The International Ceramics Biennial, organized by the Turkish Ceramics Society in Bursa under the main sponsorship of Durma Sanat, continues on its way. The second edition of the Biennial, the first of which was held in 2022, will be held between 24 October and 24 November 2024.
The first International Ceramics Biennial, organized to emphasize the privileged place of contemporary ceramic art among other art disciplines in Turkiye, which keeps alive the thousands of years of ceramic tradition, was held in Bursa in 2022. The Biennial, organized by the Turkish Ceramics Society under the main sponsorship of Durma Sanat, will meet art lovers with its second edition this year. The main theme of the 2nd International Ceramics Biennial, curated by Mutlu Baskaya, Fatma Batukan Belge and Ilhan Marasali, is "Quo Vadis/ Where Are You Going”.
In this year's Biennial, where Project Coordinators are Huri Aykut Ulker and Aylin Tatli, different exhibitions can be viewed in venues in different parts of the city such as Pancar Deposu, Nazim Hikmet Culture House, TOFAS Museum of Cars and Anatolian Carriages, Hilton Bursa Hotel's foyer, Gallery N. The main exhibition will consist of works by Turkish and foreign artists selected by an international jury. In addition, Iznik, with its thousand-year ceramic history, will be included in the Biennial this year and an exhibition of tiles (çini) will be opened at the Iznik Museum.
Apart from the exhibitions, various workshops, conferences, panels and documentary screening will be held throughout the biennial. Guests of Honor of the 2nd International Ceramics Biennial are Gungor Guner and M. Tuzum Kizilcan. Detailed information and developments about the biennial can be found at www.burseramikbienali.com.
EXHIBITION OF THE BIENNIAL | |
Exhibition | Venue |
International Main Exhibition QUO VADIS? | Pancar Deposu |
Guests of Honor’s Exhibition GUNGOR GUNER & M. TUZUM KIZILCAN | Nazım Hikmet Cultural Center Underground Gallery |
HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY MACSABAL SCULPTURES & TEPEBASI MUNICIPIALITY INTERNATIONAL TERRACOTTA SCULPTURES | TOFAŞ Museum of Cars and Anatollian Carriages |
From Turkish Ceramics Federation’s Collection FANTASTIC TEAPOTS | Hilton Bursa Convention Center & SPA |
Masterpieces of the Guests of Honor GUNGOR GUNER & M. TUZUM KIZILCAN | Hilton Bursa Convention Center & SPA |
From the Works of Curators MUTLU BASKAYA & FATMA BATUKAN BELGE & ILHAN MARASALI | Hilton Bursa Convention Center & SPA |
Biennial Award Statuette Competition Exhibition CHILDREN OF ATES | UNICERA (Istanbul)- Akeramos Gallery (Bursa) |
TILES EXHIBITION | Iznik Museum |
Exhibition of Student Works HERITAGE | Bursa Uludag University Mete Cengiz Gallery |
Ceramic Sculptures Exhibition IN MEMORY OF AYFER KARAMANI | Bursa Archeological Museum |
3D Ceramic Exhibition DATAISM | Bursa Uludag University’s Gallery Metaverse |
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