International Sand Sculpture Festival
Described as the largest sand sculpture event in the world,[1][2][3] the International Sand Sculpture Festival or Festival Internacional de Escultura em Areia (FIESA) has been held in Pêra, Algarve annually since 2003. The site at 37°07′44″N 8°19′52″W / 37.1289°N 8.3310°W occupies 15,000 square metres (3.7 acres).
Each year about 60 artists use 35000 tons of sand to create 50 works of art. Each year the exhibition has a different theme: 2009: discoveries,[4] 2008: Hollywood films and characters, 2007: wonders of the World,[5] 2006: mythology.[6] The exhibition is open in the evenings with atmospheric lighting.[7]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to FIESA.
- ^ "The world's biggest sand sculpture event is under way". Euro Weekly News. Spain. 6 July 2007. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
- ^ "All star cast : International Sand Sculpture Festival". The Star. Malaysia. 28 May 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
- ^ "Sand Sculpture - FIESA 2009". The Art Inquirer. 25 May 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
- ^ FIESA website
- ^ FIESA 2007
- ^ FIESA 2006
- ^ Algarve Guide Book
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