Cycladic Kids Festival

EVENTS

SEPTEMBER 2023

The first ever Museum’s kids festival! Theatre, music and dance performances, cinema, puppet shows, book narrations, art workshops, multiple activities and board games in the most creative weekend in the center of Athens for free!

It’s a first for the Museum’s Department of Educational Programs that decided to host a multidisciplinary Arts Festival, outside its premises, accessible to all children. In collaboration with the Kalamata Dance Festival, the National Theatre of Greece, the Athens International Children’s Film Festival, the illustradays festival, Polyphonica, the Orchestra of the Winds, the Network for Children’s Rights, Library4all and other institutions, we invite young people and their loved ones to a thrilling two-day celebration. Inside the Center’s premises and at its gardens, parallel events shall take place where art groups and associate fine art companies representing different forms of art will deliver unique performances.

The 1st Cycladic Kids Festival is the culmination of the International Kids’ Art Contest by the Museum of Cycladic Art, which celebrates its 10th anniversary!
The submission process of the contest under the title “The human being at the center”, was completed on May 30 with 19,500 entries. A selected number of works and the winners of the competition will be presented during a large on-site exhibition at the Music and Arts Center of the City of Athens.

INFO

Venue & Dates

City of Athens Art Center
Eleftherias Park, Vassilissis Sofias Avenue

Saturday 23/09, 11:00 – 21:00
Sunday 24/09, 11:00 – 18:00

Entrance free
For children 4 to 15 years old

Program

The most creative weekend in the center of Athens

VIEW THE PROGRAM

Entrance

Priority ticket
30 min. before the beginning of each activity

PARTICIPANTS

The National Theatre of Greece
Kalamata Dance Festival
Athens International Children’s Film Festival
Illustradays
Network for Children’s Rights
Library4all
Polyphonica
Orchestra of the Winds

“Afou” Group
Moutzoures
Loops
Paramythokores (Antonia Velliou, Vassilia Vaxevani and Ifigenia Kakridoni)
Weme Constructs
Victoria Hislop
Lena Papaligoura
Pygmalion Dadakaridis
Eleni Geroulanou
Antonis Papatheodoulou

VIDEO

SATURDAY 23/9

ΔΕΙΤΕ ΤΟ ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑ

01

11:00 – 21:00 | THE HUMAN BEING AT THE CENTER KIDS’ ART CONTEST EXHIBITION

MUSEUM OF CYCLADIC ART Open to all visitors EXHIBITION AREA

02

11:00 – 21:00 | LET’S FILL SCHOOLS WITH BOOKS A LIBRARY FOR EVERYONE

LIBRARY4ALL Open to all visitors EXHIBITION AREA

03

1:00 – 14:00 | DID FIGURINES HAVE COLOR? FACEPAINTING | 4+ YEARS

MOUTZOURES Continuous flow order of priority CENTER C

04

11:30 – 13:30 | NEPHELOKOKKYGIA BUBBLE PARADE | FOR ALL AGE GROUPS

LA PETITE MARGUΕRITE (Vasia Tsotsou, Kariofyllis Grozoudis) Open to all visitors SQUARE

05

12:00 – 14:00 | LIVE PRINTING SCREEN PRINTING WORKSHOP | 4+ YEARS

LOOPS Continuous flow order of priority CENTER Β

06

12:00 – 14:00 | LET’S REVISIT OUR FIGURINES! MANUFACTURING WORKSHOP | 4+ YEARS

MUSEUM OF CYCLADIC ART Continuous flow order of priority CENTER A

07

11:30 – 12:00 | 12:10 – 12:40 | 12:50 – 13:20 | 13:30 – 14:00 HUMAN SCULPTURES VISUAL WORKSHOP | 4-6 YEARS

WeMe CONSTRUCTS Up to 20 entries per slot with priority ticket, available 30min. before the event CENTER C

08

15:00 – 17:00 | CYCLADOUPOLIS BOARD GAME | 6+ YEARS

MUSEUM OF CYCLADIC ART 4 Groups of 4 people with a priority card, available 30 min. before the event CENTER C

09

15:00 – 15:30 | 15:40 – 16:10 | 16:20 – 16:50 | 17:00 – 17:30 | READING STORIES READING BOOKS | FOR ALL AGE GROUPS

CENTER A

10

16:00 – 19:00 | DID FIGURINES HAVE COLOR? FACEPAINTING | FOR ALL AGE GROUPS

MOUTZOURES Continuous flow order of priority CENTER C

11

17:30 – 19:30 | A DOODLED HUMAN MAP ILLUSTRATION WORKSHOP | 8+ YEARS

ILLUSTRADAYS FESTIVAL Continuous flow up to 25 participants CENTER Β

12

7:30 – 18:30 | THE COURAGE OF ACCEPTANCE SHORT SCREENINGS | 6+ YEARS

ATHENS INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL Open to 60 spectators EXHIBITION AREA

