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Arts & Communication Hack the art: Yanoulis Halepas

Figure 14. Feedback to the questionnaire “The educational program gave Figure 16. Feedback to the questionnaire “The instructors were engaging”
me useful information”

Figure 17. Feedback to the questionnaire “The instructors were open to
Figure 15. Feedback to the questionnaire “The instructors were the dialogue”
adequately prepared for the subject matter they presented”
daily life with greater optimism, and not give up at the first
seven schools presented their digital projects to the public, sign of difficulty.
describing the impact of this initiative on their views of
art, digital and communicational skills, and personal Simultaneously, the digital competition sharpened
development. their creative spirit, unleashed their emotional richness,
encouraged experimentation, and improved their
Most participants in their presentations reported that communication with each other. Students and educators
in the context of this educational journey, they traveled successfully collaborated, achieving outstanding results
to the magical world of a great artist, learned a lot from in fields that were previously unknown to them. They
his artworks, were moved by his tumultuous life, and successfully dealt with inhibiting factors such as time
equipped themselves with the courage, patience, and constraints, high difficulty levels, distance learning, and the
perseverance to create their own digital projects. Taking demanding specifications of the competition deliverables.
inspiration from Halepas’ attitude toward challenges and
obstacles, the competition proved to be a pleasant and During the award ceremony, students and educators
creative process that changed participants’ perspectives seized the chance to connect with other teams, gaining
on demanding lessons and art. This valuable educational insights into their collaborative approaches that led to
experience encouraged them to express their feelings, face success. In addition, they discovered that two schools,

Volume 2 Issue 4 (2024) 14 doi: 10.36922/ac.2557