G. & A. Mamidakis Foundation

G. & A. Mamidakis Foundation Supporting contemporary art and culture and the transmission of knowledge to future generations.

Όραμά μας να αποτελούμε πηγή έμπνευσης για τις επόμενες γενιές και σημείο αναφοράς για τον χώρο της τέχνης και του πολιτισμού.

Αποστολή μας είναι η ενίσχυση και προώθηση της σύγχρονης τέχνης και πολιτισμού, η μετάδοση γνώσης και η στήριξη της αέναης παιδείας.

18/06/2026

Λίγες μέρες πριν εγκαινιάστηκε στον Άγιο Νικόλαο Κρήτης η γλυπτική εγκατάσταση Chronotopia των Caitlind r.c. Brown & Wayne Garrett από τον Καναδά, που κέρδισε το Βραβείο Τέχνης 2026 του Ι....

Chronotopia, by Caitlind Brown and Wayne Garrett | Winner of the 2026 G. & A. Mamidakis Foundation Art Prize.The art ins...
18/06/2026

Chronotopia, by Caitlind Brown and Wayne Garrett | Winner of the 2026 G. & A. Mamidakis Foundation Art Prize.

The art installation balances between a shared, universal experience of the world and the unique way each of us perceives it. By bringing multiple perspectives into dialogue, the work suggests that differences in perception do not undermine our sense of collectivity; rather, they reveal the possibility of a shared human experience rooted in coexistence, connection, and collective imagination.

Chronotopia enters the Foundation's collection at a time when individualism and fear of difference increasingly dominate contemporary life, reminding us that artistic practices like those of Caitlind and Wayne are vital to a collective effort to preserve our humanity, reflect together and gather within a shared experience. The work offers an opportunity to observe a landscape collectively and personally.

The installation invites viewers to move through the space it creates and observe the surrounding landscape through the lenses. In this way, the viewer becomes an essential component of the work: only through their presence is it activated, and only through their participation is it completed.

Art Prize 2026 Opening NightThank you to everyone who attended and made this night so special!Chronotopia, by Caitlind B...
09/06/2026

Art Prize 2026 Opening Night

Thank you to everyone who attended and made this night so special!

Chronotopia, by Caitlind Brown & Wayne Garrett is now on permanent display at Minos Palace Resort in Agios Nikolaos and it is waiting for you to engage with it.

We invite you to experience the work, engage with its ever-changing perspectives, and become part of the dialogue it creates with the surrounding landscape.

We happily invite you to the opening of Chronotopia, by Caitlind Brown and Wayne Garrett, winners of the 2026 G&A Mamida...
05/06/2026

We happily invite you to the opening of Chronotopia, by Caitlind Brown and Wayne Garrett, winners of the 2026 G&A Mamidakis Foundation Art Prize!

June 6
Minos Palace Resort, 7 PM

Hope to see you all there!

One of the Foundation’s core pillars is the support and promotion of lifelong education. For this reason, every year we ...
29/05/2026

One of the Foundation’s core pillars is the support and promotion of lifelong education. For this reason, every year we support innovative non-formal educational initiatives for the young community of Agios Nikolaos.

On May 27th and 28th, we had the pleasure of collaborating with the educational team "Vivliodiaplaseis" by sisters Anna Maria and Marianna Vlassi, who design educational programs inspired by books, continuing the Foundation's initiative that recently included a donation of books to three primary schools in the city.
This successful program, which travels to schools across Greece, came to Crete for the very first time, guided by the book “Matisse’s Garden”, published in Greek by Melissa Editions in collaboration with MoMA.

We would like to warmly thank educator Voula Pagalou from the 2nd Primary School for her coordination and enthusiastic collaboration.

The program offered experiential training to approximately 15 teachers of the school, as well as a vivid educational journey introducing 4th grade students to Matisse’s cut-outs.






On the occasion of World Autism Awareness Day, we are pleased to continue our long-standing collaboration with the volun...
27/04/2026

On the occasion of World Autism Awareness Day, we are pleased to continue our long-standing collaboration with the volunteer group Colour Your Day for Autism, supporting their annual initiative in Agios Nikolaos, Crete, a community-driven event dedicated to raising awareness and fostering understanding of neurodiversity.
Held on Saturday, April 4th, 2026, this year’s gathering marked five years of presence and action in Agios Nikolaos and once again created a calm and welcoming space for dialogue, connection, and recognition of neurodiversity.
This year, we were pleased to support a new addition to the programme: a Silent Disco experience. Designed to be inclusive and sensory-aware, it offered participants the freedom to engage with music and movement in their own rhythm, intensity, and comfort, a simple but powerful reminder that joy and expression can take many forms and rhythms.
We are grateful to contribute to a community that continues to lead with openness, empathy, and inclusion.

