Category Archives: Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

Spring Break: Day 3 in Istanbul – From a Cannon Factory to delicious street food

By Peter Drake (Dean, Academic Affairs)     Erdal Kara met us at the “Tophane Cannon Factory” to show us the exhibition space that the Academy might have for a future show. It is a remarkable space that was the site of the Ottoman Empire’s cannon production.  There is one room that was used exclusively to pour iron for thirty-foot… Read More

Spring Break: Day 2 in Istanbul with Peter Drake

By Peter Drake (Dean, Academic Affairs) Erdal Kara took us to Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University to meet with the Rector, Yalçin Karayagiz; Faculty Emeritus, Kemal Iskender; Professor, Mahmut Bozkurt and Erdal himself. The first part of our meeting was spent remarking on how similar our two programs were and how unique they are in the larger world of art… Read More