News – Urban Gorillas

RE-IMAGINE CITY SPACES- A Community’s Guide to Activating Public Spaces

by urbangorillasNews, Research & Publications November 29, 2024November 29, 2024No Comments

This handbook is designed to serve as a comprehensive guide to the activation of public spaces in Cyprus. It draws on the findings of an extensive community survey and presents practical examples of spatial interventions, with a particular focus on the “Agora” -a transformative spatial installation at the heart of the MAPS (Mobile Agora for …

(UN)COMMON PATCHWORK

by urbangorillasNews June 22, 2024July 15, 2024No Comments

Let’s make OUR (UN)COMMON PATCHWORK together ! In collaboration with ABR we are setting up a sewing workshop station at the Afrobanana Festival on Thursday 4 July – Saturday 6 July. We’re going to be making a shading device made of fabric to install at the first reception centre for asylum seekers at Pournara. We’re …

Rooftop Re-imagined

by urbangorillasNews June 17, 2024November 29, 2024No Comments

Join us for “Rooftop Reimagined,” a unique serious game designed to bring together the insights of citizens, policy stakeholders and policy makers to explore the potential of rooftop spaces the local Cypriot context. Engage in dynamic discussions through an interactivedilemma serious game in which you will interact through both your mobile devices and each other. …

Kaimakli Potluck ‘Urban Glenti’/ Feast

by urbangorillasNews June 14, 2024July 18, 2024No Comments

[GR below]* Sunday 07.07.2024 at 7:00pm Potluck Kaimakli ‘Urban Glenti’/ Feast Open to all! The Urban Gorillas together with neighbors in Kaimakli are organizing the ‘Urban Glenti’/ Feast in Kaimakli. We will be bringing and sharing food and drinks and OUR very good mood! Please bring food, tables, chairs, games, music, plates, glasses, your friends and …

PS4HER* REIMAGINE YOUR CITY

by urbangorillasNews May 29, 2024July 18, 2024No Comments

[GR below]* PS4Her* REIMAGINE YOUR CITYSUMMER WORKSHOP FOR TEENAGE GIRLS! Are you a teenage girl aged 14-17 and passionate about making a difference in the world?Are you looking for a creative and meaningful platform to engage with inspiring experts and creatives discussing and designing ways to reclaim the city? PS4Her is a week long workshop …

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Kaimakli Gathering

by urbangorillasNews May 22, 2024November 29, 2024No Comments

Kaimakli gathering 05.06.2024 Wednesday afternoon 6:00 You are invited to join us at the Kafeneio i Plateia (Yiannos coffee shop), square of Ayia Varvara church, to reimagine our neighborhood through the upcoming Πάμε Καϊμακλί / Let’s Go Kaimakli 2024 Festival. —– GR Συνάντηση στο Καιμακλί, 05.06.2024 Τετάρτη απόγευμα 6:00 Σας προσκαλούμε να συζητήσουμε και να …

Rooftop Stories: Reimagining sustainable Urban Living

by urbangorillasNews October 20, 2023April 12, 2024No Comments

The Urban Gorillas invite the public to interact with the spatial installation “Agora”, which is currently adopted on the rooftop of the SPEL building, and reimagine it as an urban garden and creatively express themselves on the themes of sustainability, social and artistic innovation.A participatory planting activity will transform the modular and mobile structure of …

ECRN Partner Meet-up in Nicosia

by urbangorillasNews October 16, 2023April 23, 2024No Comments

The ECRN consortium partner meeting took place in Nicosia in October 2023 and the Urban Gorillas hosted the passionate team of Rooftop enthusiasts for 3 rich days of fruitful discussions about the legacy of the network. We at Urban Gorillas are beyond thrilled to have hosted the 7th ECRN meeting, discussing the transformative potential of utilizing …

BEING THE CAT ON THE EDGE OF THE ROOF- NURTANE KARAGIL

by urbangorillasNews October 2, 2023April 17, 2024No Comments

Nurtane Karagil invites us to the SPEL’s roof, the CLOUD, to react to our thoughts and challenges much like a cat perched on the precipice of a rooftop. Nurtane Karagil is a visual artist using a wide range of artistic mediums such as painting, illustration, sculpture, video and photography. Her art conceptualises the power of …

ΠΑΜΕ ΚΑΙΜΑΚΛΙ 2023 | PROGRAM |

by urbangorillasNews September 10, 2023September 22, 2023No Comments

Είμαστε ιδιαίτερα ευτυχείς να ανακοινώσουμε το πρόγραμμα για το Πάμε Καϊμακλί 2023 -Ιστορίες άλλωςΦως ! Το βράδυ της 23ης Σεπτεμβρίου, απολαύστε το δυναμικό πρόγραμμα των 28 καταπληκτικών καλλιτεχνών, μουσικών, σχεδιαστών, performers, συγγραφέων μεταξύ άλλων, που συμμετέχουν στη φετινή 10η έκδοση του Φεστιβάλ! *****Όλες οι δραστηριότητες είναι δωρεάν **** We are super excited to announce the …