Seminar The Collective Voice of Paintings at Historical Thresholds: From Images of Desire to Utopian Landscapes

15 April 2027 - In this session of the Philosophy Seminars, starting from Ernst Bloch’s concept of 'images of desire', we will examine utopian landscapes in paintings and discuss the question 'How can we think society through paintings?' guided by Giotto and Franz Marc.

Seminar From Cave Paintings to Taş Tepeler (The Land of Great Transformation): An Inquiry into Images of Humans and Animals

18 February 2027 - In this session of the Philosophy Seminars, we will examine prehistoric art, extending from cave paintings to Taş Tepeler, and discuss the continuity in human-animal figures and the enigma of visibility.

Program Philosophy Seminars “Thinking with Paintings”

Seminar Ali Avni Çelebi’s Masked Ball Painting: An Allegory of Turkish Modernism

6 May 2027 - In this session of the Philosophy Seminars, we will examine Ali Avni Çelebi’s 'Masked Ball' through the theories of Jameson and Belting, and discuss the tension between aesthetic modernism and social modernization.

Seminar Merleau-Ponty and Cézanne’s Doubt

4 March 2027 - In this session of the Philosophy Seminars, we will examine Cézanne’s doubt from Merleau-Ponty’s phenomenological perspective, and discuss the silent dialogue with nature and the artist's creative freedom.

Seminar An Attempt at a Dialogue between Adorno and Caravaggio: Representation, Image and the “More” of the Work

7 January 2027 - In this session of the Philosophy Seminars, we will examine Caravaggio’s works from an Adornian perspective, discussing the problem of representation, the image, and the work’s conceptually inexhaustible “more”.

Seminar A Problem of Freedom: The Openness That Painting Holds

10 December 2026 - "How is free existence possible?" In this session of the Philosophy Seminars, we discuss the ontological domain art opens up from necessity to freedom, extending from Kant's disinterested gaze to Heidegger's artistic openness.

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.

Children Workshop Upcycled Paper Sculpture Workshop (Ages 6-9)

17 May 2026, 13:30 - In this workshop, "recycled" papers combine with children's imagination and, through upcycling, is transformed first into pictures and then into three-dimensional paper sculptures! The event will take place at Turizm ve Yöresel Ürünler Merkezi Emek Sepeti Üretim Atölyesi in Tekirdağ.

Children Workshop Bursa Landscapes Inspired by Hale Asaf (Ages 6-9)

18 April 2026, 15:00 - In this workshop, children are introduced to the life and artistic vision of Hale Asaf, examining selected works from different periods of her career. The event will take place at Merinos Textile Industry Museum in Bursa.

Seminar Exhibition Planning: Risk Management and Artwork Insurance

1 April 2026 - In this session, we will discuss details such as risk management, insurance procedures, transportation, the responsibilities of the parties involved, and damage management as they pertain to exhibitions.

Children Workshop Bursa Landscapes Inspired by Hale Asaf (Ages 6-9)

7 March 2026, 15:00 - In this workshop, children are introduced to the life and artistic vision of Hale Asaf, examining selected works from different periods of her career. The event will take place at Merinos Textile Industry Museum in Bursa.