NOTIFICATION
23rd JAZZ POSTER COMPETITION CONCLUDED
33rd Izmir European Jazz Festival Poster Determined
The “23rd Jazz Poster Competition” organized by the Izmir Culture, Art and Education Foundation (İKSEV) has concluded. The work of Gizem Savaş, a graduate of Izmir University of Economics Graphic Design Department, was selected as the poster for the 33rd Izmir European Jazz Festival.
The selection committee, consisting of Prof. Dr. Hakan Ertep, Cihangir Elmaskaya, Maksude Kılıç, Kutsal Lenger, Hüseyin Ekinciler, Okan Özgen and Ayşe Tatari, also decided to exhibit the works of 15 students aged between 8 and 13 attending Narlıdere Science and Art Center.
552 posters from almost every part of Turkey participated in the 23rd Jazz Poster competition. 22 of these posters were disqualified for not complying with the specification rules. The Selection Committee also found 14 posters worthy of exhibition.
Those Whose Posters Were Found Worthy of Exhibition: (No particular order) Serhat Mutlu, Mahir Akkoyun, Maya Bora, Enes Dinçel, Ela Naz İmrak, Gizem Uzunali, Betül Üner, Şule Toktaş Aslan, Başak Şahin, Duygu Ayvalı (2 posters), Şeyda Türkbay Özdemir, Emirhan İvecan, Ayseli Ezgi Emer
JAZZ THROUGH THE EYES OF CHILDREN
Hasan Emir Zenginobuz, Selim Eren Zenginobuz, Asya Çelik, Doğa Dura, Duru Aydın, Yusuf Kağan Çakıcı, Can Bahıt, Yaman Yılmaz, Tutku Alparslan, Yiğit Can Aydın, Mihrimay Baysın, Berrak Talya Ülcay, Defne Karakuş, Defne Horasan, Ayaz Afşar, Milda Bal, Can Bahıt – Duru Zencir (collaborative work), Hazel Tanem İnce, Laçin Türkay.
WORKSHOP WITHIN A WORKSHOP AT THE 6TH INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN MAKING WORKSHOP AND EXHIBITION
A two-day sharpening workshop will also take place at the 6th International Violin Making Workshop and Exhibition, organized in collaboration between İzmir Culture Art Education Foundation (İKSEV) and Dokuz Eylül University from February 3-7, 2025. Wolfgang Hess, master craftsman from the Swiss Tormek Factory, will conduct a workshop on February 4 and 5 on sharpening tools such as knives and chisels, which are extremely important for instrument makers. Participation in the sessions, which will be held on February 4, 2025 from 1:30 PM to 5:30 PM and February 5, 2025 from 1:30 PM to 6:00 PM, will be free of charge. This organization, which began in 2015 and is Turkey’s longest-running instrument making event in its field, continues to grow with the goal of contributing to bringing instrument making up to international standards and making İzmir a center in this field.