Anna Lindh Foundation

EPI SKOPON

National Network

Greece

Address

DODEKANISOU 22 54626 THESSALONIKI Greece

Country

Greece

City

THESSALONIKI

Street address 2

DODEKANISOU 22

Mobile Phone

+306973658182

Telephone

2310.254.184

Telephone (other)

+306973734730

E-Mail

info@episkopon.gr

E-Mail (2)

christos.papas.kremmydas@gmail.com

Year of Establishment

2012

Contact Person1

PAPAS-KREMMYDAS CHRISTOS

Organisation Type

Public/Private Non-Profit Foundation

Fields of Activity

Arts

General Information

Epi Skopon was created by 4 political science students and now a pair is left to visualize the coming. Along of course with some 40 volunteers and lot's of great partners. Or main and most of the time only sources of funding are self-financed projects on the cultural field or -fewer times- on youth and education. Sometimes cooperation with some coterminous Municipalities and for 2014 projects as part of "Thessaloniki: European Youth Capital 2014".

Mission and Objectives

"Epi Skopon" is a Cultural Organization based in Thessaloniki aiming at the enrichment of the cultural program of the surrounding region with valuable and rare events across the spectrum of culture. Bring young creators forward. Connect the youth with culture. Built structures and networks able to generate and sustain cultural development.

Main Projects / Activities

Here are some of our projects FB pages: https://www.facebook.com/ArtFactoryEdessa https://www.facebook.com/360TaratsaFilmFestival https://www.facebook.com/pages/Naturart-festival/744841488905837?ref=hl https://www.facebook.com/Panic.art.festival https://www.facebook.com/DartMagazinegr Other activities/projects involve the Municipality of Kalamaria for "Para Thin Alos Festival" 2013 and 2014, a constant relation witht the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki: Department of Fine Arts, projects with the Byzantine Museum of Thessaloniki, the visual arts festival "ANAKATA 2013", the 3rd and 4th Thessaloniki International Choir Festival, the Municipal Radio and Television (FM100 & TV100), Vlassis Art Gallery, Center for Balkan Music in Arta and the "Balkan June Festival 2013 and 2014", "Festival Mouson 2013" in Katerini, "GreenWave Festival 2013 and 2014" in Thessaloniki (focus on the enviroment" and "16th and 17th Antiracist Festival of Thessaloniki" (focus on human rights, equality etc). And of course we work with young and talented and not so young and talented artist on all cultural fields. We are also preparing connection between the cultural field in Greece and the neighboring countries. We also have concrete working groups on a variey of cultural fields such as photography, video-art etc: https://www.facebook.com/ExframePhotography

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

Know-how on cultural development, projects, events. Expanding the network and..networking it with the networks we already work with. Bringing the civil society of North Greece closer to the counterparts on the rest of the world.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

Networking throughout the Mediterranean is inspiring. Many of ours projects involve people and artist from the Mediterranean. We can foster relations with other Organizations on our field of work and help structure a common ground for the total of our societies.
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