SUPPORT THE ARTS THIS CHRISTMAS BY BUYING A GIFT OF ART

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The Pharos Arts Foundation is selling a selection of art works by the internationally renowned artist SARKIS HAMALBASHIAN. Born in 1956, Sarkis Hamalbashian is one of the pioneers of contemporary art in Armenia. He emerged in the 1980s, as one of the leading young artists who began to challenge Soviet norms. His work carried the imprint of the Italian early Renaissance, Russian iconography, the Russian new avant-garde, Armenian miniature painting and post-modern art. He has had solo exhibitions in London, Basel, Paris and Los Angeles and has participated in group exhibitions in Russia, Germany, Finland, Japan and the USA. His paintings are displayed in modern art museums and in private collections around the world.

Take the time to browse through our online portfolio of his work and chose your favourite one amongst his 18 masterpieces.40x30cm. Oil on canvas. 1999. €600 (Shipping not included).
Contact: info@pharosartsfoundation.org (stating the artwork number)  read more...

POSTPONED FOR EARLY 2021
CONCERT
SITKOVETSKY TRIO
Thursday 29 & Friday 30 October 2020
The Shoe Factory, Nicosia / 8.30pm

Having established itself as one of the most exceptional piano trios of today, with performances in the foremost concert halls around the world, such as the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Frankfurt Alte Oper, Palais des Beaux Arts in Brussels, Musée du Louvre in Paris, L'Auditori in Barcelona, Wigmore Hall in London and Lincoln Center in New York, the sensational Sitkovetsky Trio is travelling to Cyprus to appear in the Pharos Arts Foundation’s Concert & Recital Series in a spectacular programme of piano trios by Schumann, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky. Due to the Covid-19 restrictions and the limited seating available, the Sitkovetsky Trio will offer two concerts of the same programme, on Thursday 29 and Friday 30 October 2020, at The Shoe Factory, in Nicosia / 8:30pm. The audience is advised to purchase their tickets in advance through the Pharos Arts Foundation’s box office. READ MORE....

POSTPONED FOR APRIL 2021
CONCERT
THANOS MITSALAS (GUITAR)
& CYPRUS GUITAR TRIO
Friday 6 November 2020
The Shoe Factory, Nicosia / 8.30pm

In collaboration with the 15th International Guitar Festival EGTA - Cyprus, the Pharos Arts Foundation is proud to host a very special concert in The Shoe Factory in Nicosia, on Friday 6 November 2020 / 8:30pm. Cyprus guitarphiles will be treated to two distinct programmes in the same evening – a recital by the renowned Greek guitarist Thanos Mitsalas and a recital by the talented Cyprus Guitar Trio. READ MORE...

POSTPONED FOR APRIL 2021
AN EVENING OF ARGENTINEAN TANGO MUSIC
BANDINI-CHIACCHIARETTA DUO
(GUITAR & BANDONEON)
Saturday 7 November 2020
The Shoe Factory, Nicosia / 8.30pm

Dedicated to the promotion of Argentinean music through the charm and magic of its most representative instruments (the guitar and the bandoneon), the Bandini-Chiacchiaretta Duo has become an important point of reference in the international concert circuit thanks to the two musicians’ great rapport and extraordinary charisma. The Duo has appeared in some the most notable festivals and important venues throughout in the world, it has toured in more than 50 countries and gained vast critical and audience acclaim. The Bandini-Chiacchiaretta Duo will visit Cyprus for the first time, as part of the 15th International Guitar Festival EGTA – Cyprus, to give a concert at The Shoe Factory by the Pharos Arts Foundation, on Saturday 7 November 2020 / 8:30pm. An exciting programme, not to be missed, with works by Piazzolla, Villoldo, Brouwer, Pujol. READ MORE...