Pame Kaimakli: Adopt an Artist

Urban Gorillas in collaboration with the Kaimakli residents have co-organized Pame Kaimakli festival, 2018 edition, with the theme “Adopt an Artist”. Old Kaimakli became an open gallery, and a hub of creative and social actions. Residents of Kaimakli hosted the works of local and international artists, “adopting an artist” and co-curating exhibitions, installations, and happenings …

‘Ayios Sozomenos – place of barley’ _ ‘Timeless Encounters’

The CCFT- Creative Center of Fluid Territories in collaboration with the NGO ‘Urban Gorillas’ and the Architecture Department of the University of Nicosia organised the event ‘Ayios Sozomenos – place of barley’ _ ‘Timeless Encounters’ with a series of creative interventions, presentations and exhibitions within Agios Sozomenos, an abandoned cultural heritage site near the Buffer …

‘Tides’ open-air film screenings

Urban Gorillas, in collaboration with Cyprus Community Media Centre (CCMC), invited the multi-award winning Italian director Alessandro Negrini to screen his latest film ‘TIDES’ and hold a two-day workshop. ‘TIDES’ depicts lives across the divided Northern Ireland and reflects on issues that are going beyond borders and the very concept of it. The film, narrated …

Πάμε Καιμακλί / Let’s Go Kaimakli festival 2017

Let’s Go Kaimakli brings Kaimakli residents and friends together through creative and entertaining ways to celebrate culture, multiculturalism and neighborhood stories. For four years the group has been organizing festivals in the neighborhood; we go out on the streets to share moments, stories and learn about our surroudings. The festivals follow various theme; open windows, open doors, …

The Urban Spectacle Series

The Project November 2016 – January 2017 The Urban Spectacle public intervention series, explore human interactions within public spaces and examine the relationships between the observer, the performer and the spatial setting in an attempt to create new negotiations among them. Through various actions, the city is explored both as a spectator and a performer …

Off the Studio – Urban Spectacle Series

Off the Studio Project 15 November 2016 in old town Nicosia, as part of the Urban Spectacle Series – read here In a world where one can no longer distinguish fiction from reality, Arthropod in collaboration with Urban Gorillas propose an installation performance situated in the in-between state of these two notions. Artistic group, Arthropod collective, craft …

Sweet Give & Take Relationships – Urban Spectacle Series

Sweet Give & Take Relationships Project 13 January 2017 the project took place at Larnaca sea front, as part of the Urban Spectacle Series – read here A black box placed in a public environment with marshmallow sticks waiting to be taken and a stack of notes ready to be written. The artist of this installation wants to …

Baffle Zone – Urban Spectacle Series

The Baffle Zone Project January 11th 2017 as part of the Urban Spectacle Series – read here Nicosia: a divided capital of Europe, a vibrant platform for local and international discussion and an urban case study with a visual attentiveness. Urban Gorillas in collaboration with local street artist, Twenty Three, brought to life a project displayed …

Urban Dinner – Urban Spectacle Series

On the 11th of December the Urban Dinner took place in Larnaca as a part of the Urban Spectacle public interventions series – read here The Urban Dinner The Urban Dinner proposed a theatrical stage of the act of dining where food became an art form and the act of eating an engaging,and participatory experience. …

Video: Green Urban Lab 2015

The Green Urban Lab  took the form of public installations that were placed at various locations in four cities in Cyprus. These installations – through which a series of events, activities, workshops and research took place – were the main tools in regenerating a series of urban public spaces. The video presents the ΦουσκόPolis and …