Visual Voices

04/06/2026

Over the past months, RELATE has created spaces for artistic expression, intercultural dialogue, learning, and community connection across Cyprus.✨
RELATE connected artists with migrant backgrounds with cultural practitioners, young people, activists, and local communities through mentorship, exhibitions, performances, workshops, festivals, and public discussions. The work centered on themes of identity, displacement, resilience, and inclusion, drawing directly on the experiences of the artists and communities involved.
The project offered ten artists from diverse migrant backgrounds a residency program, which included mentorship from established local artists, masterclasses with cultural practitioners, production support, and platforms to showcase their work publicly for the first time in Cyprus. From visual arts and dance performances to music, storytelling, and community-based workshops, RELATE highlighted the power of creativity as a tool for visibility, empowerment, and social connection.
Across Nicosia, Limassol, and Larnaca, participants engaged in exhibitions, intercultural festivals, antiracism discussions, language and cultural exchange activities, creative workshops for children and adults, and performances celebrating the cultural richness that participating artists brought with them.
The project also fostered important conversations around representation, racism, participation, migration, and access to cultural spaces, creating opportunities for dialogue between artists, researchers, policymakers, activists, and the wider public.
By engaging communities through art, RELATE encouraged people to encounter different cultures through dignity, creativity, and shared humanity, helping build more open, empathetic, and inclusive communities.
More than a series of events, RELATE built friendships, created professional opportunities, and demonstrated the strength of collective creative action.
Video documentation by Giorgos Stylianou and Leda Ayiomamiti.
🔗Explore the RELATE Catalogue:
https://generationforchangecy.org/relate-relate-project.../

02/06/2026

02/06/2026

What does an inclusive culture of remembrance look like in Europe today?

As part of the ReIMAGINE project, this research explores how remembrance culture is understood and practiced across Austria, Cyprus, Italy, Portugal, and Serbia — identifying shared patterns, important differences, and collective needs.

This Needs Assessment on Inclusive Remembrance Culture in Europe focuses on questions of inclusion, pluralism, and the role artistic approaches can play in shaping more open and participatory ways of remembering.

Rather than offering a definitive account, the research maps gaps, challenges, and possibilities across diverse and intersecting histories, experiences, and perspectives.

Swipe through to explore the findings. + Send us a message to receive the full report in PDF format.
The slide deck is available in German, Greek, Turkish, Italian, Portuguese, and Serbian, alongside English as the common international project language on the project website and partner social media accounts.

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Cover photo: HÖR (photograph Aslan Kudrnofsky)

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Co-Developed by:ets (Italy)
(Serbia)
(Portugal)vivos (Cyprus)
(Austria)

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or OeAD-GmbH. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

InclusiveMemory Europe

25/05/2026

Σε επιμέλεια της αρχιτέκτονα και πολεοδόμου, Μελίνας Φιλίππου, και της ιστορικού τέχνης και ανθρωπολόγου Selin Genç, το Καρτζίν θεμελιώνεται σε κριτικές συζητήσεις γύ....

08/05/2026

Open Call: Vis-à-Vis Visual and Performing Arts Showcases

We are inviting bold collaborations between artists and civil society initiatives working at the intersection of Arts × Environment / Justice / Welfare.

This is a showcase opportunity for ready-to-go exhibitions and performances.

What We Offer
• Exhibition curation
• Exhibition space for 2 weeks
•Logistical & technical support
• Event coordination
• Communications & dissemination support
• Drinks & light snacks for opening event

The 2 selected proposals will be hosted at Afternoon Hybrid Space or Nestopia Creative Hub.

Eligibility:
- Applications include at least 1 artist + 1 civil society initiative (e.g. NGO, community group, grassroots initiative).
- Applicants are based in Cyprus.
- Projects are ready to present (this is not a residency).
- Availability to showcase the work during Summer 2026.
Vis-à-Vis is a culture-led civic platform in Cyprus connecting civil society and the arts to strengthen open civic space, media freedom, and pluralism, through inclusive physical and digital spaces for collaboration, exchange, and visibility.

