Events and projects of autumn 2023

The autumn season of 2023 has been a period during which several events regarding the intangible heritage, the environment and sustainability have taken place in various parts of Greece. The Cyclades, experiencing unprecedented pressure and limited resources, have no doubt been in the centre of such developments. It was therefore unsurprising that several important events took place in the area, such as the Workshop on the Endangered Landscape of Sifnos Island from 23 to 26 October, the Congress on the Sustainability of the Islands on the island of Mykonos  from 18 to 19 November and the Dry Stone Month on the island of Tinos during the whole month of November 2023.

The Mitato of Amorgos was happy to attend the first week of the Dry Stone Month of Tinos, in order to support the worthwhile efforts of the Association “Ambassada” with its experience in organizing similar workshops, and of course in order to attend some of the very interesting events that took place. Specifically, Maria Nomikou attended the opening night where lectures were presented regarding the dry stone craft in education, by Ms Ioulia Papaeftychiou, Ms Olga Karagianni, Mr Kostas Karageorgos and Mr Nikos Chazapis. During the event, the documentary “Dry stones, support of the Aegean”, by Ms Emilia Zepou and Ms Lydia Karra, was also screened. During the following days, Maria Nomikou was present at the workshop site, where the dry stone craft was presented by local masons and practical work followed directly. The Dry Stone Month continued with the completion of site works, more lectures and screenings and projects with local schools.

Outside the Cycladic limits, on Saturday 11 November 2023, the Mitato of Amorgos had the pleasure to participate in a remarkable event organized by the local school network of the Department of Secondary Education of the 2nd District of Athens “Today’s Student – Tomorrow’s Active Citizen of the World”, in cooperation with schools from the Department of Secondary Education of East Attica, with the topic “Projects promoting the importance of intangible cultural heritage”. The event was held in the school hall of the Vocational High School complex of Agia Paraskevi, Attica, and the Mitato of Amorgos participated with the online presentation of Semeli Drymoniti. Given the indisputable significance of education and its vital role in transferring knowledge to the younger generations, it was with great joy that we took part in such a remarkable initiative, which embraced and was embraced by a wider audience, transcending the limits of Attica. The Mitato of Amorgos presented their projects that have been completed and their role in the efforts of preservation of the intangible heritage. The presentation was even more special as students from the 2nd Vocational High School of Agia Paraskevi had attended the 2^nd Dry Stone Workshop “The Amorgian Craftsmanship”.

Other events which, unfortunately, we weren’t able to attend were the meeting for the intangible heritage organized by the Ministry of Culture in Athens from 24 to 26 November and the 6^th Panhellenic Trail Meeting which took place in Pelion  Magnesia, at the same weekend.

We continue with more participation in more projects in the following months!