The Republic events organized by the Contemporary Arts Foundation (ÇAĞSAV) in Ankara on the 101st anniversary of the Republic were held the previous day at the Divan Çukurhan and Rahmi M. Koç Museum Safranhan Exhibition Hall in Ankara Castle. The event, which began with the ÇAĞSAV Honorary Awards, saw artist Nevhiz Tanyeli as an individual and Arkas Art Center as an institution as the ÇAĞSAV Honorary Award recipient this year. The event continued with the panel titled “The Impact and Contributions of the Republic to Art, Culture and Social Life” with the participation of Ayşegül Yüksel and Rengim Gökmen, moderated by art writer and painter A. Celal Binzet. In the panel, speakers informed the participants by touching on the relationship between the history of the Republic and art. Immediately following the panel, the “ÇAĞSAV Collection Painting Exhibition with Artists Raised by the Republic” was opened to visitors at the Rahmi M. Koç Museum Safranhan Exhibition Hall. The exhibition featured works by A. Celal Binzet, Ahmet Yeşil, Cengiz Savaş, Fikret Otyam, Funda İyce Tuncel, Gencay Kasapçı, Gültekin Serbest, Habip Aydoğdu, Hasan Pekmezci, Hayati Misman, Kayıhan Keskinok, Lütfü Günay, Mustafa Ayaz, Nevhiz Tanyeli, Nihat Kahraman, Nuri Abaç, Önder Aydın, Söbütay Özer, Şükran Pekmezci, Turan Erol, Yalçın Gökçebağ, Zafer Gençaydın and Zahit Büyükişleyen.
The Republic events organized by the Contemporary Arts Foundation (ÇAĞSAV) in Ankara brought artists and art lovers together at Ankara Castle. The program where the ÇAĞSAV Honorary Awards were presented included a panel titled “The Republic’s Impact and Contributions to Art, Culture and Social Life”. The works of distinguished artists were also exhibited in the exhibition.
The Republic events organized by the Contemporary Arts Foundation (ÇAĞSAV) in Ankara brought artists and art lovers together at Ankara Castle. The program where the ÇAĞSAV Honorary Awards were presented included a panel titled “The Republic’s Impact and Contributions to Art, Culture and Social Life”. The works of distinguished artists were also exhibited in the exhibition.
Delivering the opening speech of the award ceremony, ÇAĞSAV Vice President of the Board of Directors Naz Balkan Gürses stated that the awards given were an encouragement that she hoped would inspire society and the young generations and summarized the following: “As ÇAĞSAV, we have been giving out two separate honorary awards every year since 2001, one for individuals and one for institutions. Our honorary awards were specially prepared for ÇAĞSAV by the valuable sculptor Mr. Mehmet Aksoy. These awards are not only an expression of gratitude; they are also an encouragement that artists and art institutions hope will inspire society and young generations. And this year, in the 22nd year of our honorary awards, we gave our Personal Award to our valuable artist Nevhiz Tanyeli, who has spent a life dedicated to art and enriched our cultural world with his works, and our institutional honorary award to Arkas Art Center, which, in his own words, set out with the desire to share artistic beauties with art lovers instead of keeping them to themselves and has helped raise individuals with high artistic awareness with the venues they have established. We would like to thank our valuable sponsors Divan Çukurhan and Rahmi Koç Museum, who ensured that the Republic events were held in a historical venue, in the courtyard of an old Ankara inn. We are also excited to introduce the ÇAĞSAV collection exhibition consisting of artists raised by the Republic to visitors for the first time. Our exhibition will be open to visitors for two weeks.”
source: https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/yerel-haberler/ankara/kalede-buyuk-sanat-bulusmasi-42583216