Experiential workshop for children 6 – 12 years old – Argiro Dimaki and Eirini Gozadinou (ARTpoio)

Nautilus
Experiential artistic workshop for children 6 – 12 years old

“What can the cycle mean to you?”
“What color are our emotions?”
“How do you imagine yourself after many years?”
An educational/artistic activity that focuses on the cycle of life, from creation to maturity, from seed to decomposition and from birth to old age. Through photographic and sound material of objects, natural materials (fruits, trees, etc.) and familiar sounds, children will come up with the concept of the life cycle of both humans and other living beings on the planet, coloring their emotions. The group will understand the past, observe the future and create in its own present. The three moving levels (low, medium, high) will be an important tool in the physical understanding of the evolution of life. Natural elements (such as the nautilus shell) and elements of everyday life (such as fruits) will help children understand empirically concepts such as evolution, maturation, and decay. Finally, each child will create an artwork with his own cycle of life from infancy until today and will imagine himself in the future. The basic principles of this educational action are cooperation and teamwork, as children will be divided into smaller groups but also the development of the individuality and personal element of each child at various stages of the educational programme. Through different artistic stimuli children will develop their imagination and creativity and through personal and collective experiences they will develop holistically (physically, mentally and emotionally) their artistic means.

Ages: 6 – 12 years old
Levels: All

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Argiro Dimaki

Artistic curator, facilitator of educational programs, facilitator through art with an emphasis on visual arts. From a very young age she enjoyed painting, trying to capture dreamy, colorful, strange worlds. As she grew up, she began to look for different ways of artistic expression such as photography and scenography. Her love for illustration prompted her to professionally deal with graphic design combining the art of painting with technology discovering new ways of expression. She has been trained in the curation and implementation of educational programs by the Aegean University aiming at therapy through art trying to help people to be freed and express their deepest thoughts and concerns. She does not stop looking for stimuli every day, in the city, in music, in photography and painting exhibitions keeping her inspiration alive. Today she is the co-founder of the art space ARTpoio and is responsible for the artistic curatorship, presentation and design of educational and artistic programs. Her motto is that childhood should remain in people even in adult life, giving a sense of joy and carefreeness, elements necessary for well-being.

Eirini Gozadinou

Eirini Gozadinou lives and works in Athens as an art educator and facilitator of educational programmes. She is a graduate of the department of Archeology and History of Art of NKUA and the postgraduate programme “Creative Arts in Education” of the University of Exeter. She has attended Hellenic’s Children Museum education considering the design and implementation of educational programmes in museums and cultural places as well as seminars on group animation, history of art, theatrical play and creative writing. She is also a graduate of the School of Narrative Arts in Athens. She collaborates with educational – artistic groups in schools and cultural places (SNFCC), museums (Hellenic Children’s Museum, Museum of Cycladic Art) and libraries as well as in music places (“Friends of Greek Island and Sea”) for the designing and implementation of artistic educational programs and workshops for pre-school and school aged children. The last two years she collaborates with the artistic – educational workshop ARTpoio.