The hub of the Greek cultural events and festivities is Rhodes Island. The visitors that come to the island for Rhodes holidays attend and take part in different cultural events and celebrations. The Art Park is held every year since May 2006 on Rhodes Island and is one of the popular cultural programs of this region.
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 is provides a multi art cultural platform especially meant for actors, artists and musicians.
The Art Park on Rhodes Island showcases works of different kinds of Art from the month of May to the month of October. It is therefore quite easy for you to visit this beautiful tourist destination during your Rhodes holidays.
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. Park can be found hardly 10 kilometres after the Seven Springs, 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. Due to being in the middle of various tourist destinations the events here initiated slowly and steadily, later gained fame, and today it has become an informal art feast.
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. The European Program Leader later on, started granting funds to the Art Park of Rhodes.
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 the young musicians and artists to participate and provides them a platform where they can show their talent.
Attraction of the park:
The Art Park is very interesting place and holds many attractions for the tourists and visitors. You need not to pay any entry fee or participation fee so you can take its pleasures for as many times you want.
It is an environment friendly park. All the electricity in the park is provided by the photovoltaic cells using renewable solar energy.
Its location is very pretty and there are many small wooden kiosks used for exhibitions. You can also find some outdoor workshops for artists in this area where they can work without paying anything. All kinds of music equipment and systems are available in the park.
To encourage and appreciate the amazing art of the young people, you are recommended to visit this place at least once during your Rhodes holidays.
Rhodes Holidays offer fully facilitated Rhodes accommodation so that you can better enjoy your vacations. In both Old and New town a number of Rhodes Town Hotels, rooms and lodges are available that provide good quality services