“Your Thursday” Artist Meetings: Conversation with Sidar Alışık, İrfan Erdal, Rojbin Gümüşgöz, Yusuf Özcan ve Furkan Savar

“Your Thursday” Artist Meetings

Istanbul Modern opens its doors free of charge on museum days called “Your Thursday” with the sponsorship of Paribu. Every Thursday, between 10.00 and 14.00, the museum welcomes all its visitors residing in Türkiye with free admission. Visitors can explore all the exhibitions at Istanbul Modern and participate in artist workshops, events, and film screenings held once a month.

“Your Thursday” Artist Meetings include workshop sessions and discussions where artists share their creative processes and artistic experiences with participants. Through these activities, Istanbul Modern invites visitors to discover the museum, artworks, and artistic production processes, while allowing them to enrich their experience by creating together with artists.

Conversation with Sidar Alışık, İrfan Erdal, Rojbin Gümüşgöz, Yusuf Özcan ve Furkan Savar:

In this conversation moderated by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ebru Nalan Sülün, artists Sidar Alışık (Mardin), İrfan Erdal (Adana), Rojbin Gümüşgöz (Van), Furkan Savar (Diyarbakır), and Yusuf Özcan (Istanbul) share their artistic practices with participants. Graduates of different universities and representing diverse artistic disciplines across Türkiye, the artists discuss their creative processes and ongoing work while reflecting on the opportunities and challenges of pursuing a professional artistic practice in different cities. The conversation focuses on the strategies artists develop to overcome obstacles, the impact of local conditions on artistic production, and their experiences of creating and sustaining a practice within distinct cultural and geographic contexts.

Date: June 11, 2026

Time: 11.00–12.30

Venue: Istanbul Modern Event Room 2

Duration: 90 mins

The event is free of charge.

The program is held in Turkish.