ART & COMMUNITY EXHIBITIONS

3-5 OCTOBER 2025
HYDRA ISLAND GREECE

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  • Why is ArtCinema hosting exhibitions?

  • Where are they? Public locations? Private Studios?

  • When are they running? Is it specific time or can I visit anytime?

  • How do I get a ticket or gain entry?

BRIGITTE LACOMBE

STUDIO + EXHIBITION OF HER NEW ANIMAL WELFARE PROJECT

Acclaimed French photographer Brigitte Lacombe will work with our guests and the local community to photograph notable figures and their pets, launching an exhibition and year-round program emphasizing the human-animal relationship that has also been captured with movie stars like Marilyn Monroe and more recently, Taylor Swift.

STEPHEN APPLEBY-BARR

ART EXHIBITION

Stephen Appleby-Barr will lead an artist workshop for children focused on animal welfare awareness and kind co-existence with animals, reflecting Hydra’s reputation as a “cat island”, through a theme also of the role of cats as muses for artists. We will collaborate closely with animal organizations such as Hydra Ark to raise awareness of the intersection between art and nature, and to highlight the mental health and creative benefits of caring for animals.

HYDRA ART LAB

WITH DIMITRIS FOUSEKIS

A Collective Art Project

Collaborations with Hydra Art Labs and award-winning Greek artist Dimitris Fousekis have opened private art studios to the public, fostering dialogue between creators, patrons and audiences through intimate encounters and public pop-up exhibitions that celebrate the intersection of film and the wider creative arts. Working with local educators and youth facilitators, we have delivered hands-on creative workshops for teenagers.

“We release control and move with colour, embracing the trust and connection inspired by our surroundings. Each of us is an equally vital part of this collective work. Through a mixed media approach, we bring our individual worlds into dialogue. Our focus lies in the process rather than the outcome. The anticipation of the final stroke is both powerful and revealing. The synergy that emerges is healing and nurturing. Form, light, and movement become our shared instruments. Our muse is the imprint, both visible and felt, of this island, encircled by water and shaped by a distinct history and boundless potential. In this moment, our paths converge."