the upgrade!istanbul #3

Jan. 16, 2006

Type: event
Starts: Jan 16 2006 at 12:00AM
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THE UPGRADE!ISTANBUL
NOMAD

19th of January 2006
17:00- Discussion on “searching for education modules vis-a-vis the cyber realm” with Elif Ayiter and Feride Cicekoglu .

Feride Cicekoglu will present an interactive work by Pinar Yoldas during the talk.

Elif Ayiter
Elif Ayiter is a graphic designer, artist and design instructor, living and working in Istanbul, Turkey. After graduating from the School of Applied Fine Arts in Istanbul with a BFA she obtained a Special Advanced Diploma in Art and Design from the University of London Goldsmiths College. She went to the United States on a Fulbright Scholarship where she got her MFA from the Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York. She worked as a graphic designer both in New York and Istanbul, in both freelance and art directorial capacities. She has exhibited her art work in Turkey with Urart and Nev Galleries from 1989 to 1999. Elif worked as a graphic designer both in New York and Istanbul, in both freelance and art directorial capacities. She has exhibited her art work in Turkey with Urart and Nev Galleries from 1989 to 1999. Since 1993 she has worked fulltime as a design faculty member at Bilkent University, Ankara (1993-1997), Bilgi University (1998-2001) and Sabanci University (2001-present). She is currently studying for a doctoral degree at the Planetary Collegium, University of Plymouth, UK.

Feride Cicekoglu
Feride Cicekoglu has a background in architecture with a BA and MA from Middle East Technical University and Ph.D. from University of Pennsylvania. After the military junda of September 12, 1980, she reoriented herself in literature and cinema. In addition to her to her short stories, essays and articles published in various languages, she has written a number of screenplays such as "Don't let Them Shoot the Kite" (Tunc Basaran, 1989), "Journey to Hope" (1990) , "The Other Side of the Sea" (Tomris Giritlioglu, 1991), The Golden City Istanbul (Hakan Aytekin, Suha Arin, 1996) and "The House of Angels" (Omer Kavur, 2000) Currently, she is directing the graduate program of Film-TV at Istanbul Bilgi University.

@ 17:00
due to the ongoing construction work, santralistanbul will host this meeting at Istanbul Bilgi University, Dolapdere Campus, Z-08.

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The Upgrade! Istanbul is a monthly gathering for new media artists, academicians, practitioners, curators and for all of the other actors of digital culture, organized by Basak Senova, NOMAD and hosted by santralistanbul.

The Upgrade! is a network of international monthly meetings in the field of art and technology. Founded by media artist Yael Kanarek in 1999, the Upgrade! exists as forums for artists, designers, critics, curators and educators who form the communities in different cities to discuss and share knowledge. Current nodes include Boston, Chicago, Montreal, Munich, NYC, Oklahoma City, Scotland, Seoul, Sofia, Tel-Aviv, Istanbul, Vancouver Lisbon and Toronto. Host organisations include Eyebeam, Turbulence.org , New Media Scotland, Art Centre Nabi, The Western Front, The Society for Arts and Technology (SAT), InterSpace, I-camp, DCA, CCA, No-Org.net, Art Interactive, santralistanbul, Lisboa 20 Arte Contemporanea. Open-Node.com and TUBE.

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