Projects

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. 
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Studio Space

The private downstairs apartment has what was the original living room as a studio space. The upstairs apartment doesn't have a dedicated studio. There is a good amount of room for art making in the single bedroom. The double bedroom is great for writes/ photographers but visual artists need to keep things small.  

Ano Asites Village Residency

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. There is a two bedroom apartment in the village and an amazing mountain hut above it. The village residency website. anoasitesartistsresidency.weebly.com/
Plus we are making a general vlog about the village. www.youtube.com/channel/UC8JyMGPuzLdyupya-Wx5c0g
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Guest artists for Lakkos

This list is updated a few times 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 cancellations it's always worth checking in to see if there is space even if the calendar looks full. 

Guest Artists 2025 
(List updated 23/05/2025). 

Amy Anderson. January. Conceptual Artist/ Writer. www.amymanderson.com/
Chou Fang Yu. April. swi326.wixsite.com/choufangyu
Yen-Cheng Wu. April. Website to follow. swi326.wixsite.com/wuyencheng/
Tina Mamczur. April. Multimedia Artist. yesmaem.de/
Beatrice Markopoulos. April. Painter/Animator. www.instagram.com/beatricevmar?igsh=MXM1bTBnNGE1bTdpMA%3D%3D&utm_source=qr
Cheryl Bailey. Visual Artist. May. www.instagram.com/cherylbaileyart/
Oksana Waterfall. Visual Artist. May www.oksanawaterfall.com/
Kayla Kurin. Writer. May. kaylakurin.com/
Indiana Carder-Dodd. June. Multidisciplinary Artist. www.instagram.com/indii_0_o/
Candy Ng. June. Visual Artist. candyngart.com/
Hannah Seucharan. June. Visual Artist. hseucharan.wixsite.com/my-site
Danae Richer. June. Visual Artist. Website to follow. 
Darlene Cuevas. July. Musician. www.instagram.com/darlingcoramusic/
Maria Shurkhal. June. 
Danae Richer. June. Multimedia Artist. Website to follow. 
Sarah Louise Nicholson. July. 
​Lou Roy. July. Singer/Songwriter, 
​Lilith Bastek Ochoa. July.  Multimedia Artist. 
Sarah Nicholsen. July. Details to follow. Julie Blenc. October. Visual Artist. 

Guest Artists 2024

Matte-Martha January. Writer. www.mattiesempert.com/
Noelle Kalom. February. Visual Artist. www.noellekalom.com/
Arina Zhuravleva. February. Photographer. arinazhuravleva.com/
Andrea Kvalvaag. March/April. Script Writer. 
Ellery Pridgen. April. Writer. ellerypridgen.com/
Catherine Kennedy. April. Visual Artist. catherinekennedy.com.au/
Nichole Ingemann. May. Theatre maker and playwright. www.nicoleingemann.com/
Martina Chumova. May. Writer. Website to follow. 
Ellen Petruzzella. May. Visual Artist. www.ellenpetruzzella.com/
Klud Dabash. May. Script writer/ film maker. 
Alice Carman. May. Prop maker/ visual artist. 
Ellen Petruzzella. Visual Artist. May. www.ellenpetruzzella.com/
Singer Jung. July. Visual/ audio artist. singerjung.de/
Bonni Goldburg. June. Writer. bonnigoldberg.com/
Ada Cheng. March. Playwriter. renegadeadacheng.com/
Eva Kelly. June. Artist and illustrator. www.evakellyillustration.com/
Peggy Kouroumalos. July. Ceramics artist. peggykouroumalos.tumblr.com/
Myriam Wares. July. Website to follow. 
Pasha Jovanovik. August. Mixed media Artist. www.pashajovanovic.com/
Nora Kopp. August. Actor/ writer. 
Athena Wilson. August. Film maker/ Music Maker/ Image Taker. athinauhoh.com/About
Hanna Orion. August. Ceramics artist. www.instagram.com/hannaorion/?hl=en
Claire Henry. August. Ceramics Artist. www.clairehenryceramics.com/
Phoebe Smith. September. Ceramicist. 
​Sara Turavani. August. Multidisciplinary Artist. Website to follow. 
Georgia Kartas. August. Writer/ Performer. georgiakartas.com/
Ada Muntean. September. Visual Artist. www.adamuntean.com/biography/
Georgia Hood. September. Ceramics Artist. www.georgiahood.com/
Isabella Arguello. September. Multimedia Artist. iarguello998.wixsite.com/isabella-arguello
Danielle Filosa. September. Multidisciplinary Artist. www.filosaphyhome.com/
Maddy Gordon. September. Visual Artist. maddyg1402.wixsite.com/maddy-gordon
Lena Ugren. October. Visual Artist. www.instagram.com/lenaugrenart/
Isabella Arguello. October. Multimedia Artist. www.isabellaarguello.com/
Caitlin Taguibao. November. Illustrator/ Muralist. www.caitlintaguibao.com/
Michael O'Boyle. November. Visual Artist. www.instagram.com/position15/
Shannon Dolan. December. Dancer/ Choreographer/ Performer/ shannonkary.weebly.com/
Rachael Lieberman. December. Website to follow. 
Dan Kennedy. November. www.behance.net/gallery/222806503/Map-of-Dreams-(2024)

