A five-day workshop on photography with Stratos Kalafatis & Lia Nalbantidou
APPLICATIONS’ DEADLINE: April 7, 2023
The MOMus-Experimental Center for the Arts is promoting an open call to young photographers who would like to participate in the photography workshop entitled “A Sea Beyond,” led by the internationally acclaimed photographers Stratos Kalafatis and Lia Nalbantidou.
The workshop will take place for five days, between April 25-29, 2023 at the port of Thessaloniki and the MOMus-ECT venue.
Participation is free of charge, after applying for it and being selected.
THE PHOTOGRAPHERS [STUDIOTESSERA]
Stratos Kalafatis was born in Kavala in 1966. He graduated from the Physical Education and Athletics department of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and then he attended photography classes at the Art Institute of Philadelphia, U.S.A. He lives in Thessaloniki and has created, along with Lia Nalbantidou, STUDIOTESSERA, a photography platform with educational, publishing and artistic activities. During the last thirty years, he has been presenting his photographic works at private galleries, museums, festivals and artistic events throughout the world. The following books on his work are available from Agra publications: Archetypal Images (1999), Journal 1998-2002 (2004), Athos / The colours of faith (1st edition2014), (2nd edition 2018), Archipelago (2017). He is represented by the Bernier / Eliades gallery.
Lia Nalbantidou is a freelance photographer – active artist (member of EETE) based in Thessaloniki. She has been teaching photography for the last 30 years. Her work (photographic works and photobooks) has been presented in numerous Greek and international exhibitions and contemporary art events. She is represented in private and public art collections and libraries. Indicatively: EMST / National Museum of Contemporary Art Athens, MOMus-Thessaloniki Museum of Photography, Benaki Photographic Archives – Athens, Le Château d’ Eau – pôle photographique de Toulouse – France, Architekturbild EV Stuttgart – Germany, PhotoIreland Collection / The Library Project, Dublin – Ireland, Zentrum für Künstlerpublikationen / Collection of Artists’ Publications Weserburg Museum of Modern Art, Bremen – Germany, Le Château d’ Eau / pôle photographique de Toulouse – France, Gulbenkian Library of Artists’ Books Lisbon – Portugal, Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library Yale University, New Haven – USA.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Artists interested are invited to apply as following:
- By filling in the PARTICIPATION FORM (download if from MOMus website documents’ section
- By sending visual material of their recent work: up to ten (10) photographs of recent work in electronic format (jpegs).
- The above should be sent digitally to MOMus- Experimental Center for the Arts at info.experimental@momus.gr with the indication “A Sea Beyond.”
Deadline for applications: April 7, 2023 at 23:30
NOTES/INFO
The selection committee will examine the files and assess their compatibility with the concept and content of the workshop, without being obliged to justify its choices publicly.
The names of the finalists will be published on the MOMus website, and they will be notified at the email addresses they have provided.
Information: info.experimental@momus.gr & phone 2310.593270, Monday-Friday 11:00-15:00.
