The Plaster Casting Workshop is an experiential experience for any visitor interested in getting to know in a simple and pleasant way, the use of gypsum in Greek architecture and the decoration of buildings. It is based on contact with the gypsum material and the creativity that the participants will experience. Also, the historical reference to the application of plaster in mansions and neoclassical buildings, through photo albums, documents, as well as the knowledge about the stages of processing and production of the material, are an exciting experience!
The Plaster Casting Workshop is located in Mesaio Karlovasi of the island of Samos and operates as a branch of Culture and Prosperity s.c.e. which maintains its headquarters in Krestena, Ilia. These are two areas that are used for the administrative and educational activities of the company.
Following the concepts of Creative Tourism, Creative Industry and Social Innovation, we created an educational program whose aim is for participants to create a working relationship with trainers, through the transmission of information and knowledge transfer, in order to upgrade their educational knowledge, and to be properly prepared to walk the "Path of the Gypsum Craftsman".
The release of one's creativity by traveling to the "Path of the Gypsum Craftsman", which leads to the magical world of Gypsum, is a subset that helps to acquire beautiful emotions and to record them in his memory forever. On the other hand, the Plaster Casting Workshop contributes, as a point of creative expression, to the development of skills, to the contact of participants with the Cultural Elements of Greece by linking the creation of a copy with the historical events that connect it and the acquisition of basic knowledge about the usefulness of plaster.
The dissemination of information on the historical events that connect each gypsum copy is based on Greek and foreign bibliography. While the choice of molds arises depending on the topic of the seminar.
The magical world of the Creative Industry and Creative Tourism comes alive through the interactive educational programs of Culture and Prosperity sce for the acquisition of experiential experiences and basic knowledge regarding plaster.
The Plaster Casting Workshop is a service that can contribute to the implementation of actions in the context of the Creative Industry, Innovation and Creative Tourism through education as well as be incorporated into existing or under creation actions planned by the Region or the Municipality for citizens, visitors and tourists. It is based on contact with the material and the creativity that the participants will experience. The knowledge of the stages of processing and production of the material is an exciting experience for anyone interested in getting to know in a simple and pleasant way, the use of gypsum material in Greek architecture and the decoration of buildings.
The aim is the participation of the population (citizens of the local community, visitors, student community aged 8 years and over, etc.) to participate in an original educational program where they will be initiated into the process of creating objects of Ancient and Modern Greek art from gypsum, using molds and materials provided by Culture and Prosperity s.c.e. Through historical retrospection, the use of gypsum from antiquity until today, the history of the objects, while they will be informed about the above through audiovisual material.
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