Wednesday September 7 2011 / Internationalization
FORUM SINOP - Collecting the Future
SİNOP URBAN MEETING: "COLLECTING THE FUTURE" 7-8 September 2011
A two days discussions and workshop with the citizens of Sinop, Turkey, invited experts and artists from The Netherlands, Austria, Italy, Romania and other parts of Turkey. Afterwards, the invited artists produced artworks for the Sinop community resulting in a collective exhibition in an abandoned prison and across the city. The project "Collecting the Future", supported by the European Union, is an initiative of the European Cultural Association, A Felix Meritis partner based in Istanbul.
The project poster with partners logos and the exhibition opening at the Sinop Prison
Amie Dicke installation on a private house in the hart of Sinop
PROGRAMME
Wednesday, 7 September 2011
10:00-11:00 Opening Speeches
Baki Erol, The Mayor of Sinop Dr. Ahmet Cengiz, The Governor of Sinop Ambassador Marc Pierini, Representative of the European Commission Delegation in Ankara, Turkey Egemen Bağış, Republic of Turkey Ministry for EU Affairs Prof. T. Melih Görgün, founder of Sinopale, Vice President of European Cultural Assosiation
11:00-11:15 Coffee break
11:15-12:30 Basic concepts, Introduction
Mahir Namur, Yeşim Dizdaroğlu, Gökçe Dervişoğlu
12:30-14:00 Lunch break
14:00-15:30 Workshop : "Past, Present and Future of Sinop" A situation analysis for Sinop
Moderators: Gökçe Dervişoğlu, Mahir Namur
15:30-15:45 Coffee break
15:45-17:30 Workshop : "Past, Present and Future of Sinop" A situation analysis for Sinop
Moderators: Gökçe Dervişoğlu, Mahir Namur
19:00-20:00 Opening Dinner
Thursday, 8 September 2011
10:00-11:00 Panel I. Session: " New Directions and Sustainability in Urban Development
Moderator: Prof. T. Melih Görgün Speakers: Özgür Özarslan, Deputy Undersecretary of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism; Yeşim Dizdaroğlu, ÇEKÜL Foundation Education Coordinator (sustainability in urban development and tourism); Ahmet Erdönmez, Collector, Bursa City Museum Director (life culture); Seher Türkmen, Chairwoman of the management of Alanya Castle (management plan)
11:00-11:15 Coffee break
11:15-12:30 Panel II. Session: "New Directions and Civil Society Participation in Urban Development -good examples" Moderator: Prof. T. Melih Görgün Speakers: Özgür Özarslan, Deputy Undersecretary of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism; Yeşim Dizdaroğlu, ÇEKÜL Foundation Education Coordinator (sustainability in urban development and toursim); Ahmet Erdönmez, Collector, Bursa City Museum Director (life culture); Seher Türkmen, Chairwoman of the management of Alanya Castle (management plan)
Question-answer, discussion
12:30-14:00 Lunch break
14:00-16:00 Urban Meeting Evaluation results: My City is Different
(brainstorming before academic studies, acquaintance, sharing ve and theme- unifying presentation) Urban identity / the Citizen ID; sense of belonging; elements that make up the city's identity; the perception of cities and urban in 21st Century; Represented by: Yeşim Dizdaroğlu.
16:00-18:00 Work Shop: Psycho-geography Walk
Director: Simone Pekelsma
Turkish-English simultaneous translations will be provided during the event.
Project partners: AltArt, Romania; Felix Meritis Foundation, The Netherland; Collabor.at, Austria.
Associated partners: Nuova Icona, Italy; City Council Youth Assembly of Sinop; Sinop Young Businessmen Association as well as the Romanian Cultural Institute.
This project is supported by the ‘Promotion of the Civil Society Dialogue II' grant program between EU and Turkey is the extension of the 3rd Sinop International Biennial which has been realised last year.
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Mary - Seattle
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