Guest artists 2023

List updated 03/03/2023   The list is only for fully confirmed artists. There is plenty of availability at this stage. 

Neal Rock. February. Visual artist. www.nealrock.com/
Jeanne Six. February. Poet. 
RamZ. February. Visual artist. www.ramz-art.com/?fbclid=IwAR2pyFaKJO-tMHbTlmwJH6L54WQ33mLPzn7t6ezYcxRy1ZQc1i-xlwaquu4
Linda Barlow. March. Textile Artist. www.lindabarlow.co.uk/
Rachael Vince. April. Visual artist. www.rachaelvince.com/
Luna Carbone. Interdisciplinary Artist. www.thepseudosociety.com/
Matt Myers. May. Poet. 
Boris Avdeyev. June. Poetry translator. 
Kelly Christogiannis. July. Visual artist/ designer. kellychristogiannis.nl/
Petra Hudcova. July. Multidisciplinary Artist. www.petrahudcova.com/
Milica Ticeris. July. Photographer. 
Spela Sivic. August. Photographer/ Writer. www.instagram.com/p/CwhU0B0IEtc/?img_index=3
Evelyn Marina. August. Painter/ text based artist/ writer. www.evelynmarina.com/
Dorota Babiakova. August. Visual Artist. artbydorota.ca/
Sophia Dejesus. September. Textile artist. www.sophiadejesussabella.com/
Josephine Mead. September. Poet. www.josephinemead.com/
​Chelsea Werner- Jatzke. September. Writer/ arts organiser. 
Elizabeth Bauer. October. Visual Artist. www.elisabethbauer.art/
Marcel Baaijens. September. Visual Artist. 
Lot Joy. October. Poet. www.instagram.com/lotseapoetry/
Kiara Meltzer. November. Visual Artist. 
Spaceseer. December. Musician/ Writer. spaceseerart.com/
Grace Hopkins. December. Photographer. www.abstractphotos.com/

Guest artist 2022

Marion Weymes. February. Textile artist. www.marionweymes.com/
Tomaz Dobiszewki. March. Photographer. dobiszewski.com/
Alek Popov. March. Writer. alekpopov.net/
Slava Lawson. March. Visual artist. www.instagram.com/slava_arts/
Emeline Mayo. April. Photographer. www.emelinemayo.com/
Em Lauren. April. Artist/ Designer. emlaurendesign.com/
Aine Byrne. April. Designer/ Illustrator. www.ainembyrne.com/cv
​Robbie Carman. May. Visual Artist. Website to follow. 
Igor Mitutski. May. Visual Artist. www.instagram.com/igor.mikutski/
Tiko El Outa. May Visual Artist. www.tikoelouta.com/
Lukas Bulko. May. Composer. Website to follow. 
Kristine Heykants. June. Photographer. www.kristineheykants.com/
Caren Adorni. June. Theatre/ Writer. carenadorni.com/bio/
Madeleine Young. June. Visual Artist. www.instagram.com/villa_ville_kulla_/
Luca Vivan. June. Blogger/ Poet. Website to follow. 
Monica Caldeiro. July. Poet/ Writer. monicacaldeiro.wordpress.com/
Natalee. Miller. August. Visual Artist. www.nataleemiller.com/
Kohei Madea. August. Conceptual Artist. koheimaeda.com/
Rebecca Metcalf. August. Film Maker/ Journalist. rebeccametcalf.com/
Jem Rose. August. Visual artist. www.jemma-rose.com/?fbclid=IwAR0DBRsGGuxXP3g7VEBRRVtPYvSPmiMoUDfV9OnUO03_SHjYBeFYx_wL08g 
Caitlan Reid. August. Visual Artist. caitlinreid.nyc/
James Lockyer. August. Visual Artist. Website to follow.
Edward Chang. September.  Contemporary Artist. www.instagram.com/rank2046/
Kelly Spencer. September. Muralist/ Illustrator. www.kellyspencer.co.nz/
Chris Zaccaria. September. Visual Artist. www.abusiverobot.com/
Andrea Wilson. September. Writer. 
Pam Singh. September. Visual Artist. Website to follow. 
Piotr Kuszynski. September. 
Mareike Alexander. September. Textile Artist. www.instagram.com/almamaalalma/
Andrea Wilson. October. Writer. 
Jesse Leroy Smith October. Visual Artist. www.jesseleroysmith.com/
Brianna Adekeye. October. Visual Artist. www.instagram.com/bznmilu/
Ann Mcginley. October. Visual Artist. www.annmcginley.net/
Mareike Alexander. October. Textile artist/ Tailor. www.instagram.com/almamaalalma/
Susan Mark. October. Textile Artist. www.susanpm.com/
Salima Punjani. October. Film maker. Website to follow. 
Jesse Leroy Smith. October. Visual Artist. www.jesseleroysmith.com/
Aleah Pechthalt. October. Visual Artist. aleah1152fd0b.myportfolio.com/
Tory Franklin. November. Animator. troyzworld.wixsite.com/website-1
Salima Punjami. November. Film maker. 
Caitlan Jemma. November. Singer/ songwriter. www.caitlinjemma.com/