13

18:00 – 19:30 | MY OWN HUMAN BEING AT THE CENTER VISUAL WORKSHOP | 6-10 YEARS

ELENI GEROULANOU & KOULA PANAGOU Up to 25 participants with mandatory participation of parents/guardians with priority card, available 30 min. before the event CENTER Α

14

8:00 – 19:30 | PARAMYTHOKOMIX BOOK NARRATION & COMIC WORKSHOP | 5+ YEARS

PARAMYTHOKOMIX Open to all visitors CENTER C

15

18:00 – 19:30 | EVERYTHING I MOVE MOVES EVERYTHING THAT MOVES MOVES ME DANCE WORKSHOP | 6-12+ YEARS

INTERNATIONAL KALAMATA DANCE FESTIVAL Up to 30 participants with participation card, available 30 min. before the event SQUARE

16

20:00 – 21:00 | THE BALLOON AND THE MISTRAL ORFF ENSEMBLE | FOR ALL AGE GROUPS

WIND ORCHESTRA Open to all visitors SQUARE

01

11:00 – 21:00 | THE HUMAN BEING AT THE CENTER KIDS’ ART CONTEST EXHIBITION

MUSEUM OF CYCLADIC ART Open to all visitors EXHIBITION AREA

02

11:00 – 21:00 | LET’S FILL SCHOOLS WITH BOOKS A LIBRARY FOR EVERYONE

LIBRARY4ALL Open to all visitors EXHIBITION AREA

03

1:00 – 14:00 | DID FIGURINES HAVE COLOR? FACEPAINTING | 4+ YEARS

MOUTZOURES Continuous flow order of priority CENTER C

04

11:30 – 13:30 | NEPHELOKOKKYGIA BUBBLE PARADE | FOR ALL AGE GROUPS

LA PETITE MARGUΕRITE (Vasia Tsotsou, Kariofyllis Grozoudis) Open to all visitors SQUARE

05

12:00 – 14:00 | LIVE PRINTING SCREEN PRINTING WORKSHOP | 4+ YEARS

LOOPS Continuous flow order of priority CENTER Β

06

12:00 – 14:00 | LET’S REVISIT OUR FIGURINES! MANUFACTURING WORKSHOP | 4+ YEARS

MUSEUM OF CYCLADIC ART Continuous flow order of priority CENTER A

07

11:30 – 12:00 | 12:10 – 12:40 | 12:50 – 13:20 | 13:30 – 14:00 HUMAN SCULPTURES VISUAL WORKSHOP | 4-6 YEARS

WeMe CONSTRUCTS Up to 20 entries per slot with priority ticket, available 30min. before the event CENTER C

08

15:00 – 17:00 | CYCLADOUPOLIS BOARD GAME | 6+ YEARS

MUSEUM OF CYCLADIC ART 4 Groups of 4 people with a priority card, available 30 min. before the event CENTER C

09

15:00 – 15:30 | 15:40 – 16:10 | 16:20 – 16:50 | 17:00 – 17:30 | READING STORIES READING BOOKS | FOR ALL AGE GROUPS

CENTER A

10

16:00 – 19:00 | DID FIGURINES HAVE COLOR? FACEPAINTING | FOR ALL AGE GROUPS

MOUTZOURES Continuous flow order of priority CENTER C

11

17:30 – 19:30 | A DOODLED HUMAN MAP ILLUSTRATION WORKSHOP | 8+ YEARS

ILLUSTRADAYS FESTIVAL Continuous flow up to 25 participants CENTER Β

12

7:30 – 18:30 | THE COURAGE OF ACCEPTANCE SHORT SCREENINGS | 6+ YEARS

ATHENS INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL Open to 60 spectators EXHIBITION AREA

13

18:00 – 19:30 | MY OWN HUMAN BEING AT THE CENTER VISUAL WORKSHOP | 6-10 YEARS

ELENI GEROULANOU & KOULA PANAGOU Up to 25 participants with mandatory participation of parents/guardians with priority card, available 30 min. before the event CENTER Α

