Dot2dot was born in 2013 in Thessaloniki.
Why
We want to live creatively, express ourselves and our opinions and to actively contribute to creating collaborative activities as well as to do the job we love the most.
What we do
Our activities include themed walks and alternative routes in the city and nearby archaeological sites, educational programs for educational and social organizations, as well as cultural and artistic workshops and events for kids and adults.
How we do it
Our modus operandi is focused on interdisciplinary collaboration. We take advantage of and combine our varied educational backgrounds and expertise in order to create activities and events that are accurate, educational and hands-on, providing our audiences with engaging and interactive experiences.
What we believe
Knowledge, creation, culture, art, and communication are like a journey with many interesting stops along the way. All stops matter and have their own special meaning on the way to the final destination. By connecting the dots, stops, and meanings, we re-tell the city’s story in a creative, pleasant and approachable way for all.
Our aim is to show the many different aspects of a city, like Thessaloniki, to foster communication between citizens and visitors, creative expression through art and to promote city’s creative workforce through the exchange of ideas and the collaboration within a network of cooperation.
Vasiliki was born in Trikala and has been living in Thessaloniki since 2001. She is an archaeologist with postgraduate studies in Byzantine Archaeology and also a certified tourist guide. She studied Greek Palaeography at the Hagiographical Centre Studies of Thessaloniki as well as Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art. She has worked as an archaeologist for the Ministry of Culture, at the Teloglion Fine Arts Foundation as well as the research committee of the University of Thessaloniki and the church of Thessaloniki for the completion of research programmes.
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Christina was born in Athens and has been living in Thessaloniki since 2001. She studied Theology at the University of Thessaloniki and she specializes in Special Education and particularly in Learning Disabilities and Dyslexia. She holds the Hellenic Sign Language Diploma from the Hellenic Federation of the Deaf as well as the Braille System of Reading and Writing Certificate from the Center for Education and Rehabilitation for the Blind. She participated in the PEGA program “Culture/Special Needs. Access for People with Disabilities and/or Special Educational Needs in the natural and cultural environment of museums and archaeological sites” (Department of Special Education, University of Thessaly). She has worked for three years at the University of Thessaloniki assisting professional staff members as well as with the research committee of the University for the completion of research programmes.
christina@dot2dot.gr
Virgo with the ascendant in Sagittarius since 1973. Copywriter since 2003. Urban walker since 2012. Multitasker, trivia facts and paranormal aficionado since he can remember himself. Master of none, father of one. Ask him anything but “how’s the weather up there”.
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An archaeologist with postgraduate studies in Classical Archeology, Historian, and Certified Tourist Guide, he has also been involved since 2016 with Cultural Management (START-Create Cultural Change scholarship for the implementation of “Eye am Thessaloniki: My City through a different pair of eyes” socio-cultural project). He has participated in various educational and cultural programs and youth exchanges of European Non-Governmental Organizations, and has worked for several years in archaeological excavations in Thessaloniki and elsewhere in Greece and abroad. Having a special interest for the city of Thessaloniki, he constantly seeks new, more creative ways for knowledge transmission and aims to create communication bridges between the city and the citizen, using the past as a tool to strengthen the social cohesion of today’s city.
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He was born and raised in Agrinio. He studied psychology at the Faculty of Philosophy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He has a Master Degree in European Policies on Youth, Education, and Culture from the Department of International and European Studies of the University of Macedonia. He works as an interpreter of the Greek Sign Language since 2005 and he owns a school of Sign Language at the center of Thessaloniki (Smiyl). He has worked for 7 years at the Social Policy and Health Committee at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and for many European Programs creating accessible environment and services.
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She was born and raised in Filiates, Thesprotia and now she lives in Thessaloniki. She is a senior student at the Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. The love for both education and children made her want to pass that knowledge by conducting chemistry workshops and experiments specially designed for children. She is moved by the cultural heritage and the city in which she lives. Apart from her love for music and cinema, in her free time, she is always looking for the hidden stories behind the monuments and places of a timeless city like Thessaloniki.
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