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1st FESTIVAL 2022

OCTOBER 1-14 & 15-30, 2022

It was amazing festival

About The Anatolian Artists Festival (TAAF)

This is community work, because we care!

When we started the Anatolian Artist Festival, we had a very specific goal in mind: To help artists affected by the global pandemic. We underestimated the generosity and ingenuity of our community. Now with  the help of our many patrons and most especially with the contributions of Dr. Tamer Seçkin, our small exhibition has grown into a monthlong  festival.

A total of forteen artists will be displaying their work at this festival, including many artists who hail from Anatolia thus giving our exhibition its name. The festival will feature not just exhibitions but also stage shows and concerts. We will endeavor to delight all the  senses while contributing to a deeper understanding of our shared ancestry.

By organizing the Anatolian Artists Festival, we aim to not only give these wonderful artists a space to share their passions with you, but also to bring you together as a community to gather and understand the richness of the talent amongst us.

    

The Anatolian Artists Festival is organized by

Erden Arkan and Ali Sarikaya.

Artists of October 1 to 13

Sarkis Delimelkon

Sarkis Delimelkon

Sarkis Delimelkon

Painter


ART IS LIFE & LIFE IS ART

Art  is as natural to me as eating and breathing; it’s a vital part of my  livelihood. I have been drawing since I was six years old and throughout  the years I’ve focused my creative passion on design, photography,  music, martial arts, athletics, psychology, and wellness. It wasn’t  until a few years ago,

Painter


ART IS LIFE & LIFE IS ART

Art  is as natural to me as eating and breathing; it’s a vital part of my  livelihood. I have been drawing since I was six years old and throughout  the years I’ve focused my creative passion on design, photography,  music, martial arts, athletics, psychology, and wellness. It wasn’t  until a few years ago, when I began to paint regularly, that I learned  much more about myself and the power of being in FLOW. 


My mission is to  take the viewers on a journey similar to the one I went through during  the creation process, to be present and allow their imagination to run  freely. I intend to continue to practice, learn and help inspire others  to reconnect with nature and inner-nature. The purpose is to reach a  mutual feeling of mindfulness, inner peace, and flow; in other words,  universal consciousness. I imagine a world where we all love and support  one another, working symbiotically and coexisting with all life under  the sun.


website

www.sarkism.com

Almula İdil Kılıç

Sarkis Delimelkon

Sarkis Delimelkon

Tile Artist


Born in 1970, She graduated from Ankara University’s  Faculty of Science in the Department of Astronomy and Space Sciences. In 2008, she started her journey in the creation of tile art


From the 1st to the 6th of August 2012, she represented Turkey in  the “International Spasskaya Handcraft’s Fair”, organized by the  Ministry of 

Tile Artist


Born in 1970, She graduated from Ankara University’s  Faculty of Science in the Department of Astronomy and Space Sciences. In 2008, she started her journey in the creation of tile art


From the 1st to the 6th of August 2012, she represented Turkey in  the “International Spasskaya Handcraft’s Fair”, organized by the  Ministry of Culture and Tourism in the city of Elabuga Tatarstan. She  partook in Eskisehir’s 2013 Turkic World Capital of Cultural Events  between August 30 and September 15, 2013. Her exhibition was titled  “From Altai to the Danube, From Baykal to Ural”. Within the same  collection, she opened an exhibit at Ankara’s Nazim Hikmet Cultural  Center on January 28, 2014, as part of the “International Cultural  Treasures Harmony Festival”.  On April 25, 2015, she participated in the  "Peace Honeycombs" exhibition, featuring 1000 works of world artists,  which was held with the contributions of Çanakkale Municipality,  representing the art of tiles. On October 1, 2016, “15. She participated  in the “International October Parade” group exhibition. Her latest  collection “Turkish Knot and Ottoman Galleons” was exhibited at the  Istanbul Naval Museum in July 2017, at the M. Rahmi KOÇ Ankara Museum in  January 2018, and at the Bodrum Municipality Hakan Aykan Culture and  Art Center in August 2018. Participated in the “Rationality of  Relationships, Persistence of Art, Women Artists Exhibition” on March 3,  2018
From July 12 to July 18, the “İdil'ce” Tile Exhibition met art  lovers in Ankara. Almula İdil Kılıç, a tile artist at the Ministry of  Culture and Tourism Research and Education General Directorate, worked  as a Tile Teacher at Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Vocational  Training Courses within BELMEK between the years, 2012 to 2021.
She  received the Honorable Mention Award in the "Living Heritage" Ceramic  (tile) Contest opened by the Selçuklu Municipality on October 8th, 2021.
Honorable mention in the "Living Heritage" Ceramics (Tile) Competition opened by Selçuklu Municipality on October 8, 2021,
On October 10, 2021, she received the exhibition awards in the competition "Ten states of art" organized by Balıkesir Municipality City Council.


website

www.almulaidil.com

Ozgur Peksen

Sarkis Delimelkon

Digdem Serter

Painter


Queer artist, lawyer, activist Ozgur Peksen (b.1983). She works and lives in NYC. She studied music as a teenager and later attended and graduated from Marmara University of Law and practiced criminal and family law in Istanbul. She moved to New York in 2016. She started to paint in 2019. Some of her abstract works have  been shown

Painter


Queer artist, lawyer, activist Ozgur Peksen (b.1983). She works and lives in NYC. She studied music as a teenager and later attended and graduated from Marmara University of Law and practiced criminal and family law in Istanbul. She moved to New York in 2016. She started to paint in 2019. Some of her abstract works have  been shown in the Greenpoint Art Gallery, Brooklyn in 2020. Her works are made using acrylic paint on paper, canvas or wooden panel. At times she also experiments with mixed media. 


Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/ozgur_peksen_art/

Digdem Serter

Sarkis Delimelkon

Digdem Serter

Painter


In recent works, Digdem has begun exploring mix media focused on to protect and conserve the world’s oceans and marine wildlife. Her work has a particular social critique of commercial fishing practices and our contemporary society. She is a highly involved animal rights activist and her love of mother nature appears in each brush 

Painter


In recent works, Digdem has begun exploring mix media focused on to protect and conserve the world’s oceans and marine wildlife. Her work has a particular social critique of commercial fishing practices and our contemporary society. She is a highly involved animal rights activist and her love of mother nature appears in each brush stroke. 

She holds a BFA from Anadolu University and a MFA from Marmara University.  She has been working for one of the largest art museums in New York over a decade and has been creating art in the Bronx

Hatice Besun

Gulnur Koc Kuran

Hatice Besun

Fine Art Photographer


2019 "Time and Space" and "Portraits of Death"  published in Trebuchet Magazine

2016 - 2019 Music album covers and underground live concert photography

2016 "Life is simple" solo exhibition, Izmir and Istanbul, Turkey

2015 Photobook "Life is simple, Izmir minimal"/ "Shadows" published on BBC Turkey

1989 - 2014

Mathematics 

Fine Art Photographer


2019 "Time and Space" and "Portraits of Death"  published in Trebuchet Magazine

2016 - 2019 Music album covers and underground live concert photography

2016 "Life is simple" solo exhibition, Izmir and Istanbul, Turkey

2015 Photobook "Life is simple, Izmir minimal"/ "Shadows" published on BBC Turkey

1989 - 2014

Mathematics teacher

1989 Ege University, Theoretical mathematics, Izmir, Turkey


Born in Izmir, Turkey
Lives and works in New York City, US


website

www.haticebesun.com

Rezan Ozger

Gulnur Koc Kuran

Hatice Besun

Painter


After a 30-year long successful career as a lawyer, starting 1998, Rezan Ozger commenced painting as her full-time activity.


Mrs. Özger had 21 personal exhibitions between the years of 2005 and 2018. She also participated in numerous mixed exhibitions in Turkey, Italy, and the United States. In addition to various news in the media 

Painter


After a 30-year long successful career as a lawyer, starting 1998, Rezan Ozger commenced painting as her full-time activity.


Mrs. Özger had 21 personal exhibitions between the years of 2005 and 2018. She also participated in numerous mixed exhibitions in Turkey, Italy, and the United States. In addition to various news in the media about her personal exhibitions, the Artist Art Magazine published a

write-up about her in 2004, titled “Rezan Özger and Her Paintings”. Rezan Özger’s paintings can be found in the collections of organizations such as museums, universities, hospitals and health centers, artist associations, hotels, art galleries as well as in numerous private collections.


Rezan Özger received the “Art Woman Award” at the Gran Premio Europa Art Contest during “Vernice” Art Fair Forli in March 2016. Rezan Özger is also a published author. Her two books featuring a collection of witty short stories about ordinary people are titled “Is This Love?” and “My Wife is an Angel”. She also has a book published in memoir genre titled “I want Istanbul Back”. Since 2022, Mrs. Özger has been working in her own home studio in West Orange, NJ.


website

https://rezanozger.com

Gulnur Koc Kuran

Gulnur Koc Kuran

Gulnur Koc Kuran

Painter


Brooklyn College Art Teacher Master of Arts- Student 2020

LIU English Language Institute

Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Master. Istanbul-Turkey

Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Bachelor. Istanbul-Turkey


Journalism Certificate Press Institute Istanbul-Turkey, 2003

The Painting is Reading of Technique, Turkey, 2001

Stained Glass Techni

Painter


Brooklyn College Art Teacher Master of Arts- Student 2020

LIU English Language Institute

Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Master. Istanbul-Turkey

Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Bachelor. Istanbul-Turkey


Journalism Certificate Press Institute Istanbul-Turkey, 2003

The Painting is Reading of Technique, Turkey, 2001

Stained Glass Technics, Turkey, 2000-2002

Mosaics Technics, Turkey, 2000-2002

Fresco Technics, Turkey, 2000-2002

Art of Painting, Turkey 1990


Editor Art magazine. (Art, Antique, Collection) 2002-2003

General Manager, Responsible for organizing exhibitions, contracting artists,

and overall management of the gallery.

Curator Denizati Art Gallery Istanbul, Turkey 2003-2014



Ufuk Girgic

Gulnur Koc Kuran

Gulnur Koc Kuran

Abstract tapestry artist


I dream, draw, weave and touch.


Born in magnificient city of İstanbul in 1964; currently living in beloved and sunny Bodrum in the south of Turkey.

During the years I studied at Üsküdar Amerikan Academy in İstanbul, I encountered with different art techniques and weaving. After my university years in Bosphorus Univer

Abstract tapestry artist


I dream, draw, weave and touch.


Born in magnificient city of İstanbul in 1964; currently living in beloved and sunny Bodrum in the south of Turkey.

During the years I studied at Üsküdar Amerikan Academy in İstanbul, I encountered with different art techniques and weaving. After my university years in Bosphorus University having studied marketing and BA, I chose advertising and marcom as leading career. During the hard working years as the leading manager in advertising agencies like McCann Ericson, Saatchi & Saatchi, Wunderman, art has been a second yet a strong partner in my life.

