ECRN – Rooftop Artist Residency – Announcement of Selected Artists!
We are excited to announce the results of the Rooftop Residency open call. Starting from the end of the month of June we will host two amazing artists, in Nicosia, within the framework of the European co- funded Program ECRN MEET THE ARTISTS: Artist Shiro Masuyama 増山士郎 Shiro’s artistic practice ranges from performance to sculpture, …
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PEACE LAB: KITE MAKING WORKSHOPS
Pame Kaimakli connects with Japan with the Peace Lab! We are super excited to announce the launch of our new project ‘Peace Lab: In search of Harmony between Man and Topos΄. The project consists of a series of cultural and artistic actions to promote peace and to dissolve physical and mental borders of the division …
PAME KAIMAKLI 2022: OPEN CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
July 8th – 12th, 2022 & Selected days for workshops in June Πάμε Καϊμακλί / Let’s Go Kaimakli is a neighbourhood festival launched in 2013 by the residents of the Kaimakli district and since 2015 in collaboration with Urban Gorillas. From a series of ad-hoc informal events taking place in the private houses of the …
Erasmus+ project: Creative placemaking – The path to active European Citizenship
We are happy to announce the start of a new Erasmus+ project: Creative placemaking – the path to active European Citizenship The project aims to raise awareness of the need for civic participation in the conversion and use of public spaces for youth activities focusing on tangible and intangible cultural heritage . During the first …
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PAME KAIMAKLI FESTIVAL 2022 : URBAN PLAYGROUND
Urban Gorillas announces Urban Playground”, this years thematic of Pame Kaimakli festival which is a celebration of play, discovery and human interactions in public spaces. As the current global pandemic persists to transform the way we live, this years’ thematic highlights the importance of public spaces to enable human connections as well as the need …
A collective European effort to maximise creative use of rooftops | Nicosia joins the network dedicated to utilising the space right above our heads
In densely populated areas in Europe, thousands of square kilometres of potential (public) space lie under-utilised and unrecognised as a great urban resource. This realisation joins organisations from nine different cities in a collective effort to unlock the potential of the European ‘roofscape’ (i.e. the combined area of flat rooftops in cities). The European Creative …
A WISH-full Place
A WISH-full Place is a spatial installation in the abandoned shopping centre City Plaza, located in the once thriving commercial centre of Nicosia. In the 90s’ the City Plaza was once the biggest department store in Cyprus, the first one of its kind and the place to be. It has been in operation since 1989 …
ASeedlingPlace* Digital Repository
Urban Gorillas have launched, a Digital Planting Repository called ASeedlingPlace*! ASeedlingPlace* inspires to create a digital community of urban visionaries that aim to positively transform their (urban and rural) environment starting from the simple act of planting a seed and tendering a garden. The platform acts as a connection of the global network of people …
R-EU-FTOP project / Kick-off meeting
We are happy to announce the launch of our new project which will explore cities on a higher level! Urban Gorillas is part of the Creative Rooftop Network / R-EU-FTOP project which is funded by the Creative Europe program and involves 9 partners from 9 countries. In June 2021 Urban Gorillas participated in the 2nd …
