Collecting the Future: Art and Culture in Urban Development
Production: European Culture Association
Venues: Sinop Historical Prison
Supporter: European Union
Artists: Michiel Van Iersel, Amie Dicke, Istvan Szakats, Francesco Urbano, Francesco Ragazzi,Johanna Reiner, Isabel Termini, Johannes Hoffman, Mircea Nicola, Müride Sun Aksan, Emre Koyuncuoğlu, Çiğdem Borucu, Yeşim Dizdaroğlu, Mürteza Fidan, Işın Önol
Collecting the Future is a project that aims to reveal the existing and disappearing values of Sinop and to create a consciousness in city dwellers on keeping these values alive through culture and art. It was supported by the Civil Society Dialogue Grant Programme between Turkey and the European Union. Urban Meeting, Urban Academy and Urban Exhibition were held within the scope of the project prepared in partnership with cultural organizations from different cities of Europe. A platform for “thinking together for the city” where civil initiatives in Sinop in the Historical Prison, people from universities and public institutions, researchers from other cities in Turkey and abroad and representatives of good practice examples and artists meet has been created. It is the first cultural planning study carried out for this purpose and at this scale in the city.
The whole event was also a live demonstration of how the historical prison should function as a cultural center in the future.