Istanbul Airport gathers all works that stand out with the value it places on culture and art under the roof of IGART. Within the scope of IGART, which will bring together the identity of Istanbul blended with culture and art and the cultural memory of the Anatolian geography with the world, artists are offered the opportunity to exhibit their talents at Istanbul Airport, including exhibitions, workshops and live music performances. In the first work under the roof of IGART, the "Under the Viaduct" in the metro exit area of the airport opens to the competition. The grand prize will be one of the biggest awards ever given in an art project.
Istanbul Airport, Turkey's gateway to the world, gathered all the work done in this field under the roof of IGART, as part of the support it gives to culture and art. Istanbul Airport has hosted many exhibitions, workshops and live music performances, as well as innovative projects such as the airport museum and airport library. With the works to be done within İGART, it is planned to open more space for art and to provide more support to the artist.
Chairman of the Executive Board, Painter and Academician Prof. Dr. Within the scope of IGART, made by Hüsamettin Koçan, it is aimed to realize projects from all fields of art, from painting to sculpture, from architecture to criticism, from curatorship to academics. Painter and Academician Prof. Dr. Hüsamettin Koçan, Prof. Dr. Gülveli Kaya, Nazlı Pektaş, Deniz Odabaş, Prof. Dr. The nine-member executive committee, consisting of Marcus Graf, Gökhan Şengül, Murat Tabanlıoğlu, Mehmet Ali Güveli and Mehmet Fehmi Bilge, join forces to produce and execute projects with an approach that considers social and social benefit.
Our goal is; to be the number one airport in the world
Kadri Samsunlu, CEO of İGA Airport Operations, in his speech at the launch of İGART, stated that they aim to bring together travel experience with art and cultures; “Istanbul Airport, where we have been operating flawlessly since the first day of its opening, has become one of the best airports in the world, competing with Qatar, London and Dubai in a short time. It has many similarities with the city it takes its name from; Istanbul is a city of art, culture and history… You can feel it wherever you go. It is a constantly developing city, a commercial center that lives 7/24. A very serious business is taking place at Istanbul Airport, too, with hotels, shopping, advertising areas, and food and beverage areas. In addition to this, we are moving forward to differentiate ourselves beyond being one of the best airports in the world, to provide passengers with another special experience and to make Istanbul Airport a center that they will want to visit once again. Today, we have come together to make Istanbul Airport a gateway to art. With İGART, we will contribute to the Istanbul brand by ensuring that the buildings adopt a spirit and identity. By giving all our support to our İGART project, with our terminal and with our strength, Painter and Academician Prof. We will follow the path to be followed by the invaluable executive committee led by Dr Hüsamettin Koçan with the independent decision-making power in this project.” he said.
İGART will make a great contribution to the culture and art environment of our country…
Speaking at the launch of İGART, Chairman of the Executive Board of İGART, Painter and Academician Prof. Dr. Hüsamettin Koçan, on the other hand, emphasized that it has become even more important to support art and artists in such a period that we are going through a global epidemic, and expressed that the works to be carried out within the scope of IGART, especially the competition planned in the first period, are very valuable in this respect. Koçan said, “Istanbul Airport is an impartial meeting point, free from prejudices, where passengers from different cultures, beliefs and lives, whose common goal is to reach a destination, meet each other unaware of each other. This is a space where individuals let themselves flow and are open to communication with their liberation. It is very meaningful to bring both the place, the people and the artist together with art at a common point, inspired by this structure of the airport.” he continued. Koçan drew attention to the fact that in the competition to be held within the scope of IGART, the artists are not limited in any way other than the definition of space; stated that the competition is a competition that protects the artist's financial rights and offers the artist the freedom to create and propose. He stated that one channel of the competition was opened only to young artists under the age of 35 who represent our future, and that their responsibilities towards art were also fulfilled. Koçan concluded his speech with the words, “Producing a new artistic energy open to every suggestion, every technique and everyone will make a great contribution to the cultural and artistic environment of our country.”
Looking for the winner of the 1 million lira grand prize…
At the launch, a large space was reserved for the IGART Art Projects Competition, which is one of the first works to be done within the scope of the project. An open call was made to the participants for the first two stages of the IGART Art Projects Competition, which is open to artists producing in the field of plastic arts and consists of more than one different project area. There are 17 project areas in total in the competition. The 1st category project area, which includes the "Under the Viaduct" in the metro exit area of the airport, which is in the first stage of the competition, will be open only to artists under the age of 35. The other stages will be opened for competition in 2022. With this feature of the competition, it is aimed to open up space for young artists. It was announced that 3 thousand TL was presented to the owners of the 10 projects that will make it to the finals for each project area in the competition, while a royalty fee of 1 million TL was determined for the grand prize to be given to the winner of the project. In addition, the implementation cost of the project will be covered by İGA. In the jury of the competition, IGART Executive Board President Prof. Dr. Hüsamettin Koçan, Member of the Executive Board of IGART Deniz Odabaş, Prof. Dr. Gulveli Kaya, Prof. Dr. In addition to Marcus Graf, Mehmet Ali Güveli, Murat Tabanlıoğlu, Nazlı Pektaş, sculptor Seyhun Topuz and sculptor Seçkin Pirim take part.
The IGART Art Project will start with venue tours that will take place in September. On Tuesdays, 21-28 September, 5 October 2021, at 12:00, it will be possible to reach Beşiktaş Ferry Pier by shuttle vehicle. The application dates of the competition were determined as 15 September – 01 November 2021. The winning project is scheduled to be announced on December 20, 2021. Another remarkable detail in the information given about the competition at the IGART's introductory meeting was that suggestions were made to use environmentally friendly materials within the scope of IGA's sustainability policy.
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