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INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL PROGRAM in ITHACA
for Curators and Visual Artists. EXHIBITIONS → PRESENTATIONS → PUBLIC EVENTS → CUSTOMS Ithaca symbolises the Return.

R2I is a Curating Art and Artist cultural organisation in the island of Ithaca. R2I objective is to create a strong communication network among Artists, Curators and its Synergies, through the residency program. Artists and Curators meet, work on a specific concept and create an artistic expression. The whole process is open to the Ionian local communities creating a channel of communication betwe

en the public and the artists' action. From Homer to Cavafy and James Joyce "Ithaca gives you the marvelous journey". With this point of reference the participants communicate their individual work interconnecting with visitors, locals and the natural environment. At the same time, various of exhibitions, workshops, conferences and events are taking place setting R2I one of the basic cultural institutions through Ionian islands. True Journey is Return,
Nina Kassianou (Founder)

24/06/2026

This year, artist (*1993, Nepal) joins the festival with a practice shaped by personal history and questions of identity, belonging, and displacement. Placed in an orphanage in Kathmandu at the age of seven and adopted by an Italian family a year later, he returned to Nepal in 2022 after more than two decades away, reconnecting with his birthplace and part of his biological family. This encounter became a defining moment in his work, which explores transnational adoption and the space between origin and belonging through photography, video, sculpture, drawing, and poetry.

03/06/2026

For this year’s residency, Osheen Harruthoonyan brings a practice that merges movement with themes of cultural heritage and renewal. Through gelatin silver prints, he connects the macro and micro from celestial bodies to particles of dust, offering new ways of seeing the world. His work, grounded in hope and wonder, has been presented internationally in institutions such as the Boston Public Library, Aga Khan Museum, and the Louvre.

25/05/2026

Stratos Maragos is a Greek photographer based in Athens whose work explores landscape, archives, memory and the traces of history. His practice focuses on photographic storytelling through places, historical narratives and personal memory, often connected to the Greek Civil War and former battlefields. He has participated in international workshops and exhibitions, with works presented in Greece and abroad.

11/05/2026

Meet , one of this year’s residency artists.

An award-winning visual artist, researcher, and activist from Brazil, her work explores the political power of photography through environmental and human rights narratives, approached from a decolonial Global South perspective. Her projects have been exhibited internationally and featured in platforms including The Guardian, LensCulture, and Photoworks.

05/05/2026

The group exhibition “She Returns” opens at House of Lucie on Thursday, May 7, as part of the Women’s Photo Festival 2026.

Featuring women photographers from the Return2Ithaca residency, the exhibition explores the idea of return as a continuous, evolving experience, across places, memories, and bodies.

🗓 Opening: May 7, 19:00
📍 House of Lucie
📅 Duration: May 7–30

01/05/2026

The group exhibition “She Returns” opens at on Thursday, May 7, as part of the Women’s Photo Festival 2026.

Featuring women photographers from the Return2Ithaca residency, the exhibition explores the idea of return as a continuous, evolving experience across places, memories, and bodies.

🗓 Opening: May 7, 19:00
📍 House of Lucie
📅 Duration: May 7–30

22/04/2026

We are proud to announce the final selection of artists for the 2026 Residency Program 🎉

We warmly congratulate all selected artists and thank everyone who applied for sharing their work with us.

Stay tuned for more updates 💛

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Georgiou Gratsou 4, Vathi
Ithaca
28300

Website

http://www.return2ithaca.gr/

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