce a major queer celebration in the area of the Thriasian Plain. The celebration aims to promote diversity, strengthen community and provide a safe space for expression for all individuals. The day-long programme includes discussions and updates on the queer community, live acoustic music, a film screening and a karaoke party!
The exhibition of local artist Asparagus will also continue.
Stay tuned for more information.
