Greek Art Park: A worth seeing place of Rhodes

Rhodes 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. One of the cultural programmes arranged in Rhodes Island since May 2006, ever year is the Art Park.

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. Hence, you can visit this wonderful place for Rhodes holidays at ease.

Location:
This art gallery, due to its naturally beautiful setting, becomes more prominent among the other art galleries on Rhodes Island. It is located in the beautiful region of Archipolis. Archipolis being on the way to Eleousa is situated 30 kilometres away from the 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 is situated at a distance of 10 kilometres after crossing Seven Springs in Rhodes.

History:
Rhodes’ Art Park is primarily an institution founded by a renowned musician, sculptor maker, and artist named ‘Damon Papakiriakou’ and his wife Emily 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. 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 and offers a platform to the new age artists and musicians so that they can expose their talent.

Attraction of the park:
The Art Park is very interesting place and holds many attractions for the tourists and visitors. It offers free entry and participation along with the flexibility to pay as many visits as you want and whenever you want.

It is an environment friendly park. The Park is provided electricity by the photovoltaic cells that convert solar energy into electricity.

Its location is very pretty and there are many small wooden kiosks used for exhibitions. This area also carries certain outdoor workshops where artists can work at no cost. All kinds of music equipment and systems are available in the park.

You are therefore advised to pay a visit to this place during your Rhodes holidays so that the participants can also get inspired and show you their astounding work.

Finding Rhodes accommodation in Rhodes town is a great idea for Rhodes Holidays. In both Old and New town a number of Rhodes Town Hotels, rooms and lodges are available that provide good quality services