The Urban Gorillas team invites young and active citizens from Cyprus to take part in the development and execution of a customised Rooftop Artwork by the artist Larsen Bervoets in Nicosia from the 16th to the 22nd of September 2023 as part of our @Creative Europe project (European Creative Rooftop Network ) The design will …
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Presentation and talk by Orangcosong at SPEL Rooftop | SESSIONS| Join us 21st of July Friday evening at the Agora for a talk session with Orangcosong, an art collective from Japan. They have something extraordinary to share – activities that beautifully connect local lives, communities, and historical contexts from all corners of the world. Orangcosong …
Agora, ingeniously designed by Urban Gorillas, is a mobile structure that champions public engagement by offering a unique platform for various voices. During the Afro Banana festival, Agora transcended into an oasis of non-verbal expression and tranquility. This space, devoid of spoken words, invites attendees to a realm of introspection and spiritual rejuvenation. Participants will …
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Wheel you Kaimakli? Join us for a cycling journey that aims to explore the neighborhood of Kaimakli across borders, on wheels. We will cycle from (Buyuk) Kaimakli to (Küçük) Kaymaklı and document this journey with videos, photos and stories. We wish to capture the essence of our community and document our shared experiences presenting this …
Open Call: Call for Participants | Pame Kaimakli 2023 Festival | | 23/09/2023 | ———————Ιστορίες άλλωςΦώς ———————— {ENG Urban Gorillas invite artists and creative individuals to participate in the Πάμε Καϊμακλί / Let’s Go Kaimakli Festival to take place on the 23rd of September 2023. This year’s festival is celebrating ten years of Pame Kaimakli …
The spring 2023 partner meeting of the ECRN consortium was hosted by our partners Chemnitz, the European Capital of Culture 2025! We worked on the art dimension of the project, the festival exchanges, our benchmarking study and the future of ECRN. Team Chemnitz showed us their amazing city with locations such as Wirkbau, Oberdeck Chemnitz …
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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 …
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 …
