Goa Sand Art Festival
Encyclopedia
Goa
is one of the most attractive tourist destination
s in India
. Sun-kissed beaches, warm friendly people, and loads of attractive places to visit and experience draw scores of tourists to Goa in any given year. The one-of-a-kind event, Goa Sand Art Festival (GSAF) is one of these attractions, held in Goa each year by Sand Cult - Sand Sculpting company in association with Goa Tourism. The festival lasts three days, and is held at one of Goa’s pristine beach
es.
The objective of Goa Sand Art Festival is to create awareness about a particular issue, provide a platform for upcoming artists to showcase their talent and also encourage this eco friendly form of art.
About GSAF 2011:
The theme for Goa Sand Art Festival 2011 is “Marine Life – Unseen Treasures under Water”. People can witness some breath taking sand sculptures depicting the theme. In addition to other artists, this year Goa Sand Art Festival will feature one of the World Renowned Sand Sculptors from UK, Simon Smith-The Sand Wizard. A master of his trade, Simon’s work of art have been commissioned and admired across the globe.
The main three day of the festival will showcase different Sand Art Forms like Sand Sculptures, Sand Dance and Sand Drawings. Those interested can also attend free workshop on Sand Art. Everyone are invited to try their hands on Sand Sculpting/Drawing/Writing Messages on sand or just playing with sand at the designated practice pit. This is not for competing with each other but for the love of art.
The artists will start work on their creations from Dec 10 onwards and the festival will be open to public from Dec 16 – Dec 18, 2011. Entry is free and all are welcome to enjoy this most eco-friendly form of art.
About GSAF 2010:
The highlight for GSAF 2010 was a theme park depicting ‘wildlife conservation
’. Around 3 days prior to the main festival, the students and the artists from Mumbai, Pune and Goa began work on their creations, creating a unique theme park with different endangered species
made completely out of sand.
About GSAF 2009:
The Goa Sand Art Festival 2009 was the year of its inception. The theme for 2009 was ‘Global Warming
’ which was conveyed through six different sand sculptures. Each sand sculpture was like a campaign which highlighted the theme.
Official Website http://www.goasandartfestival.com
Goa
Goa , a former Portuguese colony, is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Located in South West India in the region known as the Konkan, it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, and by Karnataka to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its...
is one of the most attractive tourist destination
Tourist destination
A tourist destination is a city, town, or other area that is dependent to a significant extent on the revenues accruing from tourism. It may contain one or more tourist attractions and possibly some "tourist traps."...
s in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Sun-kissed beaches, warm friendly people, and loads of attractive places to visit and experience draw scores of tourists to Goa in any given year. The one-of-a-kind event, Goa Sand Art Festival (GSAF) is one of these attractions, held in Goa each year by Sand Cult - Sand Sculpting company in association with Goa Tourism. The festival lasts three days, and is held at one of Goa’s pristine beach
Beach
A beach is a geological landform along the shoreline of an ocean, sea, lake or river. It usually consists of loose particles which are often composed of rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles or cobblestones...
es.
The objective of Goa Sand Art Festival is to create awareness about a particular issue, provide a platform for upcoming artists to showcase their talent and also encourage this eco friendly form of art.
About GSAF 2011:
The theme for Goa Sand Art Festival 2011 is “Marine Life – Unseen Treasures under Water”. People can witness some breath taking sand sculptures depicting the theme. In addition to other artists, this year Goa Sand Art Festival will feature one of the World Renowned Sand Sculptors from UK, Simon Smith-The Sand Wizard. A master of his trade, Simon’s work of art have been commissioned and admired across the globe.
The main three day of the festival will showcase different Sand Art Forms like Sand Sculptures, Sand Dance and Sand Drawings. Those interested can also attend free workshop on Sand Art. Everyone are invited to try their hands on Sand Sculpting/Drawing/Writing Messages on sand or just playing with sand at the designated practice pit. This is not for competing with each other but for the love of art.
The artists will start work on their creations from Dec 10 onwards and the festival will be open to public from Dec 16 – Dec 18, 2011. Entry is free and all are welcome to enjoy this most eco-friendly form of art.
About GSAF 2010:
The highlight for GSAF 2010 was a theme park depicting ‘wildlife conservation
Wildlife conservation
Wildlife conservation is the preservation, protection, or restoration of wildlife and their environment, especially in relation to endangered and vulnerable species. All living non-domesticated animals, even if bred, hatched or born in captivity, are considered wild animals. Wildlife represents all...
’. Around 3 days prior to the main festival, the students and the artists from Mumbai, Pune and Goa began work on their creations, creating a unique theme park with different endangered species
Endangered species
An endangered species is a population of organisms which is at risk of becoming extinct because it is either few in numbers, or threatened by changing environmental or predation parameters...
made completely out of sand.
About GSAF 2009:
The Goa Sand Art Festival 2009 was the year of its inception. The theme for 2009 was ‘Global Warming
Global warming
Global warming refers to the rising average temperature of Earth's atmosphere and oceans and its projected continuation. In the last 100 years, Earth's average surface temperature increased by about with about two thirds of the increase occurring over just the last three decades...
’ which was conveyed through six different sand sculptures. Each sand sculpture was like a campaign which highlighted the theme.
External links
Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/goasandartfestivalOfficial Website http://www.goasandartfestival.com