Apply by 20/05/2026
via https://forms.gle/jDbS26LvNzKGEtL6A

For inquiries: [email protected]

The project “Vis-à-Vis” is implemented by Visual Voices within the framework of the PLATO programme. PLATO is co-funded by the European Union through the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV) Programme, the Bodossaki Foundation and the NGO Support Centre, with a total grant amount of €3.1 million

07/05/2026

Open Call: Vis-à-Vis Socially-Engaged Arts Showcases

We are inviting bold collaborations between artists and civil society initiatives working at the intersection of Arts × Environment / Justice / Welfare.

This is a showcase opportunity for ready-to-go exhibitions and performances.

What We Offer
• Exhibition curation
• Exhibition space for 2 weeks
•Logistical & technical support
• Event coordination
• Communications & dissemination support
• Drinks & light snacks for opening event

The 2 selected proposals will be hosted at or

Eligibility:
- Applications include at least 1 artist + 1 civil society initiative (e.g. NGO, community group, grassroots initiative).
- Applicants are based in Cyprus.
- Projects are ready to present (this is not a residency).
- Availability to showcase the work during Summer 2026.
Vis-à-Vis is a culture-led civic platform in Cyprus connecting civil society and the arts to strengthen open civic space, media freedom, and pluralism, through inclusive physical and digital spaces for collaboration, exchange, and visibility.

Apply by 20/05/2026
via the link in bio (Linktree).

For inquiries: [email protected]
The project “Vis-à-Vis” is implemented by Visual Voices within the framework of the PLATO programme. PLATO is co-funded by the European Union through the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV) Programme, the Bodossaki Foundation and the NGO Support Centre, with a total grant amount of €3.1 million

16/04/2026

Open Call: Vis-à-Vis – The Arts & Civil Society

We are inviting organisations and informal groups working at the intersection of Arts × Environment / Justice / Welfare to propose workshops, lectures, collaborative events, and community gatherings.

Vis-à-Vis is a culture-led civic platform connecting civil society and the arts to strengthen open civic space, media freedom, and pluralism through inclusive spaces for collaboration, exchange, and visibility.

What we offer:
• Free use of our space in Old Town Nicosia
• Event equipment
• Promotional support

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
To apply or enquire:
📩 [email protected]

The project “Vis-à-Vis” is implemented by Visual Voices within the framework of the PLATO programme. PLATO is co-funded by the European Union through the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV) Programme, the Bodossaki Foundation and the NGO Support Centre, with a total grant amount of €3.1 million.

NGO Support Centre - Cyprus

24/03/2026

Open-call to join Work-in-Progress Crit Sessions

Application deadline extended: 01/04/26

Kartzin presents the Work-in-Progress (WIP) Crit Sessions, facilitated by creative educator Andriana Lagoudes. These sessions are structured, peer-to-peer gatherings for emerging artists to share work and ideas that are still taking shape.

Developed in response to feedback from artists working across Cyprus — particularly within its fragmented cultural landscape and limited institutional infrastructure — that early-stage artistic practice can be isolating, the WIP Crit Sessions offer a space to share works-in-progress, exchange ideas, and engage in peer dialogue with facilitation tailored to participants’ needs. The programme recognises that access to critique, visibility, and cultural networks is uneven and seeks to address this through a supportive, non-commercial, peer-led format.

Programme Details
- 7 sessions, each 3 hours
Tuesdays, 31/3/2026-2/6/2026, 17:00-20:00
- Programme costs covered by Visual Voices
- This open call is addressed to emerging artists
- We aim to form a diverse group of 12 practitioners with varied backgrounds and experiences

Taking place at: Kartzin, 83 Aischylou Street, 1011 Nicosia, Cyprus

Please express your interest through the Google Forms link in our Linktree.

https://forms.gle/NMEFGbwvKEK4SrMu5