A fair, discussions and presentations
Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture Agency is organizing the 1st International Artist Initiatives Istanbul Meeting in cooperation with Art Pie as a parallel event of the 11th International Istanbul Biennial. It will include a fair, discussions and presentations. The general aim of the meeting is to create a communication platform among artist initiatives from various European and other countries for sharing information, experience and best practices and to enhance new cooperations. The fair will also serve as a showcase for the participating artist initiatives in the international art scene. The event includes meetings where under the heading "Alternatine To What?" many questions such as "What is an artist initiative?", "Is there only one definition of it?", "What are they alternative to?" "What is their role in society and in the art world?" will be discussed.