PRESS RELEASE III INTERNATIONAL HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF FINE ARTS MACSABAL WOOD FIRING SYMPOSIUM OCTOBER 6 14, 2014 Hacettepe University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Ceramics BEYTEPE-ANKARA The Macsabal Wood Firing Symposium, which was started with the leadership of South Korean ceramic artist Kim Yong Moon by Hacettepe University Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Ceramics in 2011 and held in Korea, China and Turkey annually parallel to the opening of the academic year, will take place for the forth time this year. To the symposium, which will take place between October 6 and 14, 17 ceramic artists will participate as invited artist: Kemal Tizgöl, Kadir Sevim, Cüneyt Er, Hasan Başkırkan and Rüveyda Terkeşlioğlu from Turkey, and Vilma Villaverde from Argentine, Abbas Akbar from Iran, Ivan Fizer from Ukraine, Gioela Suardi from Italy, Sarra Ben Attia and Mohammed Hachica from Tunisia, Pim Sudhikam and Tuk Sukumarl from Tailand, Danijela Piculjan from Croatia, Vedia Okutan from Northern Cyprus, Brad Tailor and Kerri Tailor from USA. Every year, substantial people who contributed to the art and education life of our country are invited as Honorary Guests and this year they are photography artist İbrahim Demirel, Assist. Prof. Yüksel Öcal who has put great effort on the establishment of the Department of Ceramics, Prof. Bilgehan Uzuner who contributed highly on preparations of international ceramic activities, and connoisseur lecturer of ceramic art Tüzüm Kızılcan. The Macsabal Wood Firing Symposiums, held with full attendance of scholars and students of Department of Ceramics, not only strengthened the educational and intercultural collaborations, but also with significant contemporary artworks it contributed to the art collection of our university. At least one artwork of internationally acknowledged invited artists gets included to the Hacettepe Art Museum collection and with every symposium the collection enriches. In total 73 invited artists participated to the Macsabal Wood Firing Symposiums held in 2011, 2012 and 2013. These symposiums become center of attention in the circle of ceramics and many ceramic artist and student from outside of Ankara visited our university and participated to our events. Beyond being a symposium, with various activities, Macsabal gathered the ceramic community; ceramic installations changed the face of our faculty, and firing shows presented left unforgettable memories. This grand activity, which takes place in South Korea, China and in our country successively within the year, become a lasting and well-known organization where we can share our deep-rooted ceramic history and contemporary ceramic works with the world. With their support on Macsabal Wood Firing Symposiums, the Rectorate of Hacettepe University has honored our efforts on constructing a successful Ceramics Department by enabling ceramic artists and students to gather in a strong work environment and by welcoming art, particularly ceramics. Hacettepe University Faculty of Fine Arts mission of; raising modern, creative and free-minded individuals who posses universal understanding and values, and will contribute to the culture of the world by art, has escalated the international art and cultural activities of our university with The Macsabal Wood Firing Symposium held by the Department of Ceramics. On the center of Anatolia (in the capital Ankara), from past to today, ceramics has taken its permanent place in the art
scene by being vitalized with its contemporary scenery in today s art platform. The next step will be forwarding the warmth of communication established today to future with preserving and enriching its value. For this, the ceramics displayed in the Hacettepe University Art Museum and in selected spaces within our university, which our artists fingers glided on, and their thoughts and dreams reflected upon, will be forwarded to future as individual values by living and keeping them alive. Contact: Prof. Dr. Candan Terwiel (Head of Department of Ceramics) Hacettepe University Faculty of Fine Arts 0530 603 92 49 terwiel.candan@gmail.com Öğr.Gör. Mutlu Başkaya (Sempozyum Koordinasyon Sorumlusu) Hacettepe Üniversitesi Güzel Sanatlar Fakültesi Seramik Bölümü 0542 246 16 99 mutlubaskaya2@gmail.com
HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY (HU) FACULTY OF FINE ARTS (FFA) DEPARTMENT OF CERAMICS 2014 MACSABAL SYMPOSIUM PROGRAM 6 October 2014, 09.00 Breakfast 09.35 Briefing by Mutlu Başkaya, Coordinator of Macsabal Symposiums 14.00 Lunch box( Pizza or pide), Hacettepe University, Department of Ceramics. 14.30 Artists will apply their individual work on prepared 4 clay tiles 16:30 Wanju Macsabal Film by Cemil Erdoğan 17:00 Artists will apply their individual work on prepared 4 clay tiles 19:30 Dinner at Hacettepe University Student Restaurant 7 October 2014, 09:00 Breakfast (Aslı Börek) at Beytepe Campus. 09.30 Briefing by Mutlu Başkaya, Coordinator of Macsabal Symposiums 09:55 Mohammed Hachica (Tunisia), invited artist presentation of his Works 10.30 Artists will apply their individual work on prepared 4 clay tiles 12.00 Lunch, Hacettepe University Student Restaurant. 13.30 Artists apply their individual work on tiles 16:00 Dr.Yüksel Boz Öcal, Member of Honor Committee presentation of her works 16:25 Doç. Kemal Tizgöl, Invited Artist presentation of his works 16:45 Coffee break 17:00 Artists complete their individual work on tiles; drying the Works. 17:30 Dinner at Hacettepe University Student Restaurant 8 October 2014, 09:30 Artists start to work a ceramic sculpture ( max. size; 1, 2 or 3m (longest side). Emre Feyzoğlu and Abbas Akbari starts luster kiln construction designed by Masakazu Kusakabe. 12:00 Lunch at Hacettepe University Academic Staff Caffeteria.
