19–25 November 2012
Istanbul’s first art week, Art Istanbul, begins this autumn. Running from the 19 to 25 November, the event is the initiative dedicated to offering a city-wide platform to contemporary art from Turkey.
More than 50 organisations—including museums, foundations, galleries and cultural organisations will come together to present a cultural programme that will reveal Istanbul’s burgeoning art scene and the cultural transformation it has undergone in the last decade.
Art Istanbul is creating a key moment in Istanbul’s cultural and artistic calendar and draws both local and international audiences to the programme of events across the city.
Art fairs and galleries
Contemporary Istanbul, Alan Istanbul, art On Istanbul, Artcore Space, artSümer, Asfalt Art Gallery, C.A.M. Galeri, Cda-Projects Gallery, Çağla Cabaoğlu Gallery, Daire Galeri, Dirimart, Egeran Galeri, Ekavart Gallery, Elipsis Gallery, Galeri Apel, Galeri Artist, Galeri Artist Çukurcuma, Galeri İlayda, Galeri Linart, Galeri Manâ, Galeri Nev Istanbul, NON, Galeri Selvin, Galerist, Galeri Zilberman, Istanbul’74, Kare Art Gallery, Merkur, Mim Art Gallery, Mixer, Pg Art Gallery, Pi Artworks, Pilot Galeri, Piramid Sanat, Rampa, Sanatorium, Soda, The Empire Project, and The Sofa Hotel All Arts, x-ist.
Museums, institutions and initiatives
Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV), Istanbul Design Biennial, Akbank Art, Arter, Borusan Contemporary, Institut Français Istanbul, Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Istanbul Modern, The Museum of Innocence, Pera Museum, Proje 4L Elgiz Museum, SALT, 5533, AmberPlatform, Collectorspace, Full Art Prize, Kat 1, Near East, Pasajist, and Spot.
Special projects
ArtWalkIstanbul by Grizine, Kültür Departmanı, Tophane Art Walk, and ArtRing Nişantaşı – Akaretler.
Next edition: 4–10 November 2013
For press information and images, please contact
Brunswick Arts
Julia Niebuhr (France): +33 (0) 1 53 96 83 91
Nigel Rubenstein (UK): +44 (0) 207 936 1293
contemporaryistanbul [at] brunswickgroup.com
Press contact (Turkey)
Contemporary Istanbul
Burcu Öztürkler (Turkey): +90 212 244 71 71 (#128) / info [at] artistanbul.org
