FINE ARTS ISTANBUL / TURKEY DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION
Pera Fine Arts is consists of various sections. PERA FINE ARTS INSTITUTE It is a private institute accredited by Turkish Ministry of Education. The institute consists of the courses which give vocational education on Art and Communication areas. It was founded in 1991 in Taksim Siraselviler Avenue which is much frequented place in Taksim in Istanbul. After 15-year experience period, the institute has learned how to combine the theories, which their accuracy were proved in order to achieve high level of education, and now, is teaching how to do it. Up to now, the institute gives education to approximately one thousand students in 33 different subjects; Music: Piano, classic guitar, flamenco guitar, viola, violin, cello, contrabass, flute, saxophone, clarinet, trumpet, drums, singing, musical singing, Turkish instruments, chorus, tonmaister. Drawing-painting: Drawing, painting, Turkish traditional arts, preparation class for fine arts faculties in universities. Theatre: Theatre education program for 13-15 ages, Theatre education program for every age, Theatre education program (entrance with exam). Dance: Ballet, flamenco dance, modern dance, Latin American dances, Argentina tango. Graphic design (visual communication) Interior design and decoration Jewelry design Fashion design Web design Autocad Accountancy with computer Photography Cinema TV Fine and effective speaking in Turkish language Public relations Advertising The education schedules duration change according to their contents between one or four year. During and at the end of their education all students have the chance to perform their skills by concerts, shows, exhibitions ect. All students, when they finish the program successfully, can have a certificate which is accredited by Turkish Ministry of Education. The institution aims to gain a level at international standards and make students conscious of their professional needs, adapting them in cooperative environments. Pera s mission is, to become an international reference point for creative young people. Pera Fine Arts Institute is leading in Arts and Communication field by means of inventing, creating, using new technology and showing performances. It is located in Istanbul. Its future target is to become widespread in Turkey and Europe while increasing its professional areas. Our educational target is with our qualified teachers and our continuously developing to serve the needs of professional world. Pera Fine Arts Institute has a unique character of innovations, leader approach and renewing itself. (www.perasanat.com.tr)
PERA FINE ARTS ANATOLIAN HIGH SCHOOL It is the first and unique Anatolian Fine Arts High School with four subjects (Music, Drawing/Painting, Theatre and Dance/Ballet) in Turkey. It was founded in 1994 in the same building with Pera Fine Arts Institute. The students are accepted by an entrance exam after the secondary school. Their education program includes general lessons (like physics, mathematics, literature, geography, etc.), language lessons (English and Italian) and art lessons (it changes to the subject, for example in theatre subject, acting, make up, decor, fencing, dram, etc.) for four years. After the high school, the students take the diplomas and have chance to go to the university in Turkey or abroad. The students, during their education, can use technological and physical facilities of Pera like ateliers, editing rooms, studios, and cameras and can be part of the national and international festivals, organizations, projects. Last year, Pera Fine Arts Anatolian High School gave a start the first Piano Festival of Turkey in national level. One hundred and seventy three young people who were between 13 and 18 ages attended Festival and performed their piano parts for 4 days. This year, Pera is planning to carry the Festival to on international level and it has already started to cooperate with Il Trillo International Music