The exhibition “Salty fields” on seagrasses & seaweeds brings art and marine ecology together.
Participating artists: Aggeliki Loi & Dimitra Skandali
Curated by Nina Fragopoulou, Marine Biologist PhD
In collaboration with Manolis Karterakis, Art Historian
Herakleidon Museum, Athens, Greece: 10/10/2019 – 29/3/2020
LECTURES
Seaweeds, seagrasses and the endless blue:
Maria Salomidi, Research Associate, Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Center for Marine Research (HCMR)
Video by Dr. Yiannis Issaris, Researcher HCMR
Mapping the seagrass meadows of Posidonia oceanica in the Greek Seas:
George Papatheodorou, Professor, Department of Geology – Dean of School of Natural Sciences, University of Patras
Man and algae: an up to date overview with a projection to the future:
Dr. Yiannis Tzovenis, Researcher, Laboratory of Ecology & Systematics, Department of Biology, University of Athens
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR SCHOOL STUDENTS
"Marine Ecology & Art: Seaweeds & Seagrasses":
Nina Fragopoulou, fmr. Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, University of Patras
6th EDUCATIONAL SYMPOSIUM OF PHYCOLOGY
"Seaweeds & Seagrasses in the environment, in education & art". Organized by the Hellenic Phycological Society, under the auspices of the Greek Ministry of Education & Religious Affairs
