Hours:
Daily: 10:00 - 14:00 and 18:00 - 21:00, Weekend: 18:00 - 21:00.

The exhibition will be open from 1st to 13th of November.
Hopurs: 09:00 a.m. - 13:30 p.m. and 17:30 p.m. - 21:00 p.m., Saturday 09:00 a.m. - 13:30 p.m..
Free entrance.

Dates: 27/10/2011 to 17/11/2011.
Hours: Opening hours of the shop.

Dates: 22/10 to 5/11/2011.
Hours: 11:00 a.m. - 13:00 p.m. and 18:00 p.m.- 21:00 p.m., on Sunday closed.

From 23rd to 30th of October 2011.
Hours: 10:30 a.m. - 13:30 p.m. and 17:30 p.m. - 22:30 p.m.

From Wednesday, 05/10/2011 to Saturday, 29/10/2011
Daily: 09:00 a.m. - 13:30 p.m. and 18:00 p.m. - 21:00 p.m., Saturday: 09:00 a.m. - 13:30 p.m..

Η Πολιτιστική Εταιρεία Κρήτης και η Μηνιαία Εφημερίδα «Πυξίδα της Πόλης» ( www.pyxida.gr) με την υποστήριξη της Λέσχης Φωτογραφίας και Κινηματογράφου Χανίων (ΛΕΦΚΙ - www.lefkichania.gr) προκηρύσσουν Διαγωνισμό Φωτογραφίας με θέμα "Εικόνες από επαγγέλματα και δραστηριότητες που χάνονται στο πέρασμα του χρόνου".

Ο φακός του φωτογράφου εστιάζει στον άνθρωπο, στο χώρο, το αντικείμενο, την δραστηριότητα και αποτυπώνει... Σκηνές από επαγγελματικές δραστηριότητες με πρωταγωνιστή τον άνθρωπο που ασκεί μια δραστηριότητα. Επίσης σκηνές από επαγγελματικές δραστηριότητες που υπονοούν την ύπαρξη του ανθρώπινου στοιχείου.

Δικαίωμα στον διαγωνισμό έχουν όλοι οι ερασιτέχνες και επαγγελματίες φωτογράφοι ανεξάρτητα από εθνικότητα, τόπο διαμονής, χώρα, κλπ..

Οι φωτογραφίες θα κριθούν από 5μελή επιτροπή η οποία θα αποτελείται από τους:

• Θεοδωρόπουλο Δημήτρη, Διευθυντή φωτογραφίας, επίκουρο καθηγητή, ΑΠΘ - τμήμα κινηματογράφου
• Κόη Σάββα, φωτογράφο μέλος του ΔΣ της ΛΕΦΚΙ
• Πλατή Νίκο, συγγραφέα
• Σγουράκη Γιώργο, Πολιτικό Επιστήμονα, Παραγωγό - Σκηνοθέτη, πρόεδρο Ελλήνων παραγωγών κινηματογράφου - τηλεόρασης
• Σιάκα Θ. Σπύρο, δρ. στην Εξ αποστάσεως Εκπαίδευση, Σκηνοθέτη animation, εκπαιδευτικό.

Θα δοθούν 3 βραβεία και 3 έπαινοι.

Οι φωτογραφίες που θα επιλεγούν από την κριτική επιτροπή θα εκτυπωθούν και θα παρουσιαστούν σε έκθεση που θα γίνει στα Χανιά, αλλά και σε άλλες πόλεις της Ελλάδας αμέσως μετά την λήξη του διαγωνισμού. Παράλληλα θα αποτελέσουν υλικό για έκδοση πολυτελούς φωτογραφικού λευκώματος το οποίο θα δοθεί σε όλους τους συμμετέχοντες στο διαγωνισμό (ανεξαρτήτως βραβείων ή αναρτήσεων).

Τελευταία μέρα αποστολής υλικού για συμμετοχή στον διαγωνισμό ορίζεται το Σάββατο 31 Δεκεμβρίου 2011 (σφραγίδα ταχυδρομείου). Πέρα αυτής καμιά συμμετοχή δεν θα γίνεται δεκτή. Τα αποτελέσματα θα ανακοινωθούν την Πέμπτη 15 Φεβρουαρίου 2012.

