The Pharos Trust is 10 and time to celebrate. It says it’s going to electrify the Power House for three weeks with a major exhibition with 40 artists from all over the world, and a fantastic variety of daily activities such as concerts, world premiers, lectures, dance and workshops.

"The renowned Brazilian artist, Antonio Manuel, will be creating a large site specific installation AND MUCH MORE", said the blurb. It was ready on time. And it is true. MAGNIFICENT. I went twice last Friday. In the morning I was stunned by Manuel’s installation which, I hope will find a permanent home after the show. It’s as if a war has found peace.

At that time you could hear thunder from another installation (turned off, of course, during the evening’s beautiful guitar recital by Vasilios Avraam ), and for a moment I thought that perhaps rain had arrived in parched Nicosia. I wallowed in lots of what one could call post Polockian work and caught up once again with some brilliant Armenian paintings some which Garo Keheyan had brought to Cyprus a few years back.

That day (a Friday) Joanna Jones (remember her at the Melina?) was preparing for Saturday’s "Music & Painting: Amplication/ Moving in Detail" a performance, with her using a video camera and interacting with one of her paintings to a ‘visual score’ with a live improvised performance by cellist Rohan de Saram, the contemporary Greek composer and pianist Antonis Anissegos and principal timpanist Nicolas Papageorgiou.

Tonight, Friday, October 24 there will be music too. Cello and piano by Alexander Chaushian and Elizaveta Kopelman. The recital will include the premiere of Constantin Papageorgiou’s new work. Tomorrow evening there’s Dance/Music LOOKING GOOD direction/choreography by Arianna Eonomou.

You can find full programme information for The Pharos Trust’s superb exhibition at the Power House’s book and gift shop. A remarkable event indeed.

Pharos = Ten continues until November 9 at the Power House.

Prolongations of Red

Ermione Zachariadou, Alpha Gallery

This is a very strong exhibition by Ermione, with extremely well painted images. The subjects can be very moving with personal themes.

The application of paint is very adventurous with highly imaginative colour, suiting the themes with great sensitivity.

The work is very free and pigmentally liberating. Sometimes the edge of the canvas has an extension attached to the picture which pictorially always adjusts to the main image.

Very intelligent aesthetically. The extremely well painted and always under control figures make it clear that Ermione is also outstanding at drawing. Likenesses are preserved. The subjects "belong" to the sitter. Pigment reigns. The exhibition continues until tomorrow, Saturday (October 25).

Alpha Gallery Auction at Hilton Hotel

An auction of contemporary art organised by Alpha Gallery takes place at the Hilton Hotel on Wednesday, November 5 at 7 pm.

All the works in the auction will be exhibited to the public first at Artspace Art Studio 55 which is at Andreas Droushiotis 23A, Platia Iroon (next to the Theatre Rialto) Limassol tel 25340739.

Thursday 23 October, 11:00 a.m. 9:00 p.m.

Friday 24 October, 11:00 a.m. 9:00 p.m.

Saturday 25 October, 11:00 a m 9:00 p.m.

Sunday 26 October, 11:00 a.m. 9::00 p.m.

Monday 27 October, 11:00 a.m. 9:00 p.m.

And then at

Alpha Gallery Makarios Ave & Papanikoli 3,Nicosia (Hilton Area) tel: 22751325

Friday 31 October 11:00 a.m. -8:00 p.m.

Saturday 1 November, 11:00 a.m. – 8 00 p.m.

Sunday 2 November, 11:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Monday 3 November, 11:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m

Tuesday 4 November, 11:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Written offers accepted at Fax + 357 22 751326

A Mute Invention 11

Philippos Yiapanis at Apocalypse Gallery

Extremely beautiful sculptures by an outstanding artist. Perfect, simple forms of a great calmness.

It finishes on October 29, but make sure you see the exhibition soon. Work of an exceptionally gifted sculptor.

Explication de texte

Elizabeth Hoak Doering

Pantheon Gallery Nicosia

This exhibition opens on Friday, October 31, at 7.00 p.m.

"Explication de Texte" is composed of drawings and sculptural installations, created throughout 2007- 2008.

Because it focuses on the artist’s drawings, the exhibition may be viewed as an impartial and broad unveiling of Doering’s theoretical concerns and personal experiences.

The artist also has a beautiful piece in the Pharos = Ten exhibition at The Power House.

Exhibition of handmade blown glass creations, Technis Dromena Gallery

This exhibition is composed of creations which MELITA DIMENSIONS imports and presents.

As from 1968 in Malta, great artists, skilful designers of handmade glass creations all together worked to create authentic masterpieces.

The exhibition will be opened by Titos Christofides, Undersecretary to the President tomorrow Saturday (October 25) at 6.00 p.m.

Open Studios Within the Walls of Nicosia

The visual arts festival "Open Studios, Within the walls of Nicosia " is being organised for the fourth time in the heart of the capital, the historic centre of Nicosia within the wall, gaining its success from public’s favour and the interest of the country’s institutions.

This year there is an Information Centre for Open Studios, at the far end of Ledra Street, just before the road block, hosted at the Information Centre of Nicosia Municipality.

There the ‘artistic map’ of Nicosia which includes all Open Studios, will be offered with easy to understand instructions for visits and the programme of activities. Opening hours daily 16:00 -21:00 tel 99671155.

Opening Hours of all Open Studios: Weekend 17:00 -21:00, Daily 18::00 -21:00

Saturday 25/10, 20.00-22.00.

Ant-Comics shop, Stoa Papadooulou (off Ledra’s) Experimental presentation of the installation ‘Biogenetic mechano-Genesis of Ruinoud Blast’by artist Savvas Koureas.

Sunday 26/10 17.00 -20.00.

Guided walking tour visiting art studios in central area of Nicosia Meeting point in front of Famagusta Gate.

Saturday 1/11 17.00 -20.00.

Guided walking tour visiting art-studios in north-west Nicosia (crossing checkpoint). Meeting point at the Information Centre, end of Ledra Street.

Sunday 2/11, 21.00 -24.00

Cadi Kazani Cafe, 77 Tanzimat Street . DJ event with music producers Atesh K & Farouk Chetin with video performance by Mehmet Kozal.

More and more information keeps coming in

Costas Economou is having an exhibition at D P Art Gallery (Limassol) with the title "Old and new works".

The inauguration will be by Andreas Christou, the Mayor of Limassol, and there will be a talk about the works by Dr Antonis Danos. The exhibition continues until the 29th of the month.

Nicos Kouroushis has an exhibition at Gallery Kypriaki Gonia in Larnaca, 45, Stadium Street.

Renos Pericleous is having an exhibition at Orosimo Gallery – which will be quite a revelation. – on October 31.

Leftheris Olymbios will have an exhibition at Gloria’s, opening on October 29.

As well as The Power House blockbuster, there is new work at the Pharos Centre for Contemporary Art. Cao Guimaraes is exhibiting at The Centre until November 3.