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“ART FOR PEACE” Rectors have contributed to this journey that started in 2010 with
the kiln building stage. In addition to the officials of the units that
Hacettepe University Faculty of Fine Arts Ceramics Department represent our university, such as General Secretariat, Scientific Re-
is one of the leading institutions of today’s contemporary Turkish search Unit, Directorate of Health Culture and Sports, Directorate
ceramic art education. Our department, which has contributed to of Dormitories, Directorate of Construction and Technical Works,
the placement of numerous academician artists to universities in Department of Public Information, the Korean Cultural Centre
many with which we have found the opportunity to work due to various
different cities of our country, has made its mark also with the activities provides significant support to these contributions of the
international events it has been holding. The foremost of these senior administration of our university and contributes to the suc-
events is certainly the “International Hacettepe cess of this event. I owe all the units of Hacettepe
University Macsabal Wood Firing Symposium”. The Macsabal Sy- University and the Korean Cultural Centre a debt of gratitude for
mposiums, which have been held under the leadership of Korean their support.
guest faculty member and world renowned artist Kim Yong Moon
and coordination of instructor Mutlu Başkaya who is a member As a result of the first six years’ period in which the International
of “International Ceramic Academy”, and which has reached its Hacettepe University Macsabal Wood Firing Symposiums were
seventh year, is an important event that makes also our faculty held, our university has hosted over 150 artists from many count-
proud. Our Ceramics Department, which was awarded in 2016 the ries and has a very valuable collection composed of artworks whi-
“Special Prize” by the “Art Institution” because of the success and ch were produced by these artist during the events. Among the
continuation of this event, proceeds on its way with willingness guests of the symposium,
and effort just like the first day. The significant aspect of this event the ninth of which is held in 2019, there are artists from Turkey,
is that Korea, USA, Ukraine, Ukraine, Finland The theme of this year’s
it makes many internationally well-known artists meet our stu- event in which cultural interactions and solidarity are experienced
dents. Since seven years, in addition to contributing to the buil- at the highest degree is, adhering to the “Peace at Home, Peace
ding of multi-roomed Macsabal kiln, the students of the Ceramics in the World” principle on which Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the
Department have assisted the invited artists in carrying out lar- founder of our Republic, put emphasis, “Art for Peace”. Being an
ge or small scale works which were carried out throughout the important stakeholder of the Turkish-
events and had a taste of happiness Korean friendship that celebrates its 60th year, our event is sen-
in becoming part of a collective work. The knowledge and expe- ding the world an important message with this motto and emp-
rience that our students have gained throughout this symposium hasizes that art is a vital tool on the way to friendship and peace.
have started to be reflected in the collective works that they carry
out together and our students have started to have an approach Hoping that this event and similar events will continue by growing
to our department which involves a higher sense of belonging. larger and contribute to the world peace…
This attitude, no doubt, will show its influence on the institutions
where they already work or will work in the future. Prof. Tuğrul Emre FEYZOĞLU
Head of the Ceramics Department, H. U.
Behind the success of the “Macsabal” events, there is the role not
only of the faculty members and the students of the Ceramics De-
partment but also of many units of Hacettepe University. Since
day one, all our Rectors and related Vice
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