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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 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. 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. Therefore, for your Rhodes Holidays you can easily visit this wonderful attraction.

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 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. You can approach the Art Park of Rhodes after covering 10 kilometres distance from the Seven Springs in Rhodes.

History:
Established in May 2006 by a famous musician, artist and sculptor maker, Damon Papakiriakou and his wife named Emily, the Art Pak is a famous institute. Initially the institute organised a small multicultural integration. As the place was located in the centre of many tourists spots the event slowly started gaining popularity and eventually became 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. Friends of the Art Park are a great source of its running which includes various artists and art lovers from Europe’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. 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. 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. 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 to the maximum you should avail a luxurious Rhodes accommodation. Some of the best Rhodes Town Hotels, rooms and lodges are on offer to make your holidays unforgettable

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