The Biggest Art Festival in Bali

In order to manage sustain and uphold all the legacies inspiring the Local Government of Bali conduct by late Prof. Dr. Ida Bagus Mantra to hold an event called Pesta Kesenian Bali ( Bali Art Festival ) in 1979. A lot of people still taken a great interest especially the artist both locally, nationality and internationally to the annual cultural event in Bali. The most awaited in the Bali Art Festival is the opening ceremony which always involved more than 300 artist to parade and perform on the street and in front of the stage of honor where Indonesian President usually open the festival officially.

Bali Art festival 2009 will be held at Bali Art Centre start from June 13th until July 11th. The Bali Art Festival is a month-long festival participated by all regencies in the provinces in Indonesia and several foreign participants, like USA, Korea, Japan, Australia, etc. Opening ceremony of the Bali Art Festival commences with artistic parade. The parade is followed by entire regencies and towns in Bali by delivering their artistry mission also followed by other provinces in Indonesia as well as from other country. Bali as the island of art posses lot of unique, genuine and priceless things to offer, inherit from their ancestor formed Bali as one of the most ultimate in art diversity. You can also enjoy music, theatre, parades, and of course the famous elaborate costumes that dancer wear, which are like an art in themselves. The Bali Art Festival will also hold many contests and competitions for house making ladies, children, teenagers and students. Beside contest and competition, Bali Art Festival will also held a full month exhibition for industrial product, handicrafts, designs, book exhibition, photo exhibition, painting and also architecture exhibition.

Bali Art Festival located at Bali Art Centre Nusa Indah street just 10 kilometers from famous Kuta Beach is the culture building complex with the best style of Balinese traditional architecture. It is featuring the good lay-out building of amphitheater to be a place/ hall of show performance purpose. This amphitheater can accommodate up to 6.000 audiences for the show of colossal both for modern and also traditional. Bali Art Center is opened in the year 1973.

Bali Art festival will gather all the artist and event features in some point. From the first event in 1979, Bali Arts Festival drew visitors all over the world and become one of the most prestigious art festivals in Indonesia, and if you wish to witness Bali with all the legacies, please come and visit Bali Art Festival.
Since Bali is one of the best tourist destinations in the world, you can find any kind of food here. International menu to traditional menu to traditional food are deliciously made by international chef and Balinese people. Best suggestion, you can find a lot of food and beverage, 180 performances from 14.000 artist not only Balinese but also artist from United State, Taiwan, Japan and Thailand, also artist representatives from Jakarta, East Java, West Sumatra, Jogjakarta, West Lombok and other provinces in Bali Arts Festival. It means, Bali Arts Festival will be the best place for your One Stop Shopping spot for anything you need especially to find Bali and other province in Indonesia’s Handicrafts.