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FESTIVAL CARVES ART SPACE OUT OF RUINS OF OLD ISTANBUL ORPHANAGE
Cihan News Agency, Turkey
Nov 4 2014
ISTANBUL - 04.11.2014 17:42:20
A long-abandoned building in Ýstanbul's Ortakoy neighborhood that
once served as a Jewish orphanage has been turned into a new art
space thanks to Fotoistanbul, a new festival currently marking its
inaugural edition with exhibitions in several locations across the
Beþiktaþ district.
The building on Palanga Street, built over a century ago, initially
housed an Armenian school before being turned into an orphanage for
Jewish children. Abandoned years ago, the building was revamped to
serve as an art space by the local Beþiktaþ Municipality, which is
organizing the First Beþiktaþ International Photography Festival --
Fotoistanbul.
The building, still known as Ortakoy Yetimhanesi (orphanage),
is now home to a selection featuring the work of young and master
photographers side by side as part of Fotoistanbul. The festival also
encourages visitors to the exhibition to take photos and post them
on the walls of the revamped orphanage.
Fotoistanbul continues until Nov. 18 with 53 exhibitions on display
in several locations, including Barbaros Square, Beþiktaþ Demokrasi
Square and the Ortakoy Orphanage. Works by 25 photographers from Turkey
and 28 photographers from overseas are featured in the exhibitions.
http://en.cihan.com.tr/news/Festival-carves-art-space-out-of-ruins-of-old-Istanbul-orphanage_4796-CHMTU3NDc5Ni8xMDA0
Cihan News Agency, Turkey
Nov 4 2014
ISTANBUL - 04.11.2014 17:42:20
A long-abandoned building in Ýstanbul's Ortakoy neighborhood that
once served as a Jewish orphanage has been turned into a new art
space thanks to Fotoistanbul, a new festival currently marking its
inaugural edition with exhibitions in several locations across the
Beþiktaþ district.
The building on Palanga Street, built over a century ago, initially
housed an Armenian school before being turned into an orphanage for
Jewish children. Abandoned years ago, the building was revamped to
serve as an art space by the local Beþiktaþ Municipality, which is
organizing the First Beþiktaþ International Photography Festival --
Fotoistanbul.
The building, still known as Ortakoy Yetimhanesi (orphanage),
is now home to a selection featuring the work of young and master
photographers side by side as part of Fotoistanbul. The festival also
encourages visitors to the exhibition to take photos and post them
on the walls of the revamped orphanage.
Fotoistanbul continues until Nov. 18 with 53 exhibitions on display
in several locations, including Barbaros Square, Beþiktaþ Demokrasi
Square and the Ortakoy Orphanage. Works by 25 photographers from Turkey
and 28 photographers from overseas are featured in the exhibitions.
http://en.cihan.com.tr/news/Festival-carves-art-space-out-of-ruins-of-old-Istanbul-orphanage_4796-CHMTU3NDc5Ni8xMDA0