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There, he repurposed abandoned properties in the village, and his legacy lives on through open-air sculptures created collaboratively with his students.<br \/>\nThe Lemba Culture Village itself stems from a 2007 initiative by then-Education Minister Akis Kleanthous, who championed Paraskos\u2019 vision. A testament to the project\u2019s enduring appeal, an architectural competition launched in 2016 attracted 40 submissions.<br \/>\nThe winning design, selected by a jury, came from the team of Spyros Spyrou, Haris Christodoulou, Angela Zisimopoulou, and Charis Solomou. With construction now finalised, the focus shifts towards maximizing the potential of the new facilities.<br \/>\nThe architects behind the project placed a strong emphasis on fostering a genuine \u201cvillage\u201d atmosphere.<br \/>\nThis is reflected in the layout, where art workshops and guesthouses specifically designed to accommodate Cypriot students and visiting international artists are positioned to encourage interaction.<br \/>\nShared courtyards and adaptable spaces pave the way for a diverse range of cultural events, fostering engagement with both the Lemba community and Cypriot society at large.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Art village. cultural hub, Lemba Culture Village, artistic creation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A cultural hub called the Lemba Culture Village has been established in the village of Lemba, Paphos. It was conceived by the late Cypriot artist Stass Paraskos and aims to cultivate a vibrant hub for artistic creation and education. The project started in 2007 and was championed by then-Education Minister Akis Kleanthous. The winning design for the village was selected through an architectural competition in 2016, and it focuses on fostering a genuine &#8220;village&#8221; atmosphere to encourage interaction between Cypriot students, international artists, and the local community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":7607,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[5496,3258,1972,302,1915,5826,5057,4156,2460,426,1625,5824,303,3,405,950,3251,3343,425,1543,187,5825,148,130,4753,3327,433,3737,3378,114,2123,228],"class_list":["post-7606","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-other","tag-abandoned","tag-air","tag-appeal","tag-art","tag-artist","tag-artistic-creation","tag-artists","tag-atmosphere","tag-community","tag-competition","tag-construction","tag-cultural-hub","tag-culture","tag-cyprus","tag-education","tag-education-minister","tag-england","tag-events","tag-events-activities","tag-famagusta","tag-international","tag-lemba-culture-village","tag-local","tag-paphos","tag-project","tag-properties","tag-school","tag-sculptures","tag-students","tag-top-news","tag-turkish-invasion","tag-whats-on"],"acf":{"keyphrase":"","keywords":"","sourceimg":"","country-category":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Lemba Culture Village takes root in Paphos<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A cultural hub called the Lemba Culture Village has been established in the village of Lemba, Paphos. 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