Vovousa Festival. Photo by Penelope Thomaidi.

ΕΜΣΤ Χ VOVOUSA FESTIVAL

Creation of an ephemeral collective work of art by young and old in Vovousa, Ioannina Prefecture

Friday 7 August 2026

As part of its ongoing collaboration with regional organisations aligned with its mission, ΕΜΣΤ is participating in Vovousa Festival for the second consecutive year.

As part of this year’s programme, ΕΜΣΤ presents REO (Greek for ‘flow’), an educational activity designed by Chara Marantidou in collaboration with Eleni Koukou, taking place on Friday, 7 August, at 12:00.

Centred on water as a fundamental element of life and our relationship with the natural world, the activity invites participants of all ages to co-create an ephemeral, collective artwork in Vovousa. Through this shared creative process, it seeks to deepen our emotional bond with nature, highlighting the vital necessity of coexisting with its interconnected life forms and recognising our own organic place within this web of life..

Throughout the Festival, visitors will also have the opportunity to explore EMΣTPLAY, the museum’s mobile educational kit. One of ΕΜΣΤ’s innovative outreach initiatives, EMΣTPLAY expands access to contemporary art by engaging diverse audiences beyond the Museum’s walls. Through exploration, play, and hands-on creative activities, the kit encourages participants of all ages to discover the language of contemporary art in an interactive and experiential way.

For further information and registration, please contact: info@vovousafestival.gr

Vovousa Festival

For 11 years, Vovousa Festival – vovousafestival.gr – is dedicated to environmental protection, with events highlighting the comparative advantages of the Northern Pindos. Vovousa is a village of 35 inhabitants in the municipality of Zagori in the Prefecture of Ioannina. It is located at an altitude of 1,000 meters, within the Northern Pindos National Park, surrounded by high peaks and crossed by the Aoos River.