Guest artists 2021

Brenda Ohana. January. Musician. brendabenjamim.com/
RamZi. Visual artist. www.ramz-art.com/
Aindrias de Staic. February. Musuician, www.aindrias.com/​
Luca Vivan. June. Writer. www.lucavivan.com/
Eileen Papas. July. Jewellery artist. www.eileenpappas.com/about
Danielle Zorbas. July. Filmmaker. daniellezorbas.com/
​Lukas Bulko. July. Composer. 
Dolan Baily. July. Visual Artist. dolanbailey.net/Visual-Art-Portfolio
Marielle Gonier. July. Choreographer/ Dancer. 
Marion Bretagne. July. Designer. dolanbailey.net/Visual-Art-Portfolio
Eleu Jennifer Jane. August. Performer. 
Teaque Owen/Ali Al Kinani. August. Interdisciplinary visual artists. vimeo.com/user58853167
Vincent Trollet. August. Musician/ composer. 
Soledad Zarate. August. Puppeteer. www.stringtheatre.co.uk/
Mar Leon . August. Visual artist. mmarleon.com/
Camille De Bonhome. August. Director/ dramaturg/ video artist. 
Julia Kannewischer. September. Dancer. www.juliakannewischer.com/about
Katy Huckson. September. 
Rachel Haslett. September. Visual artist. www.rachelsierraart.com/
Nina Wilson. September. Performer/ Visual artist. www.ninamartewilson.com/
Norman Grotegut. September. Theatre director. www.pulk-fiktion.de/
Julia Ehniger. September. Jazz siner
Hera Olafsdottir. October. Director/ producer/ writer. is.linkedin.com/in/hera-%C3%B3lafsd%C3%B3ttir-b24361a7
Michelle Echenique. October. Mixed media artist. www.michelleechenique.com/
David Bergeron. October. Composer. www.davidjbergeron.com/
Heather Phillips. October. Screenwriter. Screenwriter. 
Camille Cornillon. October. Ceramics artist. www.camillecornillon.com/
Camille De Bonhome. November. Multidisciplinary artist. 


Guest artists 2020
Amer Rashid. Mixed media artist. January. amerrashid0.wixsite.com/amer
Denise De Spirito. Visual artist. February. denisedespiritocreativeportal.tumblr.com/?blog
Kathleen Hidey . Dancer. March. kathleenhiley.org/

Canceled/ or postponed because of the virus. 

Asia Carothers. Textile artist. April. www.instagram.com/aziacarothers/
Linda Barlow. Textile artist. April. www.lindabarlow.co.uk/
Seong Sho. Printmaker. April. 
Veronica Baroni. Multidisciplinary artist. April. https://www.docdroid.net/WSXnheH/a4-portfolio.pdf
Julie Fowell. Visual artist. April. juliemfowell.com/
Cathy Strisik. Writer. April. www.cathystrisik.com/home/catherine-strisik
Domenica Brockman. Visual artist. May. www.domenicabrockman.com/
Judith Geichman. Visual artist. May. www.judithgeichman.com/recent
Artemis Herber. Visual artist. sculptor. www.artemisherber.com/artemisherber.com/Welcome.html
Elizabeth Bluth. Writer. June. 
Claudia Visual artist. June. claudiasegoviaart.blogspot.com/
Eileen Pappas. Artist/ Designer. www.eileenpappas.com/
Michelle Echenique. Instalation/ sculpture. June. www.michelleechenique.com/
Sarada Rauch. Conceptual artist. August. www.saradarauch.com/
Stephanie Felber. Choreographer.  stephanie-felber.de/
Marcia Clark. Visual artist. September. www.marciaclarkpaintings.com/
October. James Walton. Poet. 
Rachel Maloney Visual artist. October. rachelmaloneyartist.weebly.com/