Αναλυτικά πληροφορίες για τον διαγωνισμό και την εξέλιξη του μπορείτε να βρείτε:

• Blog του διαγωνισμού (epaggelmata-poy-xanontai.blogspot.com)
• Στην ιστοσελίδα της ΠΕΚ (www.pe-kritis.gr)
  
• Στην ιστοσελίδα της Λέσχης Φωτογραφίας και Κινηματογράφου Χανίων (www.lefkichania.gr)

Πληροφορίες : info@pe-kritis.gr και pyxida1@gmail.com

The exhibition will be open from 19th of September to 31st of October 2011.
Tuesday to Friday: 09:00 a.m. - 13:00 p.m. and 19:00 p.m. - 22:00 p.m.

Weekend: 10:00 a.m. - 15:00 p.m.

Free entrance.

Free entrance.

Institution now the International Sculpture Symposium

The dream of the residents of Paliani to safeguard the institution of the International Sculpture Symposium and the creation of a large outdoor Sculpture Gallery, open to the public, is slowly - slowly come true!

The 5th International Sculpture Symposium Paliani underway these days in a specially designed area of Venerato. This time, as you can and next year, the symposium is supported by the Municipality of Heraklion, taking even more extensive.

Through the stone, the Cretan limestone, "emerge" human figures in a "magical" for the public process that only sculptors with their art they create. Everyone can watch this process, small and great, and the entrance to the site is free.

The sound of wheels, essential tools in modern sculpture in stone, and heard this year Venerato creating joy and excitement to the residents of the area since 2006 supporting the institution that went through great difficulties to reach the fifth consecutive tournament. It is the first time in Greece for five consecutive years of an international symposium of sculpture and even a village! The locals claim they like the institution. Local businesses were sponsors, teams participating in the tournament, while residents treat the sculptors with fruits, vegetables, olives, plenty of wine and raki.

The stone of patience ...

The theme of the fifth International Sculpture Symposium is the verse of Seferis: "The stone of patience expect a miracle."

The symposium participants this year, Professor of Sculpture, School of Fine Arts former Rector George Houliaras, Professor of Sculpture at the TEI of Athens Kyriakos Rokos and sculptors Jan Gkiknamper (France) Gabriel Grass (Romania) Adelina Montasie (France), Mayor George Nikolakakis Gouves and Assistant Head Silkchim (Albania) to Rosto Beata (Hungary), John Tsingenis (Heraklion), the Light Hatzakis (Avgeniki Paliani) and Manolis Harkoutsis (Venerato Paliani). Also taking part his assistant Mr. Chouliaras sculptor Andreas Arapakos.

The 5th International Sculpture Symposium Paliani began on July 23 in a specially designed area at the entrance of the village Venerato. The symposium will conclude on August 12. The evening will be the closing event of the symposium, which will display the works created by artists in front of art lovers. The Entrance is free, and at the end of the event will offer local dishes and excellent wines, offering clubs and winemakers in the region Palianis.

Very regularly, for hours every time he visits the site of the symposium, Heraklion mayor Yannis Kourakis. Daily site are the mayor Palianis Aristide bowl, Eva Tylianakis by the City of Heraklion and the Peace Senetaki Paliani.

The history of the event

The "spark" for the start of the international event was just an idea that had sculptors Tsoumplekas and Chris Manolis Harkoutsis, which suggested the mayor Aristides bowl which he immediately accepted.

This was the starting point in the summer of 2006, the organization of the International Sculpture Symposium Paliani, an institution that today has significant past and future, much more. Sculptors from various countries hosted by the municipality for about a month and carving their works before the eyes of art lovers. The projects remain in the municipality and copyrights for artists.

Initially no experience with the financial support institutions and entrepreneurs and the tireless work of municipal services and ordinary citizens', held the first International Meeting of Sculpture in September 2006 in the municipal area outside the monastery Palianis. Sculptors from Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Turkey and Greece have worked for a month then eager to give the municipality wonderful artwork.

The second International Sculpture Symposium Paliani in Summer 2007 with the support of the Union of Heraklion. Sculptors from Germany, Italy and Greece have worked at the Model Palianis Winery, then a site to deliver excellent work on "Hymn to Wine and its people." The works displayed at art modern winery.

