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36th Akbank Jazz Festival
Leaving an unforgettable mark on the city's musical memory for 36 years, the Akbank Jazz Festival will meet with music lovers from September 26 to October 11, 2026.
Conversation Book That Spark Thinking on Production: “Five Cities” - Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar
16 June 2026 - In this gathering, together with Burçak Bingöl, we turn our focus particularly to Istanbul, taking Tanpınar’s Five Cities as our point of departure.
Seminar Creating and “Reading” Movement in Sculpture
1 June 2026 - How is movement constructed in art? In this visual journey from optical illusions to Futurism, and Rodin to Theo Jansen, we will analyze the perception of movement and secrets of form in sculpture.
Learning Program Material: Plastic
5 May 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 Küratörlük-etik kurucu bir alan mı ya da felsefeciler küratör olsaydı?
30 April 2026 - Since the 1980s, the convergence between artistic production and philosophical thought has become increasingly pronounced. This seminar explores how contemporary art is shaped by its relation to ethics, examining the ethical stance of critical artistic practices alongside the boundaries of curatorial choice.
Seminar Stylessness and Dissolution of the Monograph
22 April 2026 - In this talk, the artist will examine the phenomenon of stylistic formation that became dominant with modernism. Drawing on examples from both his own work and from contemporary artists who produce without manners, the talk will focus on the anxiety produced by change and the dissolution of style.
Learning Program Material: Fermentation
April 14-16, 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 Dead Can Dance: Afterlife of Art
13 April 2026 - This presentation reflects on fifteen years of Protocinema exhibitions, alongside a proposal in-progress titled Dead Can Dance: Afterlife of Art which considers the everyday practice of mutual exchange and sustaining one another, and the ways that the living and the dead coexist.
Seminar Trusting the Process
26 March 2026 - Since 2023, independent curator and writer Fatoş Üstek has served as the curator of Frieze Sculpture. In this discussion, she will be joined by Burçak Bingöl, an artist whose work will feature in the 2025 edition.
Seminar Co-Action Device
23 February 2026 - Co-Action Device is a long-term project that seeks pedagogical and artistic responses to the loss and destruction caused by political tensions and social ruptures. It understands art, education, and practices of thinking together as a shared transformative field.
Conversation Book That Spark Thinking on Production: “Yellowface” - R. F. Kuang
20 January 2026 - In this talk, we will explore the dynamics of being an author in today’s literary world through R. F. Kuang’s novel Yellowface and we will discuss how social media–driven competitiveness shapes a writer’s creative process and how these pressures can gradually pull an author into a more shadowed inner landscape.
Panel Where Do You Draw the Line: Suggestions for Transformation
13 December 2025 - How can women of all ages and backgrounds — whether experienced or new to the field, from different professions or communities — who have contributed to cinema or wish to work and continue working in the industry, see, recognize, learn from, and create with one another?
18:00
Film Shorts with Akbank Sanat (Day 1)
Fabrika Ayvalık, BALIKESİR
16:00
Conversation New and Bold Short Films
Aeskev, BALIKESİR
19:00
Film Shorts with Akbank Sanat (Day 2)
14:00
Film Shorts with Akbank Sanat (Day 3)
15:00
Concert Corda Quintet
Yeldeğirmeni Sanat
Concert Danae Palaka
22:00
Concert Joe Armon-Jones
Frankhan Selectist
11:00
Concert Ada Canata
Sakıp Sabancı Museum
12:00
Conversation Miles: Anatomy of a Jazz Icon
Komünite
17:00
Conversation Beni Bu Şarkılar Mahvetti (The Songs That Destroyed Me): 36th Akbank Jazz Festival Special Edition
Bant Mag. Havuz / Bina
Concert Momoko Gill
Workshop Masterclass: Momoko Gill & Danae Palaka
BAU Pera Stage
Conversation Off the Record with ACT Music
taproomx
21:30
Concert Sarathy Korwar Drum Ensemble
Salon İKSV
Concert Jazz Clubs Night: Barış Doğukan Yazıcı Quintet feat. Marko Churnchetz “Miles Davis Centennial Celebration”
Nardis Jazz Club
Concert Jazz Clubs Night: Rişe Özkan A Tribute to Sheila Jordan
Asa Khai
Concert Jazz Clubs Night: Öner Karaçuha Quartet
Bova
Concert VELVELE
All Saints Moda Church
20:30
Concert TSU! feat. Mert Aslan Üçer & Aylin Güngör
Concert ACT Night: Robinson Khoury MŸA "Transara"
Workshop Masterclass: Bugge Wesseltoft
BAU - Pera / Sevinç Tevs Class
21:00
Concert Ben LaMar Gay Ensemble
Babylon
Concert ACT Night: Jakob Manz Young European Stars feat. Shuteen Erdenebaatar, Nils Kugelmann, Jakob Bänsch, Leo Asal
Concert Emin Fındıkoğlu +12
Saint Benoit High School Silüet Hall
Concert Mehmet Uluğ Tribute Night: Bugge Wesseltoft “New Conception of Jazz" feat. Gülşah Erol
10:00
Children Workshop Wild Child Orchestra (Ages 6-9)
Akatlar Cultural Center
Workshop Masterclass: James Carter
Çocuk Atölyesi Wild Child Orchestra (Ages 9-12)
Conversation Memory, Jazz, and Visual Culture: A Journey Through Time at İMÇ
İMÇ
15:30
Concert Pırlangıç Children's Jazz Concert with Berrin Çopur
Concert James Carter Piano Quartet: Coltrane: A Centennial Supreme
Zorlu PSM, Turkcell Platinum Stage
Concert Cochemea
Conversation & Masterclass Jazz Elements in the Works of İlhan Mimaroğlu
ARTER - Sevgi Gönül Auditorium
Concert JAmZZ Sessions
17:30
Concert L'Antidote
ARTER - Karbon
Concert Sibel Köse "From Vistula to Bosphorus: A Jazz Bridge"
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