I believe tapestry weaving is the best way in expressing myself in which I am able to unite different techniques of art together with my passion to fibers and story telling. I enjoy creating depths using differing fibers in single tapestry like jute, sisal, straw, bamboo , cotton, wool ; absolutely all natural.

I try to get together traditional knots with traditional motifs but redefining them all. I am designing over the residues left in me as I dive into deep water, walk into a marketplace or digest all the incredible archeology, architectural diversity and Anatolian traditional patterns of my home country. Evil eye, sea with all its shades and creatures, İznik tiles, Aegean and Mediterranean cultures, their mythologies and legends are my major resources. Traditional behaviors, ethnic patterns, nature inspire; I differentiate and remake them into my lean designs. 

I try to portray the region with all its sentiment and joy through a novel and contemporary tapestry understanding.


website

https://ufukgirgic.com/


Artists of October 15 to 30

Deniz Eyuboglu

Deniz Eyuboglu

Deniz Eyuboglu

Multidisciplinary Artist


Deniz Eyuboglu was born and raised in Istanbul, Turkey, and graduated  from the prestigious Marmara University in the graphic design and fine  art program. She has lived in Istanbul and New York City, and currently  works in advertising as an art supervisor. Eyuboglu has showed in group  exhibitions around the worl

Multidisciplinary Artist


Deniz Eyuboglu was born and raised in Istanbul, Turkey, and graduated  from the prestigious Marmara University in the graphic design and fine  art program. She has lived in Istanbul and New York City, and currently  works in advertising as an art supervisor. Eyuboglu has showed in group  exhibitions around the world, including A Message from Underground at  Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, NJ; and the Crypto and Digital Art Fair  in Paris, France. Living in Jersey City, NJ, Eyuboglu maintains a studio  space at Mana Contemporary where she is a multidisciplinary artist. She  believes in nurturing an idea with color, stroke, shape, music, and  notes so that it can explode on a medium. Eyuboglu has trained herself  to see the simplest details in every challenge and strives to bring that  life to her art. 


website
https://dukuta.godaddysites.com

Ezgi Uzun

Deniz Eyuboglu

Deniz Eyuboglu

Multimedia artist


Illustrator, painter, producer, videographer, editor, photographer based in LA and NYC. 

I studied journalism at Marmara University in Istanbul and worked for Esquire Magazine as a correspondent/editor for two years. Life brought me to New York City. I came as a student and financed myself during my journey. I never stoppe

Multimedia artist


Illustrator, painter, producer, videographer, editor, photographer based in LA and NYC. 

I studied journalism at Marmara University in Istanbul and worked for Esquire Magazine as a correspondent/editor for two years. Life brought me to New York City. I came as a student and financed myself during my journey. I never stopped chasing my dreams despite facing many hardships as an immigrant. I decided to build an online magazine called The FAKE Magazine so I can expand my network and listen to their stories. I learned

how to make videos and started producing content about startups, successful immigrants, and artists in

the USA. In 2 years, it turned to be a video production company that I worked with other creatives.


website

www.ezoland.com

Julie Mardin

Deniz Eyuboglu

Julie Mardin

Photographer


Julie  Mardin became fascinated with violent toys, and started  using miniatures in her photography to express questions about adult  society in the mid-1990s. 

Much of  this work culminated in a solo show in 2001 at the beloved  Marmara Gallery in New York’s upper east side, curated by  actress/director,  Zishan Ugurlu, and wi

Photographer


Julie  Mardin became fascinated with violent toys, and started  using miniatures in her photography to express questions about adult  society in the mid-1990s. 

Much of  this work culminated in a solo show in 2001 at the beloved  Marmara Gallery in New York’s upper east side, curated by  actress/director,  Zishan Ugurlu, and with a soundtrack by her brother  musician Joe Mardin.

She has gone on to exhibit her photo collages in group and solo shows since, and is in many diverse collections.  

Ms. Mardin  received an MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University, and a  degree in Commercial Photography from the Center for the Media Arts in  New York.  Born in New York of Turkish parents, she and her brother from  a very young age were sent to Istanbul to spend summers with their  grandparents.  These happy memories of a still swimmable Bosphorus,  fruits and vegetables that tasted like none other in the world, and that  were so readily available, all form an essential core inside her.  In  recent years she has become more directly involved in environmental,  food sovereignty and safe technology issues, and has written, produced  artwork, and curated for The Light Millennium, a UN-affliated NGO, as  well as New Yorkers 4 Wired Tech, and does a great deal of independent  research that can be found on her blog, www.perfectchaos.club.

Her current  Souvenir Doll series, set in her hometown of New York,  likewise expresses a longing for a time of purer food and water, and  questions what it is we consider progress.  Once again she uses mass  produced objects of pop culture to express difficult sentiments.


website

 www.juliemardin.com.

Elvan Alpay

Deniz Eyuboglu

Julie Mardin

Painter


Elvan Alpay

Born in 1979 in Karabuk/Turkey.

She graduated from Vocational High School Graphics Department. She  completed her higher education in Marmara University Photography  Department in 2005. 

She worked as a graphic designer for many years. She started living in America in 2010.

As a result of some spiritual experiences she had 

Painter


Elvan Alpay

Born in 1979 in Karabuk/Turkey.

She graduated from Vocational High School Graphics Department. She  completed her higher education in Marmara University Photography  Department in 2005. 

