Upcoming Events October 2012
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 2012

North Adams, MA - USA
Date: Ongoing - March 01, 2013
Exhibition: "Making Room: The Space Between Two and Three Dimensions" featuring Turkish artist Inci Eviner.
Place: Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art
Information: http://www.massmoca.org/event_details.php?id=715
This event is sponsored by a major grant from the Turkish Cultural Foundation.

Chicago, IL - USA
Date: September 9 - October 3, 2012
Film Festival: Chicago Turkish Film Festival, organized by Turkish American Cultural Alliance in cooperation with the Moon and Stars Project.
Place: Gene Siskel Film Center, Chicago
Information: http://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/turkishcinema
This event is sponsored by a major grant from the Turkish Cultural Foundation.

Burlington, VT - USA
Date: September 30, 2012
Event: "Portrait of Turkey" Art Exhibit, organized by the Vermont Council on World Affairs
Information: http://www.vcwa.org/
This program is sponsored by TCF and organized as part of the "Spotlight on Turkey" national educational program in partnership with the World Affairs Councils of America.

Altoona, IA - USA
Date: October 02, 2012
Film Screening: Broad Horizons, a documentary film about the TCF Teacher Study Tours
Place: Iowa Council for the Social Studies (ICSS) Fall Conference and Great Lakes Regional Conference
Information: http://www.uni.edu/icss/

Bethlehem, PA - USA
Date: October 12, 2012
Film Screening: Broad Horizons, a documentary film about the TCF Teacher Study Tours
Place: 59th Pennsylvania Council for the Social Studies (PCSS) Conference
Information: http://pcssonline.org/pcss-conference-2012

London - UNITED KINGDOM
Date: October 10, 2012 7:00 pm
Lecture: "The Enigma of Ibrahim Pasha's Palace" by Prof.Dr. Nurhan Atasoy, TCF Senior Scholar in Residence.
Place: School of Oriental and African Studies - SOAS,  University of London,Khalili Lecture Theatre, Russell Square
Contact: RosalindHaddon@gmail.com
Information: http://www.soas.ac.uk/10oct2012-the-enigma-of-ibrahim-pashas-palace.html
This event is co-sponsored under the Turkish Cultural Foundation's Lecture Series in Turkish Culture and Art.

Istanbul - TURKEY
Date: October 15-30, 2012  
Exibition: “Album Amicorum: Gems of Friendship in a Frightened World” an international exhibition of marbled paper art
Place: National Palaces Art Gallery at Dolmabahce Palace, on view at Ebristan Istanbul House of Ebru Gallery after October 30
Information: http://www.ebristan.com/?s=40
This event is sponsored by a major grant from the Turkish Cultural Foundation.

Istanbul - TURKEY
Date: October 16, 2012 2:30 pm
TCF Istanbul Lecture Series: “Costumes in Harem" by Prof.Dr.Nurhan Atasoy, TCF Senior Scholar in Residence
Place: TCF Culinary Arts Center - YESAM - Nuruosmaniye Cad.No:65 Nuruosmaniye
Information: http://www.turkishculturalfoundation.org/pages.php?ID=60

Poughkeepsie, NY - USA
Date: October 17, 2012
Event: "Portrait of Turkey" educational program, organized by the hudson Valley World Affairs Council
Information: http://www.hvworldaffairscouncil.org/turkey-program/2012-spotlight-on-turkey/2012-portrait-of-turkey/
This program is sponsored by TCF and organized as part of the "Spotlight on Turkey" national educational program in partnership with the World Affairs Councils of America.

Istanbul - TURKEY
Date: October 17, 2012 4:30 pm
TCF Istanbul Lecture Series: “Ayasofya, Şehzadeler Türbesinde Bulunan Tekstiller ve Osmanlı Defin Geleneği” by Sibel Arca, Curator, Topkapı Palace Museum
Place: TCF Culinary Arts Center - YESAM - Nuruosmaniye Cad.No:65 Nuruosmaniye
Information: http://www.turkishculturalfoundation.org/pages.php?ID=60

Istanbul - TURKEY
Date: October 18, 2012 3:00 pm
TCF YESAM  Lecture Series: “The Cuisine of Kayseri” lecture by Nedim Atilla, followed by food tasting.
Place: TCF Culinary Arts Center - YESAM - Nuruosmaniye Cad.No:65 Nuruosmaniye
Information: http://www.turkishculturalfoundation.org/pages.php?ID=60

Antwerp - BELGIUM
Date: October 17-20, 2012
TCF Scholar's Lecture: "Dyestuff, Metal and Technical analyses of Historical Silk Objects from the Topkapi Palace Museum;" "Dyeing of Silk Fabrics with Madder (Rubia tinctorum L.) and their Analyses" by Dr.Recep Karadag, Head of the TCF Natural Dyes Research and Development Laboratory-DATU at the Dyes in History and Archaeology conference.
Information: http://www.chriscooksey.demon.co.uk/dha/dha31.html
This presentation is made possible by the Turkish Cultural Foundation.

Salt Lake City, UT - USA
Date: October 26, 2012 - January 13, 2013
Exhibition: "salt 6" by Emre Huner
Place: Utah Museum of Fine Arts, 410 Campus Center Drive
Information: http://www.chriscooksey.demon.co.uk/dha/dha31.html
This presentation is made possible by the Turkish Cultural Foundation.

Charlotte, NC - USA
Date: October 27, 2012
Festival: Turkish Festival of Charlotte, organized by the American Turkish Association of North Carolina-Charlotte 
Place: Oasis Shriners Auditorium
Information: http://www.charlotteturks.org/Festival/Turkish_Festival_of_Charlotte_2012/
This event is supported by a grant from the Turkish Cultural Foundation.

Palm Desert, CA - USA
Date: October 27, 2012
Event: "Portrait of Turkey," organized by the World Affairs Council of the Desert
Information: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gM3spJOyFGs
This program is sponsored by TCF and organized as part of the "Spotlight on Turkey" national educational program in partnership with the World Affairs Councils of America.

Boston, MA - USA
Date: October 29 - December 15, 2012
Festival: 17th Boston Turkish Festival, organized by the Turkish American Cultural Society of New England
Place: Boston
Information: www.BostonTurkishFestival.org
This event is supported by a major grant from the Turkish Cultural Foundation.

 

The events listed on this newsletter require registration or invitation. For more information on how to attend, please visit the provided links.  

For a listing of Turkish cultural events around the world, visit the TCF Calendar.

 
       
 
       
 
           
 
       
 
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