The 3rd edition of the Festival Internacional de Arte Marbella took place from 23-26th June in the centre of Marbella.

Over 80 high calibre artists participated in the third edition of the Festival de Arte International Marbella that took place in the centre of Marbella. With each year the event is becoming even more successful cultural spectacular. Fifteen different nationalities were represented among the artists exhibiting, and the FIAM lived up to its name as an international art festival. 

The multicultural mix of participants was a true reflection of the cosmopolitan community in Marbella. There were artists from Spain, UK, Germany, USA, Sweden, Denmark, Russia, Georgia, Italy and Cuba among others exhibiting their works in the 2011 edition of the FIAM. With an outstanding selection of artists from around the world preparing to display their works, FIAM attracted a spectacular number of visitors.

A Cultural Melange

20,000 people visited the event last year and this year’s festival proved to be even more popular. With an ever more enticing programme of entertainment, the new Buddha Bar Chillout Lounge area, a gourmet food corner, a media centre, an exhibition of retro furniture from the 50’s and 60’s and much more, the festival which was fully supported by the Tourism Council of Marbella Town Hall, comprised a dynamic street festival bringing the centre of town to life in an explosion of colourful art, music and performances over three days. In the centre of Marbella, between the quaint Old Town and the Paseo Marítimo, artists displayed their works in an attractive line up of individual white tents. Sprawling down the Alameda and the Avenida del Mar in the heart.

With artistic styles ranging from impressionism, to hyperrealism, in every media from painting, photography and sculpture to digital art, the festival was a mesmerizing showcase of artistic and cultural diversity. The event kicked off with a VIP inaugural cocktail party on Thursday 23rd June.

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