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. 
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Guest artists 2019​​

Megin Jimenez. Writer. January. 
Magdalena Heydel. Literature translator/ critique. February. 
Dorota Pani. Literature translator. February
Bobby Yu Shuk Pui. Visual artist. February. yushukpui.com/
​Alek popov. Writer. March. alekpopov.net/
Ralitsa Rousseva. Art Historian. March. artstudies.bg/?tshowcase=ralitsa-rousseva&lang=en
Zac Craig. Visual artist. April. www.instagram.com/zac.craig/
Sarah Thaibault. Visual artist.   April. www.instagram.com/sarah_thibault/
Deirdre Weinburg. Visual artist. April. deirdre1.com/
Anna Roeder. Visual artist. April . www.annaleeroeder.com/
Sharyn Finnegan. Visual artist. May. www.sharynfinnegan.com/
Fariba Safai. Visual artist. May.  www.instagram.com/the_story_of_fariba/
Eleni Christou. June. www.kafeaspoume.com/
Ufuk Ali Gueray. June.  www.ufukgueray.com/
Silsil .Visual artist.  June. silsil.info/
Alan Brandoli. Visual artist June.  
Geoff Gates. Writer. June. www.geoffreygates.biz/latest-work.html
Kaitlin Trataris. Instalation artist. June. kaitlintrataris.com/
​Kat Alice Tae. Visual artist. July. www.katalicetae.com/
Rie Yuziumi. Composer. July. www.zmisound.com/
Rosie Fea. Writer. July. rosiefea.com/
Ken Christiaens. July. Composer. 
Ilona Sturm. Visual artist. July. ilonasturm.com
Alena Spanger. Musician. August. 
Sarada Rauch. Visual artist. August. www.saradarauch.com/
John Palmer. Visual artist/ Musician. August/ September. www.instagram.com/yonrawlmer/
Mancebia Postigo. Conceptual artist. August. mancebiapostigo.tumblr.com/
Ada Muntean. Visual artist. August. www.artslant.com/global/artists/show/300299-ada-muntean?tab=ARTWORKS
Giulia Gallina. Musician/ translator. September. www.theloafingheroes.com/
Dario Argentesi. Composer. September. imslp.org/wiki/Category:Argentesi,_Dario
John Bowman/ Ann Shostrom. Visual artists. September. 
Janet Braun Reinitz. Visual artist. September. 
Liz Jeneid. Visual artist. October. www.lizjeneid.net/
Ophelia John. Writer. October. www.opheliajohn.com/
Angeline Madaghdjian. Art historian/ Curator. October. twitter.com/MadaghdjianAnge
Becca Allen. Visual artist. October. www.artistofjoy.com/
Andre Kan. Visual artist. October. www.instagram.com/andrekan_/
Richard Mills. Photographic artist. October. www.surface-view.co.uk/​
Becky Hagan-Egyir. Writer. November. 
Zachary Trebellas. Writer. November. www.zacharytrebellas.com/
Beth Amato. Writer. November. Writer/ performer. 
Arbelle Shtainer. November. Visual artist. www.instagram.com/holy_era/

