The first ARTIADE – Olympics of Art was staged in parallel to the 100th anniversary games in 1996 in Atlanta. Through the efforts of the founder, Renate Westhoff, this unique event had its premiere at this venue.

Founder Renate Westhoff in an interview with Elmar Theveßen, from the German TV for the ARD News

Kuwait artist Hamad Khalaf, in an interview with Elmar Theveßen, from the German TV for the ARD News
It was shown in an architecturally beautiful hall at Colony Square Center, Peachtree St. in Atlanta, USA. Artists from 27 countries participated at that time. The first ARTIADE had already been a huge success. The idea that not only the athletes of the countries were represented, but also the artists of the participating nations, found excellent acceptance. In addition to reports from “America Week USA” (a weekly newspaper in Chicago), the “Kronen Zeitung Austria“ (a daily Newspaper) and many others, the well-known and prominent news presenter Elmar Theveßen of German television interviewed the artists in detail. Due to this first impact of the ARTIADE, it was a logical consequence to continue this coherent concept.




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Chosen artists of the ARTIADE 1996 in Atlanta
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Albania
Pierro Stefan
Canada
Gerad Gendron
Columbia
Liliana Laserna
Germany
Manfred Weig
Ecuador
Prof. Roberto Noboa
Ivory Coast
Prof. Monne Bou
Netherlands
Rini Dado
Iceland
Tolli
Indonesia
Hidayat
Japan
Hisako Kobayashi
Jemen
Migu Seyd
Kroatia
Georg Schell
Kuwait
Hamad Khalaf
Panama
Eduardo Navarro
Romania
Georg Mitrohin
Switzerland
Emanusch
Singapore
Ong Kim Seng
Taiwan
Marlene Tseng-Yu
Prof. Hung-Shu Hu
Tadschikistan
Waldemar Kebleris
Tunesia
Gabriel Beroud
Nja Mahdaoui
Uruguay
Aida Socolovsky
USA
Robert Rector
Linda Mitchell
Richard Vaux
Venezuela
Carlos David
West-Samoa
Penechuro Papalii