14

8:00 – 19:30 | PARAMYTHOKOMIX BOOK NARRATION & COMIC WORKSHOP | 5+ YEARS

PARAMYTHOKOMIX Open to all visitors CENTER C

15

18:00 – 19:30 | EVERYTHING I MOVE MOVES EVERYTHING THAT MOVES MOVES ME DANCE WORKSHOP | 6-12+ YEARS

INTERNATIONAL KALAMATA DANCE FESTIVAL Up to 30 participants with participation card, available 30 min. before the event SQUARE

16

20:00 – 21:00 | THE BALLOON AND THE MISTRAL ORFF ENSEMBLE | FOR ALL AGE GROUPS

WIND ORCHESTRA Open to all visitors SQUARE

SUNDAY 24/9

VIEW THE PROGRAM

01

11:00 – 12:00 | DAEDALUS AND ICARUS PUPPETRY | 5+ YEARS | FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY

AFOU GROUP Up to 100 spectators EXHIBITION AREA

02

11:00 – 12:30 | LINEMEN BUBBLE PARADE | FOR ALL AGE GROUPS

LA PETITE MARGUΕRITE SQUARE

03

11:30 – 12:10 | 12:20 – 13:00 | 13:10 – 13:50 CREATING PEOPLE VISUAL WORKSHOP | 4-6 YEARS

MUSEUM OF CYCLADIC ART Up to 20 participants per slot with priority card, available 30 minutes before the beginning of each session. CENTER C

04

12:00 – 18:00 | THE HUMAN BEING AT THE CENTER

INTERNATIONAL KIDS ART CONTEST EXHIBITION MUSEUM OF CYCLADIC ART EXHIBITION AREA

05

12:00 – 18:00 | LET’S FILL SCHOOLS WITH BOOKS

A LIBRARY FOR EVERYONE! LIBRARY4ALL EXHIBITION AREA

06

12:00 – 14:00 | LIVE PRINTING SCREEN PRINTING WORKSHOP | 4+ YEARS

LOOPS (Lena Daniilidi, Marina Stathopoulou, Magda Steiakaki) Continuous flow order of priority CENTER B

07

13:00 – 14:00 | TALES OF THE CYCLADES BOOK NARRATIONS | 4+ YEARS

PARAMYTHOKORES Open SQUARE

08

15:00 – 16:00 | A DOODLED HUMAN MAP ILLUSTRATION WORKSHOP | 4+ YEARS

ILLUSTRADAYS FESTIVAL A unique illustration workshop applying doodling and graffiti techniques. Center C

09

15:00 – 16:00 | DO I HAVE RIGHTS? YES, I DO! VISUAL ARTS WORKSHOP | 8 -12 YEARS

NETWORK FOR THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD (Panos Christodoulou and Stella Stergiou) Up to 25 participants with priority card, available 30 min. before the workshop CENTER B

10

15:00 – 16:30 | EVERYTHING I MOVE MOVES EVERYTHING THAT MOVES MOVES ME DANCE WORKSHOP | 6 -12+ YEARS

INTERNATIONAL KALAMATA DANCE FESTIVAL (Vittoria Kotsalou) Up to 30 participants with participation card SQUARE

11

15:00 – 18:00 | DID FIGURINES HAVE COLOR? FACEPAINTING | FOR ALL AGE GROUPS

MOUTZOURES Continuous flow order of priority CENTER C

12

16:30 – 17:10 | I SKY YOU (OR SUNFLOWER FIELDS) INTERACTIVE PERFORMANCE | 7 -12 YEARS

NATIONAL THEATRE Up to 25 participants with priority sheet CENTER A

13

16:00 – 17:00 | HUMAN VALUES SHORT FILM SCREENINGS | 8+ YEARS

ATHENS INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL Open to 60 spectators EXHIBITION AREA

14

17:40 – 18:00 | DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’ MUSICAL

POLYPHONICA Open to all participants CENTER A

01

11:00 – 12:00 | DAEDALUS AND ICARUS PUPPETRY | 5+ YEARS | FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY

AFOU GROUP Up to 100 spectators EXHIBITION AREA

02

11:00 – 12:30 | LINEMEN BUBBLE PARADE | FOR ALL AGE GROUPS

LA PETITE MARGUΕRITE SQUARE

03

11:30 – 12:10 | 12:20 – 13:00 | 13:10 – 13:50 CREATING PEOPLE VISUAL WORKSHOP | 4-6 YEARS

MUSEUM OF CYCLADIC ART Up to 20 participants per slot with priority card, available 30 minutes before the beginning of each session. CENTER C

