ASSOCIATION FOR INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION AND INTERDISCIPLINARY ART

National Network
Türkiye
Address

Soğancı sok. 1/6 Barış apt. Cihangir
İSTANBUL/
Turkey

Telephone
+ 90 212 243 64 83
Telephone (other)
+90 212 243 64 85
Fax
+90 212 243 64 84
E-Mail
vecdisayar@yahoo.com
E-Mail (2)
info@piproduction.com.tr
Mobile Phone
+90 541 567 21 53
Mobile Phone (other)
+90 532 277 74 83
Website
http://www.kids.org.tr
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2003
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
General Information
Association for Intercultural Communication and Interdisciplinary Art is founded by a group of artists from different disciplines. Its main aim is to contribute to the intercultural dialogue via cultural activities. The Organizational Structure includes the Executive Board, the Honorary Board and the General Assembly. The staff includes one secretary and other staff engaged per project. The Association works in close collaboration with other agencies who give benevolent assistance and provide working space to the association. Budgetary resources are grants given by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality for special projects. Main modalities of action are production of cultural-artistic events (art festivals) and consciousness raising activities in the media. Main partners include Ministry of Culture & Tourism and different Municipalities in Turkey.
Mission and Objectives

Main mission of the association is to develop understanding and encourage cooperation between different cultures(including Mediteranean and Black Sea cultures)and to promote peaceful coexistance. Among the objectives are to develop relations between various cultures in the region and different sectors of society belonging to ethnic and cultural groups, via artistic activities. Another objective of the association is to develop better understanding between different fields of art and to enhance interdisciplinary work.

Main Projects / Activities

Main projects of the association include :1- "PERA FEST", an annual festival of interdisciplinary art, located in the centre of İstanbul,Beyoğlu, which has a multicultural history;2- "ENCOUNTER OF EUROPEAN & ANATOLIAN CULTURES" a travelling arts festival realized in different cities of Anatolia, including Kayseri, Malatya, Gaziantep, Kahramanmaraş; 3-"FESTIVAL OF ISLANDS", another festival focused on multiculturalism, in the Prince Islands of Istanbul; 4-"DAYS OF EUROPEAN CULTURE" in cooperation with Şişli Municipality; 5- "GOLDEN ROUTES" a travelling project of İstanbul 2010 in the Black Sea, Mediterranean, SouthEast and Central European regions,aiming intercultural cooperation.

Contact (1) Full Name
Vecdi SAYAR
Head of the organisation
Vecdi SAYAR
Contact (2) Full Name
Özdem PETEK