Programme 2024
10-12&16-18 Αug9:00-13:00 / Κera
Stonemasons Workshop
free participation
Six-Day Stonemasonry Workshop
Workshop Supervisor: Aspasia Papadopéraki
Instructor: George Martsakis
A workshop closely associated with the core of the Giortes Rokkas festival. The stonemasonry workshop, initiated by the renowned sculptress Aspasia Papadopéraki, returns at Giortes Rokkas for the sixth consecutive year with George Martsakis as the instructor, just as in the previous year. George Martsakis participated in the workshop for the first time in 2017 and later became an instructor under the guidance of Aspasia Papadopéraki. He is deeply involved in the study of stone, its forms throughout history, culture, and architecture.
In an area with a rich tradition in stone processing, which has contributed to the creation of a dynamic stonemasonry nucleus over the years, we once again aspire to pass the torch to students from previous years. They will assist in guiding the younger participants, perpetuating the ancient tradition of stone carving, and attracting local and foreign artists to our villages, Rokka, and Kera.
>Free participation, reservation required.
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Instructions
Rokka and Kera villages are located in the northwest of the Prefecture of Chania, in the Municipality of Kissamos, 12 km from Kissamos, 39 km from Chania and 55 km from Chania airport. Following the E65 National Road from Chania to Kissamos, and turning to the Nopigia to Kera – Rokka hub, you will not have difficulty finding us. Giortes Rokkas area in Kera is located next to the church in the center of the village, on the main road from which you will come.