Dialogue +11 IAC Turkish Members Exhibition

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Eskişehir continues to host art and artists. Dialogue +11, International Ceramic Academy Turkish Members Exhibition, organized by Prof. Dr. Zehra Çobanlı and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Elif Aydoğdu Ağatekin, met with art lovers with the opening ceremony. Tepebaşı Mayor Ahmet Ataç, Metropolitan Municipality Secretary General Ayşe Ünlüce, Metropolitan Municipality Deputy Secretary Generals, municipal bureaucrats and many art lovers attended the opening ceremony.

Prof. Dr. Zehra Çobanlı, who made the opening speech, stated that she is one of the 11 artists in the academy and said, “We made this exhibition together with dear Elif. We are very happy to bring the exhibition together with Eskişehir people. The aim of this exhibition is to create an international art bridge.”

Metropolitan Municipality Secretary General Ayşe Ünlüce said, “As the Metropolitan Municipality, we are very happy to host such a special exhibition. We are proud of our 11 ceramic artists who were accepted to the International Ceramic Academy. It is really not easy to become a member of this academy and it is a great achievement. I congratulate our artists representing our country and thank those who brought this beautiful exhibition to us.”

After the speeches, the protocol and the guests visited the exhibition together. The inaugurated Dialogue +11, International Ceramic Academy Turkish Members Exhibition can be visited until July 17, 2022 at Eskişehir Metropolitan Municipality City Museums Complex in Odunpazarı.

Dialogue +11, International Ceramics Academy Turkish Members Exhibition

Founded by Henry J. Reynaud in 1952, the International Academy of Ceramics (IAC-International Academy of Ceramics) represents 74 countries from all continents and consists of 807 individual members and 77 collective members. The academy currently operates in Musée Ariana in Geneva, Switzerland. 11 artists from Turkey have been elected as members of the International Academy of Ceramics and are still active members.

Dialogue+11, International Ceramics Academy Turkish Members Exhibition features a selection of recent works by Bingül Başarır and Beril Anılanmert, two of the first members, as well as Zehra Çobanlı, Sıdıka Sibel Sevim, Mutlu Başkaya, Ömür Tokgöz, Hasan Şahbaz, Burcu Karabey, Elif Aydoğdu Ağatekin, Hasan Numan Suçağlar and Adile Feyza Özgündoğdu.