Learning Program An Alternative View on Art and Children

Starting from the question “What do you think artis?”, this four-day teacher training delves into questions like “Why dochildren create art?”, “What is talent and is it necessary?”, and “Can everyonebe an artist?”. This creative discussion environment is designed for teachersand teacher candidates.

Adult Workshop Alphabet Experimental Photography Workshop (January - Group 1)

11 January 2026 - This workshop aims to create a sharing space where participants can showcase their creative works and unique perspectives specific to each letter. It is aimed to discuss production processes, share different perspectives and support creative expressions.

Seminar The Birth Of the Language Of Criticism, Its Limits and Dilemmas

12 January 2026 - This seminar will focus on the origins of art criticism, the sources from which it emerges, the language it employs, what it seeks to achieve, and the possible limits of its scope.

Conversation On the Borderline of Pleasure and Pain: Dopamine

14 January 2026 - In this talk, starting from the paradox in Anna Lembke’s Dopamine Nation, we will discuss why the instant gratification we seek in every notification, purchase, and scroll eventually turns into a massive burnout.

Seminar Inside a Global Gallery: How Lisson Shapes Artistic Narratives Across Markets

15 January 2026 - This talk will offer an insider perspective on how one of the world’s leading contemporary art galleries operates across its international locations.

Children's Theatre Akbank Children’s Theatre "What Am I Going To Be?"

17 January 2026, 14:00 - Celebrating its 53rd year, Akbank Children’s Theatre continues to bring unforgettable experiences to children and families with the play “What Will I Be?”, now touring various stages across Istanbul for the new season.

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

17 January 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 Nilüfer Municipality’s Pancar Depot in Bursa.

Children Workshop Exploring Distance: What’s Out There? (Ages 7-11)

17 January 2026, 13:30 - In this workshop, each child explores their own concept of “distance” through imagination and personal experience. The event will take place at Nilüfer Municipality’s Pancar Depot in Bursa.

Adult Workshop Alphabet Experimental Photography Workshop (January - Group 2)

18 January 2026 - This workshop aims to create a sharing space where participants can showcase their creative works and unique perspectives specific to each letter. It is aimed to discuss production processes, share different perspectives and support creative expressions.

Learning Program Material: Improvisation

January 19 - 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."

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.

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.