Seminar A space for art; Designing for Exhibitions - Ayşegül Çinici Yazıcı

Each exhibition has a spatial setup and a storytelling in this sense. This story is essentially based on the message that the curator wants to convey to his audience. The other rperson who should absorb the content of this message as much as the curator of the exhibition is, the designer who will create for the visual identity of the exhibition.

Seminar Sources of curating: grand exhibitions and evolution

Curatorship has been rapidly evolving since the 2000s and the origin of the word possesses two meanings: a custodian and the act of curing. The understanding saying that curatorship has replaced the artist lately is a phenomenon debated extensively. But is the curator also an agent of cure?

Seminar Galleries and Exhibitions in the Istanbul Art Scene

The presentation will offer not only a chronological but also a critical study of the substantial changes.

Seminar An Analysis of Exhibition Models

25 November 2026 - In this seminar, Prof. Dr. Marcus Graf will present and analyze various exhibition models. The participants will learn about different exhibition models to apply them in their future projects.

Seminar Painting and Philosophy: The Mimetic Anatomy of a Profound Relationship

19 November 2026 - Drawing on the final chapter, titled “The Truth of Mimesis,” of Oğuz Haşlakoğlu’s Commentary on the Politeia (Politeia Şerhi), this talk addresses the intricate relationship between painting and philosophy.

Seminar History Of Exhibitions

16 November 2026 - This seminar will present various exhibition models and reveal the history of the public exhibition until today.

Learning Program Material: Fibre

November 3 - 5, 2026 / The learning program, which will examine the relationship and contradictions between contemporary art and ecology through the production practices of different artists each month, aims to introduce young artists to contemporary works and diverse perspectives through the concept of "material."

Learning Program Material: Make-shift

October 20 - 22, 2026 / The learning program, which will examine the relationship and contradictions between contemporary art and ecology through the production practices of different artists each month, aims to introduce young artists to contemporary works and diverse perspectives through the concept of "material."

Seminar A Story of Modern and Contemporary Art - II

19 October 2026 - The sociological changes in the 19th century, especially in continental Europe, and their reflection on art will be studied with examples from Romanticism, Realism and Impressionism.

Seminar A Story of Modern and Contemporary Art - I

13 October 2026 - The sociological changes in the 19th century, especially in continental Europe, and their reflection on art will be studied with examples from Romanticism, Realism and Impressionism.

Seminar The Story of Curating - II

12 October 2026 - In this seminar, the definition, function of the curator and the evolution of the curatorial practice will be looked at in a historical context.

Seminar The Story of Curating - I

8 October 2026 - In this seminar, the definition, function of the curator and the evolution of the curatorial practice will be looked at in a historical context.