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Together with all the dance and music festivals, Costa Rica hosts a festival just to celebrate art. Organized by Ministry of Culture and Youth, this event was founded back in 1989 with the National Theater of Costa Rica. It was formerly called the \u2018San Jose for peace\u2019. This gave birth to the concept of appreciation of art in the region. Following its huge success, the Ministry of Culture and Youth continued it in 1992 and finally made it a perpetual bi-annual event now known as \u2018International Festival of Arts\u2019.<\/p>\n

Hosted in the San Jose, the capitol of Costa Rica; the Sabana Metropolitan Park becomes the core of the festival. Here is where the main stages are set and all the activities are on the go. Also, the National Theatre and Melico Salazar Theatre are actively involved with performances. Moreover, you will also find shows in Liberty Metropolitan Park, Juan Santamaria Museum and many other galleries, auditoriums and main avenues across the city. True to its promise, the festivity of art is found around every corner and every kind of art lover meets its interest around somewhere or the other in these 2 weeks.<\/p>\n

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The festival gathers over 2000 artists belonging from over 28 countries and delivers around 320 art shows. The Museum and Gallery Route alone displayed over 602 objects in 2012. Apart from the art displays and theatrical presentations, the true spirit of festival is kept alive with its concerts, dance performances and circus acts. The International Art Festival 2012 brought in international artists from Holland, Spain, Germany, Israel and Italy including the Puerto Rican reggae star Calle 13, British rock star Alan Parsons and Pedro Aznar. Keeping in mind the attendance of families and children, the event arranges activities solely to keep them busy such as puppet shows, storytelling, poetry readings, clowns, art and much more.<\/p>\n

Costa Rica\u2019s International Art Festival is a widely sponsored event and it extends its help to the artists in every way to put up their work and get the appreciation they deserve. It helps them with their fee, conveyance, accommodations, publicity, and marketing and provides technical assistance. It finds them suitable places to set up their work at theatres, spaces or stages and makes sure they are supervised at all times.<\/p>\n

While you are there for the occasion, outstanding hotels of San Jose are ready to provide you with great accommodations and other facilities. There are hotels such as Aurola Holiday Inn, Barcel\u00f3 San Jose Palacio, Costa Rica Marriott or the Crown Plaza San Jose Hotel Corobici to select from. All of them have amazing rooms, full equipped, air-conditioned, with WIFI and attached bathrooms.<\/p>\n

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The International Festival of Arts aims to support and encourage the talent of artists of Costa Rica and the region. It brings the best of local and international art at one place and delivers a top class event. Over the years this event has come to be known as the best art festival of times. The artistic miscellany and inclusion of all forms of art like music, dance, theatre, films, multimedia and street performances have left its followers and participants; children, young and adults entertained, mesmerized and thoroughly delighted by their unique and memorable presentations.<\/p>\n

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