She worked as a graphic designer for many years. She started living in America in 2010.

As a result of some spiritual experiences she had in 2019, she  entered the spiritual education process. This process is reflected in  her art as an effort to display the bond between the human spirit and  the unknown. The artist, who is  currently a Regression and Energy Therapist, reflects the spiritual guidance and inspiration she receives in her works.

Between 1998 and 2008, she participated in several group  exhibitions in Turkey with her photographs, writing, drawings and  artistic works.


Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/elvan.healing.art/

Reyhan Erkan Akbas

Ali Sarikaya/ByPhotoAS

Ali Sarikaya/ByPhotoAS

Painter


1979- Born in Turkey

1997- Graduated Fine Art High School

2001- Graduated College for Fine Art

2006- Graduated Master Program on Plastic Art

EXHIBITS

2007- The 7th Sefik Bursali Painting Contest- TURKEY

2008- 1st International Exhibits of Mevlana Biennial reflection the instant works of handmade carpets from the time of Seljuklu-TURKEY

20

Painter


1979- Born in Turkey

1997- Graduated Fine Art High School

2001- Graduated College for Fine Art

2006- Graduated Master Program on Plastic Art

EXHIBITS

2007- The 7th Sefik Bursali Painting Contest- TURKEY

2008- 1st International Exhibits of Mevlana Biennial reflection the instant works of handmade carpets from the time of Seljuklu-TURKEY

2010- Exhibition of Group Art at the Abra Art

Gallery-TURKEY

2010-The "Hello to Spring" exhibition at the Nar Art Gallery-TURKEY

2010- The 2nd Book Fair Exhibition-TURKEY

2010- 5th International Turkish Art-TURKEY

2010- Personal Exhibition- Syracuse/USA

2017- International Art Expo- Peterson/USA


website

www.raykushart.com

Ali Sarikaya/ByPhotoAS

Ali Sarikaya/ByPhotoAS

Ali Sarikaya/ByPhotoAS

Photographer

    

New York based freelance photographer with advertising, graphic design and picture framing background.

Art entertainment producer since 1995

Arts organization entrepreneur

Freelance journalist

(Odatv & Gerçek Gündem)

Publisher


Produced/worked events such as;

*A violin recital and video presentation by "EllenJewett"

*

Volunteer at T

Photographer

    

New York based freelance photographer with advertising, graphic design and picture framing background.

Art entertainment producer since 1995

Arts organization entrepreneur

Freelance journalist

(Odatv & Gerçek Gündem)

Publisher


Produced/worked events such as;

*A violin recital and video presentation by "EllenJewett"

*

Volunteer at The 50th New York Film Festival

*

Co-Produced, Korhan Basaran and Dancers performance at Alvin Ailey

*   

DJ, WDNA 88.9 FM Public Radio Miami, FL "Turkish Jazz Hours Radio Show"

*

Produced, concert by Arif Sag, Erdal Erzincan & the İstanbul Orchestra

*

Produced, play by Genco Erkal "Can"

*
Produced, concert by the İstanbul Orchestra 

"Big Band Concerts Series"
*

Produced, concert by Zülfü Livaneli & Maria Ferandouri 

"Turks & Greeks, Songs of Peace Concert"
*
Produced, play by Müşfik Kenter "Bir Garip Orhan Veli"
*
Produced, concert by Kenan Doğulu
*
Produced, Poetry Reading by Murat Nemet Nejat, Mustafa Ziyalan, Ali Sarıkaya
*
Produced, play by Ferhan Şensoy "Ferhangi Şeyler"
*
Produced, Turkish Earthquake Relief Jazz Concerts by "24 musicians"

*
Produced, Kosovo Benefit Concert by

MFÖ (Mazhar Fuat Özkan)

*
Produced, play by Genco Erkal 

"Human Landscape"
*
Production Manager/Turkish Music Concert by Asia Minor, Bulutsuzluk Özlemi, Yeni Türkü
*
Production Manager/Classical & Jazz Concert by Fazil Say & İlhan rşahin Trio
*
Produced/Jazz Concert

by İlhan Erşahin Trio (total 6 concerts)
*
Production Manager/Play by Mikrop Kabare "Bir Baskaydi Benim Memleketim"
*
Ass. Manager/Play by Murat Özcan, 

"The Ballad of Kesanlı Ali"
*
Produced, Turkish Music Concert 

by Burak Elçi & Hakan
*

Production Manager/Play by Mikrop Kabare "Mazeretim Var Meşhur Oldum Ben"
*
Set Manager/Play by Murat Özcan,

"New York Rose"


website

www.byphotoas.wixsite.com

Almula İdil Kılıç

Ali Sarikaya/ByPhotoAS

Almula İdil Kılıç

Tile Artist


Born in 1970, She graduated from Ankara University’s  Faculty of Science in the Department of Astronomy and Space Sciences. In 2008, she started her journey in the creation of tile art


From the 1st to the 6th of August 2012, she represented Turkey in  the “International Spasskaya Handcraft’s Fair”, organized by the  Ministry of 

Tile Artist


Born in 1970, She graduated from Ankara University’s  Faculty of Science in the Department of Astronomy and Space Sciences. In 2008, she started her journey in the creation of tile art


