Free cyanotype workshops to explore nature in Pedoulas and Ayios Theodoros Pitsilias

Pedoulas, Cyprus. Artist The.Curious.Curly will lead a series of six free cyanotype workshops in Pedoulas and Ayios Theodoros Pitsilias between August and October as part of the Cultural Decentralisation Programme of the Deputy Ministry of Culture.

Participants aged eight and over will learn the camera-less photographic printing process while exploring village landscapes, flowers and plants.

Workshop programme

The Nature, Sun and Cyanotype in the Village series will be held in collaboration with the community councils of the two villages. The workshops are funded by the Department of Contemporary Culture of the Deputy Ministry of Culture.

Sessions in Pedoulas, in Nicosia district, are scheduled for August 13, September 5 and September 13. Workshops in Ayios Theodoros Pitsilias, in Limassol district, will take place on August 14, September 6 and October 4.

All sessions will run from 10am to 1pm, except the September 5 workshop in Pedoulas, which will take place from 3pm to 6pm.

Cyanotype process

The workshops will introduce participants to cyanotype, a photographic printing method dating from the 1840s. Participants will create prints using sunlight, plants collected in the villages and photosensitive material.

Each session will include a walk through the village, during which participants will observe the surroundings and gather natural materials for their prints. Participants will take home the botanical cyanotypes they produce.

Participation

Entrance is free and registration is required. Workshops will be held in Greek, with English available upon request.

Further information and registration details are available through The.Curious.Curly on Facebook and Instagram at @The.Curious.Curly.