The 3rd and the 4th International Symposium of Sculpture Paliani in 2008 and 2009 respectively, were made at the symposium this year, with the participation of artists from Greece and various countries and issues for the wine.

Dates: 9 to 15 of September
Hours: 10:30 - 14:00 and 18:00 - 23:00

Dates: 9 to 19 of September
Hours: 10:00 - 14:00 and 18:00 - 23:00

Free entrance.

Within the Festival program there will be held numerous concerts of classical and folk music, performances by ballet and folk dance companies. Our Festival will be staged at the highest international level. Distinguished performers in various genres from some thirty countries of the world and all five inhabited continents - from USA to New Zealand and from Russia to Africa - will participate in the Festival events.

The central event of our Festival will be the first-ever Crete International Tattoo dedicated to the 2,500th anniversary of the Battle of Marathon, the great victory of the Greek people and the entire Western civilization, and to the 70th jubilee of the Battle of Crete in 1941. The Tattoo will take place on 29 September - 2 October 2011, after four days of rehearsals. Nearly 1,500 musicians, members of over twenty military and civilian orchestras and bands from Greece and abroad will participate in the Crete Tattoo.

The culmination of the Festival will be the premiere of highlights from the opera Idomeneo, King of Crete by W.A. Mozart, with the participation of international stars. The first-ever staging of this great opera will be done on Crete (where the opera plot takes place) and what is even more important, in the historical and architectural setting of the Knossos Palace, a brilliant masterpiece of the world`s cultural heritage.

The forthcoming Festival events will be attended by numerous audiences from Heraklion and Crete, guests from other parts of Greece and foreign tourists. A considerable number of concerts can be attended for free, on charity principle. A part of funds raised in charity concerts will be used to preserve the historical monuments of Crete.
The Festival will be widely covered by leading Greek and international mass media and information agencies. According to plans of the organizers, the Festival should become a major international cultural event and contribute to form a positive image of Greece.

This seminar is tailored to students who, on the one hand, are at a beginner's level with regards to Cretan music and, on the other, to advanced musicians of other traditions who would like to become acquainted with the basic characteristics and repertoire of Cretan music. Certain very representative pieces will be worked on from all of the various regional idioms of the island

Stelios Petrakis belongs to the new generation of Greek musicians. Born into the Cretan musical tradition and having become one of the foremost masters of the Cretan lyra, he subsequently extended his musical interest to other related genres thus leading him to collaborate with many important Greek and foreign musicians.
He performs with his own ensemble in Greece as well as abroad and also works as a soloist with various respected composers and other musical ensembles both in concerts and recordings.
His two personal cds have received exceptional reviews and awards from the Greek and the international press.
The instruments he plays are constructed by Stelios himself and he also records his music in his own studio.

• All the seminar's participants are kindly requested to state the time and way of their arrival to Heraklion as well as the time and way of their departure at least ten days before the beginning of the seminar.
• On the departure date, students must free their rooms, the latest until 10:00 a.m
• Information concerning your transportation from/to the airport or port will be sent to you via e-mail one week before each seminar as long as you have sent us information concerning your arrival and departure.

The laouto was originally the most important instrument of accompaniment in Cretan music, but, in recent decades, it has also developed into a solo instrument in its own right. Giorgos Xylouris has played a very important role in this process, not only due to his numerous technical innovations, but especially due to his aesthetic approach. He studiously avoids any innovations which compromise the aesthetic individuality of Cretan music, whilst simultaneously working in a very creative and imaginative way with any elements which compliment it. This is a very difficult and time-consuming process which started many decades ago with his uncle Giannis Xylouris, who was considered to be one of the foremost laouto players of the second half of the 20th century, and who was Giorgos' teacher. Today Giannis and Giorgos Xylouris often perform duets together in which the laouto is featured as a solo instrument of exceptional beauty. In this seminar Giorgos will teach various aspects of the technique of the laouto as well as shedding light on the repertoire of Cretan music.

• All the seminar's participants are kindly requested to state the time and way of their arrival to Heraklion as well as the time and way of their departure at least ten days before the beginning of the seminar.
• On the departure date, students must free their rooms, the latest until 10:00 a.m
• Information concerning your transportation from/to the airport or port will be sent to you via e-mail one week before each seminar as long as you have sent us information concerning your arrival and departure.