Cyprus as bridge of cultures

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1 AIMC Associazione Internazionale Mosaicisti Contemporanei International Association of Contemporary Mosaicists I-48100Ravenna,Via di Roma13 Tel/fax th International AIMC Conference of Contemporary Mosaic Athienou Cyprus Cyprus as bridge of cultures Dear mosaic friends Once again one and half years are over since the last 12 th International AIMC congress of Contemporary Mosaic took place in Athens. Now we are going to prepare intensively the next conference in Cyprus offered by Mrs. Soula Christou of the Collective Mosaic Group in Limassol to the General Assembly at the last meeting in Athens. This proposal found a unanimous joyous agreement by the present members of the AIMC. Once more we shall come in a country with a strong ancient Greek and Byzantine heritage whose monuments we can see and admire especially at the planed sightseeing tour. But the admiration of these old relics are one thing, the main task however for us should be the presentation of contemporary mosaic works, a trend which is highly wanted by people who are interested in contemporary mosaic art, a mission which might be a permanent artistic challenge of our times. Herewith I want to invite you to this 13 th Conference in the hope to get a great resonance of participation in the joyous anticipation to come together as an international mosaic family under my last presidency. Manfred Hoehn AIMC President General important information: President of the conference : Mrs.Soulla Christou Date : 28 th September to October 6 th incl. sightseeing tour Place: Athienou, an old city, one of the oldest settlement next to Larnaca Venue: Museum and Conference building

2 Concept: Topics: Oral presentations, visual show, panel discussion. poster exhibition Contemporary mosaic as art form, Contemporary mosaic in architecture and urban environment, Antique and traditional mosaic as far they are significant as a meaningful transition from antique /Byzantine stile to a modern interpretation Poster exhibition: Instead of shipping any mosaic works to Cyprus we prefer to make print expressive posters of 100 x 70 cm of executed mosaics as art works, mosaics in architecture or urban environment. These poster must be produced by the mosaicist self and forwarded to Cyprus in a square package (less costs), not in a roll. Patchwork: All participants are invited and kindly requested to create a small contemporary mosaic piece in mostly white colours of any kind of material which should be assembled to a major patchwork, and be installed in a public location in Limassol at a festive inauguration. The dimension should be 21 x 30 cm (!) set onto marine plywood or honeycomb support of 1 cm thickness. This small piece everybody can bring along in his hand luggage. Approximate congress program depending of the numbers of people who want to make a contribution: Arrival day: September 27 th Conference days: September 28 th /29 th /30 th October 1 st morning : AIMC General Assembly afternoon: Pick up from the hotel to start the sightseeing tour On 30 th with the closure of the conference the mayor of Athienou will host a Cypriot evening in honour of the conference guest with traditional music, dancing, and of course good food and wine! Sightseeing tour: October 2 nd /3 rd /4 th /5 th October 6 th Departure day home. Language: Participation fee: Expenses: Flight to Cyprus: The official congress language is English. The speaking time is limited to minutes depending of the number of speakers. Regular participant 45,- Euro, students 20,- Euro All participants have to provide their own hotel and other daily expenses. There are two possibilities: To Larnaca and to Paphos. For the arrival it is suitable to arrive in Larnaca = next to the venue. For the departure is possible also Paphos. ( From the hotel in Limassol to Larnaca or Paphos Airports is roughly the same distance, a 40 minutes drive.)

