EXPERIENCE SHARING, INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND COLLABORATIVE PRODUCTION

• The 13th Mehmet Nuri Göçen International Ceramics Workshop brought together 31 ceramic artists in Kuşadası within the framework of experience sharing, international cooperation and collaborative production. Artists from various countries, from the USA to China, Japan to India, produced original works in a six-day intensive program.

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Kuşadası hosted yet another prestigious gathering of the international art world. The 13th International Ceramics Workshop, organized this year by the Mehmet Nuri Göçen Culture, Education and Art Foundation, brought together artists from different cultures under one roof, making a significant contribution to intercultural dialogue and artistic production.

Curated by veteran artist Mehmet Tüzüm Kızılcan and held in collaboration with Naile Göçen Çukurova, the workshop, now a tradition, took place at Pine Bay Holiday Resort between September 25th and October 4th.

Thirty-one ceramic artists from Turkiye, Singapore, Australia, Japan, the USA, Israel, India, China, and Thailand came together with the aim of sharing experiences, international collaboration, and joint production.

During the six-day intensive production process, the artists shaped their works in a collective spirit through presentations, personal shaping techniques, and different firing methods.

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The artists, potters, and assistants participating in the workshop were:

Artists: Adil Writer, Burak Çiftçi, Dicle Öney Ertürk, Ferit Cihat Sertkaya, Firdevs Müjde Gökbel Yavuzoğlu, Gou Hang, Hasan Şahbaz, İbrahim Yıldızbaş, İlyas Arapoğlu, Melisa Engineri, Merrie Tomkins, Naidee Changmoh, Nelson Lim, Ruth Ju-Shih Li, Sercan Filiz, Shamai Sam Gibs, Shoichi Ikeda, Steve Hilton, Sunbin Lim, Şirin Koçak, Tevfik Türen Karagözoğlu, and Vinod Daroz; Potters: Adem Akkın, Oktay İde; The assistants: Ümit Köyman, Ali Erol, Menekşe Eda Öztürmen, Muhammet Emir Taşdemir, Sedat Çayır, and Taha Yasin Sönmez.

The unique ceramic works produced throughout the workshop were displayed at a magnificent closing ceremony and exhibition held at the end of the organization. The exhibition, which opened at the Old Town Tanneries Art Gallery within the Kuşadası Hilton DoubleTree, attracted great interest from art lovers.