2014 Sakıp Sabancı Art Award
2014 Sakıp Sabancı Art Award
Initiated by the Sabanci Foundation to honor the legacy of the late Sakip Sabanci, the 21th “Sakip Sabanci Art Awards” were presented at a ceremony with the attendance of Prof. Dr. Deniz Incedayi, Vize President of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University; Turkan Sabanci; Sevil Sabanci; Husnu Pacacioglu, Vice Chairman 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. Dr. Deniz Incedayi, Turkan Sabanci emphasized that Sakip Sabanci deeply valued art and artists: “Sakip Bey believed that real rich people were artists. He used to say ‘Your life perspective should be rich first, then wealth would follow it’. As a family, we have always put great importance on the creativity of artists and tried to contribute to this immense richness. We are proud to sustain his legacy and carry it to our day”, 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 “Joan Miro. Women, Birds, Stars” exhibition at the Sakip Sabanci Museum.
Painting |
First Place |
Oznur Eren |
Second Place |
Orhan Onuk |
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Third Place |
Dilek Altintas |
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Sculpture |
First Place |
Iris Ergul |
Second Place |
Mahmut Aydın |
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Third Place |
Mehmet Erin Yesildere |
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Traditional Turkish Arts |
First Place |
Soner Kalkanci |
Second Place |
Merve Ozen |
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Third Place |
Emek Culha |