Blending folk and contemporary ceramics (Mixed ages)
A ceramics workshop for different age groups
As part of the educational workshops at the Vorres Museum, we present “Blending Folk and Contemporary Ceramics,” led by visual artist Philippos Vasileiou. This workshop explores the relationship between folk art, ceramics, and contemporary sculpture through the technique of press-molding.
While ceramics are traditionally associated with folk art, they are also an integral part of contemporary artistic expression. This workshop draws inspiration from the Vorres Museum’s Pyrgi folk collection and the timeless dialogue between art, nature, and architecture.
Designed for a range of age groups, the workshop invites participants to explore the magic of ceramics through play, creativity, and imagination.
Participants will be introduced to the traditional technique of press-molding. Working with plaster molds that depict traditional ceramic objects—such as amphorae, sculptural figures, busts, and architectural ornaments—they will create their own unique compositions by combining various elements. In doing so, they will discover how tradition can become a tool for contemporary expression and playful exploration.
A special part of the experience will be a visit to a local ceramics studio, organized after the conclusion of the workshop sessions. The visit will be scheduled in coordination with the instructor and participants. During the visit, attendees will meet ceramicists, observe the glazing and firing processes, and see their own creations take their final form.
The workshop encourages collaboration and collective creation, helping participants to experiment with materials, form, and composition. The aim is to develop skills, familiarize participants with the rich tradition of ceramic art, and show how an ancient technique can be transformed into contemporary creation through their imagination.
Information
Blending Folk and Contemporary Ceramics
A ceramics workshop for different age groups
Led by visual artist Philippos Vasileiou
Dates: Saturday 10 May 2025 (for children aged 6–8), Saturday 17 May 2025 (for adults), Sunday 18 May 2025 (for children aged 9–13)
Start/End time: 11:00 – 14:00
Participation fee: €15 per session
Each session is independent and adapted to the needs of each age group.
Pre-registration online is required.
This workshop is part of the new series of educational programs titled “Materials, Techniques, and Memory in Contemporary Creation: The Garden and Pyrgi of the Vorres Museum as Carriers of Cultural Heritage.”
The Vorres Museum, a living cultural institution deeply rooted in Greek cultural heritage, proposes a series of workshops and activities aimed at exploring the timeless value of traditional materials and techniques, as well as the natural elements that shape cultural identity.
The program is anchored in the Pyrgi folk collection and the Museum’s Garden—both serving as living testimonies of cultural memory—highlighting the connection between traditional art and contemporary creation and nurturing a fertile ground for the preservation, revitalization, and promotion of cultural heritage.
Educational program design/curation: Myrto Lavda
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To reserve a spot, please call us at +30 2106642520 or fill out the form using the link below.
Bio
Philippos Vasileiou
Philippos Vasileiou is a visual artist based in Athens. His work merges visual and martial arts, focusing on the human body as medium, tool, and object of art. He works across performance, sculpture, painting, video, and interactive installations, exploring corporeality, intensity, and the relationship between the body and space.
He graduated from the Athens School of Fine Arts (ASFA) in 2012, specializing in plasterwork, bronze casting, fresco, and portable icons. In 2009–2010, he attended the “Arte de Acción y Performance” program at Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), and later completed a Master’s Degree in Fine Arts at ASFA.
Alongside his artistic career, he has an extensive background in martial arts, having been a member of the Greek National Karate Team. He holds a 5th Dan and is an accredited coach certified by the General Secretariat of Sports.
In 2018, he received the Artworks Fellowship Award from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. He is a founding member of Trojan DAO, an art collective exploring the use of blockchain technology in the creation and dissemination of art.
His work has been exhibited in major exhibitions and festivals in Greece and internationally, including “CEEGS” (University of Peloponnese, Nafplio, 2024), Chthonic Light (Lofos Art Project, 2024), Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Old Chemistry Laboratory, 2024), The Nightmare of Persephone (Tinos, 2023), Rebetiko (Athens Municipal Gallery, 2022), IFPA (Drama, 2021), Theorems II – On History (EMST, 2020), Decentralised Exhibition (Osaka, 2019), Still Here Tomorrow (Stavros Niarchos Foundation, 2018), the Athens Biennale (2016), Athens Photo Festival (Benaki Museum, 2015), and Excentricités Performance Festival (Besançon, 2014), among others.
Education is an essential part of his artistic practice. From 2017 to 2023, he taught visual arts at schools and worked as a ceramics assistant at ASFA’s Ceramics Workshop (2021). He has coordinated multiple sculpture, ceramics, and performance workshops focused on material engagement and experiential learning. His educational projects include Touch & Expression and Clay Heals (Museum of Modern Ceramics, 2023 & 2024), I GOT IT THO – Pulse and Battle (Ok Space, 2024), Sculpting My Hero (Synama Festival, 2021), Visual Arts Meet Dance (ESTIA – ARSIS, Samos, 2020), Portraiture Workshop and Figurine Creation Workshop (Alekos Kontopoulos Museum, 2019 & 2020), among others.
He has also undertaken artistic direction and object fabrication for performances such as The Force of Habit (Giannos Perlegas, 2025), Frogs (Ki Omos Kineitai, 2024), No Matter How Quiet (Yelp Group, 2023), and It’s Not About If You Love Me Tomorrow (Androniki Marathaki, 2019). Additionally, he collaborated with the group RAFI for the performance La Fontaine (2013).
As a performer, he has worked with Dimitris Mytilinaios, Kostas Tsioukas, Androniki Marathaki, Iris Karayan, Jenny Argyriou, Epameinondas Damopoulos, Kosmas Kosmopoulos, and Mariela Nestora.