Greek Art Park: A worth seeing place in Rhodes island, Greece March 2, 2010
Posted by janey in : travel general , trackbackRhodes Island is known to be the core for Greek festivities and cultural events. The visitors that come to the island for Rhodes holidays attend and take part in different cultural events and celebrations. The Art Park is one of the cultural programs organized every year at Rhodes Island since May 2006.
The Art Park of Rhodes, Greece has now become an important institution that attracts the Greek as well as foreign artists to show their artistic abilities and talent. This non-profit organization provides a multi-art cultural platform for musicians, actors, and artists.
The Art Park on Rhodes Island showcases works of different kinds of Art from the month of May to the month of October. You can plan a trip to this wonderful attraction as a part of your Rhodes holidays ideas.
Location:
You can find a number of art galleries in Rhodes Island but it is one of the unique places in the centre of Rhodes with highly amusing natural settings . It is located in the beautiful region of Archipolis. Archipolis being on the road to Eleousa is located at a 30 km distance from Rhodes Town.
Also the beach of Kolympia and Afandou are the nearest ones and it just takes about ten minutes on a car or bus to reach there. Art Park of Rhodes is located just ten kilometres past the Seven Springs in Rhodes.
History:
A known artist, musician and sculptor creator, Damon Papakiriakou and his wife Emily set up the Rhodes’ institute of Art Park in May 2006. Initially the institute organised a small multicultural integration. The location of this place is in the mid of various picnic spots, the events started here quite slowly and after gaining repute they have become informal art feasts.
In January 2007, the event was recognised when the Art Park of Rhodes won a large scale competition in Greece of the private art institute’s and galleries. After that, the European Program Leader started giving funding to the Art Park.
Today this art park is being operated as a non-profit organization. Various artists and art lovers from across Europe – The Friends of Art Park –are its significant contributors’Friends of the Art Park’ whose members are art lovers and artists from different countries across Europe.
Purpose of the Park:
The basic purpose of this Art Park is to encourage and support different forms of art and music. It encourages young artists and musicians to show off their talent and provides them with a platform.
Attraction of the park:
The Art Park is very interesting place and holds many attractions for the tourists and visitors. You can visit this place for as many times as you want because it is free to enter or participate in it.
It is an environment friendly park. Photovoltaic cells have been installed to utilize renewable solar energy and produce electricity for the Park.
Its location is very pretty and there are many small wooden kiosks used for exhibitions. There are also outdoor workshops where any artist can work for free. All kinds of music equipment and systems are available in the park.
In order to appreciate works of young people, you must visit this place once during your Rhodes holidays so that the participants get encouragement and show you their work.
Rhodes Holidays become more comfortable if you get good quality Rhodes accommodation. In both Old and New town a number of Rhodes Town Hotels, rooms and lodges are available that provide good quality services
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