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Greek Art Park: a must see place in Rhodes

Rhodes Island is a well known centre for cultural events and festivities in Greece. The visitors that come to the island for Rhodes holidays attend and take part in different cultural events and celebrations. One of the famous cultural programs in Rhodes Island is the Art Park, which is held every year 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. It is a non-profit organization that serves to provide a multi-art cultural platform for the artists, musicians and actors.

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:
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 is located at a distance of 30 kilometres from Rhodes Town on the way to Eleousa.

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:
Art Park of Rhodes is an institute that was established in May 2006 by a popular sculptor creator, artist and musician Damon Papakiriakou and his wife Emily. 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 Art Park then received funding from the European Programme Leader.

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. 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. Some outdoor workshops are also available in this area where various artists can work free of charge. All kinds of music equipment and systems are available in the park.

Therefore, for your Rhodes Holidays, you must come here once to encourage the participants and see the amazing works of young people.

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