From the 1st to the 6th of August 2012, she represented Turkey in  the “International Spasskaya Handcraft’s Fair”, organized by the  Ministry of Culture and Tourism in the city of Elabuga Tatarstan. She  partook in Eskisehir’s 2013 Turkic World Capital of Cultural Events  between August 30 and September 15, 2013. Her exhibition was titled  “From Altai to the Danube, From Baykal to Ural”. Within the same  collection, she opened an exhibit at Ankara’s Nazim Hikmet Cultural  Center on January 28, 2014, as part of the “International Cultural  Treasures Harmony Festival”.  On April 25, 2015, she participated in the  "Peace Honeycombs" exhibition, featuring 1000 works of world artists,  which was held with the contributions of Çanakkale Municipality,  representing the art of tiles. On October 1, 2016, “15. She participated  in the “International October Parade” group exhibition. Her latest  collection “Turkish Knot and Ottoman Galleons” was exhibited at the  Istanbul Naval Museum in July 2017, at the M. Rahmi KOÇ Ankara Museum in  January 2018, and at the Bodrum Municipality Hakan Aykan Culture and  Art Center in August 2018. Participated in the “Rationality of  Relationships, Persistence of Art, Women Artists Exhibition” on March 3,  2018
From July 12 to July 18, the “İdil'ce” Tile Exhibition met art  lovers in Ankara. Almula İdil Kılıç, a tile artist at the Ministry of  Culture and Tourism Research and Education General Directorate, worked  as a Tile Teacher at Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Vocational  Training Courses within BELMEK between the years, 2012 to 2021.
She  received the Honorable Mention Award in the "Living Heritage" Ceramic  (tile) Contest opened by the Selçuklu Municipality on October 8th, 2021.
Honorable mention in the "Living Heritage" Ceramics (Tile) Competition opened by Selçuklu Municipality on October 8, 2021,
On October 10, 2021, she received the exhibition awards in the competition "Ten states of art" organized by Balıkesir Municipality City Council.


website

www.almulaidil.com

Anatolian Artists Festival stage artists full list

Bilge Gunaydin Trio ❤️👏

Bilge Gunaydin Trio ❤️👏

Bilge Gunaydin Trio ❤️👏

10/2 @1:30pm

Bilge Günaydın is a Turkish jazz pianist, composer, bandleader, and arranger who lives in New York. www.bilgegunaydin.com

Defne Halman ❤️👏

Bilge Gunaydin Trio ❤️👏

Bilge Gunaydin Trio ❤️👏

10/05 @ 4:30pm

Defne Halman was born in New York, USA. She's an actor. She will perform a piece of the ongoing play. https://www.noisesinmyhead.com/

Murat Nemet-Nejat ❤️👏

Bilge Gunaydin Trio ❤️👏

Murat Nemet-Nejat ❤️👏

10/09 @ 1:30pm

Poet, translator and essayist, Murat Nemet-Nejat was  born in Istanbul and graduated from Robert College in Istanbul, Turkey.  He studied literature at Amherst College and Columbia University in the  United States. https://www.facebook.com/groups/255509864471609

The Secret Trio ❤️👏

Poyraz Aldemir + Friends ❤️👏

Murat Nemet-Nejat ❤️👏

10/10 @ 4:30pm

Ara Dinkjian oud, Tamer Pinarbasi kanun, a 76-string zither, and Ismail Lumanovski clarinet. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh40ec51Bn2AewjdqVsM7Yg

Sila Senturk ❤️👏

Poyraz Aldemir + Friends ❤️👏

Poyraz Aldemir + Friends ❤️👏

10/12 @ 4:00pm

Sila Senturk named as one of the “Women Stars of Tomorrow” by the Istanbul Foundation of Culture and Arts in 2021, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1c-axr1Trhu2DNBSJT3oQg

Poyraz Aldemir + Friends ❤️👏

Poyraz Aldemir + Friends ❤️👏

Poyraz Aldemir + Friends ❤️👏

10/15 @ 6:00pm

Poyraz Aldemir is a native of Izmir, Turkey. Poyraz attended CUNY and began studying with Mark Guiliana. As a Turkish trained artist based in New York. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4YWOE9XED0

Emre Yılmaz ❤️👏

Ismet Ertas with Robert Levin & Mal Stein ❤️👏

Aysegul Durakoglu ❤️👏

10/20 @ 4:00pm

Emre Yılmaz a classical guitar student at Istanbul University State Conservatory, He got a scholarship at Interlochen Arts Academy. He finished Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY http://emre.live/

Aysegul Durakoglu ❤️👏

Ismet Ertas with Robert Levin & Mal Stein ❤️👏

Aysegul Durakoglu ❤️👏

10/22 @ 4:00pm

Juilliard-trained, Aysegul Durakoglu is a performer with versatile interests and a repertoire that encompasses both the earliest and  contemporary styles. 

www.ayseguldurakoglu.com

Ismet Ertas with Robert Levin & Mal Stein ❤️👏

Ismet Ertas with Robert Levin & Mal Stein ❤️👏

Ismet Ertas with Robert Levin & Mal Stein ❤️👏

10/23 @ 4:00pm

Ismet Ertas brilliant composer and classical guitarist. Excellent technique but more so, highest level of lyricism. https://open.spotify.com/artist/31iLMXT7KsXYc8XUKQKjG1

Robert  Levin film compositions are distinguished by their breadth of range.  He is fluent in both non-western and western musics. 

https://www.robertlevinmusic.com 

Mal Stein Drummer  https://www.facebook.com/mal.stein 

Truyols Music ❤️👏

Zehra & Jak Karako ❤️👏

Ismet Ertas with Robert Levin & Mal Stein ❤️👏

10/26 @ 4:00pm

Antonio Truyols pianist and composer.  Peruvian, Spanish, and Puerto Rican descent. American, born and raised in Maryland, in the suburbs of Washington, DC.