04

12:00 – 18:00 | THE HUMAN BEING AT THE CENTER

INTERNATIONAL KIDS ART CONTEST EXHIBITION MUSEUM OF CYCLADIC ART EXHIBITION AREA

05

12:00 – 18:00 | LET’S FILL SCHOOLS WITH BOOKS

A LIBRARY FOR EVERYONE! LIBRARY4ALL EXHIBITION AREA

06

12:00 – 14:00 | LIVE PRINTING SCREEN PRINTING WORKSHOP | 4+ YEARS

LOOPS (Lena Daniilidi, Marina Stathopoulou, Magda Steiakaki) Continuous flow order of priority CENTER B

07

13:00 – 14:00 | TALES OF THE CYCLADES BOOK NARRATIONS | 4+ YEARS

PARAMYTHOKORES Open SQUARE

08

15:00 – 16:00 | A DOODLED HUMAN MAP ILLUSTRATION WORKSHOP | 4+ YEARS

ILLUSTRADAYS FESTIVAL A unique illustration workshop applying doodling and graffiti techniques. Center C

09

15:00 – 16:00 | DO I HAVE RIGHTS? YES, I DO! VISUAL ARTS WORKSHOP | 8 -12 YEARS

NETWORK FOR THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD (Panos Christodoulou and Stella Stergiou) Up to 25 participants with priority card, available 30 min. before the workshop CENTER B

10

15:00 – 16:30 | EVERYTHING I MOVE MOVES EVERYTHING THAT MOVES MOVES ME DANCE WORKSHOP | 6 -12+ YEARS

INTERNATIONAL KALAMATA DANCE FESTIVAL (Vittoria Kotsalou) Up to 30 participants with participation card SQUARE

11

15:00 – 18:00 | DID FIGURINES HAVE COLOR? FACEPAINTING | FOR ALL AGE GROUPS

MOUTZOURES Continuous flow order of priority CENTER C

12

16:30 – 17:10 | I SKY YOU (OR SUNFLOWER FIELDS) INTERACTIVE PERFORMANCE | 7 -12 YEARS

NATIONAL THEATRE Up to 25 participants with priority sheet CENTER A

13

16:00 – 17:00 | HUMAN VALUES SHORT FILM SCREENINGS | 8+ YEARS

ATHENS INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL Open to 60 spectators EXHIBITION AREA

14

17:40 – 18:00 | DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’ MUSICAL

POLYPHONICA Open to all participants CENTER A

FESTIVAL ACTIVITIES

isten to Victoria Hislop, Lena Papaligoura, Pygmalion Dadakaridis and Antonis Papatheodoulou narrate their fascinating stories about the Human being at the Center!

Take part in a National Theatre of Greece performance and get to know its little friends.

Dare to explore your body through the Kalamata Dance Festival workshop.

Build collaboratively a giant art project using the graffiti/doodling technique with the illustradays festival team.

Learn about your rights through an art workshop dedicated to the book by the Network for Children’s Rights “Do I have rights? Yes, I do!”
Watch the first Greek 3D performance made of paper entitled “Daedalus and Icarus” by the Afou puppet show company.

Dance to the rhythm of the musical with the Polyphonica team, immerse yourself in the Wind Orchestra notes and enjoy watching a film from the Athens International Children’s Film Festival.

Wear comfortable clothes as you are invited to paint, print and design your own Human being at the center using different materials and applying various techniques and see your works at the exhibition in the framework of the Kids’ Art Contest and warmly applaud the winners!

Ooh and don’t forget to bring your favorite book! In collaboration with Library4all and the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, we serve school libraries throughout Greece! Therefore, we wish to create a “resonating book wave” in the exhibition area of the Music and Arts Center made of new or quasi-new greek books, for children 4-12 years old.

ABOUT KIDS CONTEST

THE CONTEST

The 1st Cycladic Kids Festival is the culmination of the International Kids’ Art Contest by the Museum of Cycladic Art, which celebrates its 10th anniversary! The submission process of the contest under the title “The human being at the center”, was completed on May 30 with 19,500 entries. A selected number of works and the winners of the competition will be presented during a large on-site exhibition at the Music and Arts Center of the City of Athens.

Moreover, the park will be brimming with theatre, music and dance performances, cinema, puppet shows, book narrations, art workshops, multiple activities and board games for all family members on Saturday September 23, 11:00 – 21:00 and Sunday September 24, 11:00 – 18:00!

The International Kids’ Art Contest by the Museum of Cycladic Art was launched in 2013 with 250 entries. The aim was to offer the opportunity to kids 4-15 years old (preschool children, primary and secondary school students as well as Special Schools children) to familiarize themselves with the Cycladic, Ancient Greek and Cypriot culture and at the same time to further explore their imagination.