BEON1X is a unique international socio-culture hub in southern Europe organized by representatives of the international business and IT communities who have based themselves in Cyprus. Art Cluster project was presented at the Top Creators conference held in Limassol, Cyprus on September 29.
The goal of the project is to create a new and completely unique location, in Cyprus, which can be utilized by people from all over the world, combining the best in music, creative arts, and ecology, mixed with the values of humanity, aimed at delivering real positive transformation.
“The mission of the project is to change society’s approach from consumer driven behavior to helping the participants of BEON1X to determine their role in shaping the future of the world in a positive way. BEON1X will unite active participants who care about society and the planet as a whole showing, giving them the opportunity to directly contribute to these critically important endeavors. It is going to be huge ambitious project that will become both ‘Burning Man’ and Casablanca for the European continent at once.”, – Tata Andrews, BEON1X spokeswoman, explained.
The BEON1X is an initiative driven by participants of the global IT and business community, which have brought together over 150 companies, from different countries, with a diverse mixture of people spread across teams around the globe. Active participants in the project are the TechIsIsland Association, which unites progressive IT companies from Cyprus, Israel, Italy, Spain, Great Britain, Russia, Germany, Serbia, Croatia, Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, China, United States, Libya, as well as the Association of Hoteliers of Cyprus, with support from various ministries of the Cyprus government. The Art Cluster is projected to attract around 20 mln euro at the first stage. It is planned that the cluster will become a stage for an ongoing festival of music, art, dance, architecture, craftwork, theater, creativity and other cultural events.
“Cyprus economy could grow faster-than-expected, mainly as a result of supporting business initiatives in creating clusters, notably business services, tourism and IT. With this initiative the expected grow is more than 5% GDP in 2022, despite the fallout from the global financial decline”, – the Finance Ministry reported.
The composition of the BEON1X Art Cluster is announced as following: ‘Open Mind’ Musical Festival; Art Park; Event space; Laboratories; numerous Eco-projects and flower parks in different parts of Cyprus; Transformation of urban spaces; Camping and winter residence, numerous developer projects and numerous other initiatives. The designer of the Cluster is the renowned international architects, Bjarke Ingels Group.
Among others are a series of green initiatives. As part of the BEON1X project, the founders intend to launch a forestation program, focused on the areas of Cyprus worst affected by forest fires. Together with the planting of new trees, it is intended to provide the younger generation with the opportunity to learn about the importance of ecology and nature protection. For those project participants who cannot attend in person, there will be an opportunity to take part by planting trees remotely.
Another eco-center at the heart of project will be the Flower Power in Limassol, created in the traditions of the most famous and unique gardens in the world. The park will be accessible in virtual form – it will be possible to look closely at the stunning flowers via the internet and share without physically picking them. Additionally, the BEON1X initiative will also pay homage to a large-scale project designed to protect the coastline of Limassol and the local park from erosion. The project will reconstruct several kilometers of coastline and establish a new recreational space for visitors, with marine activities and swimming pools in the open sea.