The Eight-point Gallery Cafe or 8 Point Art Cafe is an art gallery and cafe situated in
Kollam (Quilon) city of
Kerala
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. This is the first international standard art cafe in the city of
Kollam. Eight-Point is established in a renovated heritage building, 'Parambarya,' inside the Asramam Picnic Village campus. Famous muralist and art director Mr. Shenley had taken the Parambarya building from Kollam DTPC(District Tourism promotion Council) for five years to set-up this art cafe. The Kollam DTPC has spent nearly 2 million
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for the renovation and setting up of properties in the museum/Paramparya building.
Now the art cafe is home for various exhibitions, performing arts and other events.
The gallery has held an exhibition on paintings by Arjun Maroli that depicts Kollam district on canvas 'KL02'. The exhibition was inaugurated by artist Anavadya.
Toponymy
The name 'eight-point' represents the eight creeks of Ashtamudi Lake and the eight art forms incorporated in the gallery.
Facilities
* Gallery
* Cafe
* Theatre
* Library
* Venue for Music
Little Free Library
The first
Little Free Library in Kerala is set up at 8 Point Art Cafe. The library is having 50 books in the small shelf situated at the courtyard and readers can take any book without fee by keeping another book.
See also
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Kollam
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British Residency
The British Residency (), also known as the Government Guest House or Residency Bungalow, is a two-storeyed palace situated at Asramam in the city of Kollam in the Indian state of Kerala. It lies close to the site of the old Kollam Airport situa ...
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Adventure Park, Kollam
Asramam Adventure Park is an urban park in the core Kollam city of Kerala state. It was opened after 1980, on of city-owned land. Located beside the Kerala's pride, backwaters of Ashtamudi, this place popularly known as ''Asramam Picnic Villag ...
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Cheena Kottaram
References
{{Tourism in Kerala
Tourist attractions in Kollam
Art museums and galleries in India
Museums established in 2015
Museums in Kollam
2015 establishments in Kerala
Contemporary art galleries in India
Art museums and galleries established in 2015