The Thrapsano Cultural Association, the Centre for the Study of Modern Ceramics and the British School at Athens are organizing in co-organization with the Region of Crete, with the collaboration of PLOYGOS and under the auspices of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and the Municipality of Minoa Pediada the four-day cultural festival EARTH WATER FIRE. Celebrating Cretan Pottery from Antiquity to the Present. Thrapsano 3rd– 6th July: an activity that emphasises the importance of preserving the cultural art of Crete, a precious living heritage with a rich past and a wealth of future prospects. Four days full of lectures, workshops, presentations, tours and many more cultural activities. Come to Thrapsano, in the hinterland of Crete, for an initiation in the art of Cretan potter.