Programme 2024

For 2019, the lanterns of artist Georgina Drakouli-Solo, who has an international presence in the fields of visual arts, will have as their theme the houses of the villagers and they will be exhibited at the Opening Ceremony in a large stage setting. During the workshop the participants will be initiated into the art and secrets of the manufacture of the lanterns. With bright colors and natural materials, they will capture a fantastic, colorful, unfocused scenery inspired by Rokka and Kera villages. A small village made of lanterns will be created for Giortes Rokkas 2019.

Instructor: Georgina Drakouli – Solo

Participants: 

Maria Kataki, Roula Konsolaki, Maria Fountzouloglou, Sofia Arkouli Saridaki, Stella Maria Kastanaki, Maritina Freskaki, Argiro Orfanoudaki, Christina Dimopoulou, Hara Kastanaki, Ersi Meko, Stavroula Kokkinaki, Giannis Tsoutsias, Marina Tsekrezi, Eleni Rigaki, Lefteris Kastanakis, Markella Skalidaki, Marina Pavlopoulou, Eirini Tsoura, Haroula Fotaki

Biography

Georgina Drakouli Solo

Tzortzina Drakouli Solo is an independent artist with a wide range of skills in painting, sculpture, design and production. With many years of specialization in the visual arts, she has worked with a vast array of materials. Her love for what she has done has led to many projects of a social nature, the subject of which varies from immigration to sexual education to young people, or environmental education. She has been a member of Amnesty International for more than twenty years, participating in the campaign to liberate prisoners of conscience. She is a member of the environmental organization Extinction Rebellion, supports animal rights and is a member of Greenpeace.