13:30 Artists work a ceramic sculpture ( max. 1, 2 or 3m (longest side). 16:00 Bilgehan Uzuner(Turkey), member of honor committee presentation of his works 16:25 Vilma Villaverde, Invited Artist presentation of her works Opening ceremony for mounting of 2013 HU Macsabal tiles by HU FFA Dean Prof.Dr. Meltem Yılmaz, HU Head of Department of Ceramics 17:00 Prof. Dr. Candan Dizdar Terwiel and All Members of Honor Committee. Montage will be applied by Assistant Prof. Hüseyin Özçelik and Dr. İlhan Marasalı 17:30 Artists work a ceramic sculpture ( max. size; 1, 2 or 3m (longest side). Dinner with Korean Ambassador Lee Sangkyu in Zenger Paşa Restaurant in 19:30 Castle of Ankara. 9 October 2014, 09:00 Breakfast (parlar caffe) 09:30 Artists work a ceramic sculpture ( max.size; 1, 2 or 3m (longest side). 11:30 İbrahim Demirel(Turkey), member of honor committee presentation of his works 12:00 Lunch at Hacettepe University Academic Staff Caffeteria. 13:30 Artists work a ceramic sculpture ( max.size; 1, 2 or 3m (longest side). 16:00 M.Tüzüm Kızılcan, Member of Honor Committee presentation of his works 16:30 Danijela Piculjan (Croatia), invited artist presentation of her works 17:00 Start of loading the works on Kim, Yong Moon s Macsabal kiln 19:30 Dinner at Meyra Hotel in Çukurambar/Ankara. 10 October 2014, Glazing of works that artists brought with themlselves. 9:30 Glazing of 4 tiles Loading the works on Kim, Yong Moon s Macsabal kiln 11:00 Gioela Suardi (Italy), invited artist presentation of her works 11:30 Tuk Sukumarl(Thailand), invited artist presentation of her works 12:00 Lunch at Hacettepe University 13:30 Artists work a ceramic sculpture ( max. Size; 1, 2 or 3m (longest side). 16:00 Hasan Başkırkan(Turkey), presentation of his works. 16:25 Ivan Fizer (Ukraine), presentation of his works. 17:00 Musical Performance by Korean Musician End of glazing of works that artists brought with themselves. 17:15 End of glazing of 4 tiles End of loading the works on Kim, Yong Moon s Macsabal kiln 17:30 Firing ceremony of Macsabal Kiln by Kim, YongMoon and all participants firing shift by artists (each of artist should help to fire of Macsabal Kiln) 18:00 Musical performance by Fakir Ama Groove u Band Concert by Sevil Esen 19:30 Barbecue Party 11 October 2014,
09:00 Breakfast ( Parlar Caffe) 9:30 Artists work a ceramic sculpture ( max. 1, 2 or 3m (longest side). Continue firing of ceramic works till 02:00 AM on 12th of October. 11:10 Pim Sudhikam (Thailand), invited artist presentation of her Works 11:35 Kerri Taylor ( USA), invited artist presentation of her Works 12:00 Lunch at Hacettepe University Academic Staff Caffeteria. 13:30 Artists work a ceramic sculpture ( max.size; 1, 2 or 3m (longest side). 16:00 Abbas Akbari (Iran), invited artist presentation of his Works 16:25 Cüneyt Er (Turkey), invited artist presentation of his works 16:50 Artists work a ceramic sculpture ( max. 1, 2 or 3m (longest side). 19:30 Dinner at Hacettepe University Academic Staff Caffeteria. Continue firing 12 October 2014, 02:00 End of firing 09:30 Brad Evan Taylor (USA), invited artist presentation of his work 09:55 Rüveyda Terkeşlioğlu (Turkey), invited artist presentation of her works 10:20 Vedia Okutan(Cyprus), invited artist presentation of her Works 12:00 Lunch at Hacettepe University Academic Staff Caffeteria in Beytepe. 13:30 Sarra Ben Attia(Tunisia), invited artists presentation of her works 13:55 Assist. Prof. Kadir Sevim(Turkey), invited artist presentation of his works 14:20 Artists work a ceramic sculpture ( max. 1, 2 or 3m (longest side). 19:30 Dinner at Hacettepe University Academic Staff Caffeteria in Beytepe Campus. 13 October 2014, 09:30 Ankara Sightseeing and museums visiting 12:00 Lunch at Hacettepe University Academic Staff Caffeteria in Sıhhiye Campus. 13:30 Ankara Sightseeing and Museums visiting Opening of the exhibition for participant artists works for H.U. Art Collection and Honorable Artists works. Cocktail 17:30 Opening ceremony by President of Hacettepe, Korean Ambassador Lee Sangkyu and Dean of HU FFA Prof. Dr. Meltem Yılmaz. 13 October 14 November, 2014 Korean Ambassador Lee Sangkyu Hacettepe Art Museum, Beytepe/Ankara. 19:30 Dinner Radisson Hotel in Ulus/Ankara 14 October Sunday 09:30 Opening of the Kiln 10:30 Artists work a ceramic sculpture ( max. 1, 2 or 3m (longest side). 12:00 Lunch at Hacettepe University Academic Staff Caffeteria in Beytepe Campus.
13:30 19:30 15 October 2014 9:30-17:00 Closing Ceremony by Candan Dizdar Terwiel Head of Department and Kim Yong Moon ( organizer of Macsabal Symposiums); Presentation of participation and appreciation certificates Collective photo shooting Artists work a ceramic sculpture ( max. 1, 2 or 3m (longest side). Dinner at Hacettepe University Academic Staff Caffeteria end of Symposium Artists checking out from H.U. Guesthouse, their transportation to the airport or train station