Centenary birthday celebrations for Maria (Kalogeropoulou) Kallas
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On Saturday, December 2nd, 2023, at 12:30 at Neochorio Ithomi, which is close to the town of Meligala, at the entrance of the village, the Municipality invites you to attend the unveiling of a full-length statue and other sculptural works dedicated to the unforgettable music and cultural memory left by the passing of this shining global personality.
This anniversary global celebration, under the auspices of UNESCO and the Greek Ministry of Culture, is accompanied this year by musical and artistic tributes worldwide.
The Municipality of Oichalia, honouring this anniversary, organised this year, starting in June and throughout the summer, an open sculpture workshop in her honour, which is now concluding with the unveiling of beautiful works of sculpture by a large group of participating artists under the coordination of Mr Ioannis Gouzos and Mr Giorgos Vrachnos.
The ambition is to repeat this action at regular annual intervals in the area of Neochorio by attracting international artists with the aim of the works that will be created to remain there permanently so as to create an open sculpture park in honour of Maria Kallas on this broader area of her ancestral origin, where the relevant museum is also under construction.