​Guest artists 2018

Michael Bigelow; February. Writer/ musician. www.michaelrobertbigelow.com/
Huilo Marvarvilla. February. Writer. www.jaguarmoonpress.com/jaguar_moon_press/Welcome.html
Vanessa Ruegger/ Myriam Gämperli. April. Movies, writing, painting, murals, burlesque. www.mizzo.ch
Amie Adelman. April. www.amieadelman.com/about/
Nichole Raymond. April. Sound artist. 
Beatrix Rowe. Visual artist. May. beattierowe.myportfolio.com/work
Musa Jaman. Visual artist. May. studiomusegallery.wixsite.com/studiomuse
Joshua Unikel. Visual artist. June. joshuaunikel.com/
Irini Andreou. Visual artist. June 
Wendy Deschene. June. Visual artist. www.wendydeschene.com/murals
Louise Noguchi. June. Photographer. www.louisenoguchi.com/
Feidhlim Mcconigly. June. Visual Artist. www.instagram.com/feidhlim_mcconigly/
Eirini Andreou. June. Visual artist. www.behance.net/eirhnh-9b4f7
Kayla Kurin. July.  Writer. 
Matthew Hopkins. July. Sound artist. mphh.tumblr.com/
Laura Detrow. July. Visual artist. lfd.myportfolio.com/
Jake Kahana. July. Visual artist/ graphic designer. jakekahana.com/
Sarah Sim. July. Dancer. www.youtube.com/watch?v=11OPSfyeCKA&t=1s
Kyung Heo. July. Visual artist. www.kyungheo.com/
Matthew Hopkins. Sound artist. August. mphh.tumblr.com/
Erin Ruth. August. Visual artist. www.erinruth.info/
Nicole Hazan. August. Writer. nicolehazan.weebly.com/
​Stephanie Felber. August. Choreographer. stephanie-felber.de/
Sarada Rauch. August. Visual artist/ musician/ film maker. www.saradarauch.com/
Sarah Thaibault. August. Visual artist. www.instagram.com/sarah_thibault/
Alida Ozolida. August. Visual artist. 
Alexandra Noe. August. Writer. 
Marcia Clark. September. Visual artist. www.marciaclarkpaintings.com/
Rebecca Deutsch. September. Visual artist/ performance. 
​Trisha Lambi. Visual artist. October. www.trishalambi.com/index.html
Lie Dirkx. Illustrator and print designer. October. www.instagram.com/liedirkx/
Helen Proctor. Visual artist. October. www.helenproctor.com/
Ilona Sturm. Visual artist. October. ilonasturm.com/#/
Maisie Cohen. Film/ video. November. www.madamemash.com/
Minnie de Lange. Visual artist. November. minnedelange.com/
Angela Matera. Visual artist/ print maker. November  angelamatera.wixsite.com/angelamatera/about
​Valpuri Talvitie. Visual artist. November. www.hirvikatu10.net/wordpress.1/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/hirvitaloverkkoversio.pdf
Wenlin Tan. Illustrator/ writer. November. wenlintan.com/
Mette Fruegeerd. Sculptor.  December. www.mettefruergaardjensen.com/

Guest artists 2017

Candy Chang; January. Conceptual artist, candychang.com/
James A Reeves; January. Writer/ educator, atlasminor.com/
Melanie Deegan; January. Sculptor, www.melaniedeegan.com/
Jaeyoung Ahn; February. Performor/ video artist
Laura Bridgeman; May. Activist/ writer. 
Lauren Garcia; May. Activist/ writer
Jenny Craig. May. 
Sharyn Finnegan. June. Paintor/ professor, www.sharynfinnegan.com/
Ann Shostrom. Visual artist. June. annshostrom.com/
John Bowman. Visual artist. June.johnbowmanart.com/painting.html
Britta Stenmanss. Visual artist. June. www.brittastenmanns.com/
Eunju Ko. Visual artist. June. 
Lisa Solovieva. Visual artist. July www.lisa-solovieva.com/
​María Maquieira Vales-Villamarín. Visual artist. August. nodisparenalartista.wordpress.com/2013/01/13/maria-maquieira/ 
Lou Patat. Conceptual artist. August. www.loupatat.com/
Patrícia João Reis. Conceptual artist. September. www.patriciajreis.com/
Laina MacRae. Writer. September.
Claudine Londre. Conceptual artist. September. 
Lynne Flemons. Visual artist. October    www.lynneflemons.com/
Ravi Kattakuri. Visual artist. December. 
Andrea Baltzer. Visual artist. December.


Guest artists 2016

May 2016:
“DIENSTAG ABEND” (may 2016) https://www.facebook.com/events/210000022712411/​

Suwan Kim. June https://suwankim.squarespace.com/
Sal Sidner, June. http://www.salsidner.com/
Christian Macaulay. July http://christianmacaulay.com/
Stephanie Felber August 2016. http://www.stephanie-felber.de/en/
Victoria DeBlassie. August  http://www.victoriadeblassie.com/
Conner Maley. August  http://thinkingisahealthfood.blogspot.gr/
 Sandra Rauch. August. http://www.saradarauch.com/
​Angela Maasalu September http://angelamaasalu.tumblr.com/combe
Joey Gavin, September . Musician
​Elena Duff. September. http://elenaduff.com/landscape-text-series/
Jacqueline Larcombe October. Visual artist
Cathy Strisik. November. Poet. http://catherinestrisik.com/

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