Gizem Yücel is a classically-trained violist from Turkey

http://www.truyolsmusic.com/

Dilara Unsal ❤️👏

Zehra & Jak Karako ❤️👏

Zehra & Jak Karako ❤️👏

10/28 @ 4:00pm

Dilara Unsal was born in Mersin, Turkey. She received her degree from the Opera Studies Department of Istanbul University State Conservatory. Soprano Dilara Unsal is praised for her sonorous, vibrant voice. https://spotlightartistsmanagement.com/artists/dilara-unsal/?fbclid=IwAR3McwMy-uddJM4v...

Zehra & Jak Karako ❤️👏

Zehra & Jak Karako ❤️👏

Zehra & Jak Karako ❤️👏

10/29 @ 4:00pm

Zehra & Jak Karako

Zehra & Jak Karako have been working as NY/NJ tango instructors at Baila Tango School since 2001. Combining the Turkish motifs of Argentine Tango with its rich and multi-cultural past and present, they look at tango from a very different perspective with both its performance and social dance dimensions.

https://bailatango.com/en/new-york/

Tayyar Akdeniz ❤️👏

Tayyar Akdeniz ❤️👏

Tayyar Akdeniz ❤️👏

10/29 @ 3:00 PM

Tayyar Akdeniz Director – Choreographer Performer Musician Teacher

Tayyar Akdeniz founded and owns M.E.D. Folk Tours, Inc., and is now  devoting his time between Turkey and the United States. He is looking  forward to sharing his love of dance and music and his knowledge of  Middle Eastern culture through many dance and music events both in the  USA and Turkey. http://tayyardancer.com/about-tayyar/

Beyza Yazgan ❤️👏

Tayyar Akdeniz ❤️👏

Tayyar Akdeniz ❤️👏

10/30 @ 5:30 PM

Beyza Yazgan is a Turkish pianist (b.1989). She  started her doctoral studies at Warsaw Chopin Academy of Music and  completed her degree at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University State  Conservatory https://www.beyzayazgan.com

Gallery Hours & Events Calendar

10/01/2022 Saturday

TAAF 1st OPENING RECEPTION @ 6:00 PM Live music

6pm

-

9pm

Blue Gallery, The Blue Building, 222 E 46th St, New York, NY 10017

Event Details

10/01/2022 Saturday

TAAF 1st OPENING RECEPTION @ 6:00 PM Live music

Exhibition Artists; 

Sarkis Delimelkon, Almula İdil Kılıç, Ozgur Peksen, Digdem Serter, Hatice Besun, Gulnur Koc Kuran, Rezan Ozger, Ufuk Gir...

Event Details

6pm

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9pm

Blue Gallery, The Blue Building, 222 E 46th St, New York, NY 10017

10/02/2022 Sunday

OPEN GALLERY

12pm

-

6pm

Blue Gallery, The Blue Building, 222 E 46th St, New York, NY 10017, United States

Event Details

10/02/2022 Sunday

OPEN GALLERY

@ 1:30 PM

jazz BILGE GUNAYDIN trio

www.bilgegunaydin.com


12pm

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6pm

Blue Gallery, The Blue Building, 222 E 46th St, New York, NY 10017, United States

10/03/2022 Monday

CLOSED

10/03/2022 Monday

CLOSED

10/04/2022 Tuesday

CLOSED

10/04/2022 Tuesday

CLOSED

10/05/2022 Wednesday

OPEN GALLERY

12pm

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6pm

Blue Gallery, The Blue Building, 222 E 46th St, New York, NY 10017, United States

Event Details

10/05/2022 Wednesday

OPEN GALLERY

@ 4:30 PM

NOISES IN MY HEAD by BELİZ GÜÇBİLMEZ, 

featuring DEFNE HALMAN, directed by MANFRED BORMANN

Opens September 22nd Thursday at Theater F...

Event Details

12pm

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6pm

Blue Gallery, The Blue Building, 222 E 46th St, New York, NY 10017, United States

10/06/2022 Thursday

OPEN GALLERY

12pm

-

6pm

Blue Gallery, The Blue Building, 222 E 46th St, New York, NY 10017, United States

Event Details

10/06/2022 Thursday

OPEN GALLERY


 

12pm

-

6pm

Blue Gallery, The Blue Building, 222 E 46th St, New York, NY 10017, United States

10/07/2022 Friday

CLOSED

10/07/2022 Friday

CLOSED

10/08/2022 Saturday

CLOSED

10/08/2022 Saturday

CLOSED

10/09/2022 Sunday

OPEN GALLERY

12pm

-

6pm

Blue Gallery, The Blue Building, 222 E 46th St, New York, NY 10017, United States

Event Details

10/09/2022 Sunday

OPEN GALLERY

@ 1:30 PM

Poet, translator and essayist 

MURAT NEMET-NEJAT 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/255509864471609


12pm

-

6pm

Blue Gallery, The Blue Building, 222 E 46th St, New York, NY 10017, United States

10/10/2022 Monday

OPEN GALLERY

12pm

-

6pm

Blue Gallery, The Blue Building, 222 E 46th St, New York, NY 10017, United States

Event Details

10/10/2022 Monday

OPEN GALLERY

@ 4:30 PM

The Secret Trio

Ara Dinkjian oud, Tamer Pinarbasi kanun, a 76-string zither, and Ismail Lumanovski clarinet

https://www.youtube.com/c...

