Free trainings for P.A.I.R.’s open call!
P.A.I.R. invites you to online and in-person trainings on accessibility in the digital arts! If you are an emerging artist, with or without a disability, have a strong interest in digital art forms, and want to explore creative ways to share your art with a wider audience, don’t miss the free P.A.I.R. trainings that will prepare you for the upcoming open call.
By registering, you can attend either the webinars or the in-person trainings; however, we encourage you to participate in all sessions to gain both theoretical knowledge and hands-on practical experience.
What to expect
Free online webinars and a hands-on workshop on accessibility, inclusion, and creative innovation in digital art.
P.A.I.R. (Paving Accessible and Inclusive Realities) has completed its research phase and is back! Get ready for a series of free online trainings followed by an in-person workshop designed to explore inclusive practices, accessibility in the arts and the Creative Accessibility Methodology (CAM).
These activities are the first step toward an open call for disabled artists and mixed groups, offering funding and the chance to create digital works for national and European events. Stay tuned!
If you are an emerging artist with or without disabilities and you’re interested in accessibility and inclusive practices within cultural environments, don’t miss this opportunity!
Online Educational Webinars
The P.A.I.R. educational webinars aim to explore the theory of disability and digital accessibility in the arts, as well as to introduce the tools that participants will experiment with in the hands-on workshop that follows.
The topics we will focus on in the webinars are the following:
The above topics will be explored across two two-hour online sessions.
The aim of the online trainings is to provide participants with a theoretical foundation on inclusion and participation in the arts, as well as an introduction to the basic accessibility tools used in cultural settings. Afterwards, they will be ready to explore these methodologies in practice and experiment firsthand with the tools and their applications in an in-person workshop.
💡 Both sessions will include time for questions and discussion and will be conducted in Greek with interpretation into Greek Sign Language.
Instructors: Christos Papamichael, Maria Thrasyvoulidi, Andreas Plemmenos, Eva Gkritzali, Anna Damaskinou, Ozgul Saygun, Thomas Diafas
In-Person Workshop: Creative Accessibility Methodology (CAM)
We dive in deep with a hands-on workshop dedicated to the Creative Accessibility Methodology focused on digital arts. The workshop will equip emerging artists, with or without disabilities, to work with practical accessibility tools and to develop their proposals for the upcoming open call in the next stages of P.A.I.R.
Through theoretical and practical exercises, we will explore what inclusion in the arts means and experiment with accessibility tools to discover ways of democratizing digital artworks from the perspective of the creator.
What is creative accessibility
In this free hands-on two-day workshop, participants will have the chance to dive deeper into Creative Accessibility Methodology (CAM) —a participatory and co-creative approach that integrates accessibility into every step of the creative process.
Unlike traditional practices, accessibility tools are not added afterward but are integrated organically from the start into the artistic design, resulting in accessible, innovative works that express diverse voices.
The workshop will take place on Saturday, October 11th & Sunday October 12th, 17:00-21:00 at Impact Hub Athens, Karaiskaki 28, Athens.
👉 The workshop will be conducted in Greek with interpretation into Greek Sign Language.
Facilitators: Maria Thrasyvoulidi, Christos Papamichael
Register for the workshops by Monday, October 6, 2025, by filling out the form below.
Instructors’ Bios
Christos Papamichael
Founder of liminal, dramaturg and actor, with a degree from the Department of Theatre Studies at the Faculty of Philosophy of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, as well as a diploma from the “Praxis 7” Drama School. He has long been active in Greece and abroad as an educator, producer and creative accessibility consultant. Inclusion and accessibility in culture have shaped both his research and professional path.
Maria Thrasyvoulidi
Accessibility Services Curator at liminal. She studied Communication and Media at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) and Acting at the Higher Drama School “Archi”. She creates Audio Descriptions and coordinates Tactile Tours for people with visual disabilities. At the same time, she works in theatre and cinema as an actress and director, while she has collaborated with several NGOs in Greece and abroad as an educational program coordinator and trainer promoting social inclusion.
Andreas Plemmenos
A dramatist with a master’s degree in Special Education, Community Liaison at liminal and author of the book “Yellow Insanity”. He has volunteered with various cultural organizations and is actively involved in programs focused on empowering the Deaf community in the arts.
Eva Gkritzali
Electrical and Computer Engineer specializing in digital accessibility. She has participated in a research project at the Multimedia Analysis Lab of NCSR “Demokritos,” focusing on speech-to-text technologies to support accessible mathematics. For the past two years, she has been working at the National Bank of Greece in the UX field, leading the accessibility efforts for the bank’s digital applications and websites. Her goal is to promote inclusion and design digital experiences that are accessible to everyone.
Anna Damaskinou
Anna is a Cultural Producer and Project Manager at ABR-Alternative Brains Rule for more than 5 years with an interdisciplinary background in Visual Media and Material Culture. She has coordinated medium- and large-scale events, including a collaboration with the Buffer Fringe Festival 2019, and currently oversees the production of the Afrobanana Festival and Cyprus Pride, as well as managing programs such as the Active Citizens Fund and various European projects.
Ozgul Saygun
Project Manager at Alternative Brains Rule (ABR) with a background in Drama and Film Studies, working on community development across Cyprus. She has managed European-funded programs, developed leadership programs and conducted workshops on diversity, inclusion, and intercultural understanding. Her approach balances artistic vision with practical coordination; she draws inspiration from connecting people and ideas, transforming collaborative projects into spaces for dialogue and shared learning.
Thomas Diafas
Thomas Diafas is an orchestrator of artistic projects working interdisciplinarily, exploring crip queer identity, practices of care, and forms of socio-political engagement. He is the founder and artistic director of the Thessaloniki Queer Arts Festival and the School of Performance Art in Berlin. His work combines participatory actions with pedagogical dimensions, emphasizing collaboration with local communities and the creation of collective experiences.
Useful information
Online Educational Webinars
Date: Wednesday, October 1st & Wednesday, October 8th 2025
Time: 18:30 – 21:00
Location: Online (a link will be sent upon registration)
Languages: Greek and Greek Sign Language
In-person workshop
Date: Saturday, October 11th & Sunday, October 12th 2025
Time: 17:00 – 21:00
Location: Impact Hub Athens, Karaiskaki 28, 10554, Athens
Languages: Greek and Greek Sign Language
Cost: Free with registration through this form.
For any questions, please contact us at [email protected]
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This program is co-funded by the European Union under the Creative Europe call (CREA-CULT-2024-COOP-1) (Project code: 101173834). With the financial support of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture.