The second weekend of May arrives with a packed agenda. With celebrations for Mother’s Day, spring markets and performances on, there is plenty of activities to choose from. Adding to the list is an Open Workshop Sessions event at Hub Nicosia that will take place on Saturday and will bring people closer to the organisation’s actions while they get crafty.

SYNTHESIS Centre for Research and Education and Hub Nicosia organise a full-day event at its venue in Ayios Dometios, with activities for all lasting from 11am to 8pm. A series of creative workshops facilitated by professionals in various fields are spread throughout the day while visitors can explore the centre’s grounds and get to know its various social inclusion projects. Through info sessions, the organisation will showcase projects it is currently working on, including ones about democratic participation, migrant integration, digital skills and innovative pedagogical methods across a number of sessions.

curious curlyStarting the day’s free workshops is a session on repurposing plastic bags. From 11am to 1pm, Tesura Cyprus will show participants how to turn spare plastic bags into eye-catching reusable pouches and wallets. Then at 2.30pm, The Curious Curly will demonstrate how cyanotypes are made and what this ancient camera-less photographic printing method is. Visitors will be guided into making their own sun-prints using wildflowers and other objects and at the end of the two-hour workshop, get to take home a print they made.

The next session, from 4.45pm to 5.30pm, will be dedicated to Mental Health Aid and Support. The T-HAP team will discuss theoretical but also practical approaches to mental health in a workshop that is made to be relevant to all. The final session of the day will be one that blends creativity with drama. Local theatre improv group NUDNIKS will present a fun theatre workshop where through movement and speech, it encourages participants to discover a different side of themselves.

“We are looking forward to meeting you all on Saturday, May 13, on a whole day of creativity, socialising, and learning accompanied by music, and refreshments,” say the organisers. “See you soon!”

Open Workshop Sessions

Creative workshops in various fields and presentations of the organisation’s projects. May 13. Hub Nicosia. 11am-8pm. Free. Facebook event: Open Workshop Sessions @Hub Nicosia