Bali Art Festival 2009

Bali Art Festival is the yearly art event in Bali, which will be held in the next few months. Festival usually starts in June to July. Bali Art Festival was first started at 20 June 1979. It was held by the idea of Prof Ida Bagus Mantra, Governor of Bali at that time.
These years Bali Art Festival starts form June 13, 2009 to July 11, 2009. These are the 31th times this festival, taking the theme of "mulat Sarira" the glory of the nation and state.

Bali Art Festival has to be held every year to develop and to introduce the culture of Bali.The festival will also display the results of arts development as well as contemporary arts, but still rooted in the values of tradition

the festival take a place at Cultural Park (Taman Budaya) located at suburb of Denpasar. The building design shows a disinterment, preservation and development of art and culture. The Cultural Park was able to accommodate many activities inside
The Bali Art Festival intends to promoting Bali tourism industry and introducing the Balinese arts and cultures worldwide. This will educate other people to understand about the traditional cultures and performances.