A proposal for walkshops, papers, and other creative proposals may be submitted online by an individual or small group in relation to the Encounters theme Walking Home / Walking in Transition. The proposals need to be presented or realized in Prespa. The Encounters’ organizers are open to a range of formats, as indicated above.
Submissions should be in English. Following the conclusion of the Encounters/Conference, its proceedings will be published in English.
The application should be submitted at http://icowaf.eetf.uowm.gr/
The application should include the following:
- Thematic relevance: How does your artistic work/walkshop/paper take up the theme Walking Home / Walking in Transition? (up to100 words)
- How does/will your artistic piece/walkshop engage with the local community? (up to 50 words)
- It should be clarified whether the application concerns an artistic work/walkshop or a paper.
- Description of the walkshop or an abstract of the paper (up to 200 words).
- Short bio (up to 100 words).
- 5 photos or images (if needed) or links related to the proposal.
- For the walkshops: estimated duration, desired time of the day (dawn, morning, midday, afternoon, dusk/evening, night) and a maximum number of participants. Selection of the site in Prespes where the proposal will be developed in the most creative way.
- Selection of the site in Prespes where the proposal will be developed in the most creative way.
Submission Deadline: February 18, 2025
By March 10, 2025 the selected applicants will receive a notification of acceptance.
The official language of the conference is English.
Important dates
February 18, 2025: Submission of abstract/art projects
March 10, 2025: Author/Artist Notification
March 30, to May 30, 2025: Registration
June 30 to July 6, 2025: Walking Encounters/Conference
August 30, 2025: Submission of the finalized papers / description and documentation of the projects
Registration fees
The Encounters is not a festival that commissions art work or provides budgets to artists; it is a non-profit meeting place to share work and ideas as a crowd-sourced community, fuelled to a large extent by the agency of this community, and would not be possible without the invaluable and voluntary efforts of many people locally and around the world. As organizers we are aware of the difficult situation affecting many artists globally and we try to take this into account as much as possible, in order to offer equal chances for everyone to take part.
For the unemployed, including artists, and cultural workers with no other means of income (on written declaration of honor), for EETF/UOWM (Department of Fine and Applied Arts / University of Western of Macedonia) graduates and students there is no fee (proof required).
The conference registration includes:
The attendees/participants will receive:
- a Certificate of Attendance from the University of Western Macedonia
- access to all official conference sessions
- conference tote bag with program booklet and digital conference proceedings
- buffet, coffee breaks, and snacks
- refreshments during coffee breaks, buffet lunch during lunch breaks of the conference sessions
Early birds payments (till May 15, 2025)
120€ supporting a participant without the means to take part – for first paper/art proposal per participant for early bird registrations
80€ for first paper/art proposal per participant – authors and co-authors for early bird registrations
20€ for any additional paper/art proposal for early bird registrations
10€ for students (proof required) / student participation for early bird registrations
40€ for any attendee (those not presenting any paper or project)
In case you belong to one of the waived-fee categories please notify the Committee through the contact form of the site: https://icowaf.eetf.uowm.gr/2025/contact/
For those participants/attendees who wish to acquire the printed volume of the 2019 proceedings (Walking Practices / Walking Art / Walking Bodies), there will be a 25% discount in their registration fee. To acquire this publication please consult the following link:
https://icowaf.eetf.uowm.gr/2025/archives/conference-proceedings/
Regular payment (after May 15, 2025)
140€ supporting a participant without the means to take part – for first paper/art proposal per participant
100€ for first paper/art proposal per participant – authors and co-authors
30€ for any additional paper/art proposal
20€ for students (proof required)
50€ for any attendee (those not presenting any paper or project)
Donations:
Donations on the conference bank account are welcome. Your contribution will go to the artists- and students-volunteers and the local community during the encounters/conference.
IMPORTANT
Those who will be selected to participate in Prespa will have to sign a Consent Form, concerning safety and health issues.
CONTACT E-MAIL sinedrioteet@uowm.gr