A series of workshops on collaborative design for schoolyards were held in conjunction with the 5th grade of the 3rd Primary School of Palouriotissa and the Department of Architecture at the University of Cyprus. The workshops resulted in a series of innovative, colourful and creative proposals. Following a comprehensive survey conducted by our partner Despo …
On November 18t & 19th 2022, we took part at the Urban Awareness Exhibition which was organised by the Afternoon Project Nicosia. The event was held at the Spilies Exhibition Centre, Acropolis park in Nicosia. During the event we exhibited our project ‘Letters to the city’, an interactive installation which aims to collect citizens’ visions …
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An inspiring and productive day was organised this week in Famagusta! On Sunday, November 6th 2022, we flew again our kites in Famagusta during the concluding event of our ‘Peace Lab’ project which was funded by the Japan World Exposition 1970 Commemorative Fund (JEC). The event took place in Famagusta with the support of the …
Veronika Antoniou from Urban Gorillas presented the work of Urban Gorillas in Kyoto, Japan to a creative and diverse ground in the cultural space Bridge to Kyoto. The presentation focused on case studies from Urban Gorillas of ephemeral urban practises that contribute to sustainable living and instigate change in city spaces and communities. The Discussion that followed …
We are super proud and delighted to be the first organisation in Cyprus to receive the prestigious Commonwealth Foundation grant! Our project proposal for MAPS: Mobile ‘Agora’ for Participatory Spaces has been one of the 17 projects accepted for funding -out of over 780 applications- and a new project is about to begin! A few …
As part of a new initiative, we started collecting information about visions of the citizens regarding living in urban environments in Cyprus. We are excited to examine and analyse the needs of the citizens, and create a database which we consider as vital information for the shaping of our cities. *The first data collection took …
We are inviting you to join our upcoming ‘Peace Lab’ event which will be organised with the support of UNFICYP – United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus and the artist Nurtane Karagil The event will take place on November 6th 2022 in Famagusta. Transportation will be offered from our organisation and will be free of …
Veronika Antoniou and Yiorgos Hadjichristou presented their ongoing research on Urban gorillas at the 5th Shukuma Mzansi! SA-EU Dialogue Democracy in Culture II Conference hosted by theSibikwa Arts Centre in partnership with the SA-EU Strategic Partnership – and other African associations. The presentation and discussion was in the panel Cultural Policy and Practise Case studies, from an all-society perspective presenting case …
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Veronika Antoniou has presented her ongoing research based on the work of Urban Gorillas entitled “Activating Neighborhoods through Ephemeral Actions” at the APRU Sustainable Cities & Landscapes Hub 5th Conference/ University of Hawai’i at Manoa held in September 7-9, 2002. The work was placed under the working group Civic Engagement and Community Design led by Jeffrey Hou. …
The Urban Gorillas team is in Finland within the framework of the Erasmus project ‘Creative placemaking – the path to active European Citizenship’. With us is the local Finnish partner Suomen Kulttuuriperintökasvatusken Seura (Finish Association of Cultural Heritage) and the coordinating team is KA-MATRIX from Croatia. Together we are planning to build a common participatory …
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