A B R FESTIVAL

Christothea Iakovou visits OPU's Tuesday community kitchen and the TY-CO conversation around it.
An article by Christothea Iakovou in Parathyro｜Politis

Our Lisbon partner Arroz Estúdios on losing a building, fines and a creative pause: what it takes to keep an independent cultural space in the city.

Why our Lisbon partner Arroz Estúdios runs as a members' cultural association, and what that model offers independent culture.

Our Porto partner Barbot Bernardo on why small independent businesses are a city's best placemakers, and what rising rents mean for them.

Four books on urban living, soft cities, climate transition and trees, picked by our Porto partner Barbot Bernardo.

The first edition of Future Ecologies, a new zine series by Barbot Bernardo born from TY-CO: the Porto roundtable on food, with takeaways, recipes, opinion pieces and the question of where our food really comes from.

A free newspaper from a future we would actually want to live in: real good news, clearly stamped, next to reports from 2035.

Good Girls podcast: Andrea Nikolaou and George Miltiadous of Antama Festival on roots, tradition and bringing people together in Nicosia. Now with English subtitles.

Steven Mackay of Arroz Estúdios, for the Reset! network: how a council-run festival in Sines has lasted 25 years, and what it can teach others.

Miguel Barbot of Barbot Bernardo on two days of talks with independent festival makers at Arroz Estúdios in Lisbon, as part of TY-CO.

Good Girls podcast, episode 94: Giorgos Tsangaris, founder of Animafest Cyprus, on a festival that began in a village of 80 people in 2002. Now with English subtitles.

Who holds the key? And who gets access? Twenty Three’s new mural in Lympia explores housing, security and generational change, while opening up a wider conversation about access to cultural spaces, belonging and participation.

What happens when we eat together, besides eating? A TY-CO conversation at OPU's Community Kitchen.

Good Girls podcast, episode 92: Terésa Toúrva and Giorgos Chatzichristou of Pame Kaimakli on how a festival helped turn a forgotten Nicosia neighbourhood back into a community. Now with English subtitles.

Good Girls podcast, episode 91: Andri Christofidi on Buffer Fringe, the festival that has brought people together on the Green Line for 12 years. Now with English subtitles.

Good Girls podcast, episode 90: Diego Armando Aparicio, artistic director of Queer Wave Cyprus, on visibility, art, empathy and making space through a film festival. Now with English subtitles.

Good Girls podcast, episode 88: OPU Collective on "urban positivity" and how the city can be a place of wellbeing and community, not only stress. Now with English subtitles.

Ossos do Ofício #2: Miguel Barbot of Barbot Bernardo, our TY-CO partner, talks to Hugo Branco about turning a family house in Aveiro into Aveiro Arts House, and keeping it going without continuous funding.

A TY-CO roundtable and vegan lunch in Porto, hosted by Barbot Bernardo and Saber Fazer, on food politics, agroecology and education.

Mathieu Devavry painted a mural on peace and coexistence in Malounta, then opened the wall to children, residents and visitors to finish it together.

A TY-CO partner event hosted by Arroz Estúdios in Lisbon: talks, stories from Lisbon’s cultural spaces and a collaborative design session on turning empty buildings into shared cultural commons.

Art Around Town: a TY-CO conversation with OPU and IN TOTO about the new murals of Agioi Omologites, Nicosia.

Steven Rice MacKay of Arroz Estúdios on bots, social media fatigue and the dead internet theory, and why culture's most radical act is getting people into rooms.

Steven Mackay of Arroz Estúdios, for the Reset! network: how Horst turned a pop-up festival into a permanent public site near Brussels, and what others can learn from it.

A two-day programme of art, dialogue, and collective exploration marking 20 years since Cyprus joined the EU

Emphasizing visual storytelling and prioritizing voices from underrepresented communities, EUNITY20 positions the EU as a lived experience that shapes rights, opportunities, and identities, thereby cultivating a more informed and cohesive civic culture in Cyprus.

Paving Accessible and Inclusive Realities (P.A.I.R.) is an innovative two-year European initiative (2024–2026) that aims to reshape how we understand, create, and experience culture. The project envisions a cultural landscape where equality, accessibility, and inclusion are not add-ons, but core guiding principles.

Create the Accessible Future of Art!

Are you an artist with or without a disability?Are you interested in experimenting with accessibility tools and digital media to create works that open art to everyone?

Read more on how to apply!

How Loonatiks Design Crew, our TY-CO partner in Athens, built the brand book, festival identity and website for TY-CO and ABR Festival.

Steven Mackay of Arroz Estúdios reviews MUTEK Montreal 2025 for The Ransom Note: how one of the world's leading digital arts festivals is funded, and who it serves.

Miguel Barbot of Barbot Bernardo on four days in Nicosia for ABR Festival 2025: a divided city, a border bookshop, natural dyes and very hot nights.

Steven Mackay of Arroz Estúdios reviews the 25th Festival Músicas do Mundo for The Ransom Note: a mostly free, council-run festival on the coast south of Lisbon.

TY-CO channels the festival’s energy into an evolving network of plug-in events, initiatives, and ideas that ripple through communities across borders — giving back while pushing forward.

Steven Mackay of Arroz Estúdios reviews Horst 2025 for The Ransom Note: a festival that turned a former military site near Brussels into a permanent public park.

Good food is full of flavour. Great food is full of meaning.

A TY-CO walking map of Lefkosia by OPU: the minutes and metres between the city’s landmarks, on foot.

What is safe? What is space? A roundtable at S//IP, in collaboration with ABR, led by ACCEPT.

M. Georgiou and K. Kyprianou talk about the new identity of the festival!
An interview by Eleni Nearchou in Limassol Today