Organized with the contributions of Kepez Municipality for the 29th October Republic Day, the “101 Works of the Republic Exhibition for the 101st Year” opened its doors to art lovers at the Modern Arts Gallery.
Dokuma Modern Arts Gallery is hosting a special exhibition for the 101st year of the Republic. Within the scope of the events organized by Kepez Municipality for the 29th October celebrations, the “101 Works of the Republic Exhibition for the 101st Year” opened its doors at the Dokuma Modern Arts Gallery. The exhibition, organized with the contributions of Kepez Municipality and curated by painter Zübeyde Yavuz, brought together works by artists from all over Turkey, including Germany, London, and the rest of Turkey. Antalya Governor Hulusi Şahin, Gendarmerie Commander Brigadier General Tarık Hekimoğlu, Kepez District Governor Nusret Şahin, CHP Antalya Deputy Aliye Coşar, members of the assembly, mukhtars and art lovers attended the opening of the exhibition. Antalya Governor Hulusi Şahin, who made the opening speech of the exhibition, expressed that they celebrated the 101st Anniversary of the Republic with great pride and honor. He thanked the artists who contributed to the 101 Works Special for the 101st Year Republic Exhibition and the participants who honored the opening of the exhibition.
THANKED THE ARTISTS WHO CONTRIBUTED
Kepez Mayor Mesut Kocagöz expressed his gratitude to all the artists who crowned the 101st Anniversary of the Republic with a very special exhibition featuring beautiful works. Continuing his speech by saying, “As you know, the Republic was declared on October 29, 1923 as a result of the very long and difficult War of Independence,” Mayor Kocagöz said, “The administration that best suits the character and customs of the Turkish nation is the Republic administration. We are experiencing the happiness of celebrating the 101st Anniversary on the path it embarked on with the words of our Ataturk. The Republic of Turkey, founded under the leadership of Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, is the story of an epic that not every nation can experience, where the consciousness of being a homeland and a nation was formed as a result of the concepts of unity, togetherness, victory, enlightenment, modernity and freedom during the process of a nation’s struggle for freedom. In the process of progress following this epic, Atatürk; The role that art will play in the formation of the nation's cultural identity, the sociological progress process of the society is expressed as 'A nation without art will have one of its lifebloods severed. A nation that does not paint, a nation that does not make sculptures, a nation that does not do what science requires; it must be admitted that that nation has no place on the path of progress'. Therefore, art, science and culture are the ways in which society expresses itself. Being successful in fine arts means achieving success in every field. It is necessary not to forget the value that art creates in the aesthetic perspective of a modern society. Since the day we took office, in addition to the work we have done for Kepez, we have also attached great importance to our work in the fields of science, culture and art. We have prepared the Turkish Folk Music Choir, the Turkish Classical Music Choir, the Children and Youth Symphony Orchestra and the Kepez City Theater. Today, the traditional 101 works special for the 101st year "Republic Exhibition" opens with 79 artists and 101 works. Our exhibition was created with the participation of national and international artists from all over Turkey. We are rightfully proud to bring together the people of Antalya with the works of our artists who participated from all over Turkey. I would like to thank all the artists, curator, colleagues and all the protocol members who contributed to our exhibition,” he said.
The curator of the exhibition, Painter Zübeyde Yavuz, expressed that they were happy to celebrate the 101st Anniversary of the Republic with a special exhibition and thanked all the artists who contributed and Kepez Mayor Mesut Kocagöz for their contributions.
Following the opening speeches, Antalya Governor Hulusi Şahin, Kepez Mayor Mesut Kocagöz, the host of the exhibition, and Curator Zübeyde Yavuz toured the exhibition with guests
Source: https://www.kepez-bld.gov.tr/news_10872_kepez-den-101-yila-ozel-101-eser-cumhuriyet-sergisi