Akbank Sanat

ABOUT AKBANK SANAT BEYOĞLU

In 2023 Akbank Sanat is celebrated its 30th year. The Center is supporting the development of contemporary arts in Turkey and hosting many international projects in different artistic fields, giving special attention to empowering young artists by creating opportunities for their artistic development.

Akbank Sanat with the mission of being "the place where change never ends", organizing more than 700 events throughout the year and hosts a wide range of events such as exhibitions, modern dance performances, concerts, panel discussions, children's workshops and film screenings.

Akbank Sanat which is located on Istiklal Avenue, at the heartland of Istanbul, composed of six floors.

Entrance Floor and First Floor - Contemporary Art Gallery:

Hosted 200 exhibitions since 1993, the Contemporary Art Gallery is showcasing various projects throughout the year. Within the context of gallery’s exhibition program; Akbank Sanat organizes exhibitions of world renowned artists and hosts "Akbank Contemporary Artists Prize Exhibition" in order to support emerging artists.

The Second Floor - Multi-purpose Hall:

125-people capacity Hall have hosted hundreds of concerts so far. In addition to music events, the Hall showcases Akbank Short Film Festival's screenings; plays performed by Akbank Children's Theatre; and various discussion panels, Master classes and talks.

The Third Floor - The Contemporary Art Studio:

The studio works to support contemporary art's theoretical and practical fields and to create a thought platform relating to contemporary art. Thematic workshops on cinema, photography, philosophy, art history, literature, contemporary art and events like talks and discussion panels with the participation of the writers, poets, directors and critics are organized in The Contemporary Art Studio.

The Studio hosts workshops for children organized by expert trainers such as; "Toy Sculpture", creative drama, and linoleum printing which are contributing to the artistic development of the children.

The third floor is used also as a Serigraph / Lithography Studio.

The Fourth Floor - Library and Café

Established to offer visionary works across all artistic areas within the framework of “contemporary art” and serve as the best supporter of contemporary art in Turkey, Akbank Art Library features the works published by Akbank Sanat Publications and encompasses a wide range of other publications including modern art, art history, cinema, photography, painting, architecture, music, psychoanalysis, sociology, philosophy, etc. The library of Akbank Sanat is open between 2 PM and 7 PM everyday (except for Sundays and Mondays), serving as a reference resource with its ever-growing list of new publications and also café is open between 10.30 AM and 7.30 PM everyday (except for Sundays and Mondays).

Akbank Sanat Library open from Tuesday to Saturday between 14:00 and 19:00.

The Sixth Floor - The Dance Studio:

Open rehearsals, workshops coordinated by guest choreographers, dance classes for adults and children, technical lectures given by local / international trainers are organized at the Dance Studio.

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11 MAR MON
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18:00

Seminar The Culture & Ideology of Art

Online Platform – Zoom

19:00

Workshop With Barış MıhcıAxis Syllabus Dance and Movement Workshop(11 March)

Akbank Sanat

12 MAR TUE
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13 MAR WED
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18:30

Seminar Obsession

Akbank Sanat

14 MAR THU
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15 MAR FRI
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16 MAR SAT
3

12:00

Kid Colors and Dreams Workshop: T-shirt Painting (Ages 7 to 11)

Akbank Sanat

13:30

Workshop Colors and Dreams Workshop: Mug Painting (Ages 6 to 10)

Akbank Sanat

15:00

Workshop Breath-Sound-Diction Relationship In Acting

Akbank Sanat

17 MAR SUN
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18 MAR MON
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18:00

Seminar Politics, Contemporary Art and Curation

Online Platform – Zoom

19 MAR TUE
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20 MAR WED
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21 MAR THU
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19:00

Conversation Touches of Jazz in the Electronic World

Akbank Sanat

22 MAR FRI
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18:30

Seminar Identity Impasse: A Phenomenological Approach to the Problem of Identity

Akbank Sanat

23 MAR SAT
4

11:30

Kid What Am I Going To Be?

Akbank Sanat

12:00

Kid The Istanbul I See (Ages 7 to 12)

Akbank Sanat

14:00

Kid Paper Sculptures: Henri Matisse (Ages 7 to 12)

Akbank Sanat

15:00

Workshop Within Us

Akbank Sanat

24 MAR SUN
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25 MAR MON
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20th Akbank Short Film Festival

Akbank Sanat

13:00

20th Akbank Short Film Festival

Akbank Sanat

15:30

20th Akbank Short Film Festival

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20:00

Seminar An Alternative View on Art, Children and Creativity

Online Platform – Zoom

26 MAR TUE
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20th Akbank Short Film Festival

Akbank Sanat

13:00

20th Akbank Short Film Festival

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15:30

20th Akbank Short Film Festival

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17:30

20th Akbank Short Film Festival

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20:00

Seminar An Alternative View on Art, Children and Creativity

Online Platform – Zoom

20:30

20th Akbank Short Film Festival

Akbank Sanat

27 MAR WED
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11:00

20th Akbank Short Film Festival

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14:00

20th Akbank Short Film Festival

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20th Akbank Short Film Festival

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20th Akbank Short Film Festival

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Seminar An Alternative View on Art, Children and Creativity

Online Platform – Zoom

20:30

20th Akbank Short Film Festival

Akbank Sanat

28 MAR THU
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Akbank Sanat

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20th Akbank Short Film Festival

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15:30

20th Akbank Short Film Festival

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20th Akbank Short Film Festival

Akbank Sanat

20:00

Seminar An Alternative View on Art, Children and Creativity

Online Platform – Zoom

20:30

20th Akbank Short Film Festival

Akbank Sanat

29 MAR FRI
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13:00

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20th Akbank Short Film Festival

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20th Akbank Short Film Festival

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30 MAR SAT
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20th Akbank Short Film Festival

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20th Akbank Short Film Festival

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31 MAR SUN
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