Creative Director, Art Therapy Coach, Professor at Alexander College
Aggeliki Athanasiadi
WORKSHOP [2]: Art Empowerement
Date: Saturday, July 18th
Duration: TBD
Venue: En Plo Gallery, Paphos
WORKSHOP:
Self-Awareness through Creativity - Art Empowerment
No writing, drawing, or painting skills required – only a willingness to express yourself!
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What is Art Empowerment?
Art Empowerment is an experiential method that uses art as a tool for personal growth, self-awareness, and inner connection. Through creative processes, each participant is invited to express emotions, discover their inner strengths, and reflect on their personal journey — with authenticity and without judgment.
Learning Outcomes
Through a hands-on and symbolic approach, combining art, reflection, words, and dialogue:
- We will explore how poetry can give voice to thoughts and emotions
- We will create our own personal visual expression inspired by feelings
- We will express aspects of our personal journey through color.
- We will share (if we wish) stories, images, and words from our inner world
Why “Poetry Speaks Loud”?
What remains unspoken within us? Which words carry our emotions, memories, and truths? In “Poetry Speaks Loud”, we will use art and poetic expression as a way to explore our inner voice — discovering the feelings, values, experiences, and personal meanings that shape who we are.
Workshop Objectives
- To enhance self-awareness
- To recognize the words, emotions, and experiences that give us strength
- To express ourselves freely and creatively, without judgment
- To connect with ourselves and the group through art-making and reflection
Who is it for?
Open to all adults who wish to dedicate time to themselves, explore their personal symbolism, and express themselves creatively through art, words, and reflection.
ABOUT
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Visual Communication Designer / Academic / Poster Designer / Author / Founder & Creative Director of the NGO “Graphic Stories” / Co-founding Member of WIDA
Aggeliki Athanasiadi is a Visual Communication Designer holding an MA (Hons) in Branding from Middlesex University of London. She is the Founder and Creative Director of Graphic Stories Cyprus, the international conference and festival on visual communication, and Co-founder of the Design Forum – 10′ Design Talks. She is the author of the award-winning book “Graphic Stories – Γραφιστορίες”, teaches at the American University of Cyprus, is a certified trainer by the Human Resource Development Authority of Cyprus (HRDA), and a Therapeutic Art Life Coach, focusing on empowerment through art.
She is a co-founding member of WIDA – the World Industrial Design Association, and since 2016 has participated in over 150 international poster exhibitions. She has been distinguished with Pygmalion Awards, the Cyprus Responsible Business Awards 2023, and the Study UK Alumni Award 2025 by the British Council in the category Culture & Creativity Award Cyprus. In 2025, she also designed the official Cyprus stamp for EUROPA 2025. She is the producer of the documentary “Graphic Stories: Destinat10n”, which follows the journey and challenges of Graphic Stories and has been screened at international festivals, including the 18th Greek Documentary Festival DocFest and the World Industrial Design Conference 2024 (WIDC), highlighting the power of creativity and social awareness.
Her work is exhibited at the Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage, Yale
University, and she has presented works and talks in China, Poland, Russia, UAE, Spain, and Greece.
Portfolio: www.behance.net/makadcy
GSC: www.graphicstoriescyprus.com
Blog: http://makadcy.blogspot.com
Book: https://graphicstoriescyprus.com/the-book/
Youtube: https://tinyurl.com/ybzjrcgh
Contact: aggeliki.mk@gmail.com