2013 Sakıp Sabancı Art Award

"Sakip Sabanci Art Awards", were given on November 28, 2013 at a ceremony held at "the Seed" Conference Center in Sabancı University Sakip Sabanci Museum.

2013 Sakıp Sabancı Art Award

"Sakip Sabanci Art Awards", were given on November 28, 2013 at a ceremony held at "the Seed" Conference Center in Sabancı University Sakip Sabanci Museum.

Initiated by the Sabanci Foundation to honor the legacy of the late Sakip Sabanci, the 20th “Sakip Sabanci Art Awards” were presented at a ceremony with the attendance of Prof. Yalcin Karayagiz, President of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University; Turkan Sabanci; Dilek Sabanci, member of Sabanci Foundation Board of Trustees; Zerrin Koyunsagan, General Manager of the Sabanci Foundation; academicians, as well as many distinguished guests from business and art circles.

The awards ceremony commenced with a short film based on the theme “Sakip Sabanci and Art”. Speaking at the ceremony after Prof. Yalcin Karayagiz, Turkan Sabanci emphasized that Sakip Sabanci deeply valued art and artists: “Sakip Bey had initiated the Art Awards project exactly 20 years ago for the students of Mimar Sinan University. We are proud to sustain his legacy and offer support to young artists. The number of young artists who have received the award so far has reached 180, including this year”, said Sabanci.

Following the speeches, achieving students from the  “Painting, Sculpture and Traditional Turkish Arts” Departments received their awards. Guests were then invited by the Sabanci Foundation to tour the “Anish Kapoor in Istanbul” exhibition at the Sakip Sabanci Museum.

Painting

First Place

Sara Teresa Nowakowska

Second Place

Civan Aydin

Third Place

Deniz Defne Acerol

Sculpture

First Place

Guler Guclu Gungoren

Second Place

Funda Caner

Third Place

Deniz Onlu

Traditional Turkish Arts

First Place

Elif Surbahan

Second Place

Elif Ergun Ozyalcin

Third Place

Nilufer Aydin

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