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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
Hacettepe University Faculty of Fine Arts Ceramics Depart- units that represent our university, such as General Secreta-
ment is one of the leading institutions of today’s contempo- riat, Scientific Research Unit, Directorate of Health Culture
rary Turkish ceramic art education. Our department, which and Sports, Directorate of Dormitories, Directorate of Const-
has contributed to the placement of numerous academician ruction and Technical Works, Department of Public Informa-
artists to universities in many tion, the Korean Cultural Centre with which we have found
different cities of our country, has made its mark also with the opportunity to work due to various activities provides
the international events it has been holding. The foremost of significant support to these contributions of the senior ad-
these events is certainly the “International Hacettepe ministration of our university and contributes to the success
University Macsabal Wood Firing Symposium”. The Macsa- of this event. I owe all the units of Hacettepe
bal Symposiums, which have been held under the leadership University and the Korean Cultural Centre a debt of gratitu-
of Korean guest faculty member and world renowned artist de for their support.
Kim Yong Moon and coordination of instructor Mutlu Baş-
kaya who is a member of “International Ceramic Academy”, As a result of the first six years’ period in which the Inter-
and which has reached its seventh year, is an important national Hacettepe University Macsabal Wood Firing Sym-
event that makes also our faculty proud. Our Ceramics De- posiums were held, our university has hosted over 150 ar-
partment, which was awarded in 2016 the “Special Prize” by tists from many countries and has a very valuable collection
the “Art Institution” because of the success and continuation composed of artworks which were produced by these artist
of this event, proceeds on its way with willingness and effort during the events. Among the guests of the symposium,
just like the first day. The significant aspect of this event is the seventh of which is held in 2018, there are artists from
that Turkey, Korea, USA, Ukraine, Brazil, Ukraine, Italia and Spa-
it makes many internationally well-known artists meet our in. The theme of this year’s event in which cultural interacti-
students. Since seven years, in addition to contributing to ons and solidarity are experienced at the highest degree is,
the building of multi-roomed Macsabal kiln, the students of adhering to the “Peace at Home, Peace
the Ceramics Department have assisted the invited artists in in the World” principle on which Gazi Mustafa Kemal Ata-
carrying out large or small scale works which were carried türk, the founder of our Republic, put emphasis, “Art for Pe-
out throughout the events and had a taste of happiness ace”. Being an important stakeholder of the Turkish-
in becoming part of a collective work. The knowledge and Korean friendship that celebrates its 60th year, our event is
experience that our students have gained throughout this sending the world an important message with this motto
symposium have started to be reflected in the collective and emphasizes that art is a vital tool on the way to frien-
works that they carry out together and our students have dship and peace.
started to have an approach to our department which in-
volves a higher sense of belonging. This attitude, no doubt, Hoping that this event and similar events will continue by
will show its influence on the institutions where they already growing larger and contribute to the world peace…
work or will work in the future.
Prof. T. Emre FEYZOĞLU
Behind the success of the “Macsabal” events, there is the Head of the Ceramics Department, H. U.
role not only of the faculty members and the students of the
Ceramics Department but also of many units of Hacettepe
University. Since day one, all our Rectors and related Vice

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