Event Details

12pm

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6pm

Blue Gallery, The Blue Building, 222 E 46th St, New York, NY 10017, United States

10/11/2022 Tuesday

OPEN GALLERY

12pm

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6pm

Blue Gallery, The Blue Building, 222 E 46th St, New York, NY 10017, United States

Event Details

10/11/2022 Tuesday

OPEN GALLERY



12pm

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6pm

Blue Gallery, The Blue Building, 222 E 46th St, New York, NY 10017, United States

10/12/2022 Wednesday

OPEN GALLERY

12pm

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6pm

Blue Gallery, The Blue Building, 222 E 46th St, New York, NY 10017, United States

Event Details

10/12/2022 Wednesday

OPEN GALLERY

@ 4:00 PM

Recital by; SILA SENTURK  (piano)

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1c-axr1Trhu2DNBSJT3oQg

12pm

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6pm

Blue Gallery, The Blue Building, 222 E 46th St, New York, NY 10017, United States

10/13/2022 Thursday

OPEN GALLERY (last day for 1st part)

12pm

-

6pm

Blue Gallery, The Blue Building, 222 E 46th St, New York, NY 10017, United States

Event Details

10/13/2022 Thursday

OPEN GALLERY (last day for 1st part)



12pm

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6pm

Blue Gallery, The Blue Building, 222 E 46th St, New York, NY 10017, United States

10/14/2022 Friday

CLOSED

10/14/2022 Friday

CLOSED

10/15/2022 Saturday

TAAF 2nd OPENING RECEPTION @ 6:00 PM

6pm

-

9pm

Blue Gallery, The Blue Building, 222 E 46th St, New York, NY 10017, United States

Event Details

10/15/2022 Saturday

TAAF 2nd OPENING RECEPTION @ 6:00 PM

Exhibition Artists; Deniz Eyuboglu, Ezgi Uzun, Elvan Alpay, Reyhan Erkan Akbas, Ali Sarikaya, Almula Idil Kilic

Live Music by; POYRAZ ALDEMIR...

Event Details

6pm

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9pm

Blue Gallery, The Blue Building, 222 E 46th St, New York, NY 10017, United States

10/16/2022 Sunday

CLOSED

Event Details

10/16/2022 Sunday

CLOSED



10/17/2022 Monday

CLOSED

Event Details

10/17/2022 Monday

CLOSED



10/18/2022 Tuesday

OPEN GALLERY

12pm

-

6pm

Blue Gallery, The Blue Building, 222 E 46th St, New York, NY 10017, United States

Event Details

10/18/2022 Tuesday

OPEN GALLERY



12pm

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6pm

Blue Gallery, The Blue Building, 222 E 46th St, New York, NY 10017, United States

10/19/2022 Wednesday

OPEN GALLERY

12pm

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6pm

Blue Gallery, The Blue Building, 222 E 46th St, New York, NY 10017, United States

Event Details

10/19/2022 Wednesday

OPEN GALLERY



12pm

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6pm

Blue Gallery, The Blue Building, 222 E 46th St, New York, NY 10017, United States

10/20/2022 Thursday

OPEN GALLERY

12pm

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6pm

Blue Gallery, The Blue Building, 222 E 46th St, New York, NY 10017, United States

Event Details

10/20/2022 Thursday

OPEN GALLERY

@ 4:00 PM

Music by; EMRE YILMAZ

http://emre.live/


12pm

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6pm

Blue Gallery, The Blue Building, 222 E 46th St, New York, NY 10017, United States

10/21/2022 Friday

OPEN GALLERY

12pm

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6pm

Blue Gallery, The Blue Building, 222 E 46th St, New York, NY 10017, United States

Event Details

10/21/2022 Friday

OPEN GALLERY



12pm

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6pm

Blue Gallery, The Blue Building, 222 E 46th St, New York, NY 10017, United States

10/22/2022 Saturday

OPEN GALLERY

12pm

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6pm

Blue Gallery, The Blue Building, 222 E 46th St, New York, NY 10017, United States

Event Details

10/22/2022 Saturday

OPEN GALLERY

@ 4:00 PM

Recital by; AYSEGUL DURAKOGLU (piano)

Aysegul Durakoglu will be performing solo piano works

from her highly acclaimed album, Dances t...

Event Details

12pm

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6pm

Blue Gallery, The Blue Building, 222 E 46th St, New York, NY 10017, United States

10/23/2022 Sunday

OPEN GALLERY

12pm

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6pm

Gallery, The Blue Building, 222 E 46th St, New York, NY 10017, United States

Event Details

10/23/2022 Sunday

OPEN GALLERY

@ 4:00 PM

Music by ISMET ERTAŞ with ROBERT LEVIN & MAL STEIN

https://open.spotify.com/artist/31iLMXT7KsXYc8XUKQKjG1

https://www.robertlevinmusi...