3 Transport facilities: Participants will make their own way back and forth to the airport. A time bus timetable will be provided upon arrival. Accommodation: Sightseeing Tour: Lordos Beach Hotel **** in Larnaca for all participants Prices: Single room Euro 82.-, in a twin room per person Euro 56.-with sea side view and breakfast Att. Mrs.Emily Tsaggari Tel: administration@lordosbeach.com.cy Please make the reservation by credit cards for 4 nights with an advance Payment of 20%. Check in 27 th.sept., check out 1 st Oct. It is almost a firm and pleasant tradition to perform a sightseeing tour in that very country where the conference took place. What a heritage in history and culture over thousands of years has formed this fantastic island in the Mediterranean sea! Our Cyprus people are proud to show us the most interesting places, especially sites of mosaic in a wonderful sightseeing tour. October 1 st : Morning: AIMC General Assembly at the hotel Afternoon: Pick up from the hotel to visit the Angelochtisti Church in Kiti. Visit to the Chirokitia village which is an archeological site on the island which dates back to the Neolithic ages. Lunch break Tour to Amathuntia, a sanctuary of the goddess Aphrodite, one of the most ancient seats of her worship. Her temple remained famous also in the Roman times. Drop off at the hotel in Limassol where we shall stay 4 nights. October 2 rd : Visit to the Kykkos Monastery in the near of the Troodos Mountains Coffee break on the way there at the Troodos Square The monastery houses has the biggest mosaic work ever done on the island in the last century. Lunch at the Monastery, visit the Markarios tomb and the Byzant. Museum. Coffee break at the Trimiklini Village on the way back to Limassol. October 3 rd : Tour to Old Limassol City Centre. Visit to the Medieval Castle which is one of the most important castles in Cyprus. Then to the Folk Museum which provides a very interesting collection of Cypriot >Folk Art. Walk through the Historical Centre and Old Market Place. In the evening we will have the inauguration of the patchwork wall and the opening of the poster exhibition followed by a cocktail party. October 4 th : Paphos tour: Visit to the Curium city where our guests will see the old amphitheatre and mosaics. Visiting Petra tou Rhomiou the birth place of Aphrodite, but also the location where our ancestors collected the stones for their mosaic creations. Lunch at the Paphos harbour at the castle. Mosaic tour of Paphos: House of Dionisos, house of Aeon, house of Thesius October 5 th : Nicosia Tour: Visit to the archeological Museum, St. John Cathedral and Byzantium Museum.

4 Coffee break at the Archbishop s manor. Walk through the old Nicosia City to the Green Line Visit to the workshop of one of Cyprus Mosaic Artist October 6 th :Departure day home Tour price Euro for the 4 ½ days tour which includes traveling, entrance fees and a professional English speaking guide. For this tour the participants are requested to make their room reservation directly to the hotel referring >Mosaic conference<: Jasmin Hotel Apartments in Limassol Att. Noulia Christofi Reserv.Department Tel Fax: contact@jasminehotelapts.com Single room Euro 55.- per apartment per day on self catering basis Single room Euro 60.- per apartment per day including breakfast Double room Euro 60.- per apartment per day on self-catering basis Double room Euro 70.- per apartment per day including breakfast Check in: October 1 st, check out October 6 th Payment procedure: Please make your hotel reservation by credit cards up to April 15 th the remaining account by May 15 th The payment dates for the tour booking to be made with a transfer to bank account also up to April 15th, rest payment by May 15th. Bank Sinergatiko Lemesou IBAN Cy Swift CCBKCY2N Account number: To the name: Christou Soula Angelou and Panagi Florentia Andrea Important addresses: For Registration Form and for all further information is the address a.i.m.c.2012@gmail.com Address for shipping the posters: Bill Events c/o Florentia Panagi P.O.Box Pareklissia - Cyprus Deadlines: >Cyprus is hosting the presidency of the European Union from July to December. Therefore hotels, conference rooms, busses might be overloaded. For that reason, please, show your willingness to join the conference by an early booking and registration.deadline: April 15th >Shipping of the posters..deadline: June 1st The poster exhibition will be carried out in two places successively: First One will be held at the Kallinikeio Museum of Athienou (conference venue) where a huge art fair take place during which over 22,000 people will come to view the arts from 15 th to 22th September. The second one will take place from 1 st to 6 th October in Limassol >All who want to make a visual and verbal contribution must send a CD with photo image of their works, a short Curriculum Vitae (CV) and an abstract of the presentation. In this connection you are requested to prepare the visual contribution onto a CD or USB stick.deadline: August 15th

5 13 th International AIMC Conference of Contemporary Mosaic in Cyprus September 28 th to October 1 st Registration Form Name: Address: Zip code: City: Nationality: Phone/Fax/Mobil: ( My presentation will be made in Section: Contemporary Mosaic ( ) Section: Traditional (antique/byzantine) Mosaic.( ) Creation of a small mosaic piece for the common patchwork in Limassol.( ) Participation at the sightseeing tour ( ) Date: / 2012 Signature