School (Florence / Italy). (www.peraguzelsanatlar.com.tr) LONDON COLLEGE OF MUSIC / THAMES VALLEY UNIVERSITY Pera Fine Arts Institute and Pera Fine Arts Anatolian High School together, are also an examination center of London School of Music which is an extension unit of Thames Valley University. Every year, London School of Music internationally certifies many students at Music (at grade and diploma like post-graduate, license and master level) with the European and worldwide recognized quality criteria. CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL VISITS FOR ABROAD Also Pera now is organizing summer courses in Italy (Florence), in Spain (Madrid) and in France (Paris). In these 4-week courses, while our students are able to recognize the European History and Culture, they can also follow the innovations and improvements of the differences at applications. partners; Spain, Madrid, AMOR DE DIOS, Music and Dance School, Basic Summer Education and Master Courses, Italy, Florence, PALAZZO SPINELLI, Istituto Per Larte E Li Restauro, Plastic Arts Institute, Basic Summer Education and Master Courses,
PERA THEATRE It is founded in 1999, performs every year one or two plays for adults and one for children with professional and non-professional actresses and actors. Last year it won the most prestigious theatre awards of Turkey. It has a theatre saloon for one hundred and twenty audiences. Theatre attends every year national and international theatre festivals. (www.tiyatropera.com) PERA ART GALLERY It has one thousand square meters exhibition saloon. Gallery welcomes approximately 20 picture and statuary exhibitions every year. Gallery has arranged a lot of international exhibitions up to now. Last year the most important drawing artists of Persia, Macedonian and Chinese exhibited their works in Gallery. Gallery also attends international and national fairs, biennials and exhibitions. Last year Pera was a part of Beijing International Art Fair and one of the Gallery artists has opened an exhibition in important gallery of Rome. (www.peraartgallery.com) PHYSICAL CONDITIONS OF PERA Pera gives education to one thousand students in 33 different subjects with 80 teacher and trainers and 25 staff. Pera s was built on five thousand square meters. Pera has one cafeteria which presents lunch and various menus to the students and one art gallery, one production studio, a lot of seminar halls and ateliers, classes and two theater saloons and one ballet saloon.
INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS OF PERA Pera has a good experience about the international and European Community Projects; 1) Project Name : Basic Drawing Training in European Dimension - 2004 Project Type : EU Leonardo Da Vinci Mobility Project Project Promoter : Pera Fine Arts Anatolian High School Project Partner : Istituto l Arte e il Restauro Palazzo Spinelli Project Results : 15 Turkish drawing students studied in Italy for 3 weeks. 2) Project Name : Graphic Design and Computer Graphic Training in European Dimension Project Type : EU Leonardo Da Vinci Mobility Project Project Promoter : Pera Fine Arts Institute (TR) Project Partner : Istituto l Arte e il Restauro Palazzo Spinelli (IT) Project Duration : 2004 2005 Project Results : 15 Turkish graphic design students studied in Italy for 2 months. 3) Project Name : Interior Design Training in European Dimension Project Type : EU Leonardo Da Vinci Mobility Project Project Promoter : Pera Fine Arts Institute Project Partner : Istituto l Arte e il Restauro Palazzo Spinelli (IT) Project Duration : 2004 2005 Project Results : 15 Turkish interior design students studied in Italy for 2 months. 4) Project Name : Flamenco Dance and Music Training in European Dimension Project Type : EU Leonardo Da Vinci Mobility Project Project Promoter : Pera Fine Arts Institute (TR) Project Partner : Amor de Dios International Music and Dance School (SP) Project Duration : 2004 2005 Project Results : 15 Turkish flamenco dance and music students studied in Spain for 2 months. 5) Project Name : VOLICITY (vocational learning in the creative industries for Turkish youth) Project Type : EU Leonardo Da Vinci B type Pilot Project Project Promoter : London Metropolitan University (UK) Project Partners : Pera Fine Arts Graduates Association (TR), Naunrytize (GR), Balik Arts (UK), ESTA GR (GR), ESTA TR (TR), OCNL (UK). Project Duration : 2005 2007 Project Results : Continue to create a new e-learning system about interior design, radio production and film production for Turkish youth. (www.volicity.org)
