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. 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. 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:
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. You can approach the Art Park of Rhodes after covering 10 kilometres distance from the 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. As this place is located in the heart of a number of tourist places, so the events here started gradually and after achieving huge success became an informal feast of art.

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. Later on, the Art Park started getting funds from the European Program Leader.

Today this art park is being operated as a non-profit organization. It is run by the’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 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. 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.

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

Finding Rhodes accommodation in Rhodes town is a great idea for Rhodes Holidays. You can avail one of the many Rhodes Town Hotels, lodges or rooms available for rent

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