Full Art Prize open for voting

ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News

This photo shows the work by Işıl Eğrikavuk. The works are open to public votes on the Internet.

The semi-finalists for Turkey’s first contemporary art fair, Full Art Prize 2012, have been announced.

Thirteen semi-finalists were selected out of some 300 applications. Works from the semi-finalists can be voted on by the public through the website fullartprize.org.

A jury composed of journalist and critic Evrim Altuğ, artist Gülsün Karamustafa, SALT Research and Programs Director Vasıf Kortun, the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts Director Bige Öreri Borusan Holding CEO Agah Uğur and Ar Companies Group CEO Hüseyin Arslan selected the semi-finalists.

The semi-finalists include Alper Aydın, Aslı Çavuşoğlu, Burak Delier, Elmas Deniz, Işıl Eğrikavuk, Özgür Erkök, Mehmet Fahracı, Zeren Göktan, Borga Kantürk, Tayfun Serttaş, Cengiz Tekin, Serkan Taycan and Gözde Türkkan.

The artist who receives the highest number of votes will be announced as the competition winner during a gala night on Oct. 3.