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Hulda Festival is a long-term international project that celebrates the coalescence of art and science through the works of Turkish-Swedish sculptor Ilhan Koman (Edirne, Turkey 1921 — Stockholm, Sweden 1986). The festival proposes an original approach which consists in using M/S Hulda, a centennial 2-mast schooner, Baltic trader and cargo ship built in Sweden in 1905, as a sailing cultural centre.
Koman acquired Hulda in 1965 and restored her to make her his residence and workshop. He lived there until his death in 1986. Today, the centennial Hulda has been restored and is touring Europe to raise the interest of general public for art and science via an innovative approach consisting in mixing both disciplines to make them more playful and accessible to the public. Launched in March 2009 in Stockholm, Hulda has since traveled to Amsterdam, Antwerp, Bordeaux, Lisbon, Barcelona, Naples and Malta, and is now about to arrive in Thessaloniki. Starting from August 27 and onward, Hulda will be open to the public everyday from 11.00 to 14.00 and from 16.00 to 23.00. Visitors are invited to come onboard at the Port of Thessaloniki, Pier 1, where Hulda will moor. There, they can enjoy free visits of the exhibition of Koman’s scientific artworks. In parallel, children aged 10-12 and general public are invited to art & science workshops designed by the Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, in collaboration with the Interuniversity Postgraduate Programme of Museology (Aristotle University – University of Western Macedonia) and ArtBOX.gr. The Hulda Festival in Thessaloniki also features a very rich programme of parallel events: from contemporary art video projections on the sail of Hulda to special workshops addressing young artists and led by established artists through a special performance for the opening night… All these activities are free of charge. Art & Science Workshops: The workshops, designed by the Educational Department of the Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, are titled “Metal World” and they are designed for children between 10-12 years old. Using examples of art works by well-established Greek artists from the Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art’s collection, they focus on the relationship between art, science and technology through the manipulation of metal and other materials, in order to create art works that actively interact with the public or with the natural environment. The workshops are designed and realized with the support of a volunteers’ team of young museologists and in collaboration with the Interuniversity Postgraduate Programme of Museology (Aristotle University - University of Western Macedonia. ThessalonikiProgrammeOpening night, 26/08, 20.00
“EVERY JOURNEY IS A RETURN” Performance specially designed by theatre group SourliBoom Daily, 21.00-23.00 SCREENINGS Projection of video art works by artists Lena Athanasopoulou, Lia Psoma, Marios Spyroglou, Danae Stratou Thursday 02/09 18.00 WORKSHOP FOR YOUNG ARTISTS Artists Foteini Kariotaki, Vasilis Hatzopoulos and Babis Venetopoulos will present their work to young artists and will discuss issues of the relevance between art & science 20.00 THE EXPERIMENT Project by artist Angeliki Makri 24.00 SPECIAL SCREENING “12 by Night” by Haris Pallas The young artist’s work-in-progress will be shown at a special preview screening PLUS Illustration specially designed by comic artist Tasos Marangos will be distributed to the public during the visit to the on board exhibition Screening of a specially prepared projection of photos of early 20th century Thessaloniki inspired by the concepts of journey and intercultural dialogue, edited by Giorgos Adamidis. Photos courtesy: the Folklife and Ethnological Museum of Macedonia-Thrace Location for all events: Port of Thessaloniki, Pier 1. IstanbulArtscist - international art & science student contest
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