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.

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.

Seminar Justice Between Forgetting and Remembering

27 March 2026 - How does a suppressed past create today's anger? By delving into the roots of social polarisation, we discuss the concepts of 'pluralistic memory' and 'memory justice' as counterpoints to uniform narratives.

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.

Exhibition Intensions 6

Setting Sail for the Seventh Contemporary Art and Curatorship Seminar Program… This year, we are delighted to have successfully completed the sixth “Contemporary Art and Curating” Seminar Program in collaboration of Open Dialogue Istanbul and Akbank Sanat.

Seminar Strategic Planning & Project Development - II

29 January 2026 - In this module, that will consist of two parts, the project development methodology will be explained and exemplified by examining an international project in the context of strategic planning.

Seminar Strategic Planning & Project Development - I

22 January 2026 - In this module, that will consist of two parts, the project development methodology will be explained and exemplified by examining an international project in the context of strategic planning.

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?

Conversation Where Do Directing Teams Stand on the Line?

15 November 2025 - In this talk, we will be joined by Beril Ateşoğlu and Gamze Öğüt to discuss how a film set is collectively constructed, the role of the directing team within the production process, and the responsibilities, collaborations, and forms of solidarity among the different professions that make up this team.

Workshop Video-Essay Workshop: Women in Cinema

1 November 2025 - In this workshop, we will bring together our political imagination with creative montage techniques, using the video-essay form as an act of criticism, resistance, and solidarity.