📣 ART PRIZE 2026We are delighted to announce the winners of the Art Prize 2026: Caitlind r.c. Brown & Wayne Garrett from...
02/04/2026

📣 ART PRIZE 2026

We are delighted to announce the winners of the Art Prize 2026: Caitlind r.c. Brown & Wayne Garrett from Canada, for their proposal Chronotopia.

Chronotopia is a large-scale, site-specific installation drawing from relationships between Crete and water, light, space, and time. The piece is composed of layers of optical lenses, wrapped in two arcing sails of light. Chronotopia acts as a reflection on visual culture, combining different ways of seeing into a shared space. This coexistence creates multiple perspectives, moving beyond a single reality toward a layered, collective experience.

Based in Calgary/Mohkinstsis, in Western Canada, Caitlind r.c. Brown & Wayne Garrett have collaborated since 2010 on large-scale light art installations, public and environmental projects, and participatory works. Their works are exhibited extensively at museums, festivals, and galleries, nationally and internationally. Their artistic practice focuses on the relationship between body, space, and time, with the landscape always functioning as an active interlocutor, co-shaping the conception, scale, and experience of each work.


We are delighted to have supported three primary schools in Agios Nikolaos that responded with great enthusiasm to the “...
31/03/2026

We are delighted to have supported three primary schools in Agios Nikolaos that responded with great enthusiasm to the “Diavazo” campaign, enriching their school libraries with new books and opening the door to many new storytelling adventures.

The photos featured are from the 2nd Primary School of Agios Nikolaos, where Ms. Paraskevi Pagkalos, responsible for the school library, has helped create a vibrant and welcoming space where books truly come to life.

Our warmest thanks to Mr. Douvitsas and Nefeli Publications for this meaningful initiative, which helps strengthen access to books where they are needed most.
Through collaborations like this, we aim to empower young minds and bring our local community closer to culture, creativity, and learning.




Art Prize 2026 | Apply until 29 December Since its inauguration in 2019, the G&A Mamidakis Foundation Art Prize has awar...
08/12/2025

Art Prize 2026 | Apply until 29 December
Since its inauguration in 2019, the G&A Mamidakis Foundation Art Prize has awarded 11 artists and added nine new artworks to the Foundation’s collection, enriching an ever-growing cultural legacy.
The Prize has recognised artworks distinguished by their site-specific character, originality, creative vision, and long-term sustainability.
Over the years, the Art Prize has grown into an established institution, supporting artists working in sculpture, installation, sound, mixed media, natural materials, land art, ecological art, and practices that weave together art and nature to create meaningful experiences and narratives in dialogue with the landscape of Crete.
To date, the Art Prize has been awarded to: Theodoros Zafeiropoulos and Yorgos Rimenidis for Come with the Wind (2019), Ileana Arnaoutou and Ismene King for Tender Shell Geophilia (2022),
Maro Fasouli for Nomadic Murals (2023), Alexandros Laios for Day (2023), Ami Yamasaki for Whispers travel and whisper to you again (2023), Irini Miga for Landscape in Motion (2024),
Katerina Nakou for The Resilient Thread (2024), Stratis Tavlaridis for Long Waves (2024),
and Danae Stratou for Virtuous Spiral (2025).

Deadline: 29 December 2025
Learn more and apply https://gnamamidakisfoundation.org/en/vraveio-technis/

We’re excited to share moments from the 4th G&A Mamidakis Foundation Research Residency, which concluded recently in Agi...
19/11/2025

We’re excited to share moments from the 4th G&A Mamidakis Foundation Research Residency, which concluded recently in Agios Nikolaos, Crete.
This year, we shifted from three years centered on care to a new thematic focus on Art, Science, and Technology (AST).
Guided by the inspiring , , and our nine fellows Liva Dudareva, Dimitris Theocharis, Lida Zacharopoulou, Lefteris Kontopodis, Chloe Pare Anastasiadou, Zoe Diakaki, Lina Mantikou, and Gina Stavropoulou took part in discussions, workshops, activities, and on-site research exploring the intersections of Art, Science, and Technology (AST).
Anne Dippel introduced the concept of “pharmacodesign,” bringing together Art, Science, and Technology to imagine therapeutic media.
Jussi Parikka presented the archaeology of media and led explorations into agricultural sustainability and “agricultural futurisms,” with a focus on Crete and the Mediterranean.
With Androniki Papapetrou and Giannis Andronikidis, the fellows investigated AST collaborations and the futures they might generate.
Finally, Ioannis Mitrou facilitated work in experimental non-linear performance and liminal future scenarios, culminating in the co-creation of an AST collective piece responding to a future residency.
A huge thank you to this year’s amazing group of fellows and to our workshops leaders for their creative sparks.

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