2009 Sakıp Sabancı Art Award
2009 Sakıp Sabancı Art Award
In his opening speech, President Professor Rahmi Aksungur stated that for the past 16 years, they have been receiving the genuine and whole-hearted support of the Sabanci family to aid young artist candidates. He expressed the importance of this altruistic and kind act to the arts and to the artists in art education. Prof. Aksungur mentioned that the Sakip Sabanci Art Award is both a valuable addition to resumes and that Sakip Sabanci’s compassion remains in the artists’ memories forever. He thanked Turkan Sabanci and her family for up keeping the sincerity of Sakip Sabanci.
After the president’s speech, Turkan Sabanci congratulated the winners and stated that “They are the artists that lead the future for the bright people of tomorrow. Sakip Sabanci had great love for painting, sculpture and the fine arts. He developed this award system to support the arts and encourage creativity.” After the speeches, awards were distributed to the most successful students.
Following the awards ceremony, the guests had the opportunity to visit the exhibition "Venice and Istanbul during the Ottoman Period" in the Sakip Sabanci Museum.
Painting |
First Place |
Demet Yalcinkaya |
Second Place |
Halil Pilis |
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Third Place |
Ahu Akgun |
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Sculpture |
First Place |
Hakan Bakir |
Second Place |
Burcu Erden |
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Third Place |
Ozlem Aksar |
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Traditional Turkish Arts |
First Place |
Fatma San |
Second Place |
Gurcan Ilter |
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Third Place |
Kadir Yilmaz |