When Mathew first moved to Heraklion city he fell in love with an area named after its main street called Pediados Street. Much of Heraklion city's old town was demolished over the years to widen the roads so that cars could pass. But Pediado street was saved from this fate as it is built right on top/next the the city's large Venetian walls. Because of its sensitive archaeological location no new buildings were permitted which meant that the old houses were not demolished. Over the years, the locals preferred to move to modern apartment buildings so many of the lovely old houses were abandoned. It's a small area that contains just six very narrow, picturesque streets. These days, it's mostly old people and poor people living in the little houses. Over time, and with community engagement we continue to help the locals revive the area.
Studio Space
As the residency house does not have dedicated studio space we are currently on the lookout for an empty shop/ abandoned house which we can either rent cheaply or do repairs instead of paying rent. It could also double up as an events space. UPDATE. We have been offered the use of a great events space just around the corner for one night shows/ exhibitions.
Ano Assites Village
Note. Currently we're trying to find a replacement village house so this project is on hold. Please still email if interested as we might have found a new one. 13/12/2023
The cultural association of a truly beautiful village of Ano Assites has asked the Lakkos project to help them get people to visit the village. We will be doing murals, and all kinds of artistic interventions there. At this point there is one residency house in the village.
This list is updated a few time a year. Residence are only added after a full confirmation. So if some dates look empty it is often because of pending confirmations. As there are sometimes last minute cancelations it's always worth checking in to see if there is space at the last minute.
Guest Artists 2024
List updated 29/03/2024. The list only includes fully confirmed artists. Applications are higher than normal for this time of the year. We hope to have a productive 2024.
Elena Duff. Visual artist/ singer, song writer. September. elenaduff.com/ Ramzi Saibi. Visual artist. November. www.ramz-art.com/ Brenda Benjamim. Musician. November. brendabenjamim.com/ List updated 24/08/2019. This list is only of fully confirmed guests.