Event Details

12pm

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6pm

Gallery, The Blue Building, 222 E 46th St, New York, NY 10017, United States

10/24/2022 Monday

CLOSED

10/24/2022 Monday

CLOSED

10/25/2022 Tuesday

CLOSED

10/25/2022 Tuesday

CLOSED

10/26/2022 Wednesday

OPEN GALLERY

12pm

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6pm

Blue Gallery, The Blue Building, 222 E 46th St, New York, NY 10017, United States

Event Details

10/26/2022 Wednesday

OPEN GALLERY

@ 4:00 PM

Truyols Music

Antonio Truyols (piano), Gizem Yücel (violin)  

http://www.truyolsmusic.com/

12pm

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6pm

Blue Gallery, The Blue Building, 222 E 46th St, New York, NY 10017, United States

10/27/2022 Thursday

OPEN GALLERY

12pm

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6pm

Blue Gallery, The Blue Building, 222 E 46th St, New York, NY 10017, United States

Event Details

10/27/2022 Thursday

OPEN GALLERY



12pm

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6pm

Blue Gallery, The Blue Building, 222 E 46th St, New York, NY 10017, United States

10/28/2022 Friday

OPEN GALLERY

12pm

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6pm

Blue Gallery, The Blue Building, 222 E 46th St, New York, NY 10017, United States

Event Details

10/28/2022 Friday

OPEN GALLERY

@ 4:00 PM

Opera

Soprano DILARA UNSAL, Piano SILA SENTURK

https://spotlightartistsmanagement.com/artists/dilara-unsal/?fbclid=IwAR3McwMy-uddJM4v...

Event Details

12pm

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6pm

Blue Gallery, The Blue Building, 222 E 46th St, New York, NY 10017, United States

10/29/2022 Saturday

OPEN GALLERY

12pm

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6pm

Blue Gallery, The Blue Building, 222 E 46th St, New York, NY 10017, United States

Event Details

10/29/2022 Saturday

OPEN GALLERY

99. Cumhuriyet Bayramı / 99th Republic Day Of Turkiye

@ 3:00 PM

TAYYAR AKDENIZ Turkish folk dance "zeybek" show for Atatürk!

http://tayyardance...

Event Details

12pm

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6pm

Blue Gallery, The Blue Building, 222 E 46th St, New York, NY 10017, United States

10/30/2022 Sunday

OPEN GALLERY (Last day of The Festival)

12pm

-

6pm

Blue Gallery, The Blue Building, 222 E 46th St, New York, NY 10017, United States

Event Details

10/30/2022 Sunday

OPEN GALLERY (Last day of The Festival)

@ 5:30 PM

Recital by; BEYZA YAZGAN (piano)

https://www.beyzayazgan.com


12pm

-

6pm

Blue Gallery, The Blue Building, 222 E 46th St, New York, NY 10017, United States

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Gerçek Gündem

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Amerika Manhattan'da Anadolulu Sanatçılar Festivali 1 Ekim'de açılıyor.  Bir ay sürecek festivalde  Anadolu'ya değen ressam, çini ve fotoğraf 

alanlarında toplam 14 sanatçının  eseri yer alacak. https://www.gercekgundem.com/kultur-sanat/357110/new-yorkta-anadolulusanatcilarfestivali?fbclid=IwAR00VLnbX2k1LLAFYjb_4IXuzxrLITTyRef3V9Aj1KdRvxvBvpRnSNTL5x8

Cumhuriyet

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ABD'nin New York kenti Anadolu Sanatçıları Festivali'ne  (The Anatolian Artists Festival) ev sahipliği yapacak. Ücretsiz olacak  festival bir ay boyunca sürecek. 

https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/turkiye/new-yorkda-anadolu-esintileri-festivali-1983924?fbclid=IwAR1a2je4MkAN08ObMrZw-GDjMbD2fEU5hPY8ZKXwvtNWlhaa0T7huhZpEaw

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Bizim İzmir

New York’da, Anadolu esintileri festivali Amerika'da ilk defa, bir ay boyunca sürecek halka açık, Anadolulu  Sanatçılar Festivali, 1 Ekim itibariyle New York’ta açılıyor. Festivale  İzmir' den katılan T. C. Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı Çini Sanatçısı  Almula İdil Kılıç ülkemizi ve çini sanatını temsilen davetli tek çini  sanatçısı olarak  festivalde yer alacak.. https://www.bizimizmir.net/new-york-da-anadolu-esintileri-festivali-52834?fbclid=IwAR1lKhTPNKEzpdNa7dJitG8oGrnlWY0NMcJcA9GqkbsTwzdflM6oa3wLYMw

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Bizim İzmir

ABD'nin New York kenti Anadolu Sanatçıları Festivali'ne (The Anatolian  Artists Festival) ev sahipliği yapacak. Ücretsiz olacak festival bir ay  boyunca sürecek. https://www.sondakika54.com/haber/new-yorkda-anadolu-esintileri-festivali-110741.html

Bağımsız Haber

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Bağımsız Haber

ABD'nin New York kenti Anadolu Sanatçıları Festivali'ne (The Anatolian  Artists Festival) ev sahipliği yapacak. Ücretsiz olacak festival bir ay  boyunca sürecek. https://www.bagimsizhaber.com.tr/haber/new-yorkda-anadolu-esintileri-festivali-70235.html

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New York’ta, Anadolu Sanatçılar Festivali düzenlenecek

Amerika'da  ilk kez düzenlenecek olan Anadolu Sanatçılar Festivali'nin (The  Anatolian Artist Festival) 1 Ekim'de Newyork'ta açılışının yapılacağı  belirtildi. https://www.sozcu.com.tr/hayatim/kultur-sanat-haberleri/new-yorkta-anadolu-sanatcilar-festivali-duzenlenecek/?fbclid=IwAR1NHN-pW9OrCXSS5OmcjHWd_IXOaCFfCajsNIgrkPdl8hgbuUQ89PBPnUU


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