Cultural Programme of the Cyprus Presidency 2026 

Council of the European Union

09 Jun 2026

Crafting Nature

Organizer: Cyprus Presidency - Council of the European Union, Deputy Ministry of Culture
Admission Status: Free Entry 

Dates: 09.06 - 30.06.2026

Handicraft

Exhibition

Kopenhagen Denmark
Venue: Moltkes Palæ

The exhibition Crafting Nature highlights the artistic dynamism of Cypriot creators who draw on Nature as their primary source of inspiration, shaping handmade works through its materials and principles. Contemporary artisans revisit traditional craft practices, adapting them to the demands of our time. 

Focusing on the island’s raw materials—earth, stone, metal, glass, porcelain, wood—and on embroidery techniques, the exhibition presents works in contemporary ceramics, micro-sculpture, jewellery, and reinterpretations drawn from archives of memory.

Artists / Speakers: Petros StavrouVassos DemetriouEfthymios Symeou, Jason TheodosiouElysia Athanatos, Celia Potoudis-McPherson, Melina ShukuroglouElina IoannouMalvina Middleton, Liana Pattichis, Christina PitsillidouIro KaskaniConstantinos KyriakouIkaros Mousioutas, Myrna Demetriou-Pattichis, Natalie KyrmiziLovenlightGiorgos Paparoditis