2011 Sakıp Sabancı Art Award

2011 "Sakip Sabanci Art Awards", were given on 1 November 2011 at "the Seed" Conference Center in Sakip Sabanci Museum.

2011 Sakıp Sabancı Art Award

2011 "Sakip Sabanci Art Awards", were given on 1 November 2011 at "the Seed" Conference Center in Sakip Sabanci Museum.

Initiated by the Sabanci Foundation to honor the legacy of the late Sakip Sabanci, the 18th  “Sakip Sabanci Art Awards” were presented at a ceremony with the attendance of Professor Caner Karavit, Deputy President of the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University; Turkan Sabanci; Guler Sabanci, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Sabanci Foundation; Sevil Sabanci, member of the Sabanci Holding Board of Directors; Suzan Sabanci Dincer, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Akbank; Zerrin Koyunsagan, General Manager of the Sabanci Foundation; faculty members from the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University in addition to many distinguished guests from business and art circles.

The awards ceremony began with a short film based on the theme ‘Sakip Sabanci and Art’. Speaking at the ceremony, Turkan Sabanci remarked that they carried on Sakip Sabanci’s involvement in the arts through the Sakip Sabanci Art Award. “Our biggest wish is to sustain the Art Award for generations to cherish his work. We will keep on encouraging young artists and take pride in acclaiming their feats”, said Sabanci.

Following the speeches, awardees from the  “Painting, Sculpture and Traditional Turkish Arts” Departments of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University received their prizes.  Guests were then invited by the Sabanci Foundation to tour the “Last Time, First Time” exhibition of world-renowned French artist Sophie Calle at the Sakip Sabanci Museum.

Painting

First Place

Gokce Erhan

Second Place

Refik Doguhan Ozgun

Third Place

Begum Mutevellioglu

Sculpture

First Place

Baris Ilkhan

Second Place

Caner Karakas

Third Place

Ugur Savas

Traditional Turkish Arts

First Place

Tugba Basak

Second Place

Songul Avsar

First Place

Hilal Zeynep Cakin

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