Seminar Proper Lighting of Artworks and Exhbition Spaces

25 June 2026 - How do we design lighting, an essential aspect of exhibition design? In this seminar, Özlem Yalım will explain the formulas to best illuminate artworks and their environments through examples.

Seminar Curatorial Design Strategies

15 June 2026 - How do we design exhibitions not as neutral displays, but as active spaces constructing narratives? In this workshop at the intersection of architectural design and museology, we explore spatial and curatorial strategies.

Seminar Organizing a Biennial: The 7th Mardin Biennial Example

8 June 2026 - What distinguishes biennials from large exhibitions or festivals? Through which processes do they emerge? We will answer these questions by examining this year's 7th Mardin Biennial in comparison with established examples.

Seminar Art Collecting in Türkiye with Its Historicity and Problematics

2 June 2026 - Examining the cultural evolution of collecting from the 15th-century Ottoman Empire to the present, the seminar analyzes the ecosystem—spanning from the palace to the Republic, auction practices to digital transformation, and contemporary issues.

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 Trends & Evolution of the Art Market and Its Position in the World Today

5 May 2026 - This seminar offers a unique opportunity to grasp the complexities of the international art world and its markets and provides on overview of its actors and how they interact.

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.

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 Contemporary Art and Curatorship with a Focus on Intellectual Property and Art Law

6 April 2026 - An overview of art and intellectual property law, covering artists’ rights, curatorial practices, exhibition contracts, and emerging issues in digital art and AI.

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.

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.