04 Oct 2010

Contemporary Istanbul (CI): save the date 25-28 November, 2010

Contemporary Istanbul (CI): save the date 25-28 November, 2010

In less than a decade Contemporary Istanbul (CI) has become the premier contemporary art fair in Turkey and the region. With a vocation to become one of the leading global art fairs in the near future CI strives to attract art from all over the world and in particular from its surrounding geography. With 80 galleries and numerous institutions featured in the five day event CI hosts a very diverse audience from all over the globe; in addition to art lovers of all age groups, artists to collectors, academicians to curators, museum directors to writers, critics and members of the international media attend the event.

Staged in the Istanbul Convention and Exhibition Center located in a prime central area of the city the fair acquires greater appeal with conferences, performances, concerts and after hour social events programmed throughout the days of the event. In addition to the fair CI stages several events throughout the year such as seminars, workshops and exhibitions. This is in line with its strategy to contribute to the advancement of the arts in the country as well as raising the awareness towards contemporary art of an ever greater constituency. These activities are not limited to Istanbul but are spread out to other cities in the country not to mention to the international arena where CI is present promoting abroad Turkish artists and Istanbul as a new cultural hub.