6) Project Name : QUALITY WORKPLACE VET (Quality Workplace Training for Unemployed Young People) Project Type : EU Leonardo Da Vinci B type Pilot Project Project Promoter : Stratford upon Avon College (UK) Project Partners : Pera Fine Arts Graduates Association (TR), L Ecole Hoteliere du Perigord (FR), Instituto Professionale di Stato per il Servizi Alberghieri e della Ristorazione (IPSSAR) (IT). Project Duration : 2006 2008 Project Results : The project will start on October, 2007. It aims to improve the quality of vocational training and develop the quality of VET systems and practices. (www.qwvet.eu) 7) Project Name : EUROPEAN EXPERIMENTS III Project Type : EU Youth Projects Project Promoter : KAJA-West Culture Association (DE) Project Partners : Pera Fine Arts Graduates Association (TR), Vilnius Art Academy (Lithuania), Poznan+Bialystok Politecnicum (PL), Timisoara (Romania), Kongsi (Netherland). Project Duration : 2006 Project Results : The students from all partners who study in graphic design, interior design and drawing meet in Germany and product art works with together. (www.kajawest.de) 8) Project Name : FINE ARTS MEETING IN PERA Project Type : EU Youth Projects Project Promoter : Pera Fine Arts Anatolian High School (TR) Project Partners : Progetto Giovani (IT), Initsiativa Regional Youth Council Stara Zagora (Bulgaria), UNO (Sweden), Diavlos (Greece). Project Duration : 2006 Project Results : Total 60 students from these countries came to Istanbul and studied four different subjects together. 9) Project Name : CULTURAL COMMUNICATION: ACTIVE EUROPEAN CITIZENSHIP THROUGH ARTS AND MUSIC Project Type : The Delegation of European Commission in Turkey / Culture in Action Project Promoter : Pera Fine Arts Graduates Culture and Solidarity Association (TR) Project Partners : ESTA Bildungswerk (DE), MEWCAT (GE) Project Duration : 2007 2008 (1 year) Project Results : Two contests about music and arts were organised in three countries and total 18 young people awarded with trip to Turkey and Germany. Also total 45 youngsters music and art Works were exhibited in Germany/Duisburg, Greece / Milos, Turkey / Istanbul and Rize/Camlihemsin. (www.culturalcommunication.org) 10) Project Name : Development of web-based education module for the craftsmen working in restoration sector to receive a vocational traning according to European Quality Standardization (RESELTAM)
Project Type : The Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), Multilateral, Development of Innovation Projects Project Promoter : Pera Fine Arts Institute (TR) Project Partners : ESTA Bildungswerk (DE), Palazzo Spinelli Istituto (TR) Ecole d Avignon (FR) Budowlani Trade Union (PL) NYSA State Vocational Higher School (PL) Ege University Bergama Vocational High School (TR) Project Duration : 2007 2009 (2 years) (www.reseltam.eu) 11) Project Name : EUROPEAN ISLAND I Project Type : EU Youth Project Project Promoter : KAJA-West Culture Association (DE) Project Partners : Pera Fine Arts Graduates Culture and Solidarity Association (TR), Vilnius Art Academy (Lithuania), Poznan+Bialystok Politecnicum (PL) Project Duration : 2008 Project Results : The art, architecture, design and glass university students from three countries came together and worked on installation and sculpture about European diversity, multiculturalism. (www.kajawest.de)
