Name: Mosaic Workshop
Start: 2026-05-31T09:00:00+09:30
End: 2026-05-31T15:00:00+09:30
Location: 56 Richmond Rd, Keswick SA 5035, Australia

Please join us for a beautiful day of Mosaic creativity.
When: 31st of May 2026 from 9am - 3pm
Where: Greeks of Egypt & Middle East Society Hall
56 Richmond Rd KESWICK 5035
Cost: $45 includes artwork, Lunch and Audio Visual History Display.
Please RSVP to Sam on 0416 172 361
All materials will be provide for you to CREATE YOUR OWN DESIGN and take it home.
Here's an opportunity to showcase that hidden talent.
Festival Hellenika will host a beautiful day of creativity on the 25th of May from 9-3pm
This is an entry level Mosaic Creative Day, designed as an introductory workshop, which includes the History of the art. Create, take home your own mosaic piece and lunch.
Bring your family and friends and enjoy the history of Mosaic art and the Hellenic influence throughout the centuries of the Art.
It's an open design Mosaic Day and all the components will be provided.
Limited seats are available so Please don't hesitate to book.
History of Mosaics.
Mosaics are one of the oldest and most beautiful forms of art in the history of mankind. Mosaic art discoveries can be dated back to ancient Mesopotamia - more than 5,000 years ago.
Mosaic designs have existed all over the world in various ancient civilizations, starting off as unstructured decorations or as pebble pavement. In the 4th Century BC the Greeks turned mosaics into a structured form of art and for the first time in history, mosaics were produced using precise geometric patterns. Detailed scenes depicting people and animals were created with great skill and refinement.
After the Romans started taking an interest in mosaic art, the field of mosaics went through a period of great development as they transformed from an exclusive art into a common decorative medium. The Romans preferred the Greek artisan for they possessed the skills passed down to them by their ancestors. By the 8th century, glass tiles and stones in different colours were used to create decorations on pathways, in the celebration of religious scenes, and in domestic themes and geometric displays.
Although mosaics had appeared in many different places at different times in history, only in Greek Byzantium between the 4th and 14th centuries did it develop into a leading pictorial art. Mosaic design had started to take on an influence from wall paintings and experienced a great evolution in the use of techniques, materials, and colours.