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF MANAGEMENT General Director Manager of Pera Anatolian Fine Arts High School Manager of Pera Fine Arts Institute Manager of Pera Art Gallery Manager of Pera Theatre Sabahattin Ozbakir +90 (0212) 245 30 08 sabahattin@perasanat.com.tr İlhan Uzuner +90 (0212) 245 30 09 lise@peraguzelsanatlar.com.tr Hulusi Sözen hulusisozen@peraguzelsanatlar.com.tr Nilüfer Moayeri +90 (0212) 244 52 03 pgs@peraguzelsanatlar.com.tr Nesrin Kazankaya + 90 (0212) 244 07 68 info@tiyatropera.com ADMINISTRATIVE International Project Coordinator Emine G. Ultay and Public Relations +90 (0212) 249 23 44 emineultay@peraguzelsanatlar.com.tr Search and Development Coordinator of Dance Section Coordinator of Art Programs Coordinator of Vocational Education Programs Nevin Terzi +90 (0212) 244 59 16 nevinterzi@perasanat.com.tr Rita Aytaş peradance@yahoo.es Filiz Salepçi filizsalep@yahoo.com Karolin Yesilkaya +90 (0212) 245 30 08 kayesil@yahoo.com
Coordinator of High School Head of Library Ezgi Dalcıoglu +90 (0212) 245 30 09 ezgidalcioglu@perasanat.com.tr Ceren Agat +90 (0212) 245 30 09 Tango_malena@hotmail.com FINANCE Head of Financial Department Financial Adviser Supporting staff Supporting staff Lütfiye Baykan Yılmaz +90 (0212) 249 23 44 lutfiyebaykan@perasanat.com.tr Emel Taşkın emeltaskin@hotmail.com Esengul Esen Denizler72@hotmail.com Erdem Müşterilioğlu +90 (0212) 244 59 16 TECHNIQUE Graphic Designer Visual Designer Web Designer İlhan Şenat +90 (0) 505 405 50 92 ilhansnt@hotmail.com İsmail Gedikli pusat_ru@hotmail.com Sinan Özay +90 (0) 533 446 45 44 sinanozay@perasanat.com.tr
ACADEMICAL STAFF HEADS Head of Music Section Head of Ballet / Dance Section Head of Drawing / Painting Section Head of Theatre Section Tüzel Ergün pera@peraguzelsanatlar.com.tr Daniela Bojkova pera@peraguzelsanatlar.com.tr Nilüfer Moayeri +90 (0212) 244 52 03 pgs@peraguzelsanatlar.com.tr Nesrin Kazankaya + 90 (0212) 244 07 68 info@tiyatropera.com TEACHERS Teachers of Singing Teachers of Piano Teachers of String Teachers of Guitar Teacher of Drum Teacher of Turkish Music Instrument Ezgi Kasapoğlu Filiz Salepçi Olcay Taylan Rafael Gasimov Aylin Baloglu Ofelya Aleskerova Nurcan Maya Kubra Kutav Saim Erkul Tüzel Ergün Yasemin Akincilar Oya Uysal Larissa Sıtkı Ilgaz Benekay Utku Özkanoğlu Ozan Bayrasa Hakan Kamalı Izzy Eli Onur Akcan Coşkun Namlı
Teachers of Wind Instruments Teachers of Drawing and Painting Teachers of Art History Teacher of Modern Dance Teacher of Ballet Teacher of Flamenco Dance Teacher of Theatre Teacher of Graphic Design Teacher of Interior Design Teacher of Jewelery Design Ahmet Kara Çağrı Okyar Taylan Cetin Nedred Yaşar Nagihan Gumus Gamze Duman İlhan Şenat Feryal Ozen Aysenur Ozdemir Iffet Aslı Dizdar Asena Öztürk Münibe Millet Daniela Bojkova Tatiana Tati Nesrin Kazankaya Şafak Eruyar Cüneyt Uzunlar Özden Ezinler Başak Meşe Münibe Millet Levent Öktem Zeynep Özden Mehmet Ali Kaptanlar Erdinz Anaz Filiz Salepci Mehmet Ak Sinem Akça İlhan Şenat Asena Ozturk Ayşe Sevil Vergili Gul Faruk Taylan Çetiner Sinem Akca Asena Ozturk Nilufer Moayeri Aysenur Ozdemir Murat Niş
Macide Demirci Teacher of Cinema-TV Teacher of Advertising Teacher of Public Relations Teacher of Geography Teacher of Turkish language and literature Teacher of English language and literature Teacher of Italian language and literature Teacher of History Teacher of Chemistry Teacher of Biology Teacher of Physics Teacher of Mathematics Teacher of Religion Teacher of Gymnastic Teacher of National Security Teacher of Philosophy Guide Selçuk Taylaner Çetin Büyükakın Benian Kalafatoğlu Canan Topçu Mehmet Kavlak Muslum Dilekci Isil Kaya Huseyin Dogan Hande Tolunay Keles Belgin Tugaltan Ibrahim Ekerim Karolin Yesilkaya Sinan Basar Meltem Sezgin Engin Bilgin Yusuf Ceran Baris Tekin Serdar Gurler Iltan Uzuner Erdogan Ozdil Husrev Akdeniz Ahmet Kayserilioglu
PERA FINE ARTS Address: Sıraselviler Cad. Billurcu Sok. Billurcu Cikmazi No: 14 34433 Taksim Beyoglu İstanbul / Turkey Tel: +90 (0) 212 245 30 08 - +90 (0) 212 245 30 09 Fax: +90 (0) 212 252 30 82 pera@peraguzelsanatlar.com.tr www.perasanat.com.tr