4th International Feminenartfest Event and Award Ceremony Held

The 4th International Feminenartfest event was held by the Public Relations and Advertising Department of the Faculty of Communication, hosted by Üsküdar Üniversitesi. The event, organized for women who have achieved successful works, attracted great interest from art-loving women. Awards were also presented within the scope of the program. Among those deemed worthy of an award were İnci Aral, one of Turkey's important story writers, and Asu Maralman, a renowned pop artist of her time. Emphasizing that the impact of art on humanity has been very strong throughout history, Üsküdar Üniversitesi Rector Prof. Dr. Nazife Güngör stated that it is very valuable for FeminenArtFest, which sustains this profound impact, to traditionalize this gathering and repeat it every year.

The event was held at Üsküdar Üniversitesi Central Campus, Nermin Tarhan Conference Hall. 

Tamer Levent was the art director of the festival, while Vedat Akdamar, Mesut Şenol, Özlem Barlok, and Şenay Akdamar served as festival directors. 

Within the scope of the festival, which emphasized that women would be stronger together, an award ceremony was also organized for women who have achieved successful works. 

Prof. Dr. Nazife Güngör: “Being together with this community is a great source of pride”

Üsküdar Üniversitesi Rector Prof. Dr. Nazife Güngör, who delivered the opening speech of the event, stated: “Being together with this community, which contributes to the art world and intellectual life and plays an important role in the enlightenment of society, is a great source of pride. You are opinion leaders who pioneer social development and progress in your respective fields. We must not forget that art has an impact beyond didactic knowledge, developing a person's emotional world by touching hearts and imagination. The impact of art on humanity has been very strong throughout history. It transformed societies and guided eras. It is very valuable for FeminenArtFest, which sustains this profound impact, to traditionalize this gathering and repeat it every year…” 

An award ceremony was also held at the organized festival

First, the Feminenartfest International Honorary Award was presented. Writer Sadije Aliti was deemed worthy of the award.

Subsequently, the ‘National Honorary Awards’ found their recipients

The National Honorary Awards found their recipients at the award ceremony. The awardees included:

İnci Aral, one of Turkey's important story writers; Actor Göksel Kortay; Asu Maralman, a renowned pop vocalist of her time; THM Soloist Nursaç Doğanışık; TSM Soloist Nazire Savran; Writer Nuray gök Aksamaz; Transdisciplinary Artist Nihal Konçu Akhuy; Jurist Prof. Dr. Aynur Aydın; Painter Adviye Bal; Prof. Dr. Ayşegül Kibaroğlu; Photography Artist Selda Salman Acar; and Nesrin Gönüldağ were deemed worthy of the award. 

‘Women's Library’ plaque ceremony took place

Plaques were also presented at Feminenartfest to participants who contributed to the women's library. Vedat Akdamar and Şenay Akdamar were the general editors of the library. 

Arife Soydemir with her work “Topuklu Notalar,” Aslıhan Tüylüoğlu with “Ninnisiz Ev,” Aysun Eliş with “Aşkın Parmak İzleri,” Banu İdrisoğlu with “Varolmak,” Berrin Akarsu with “Zamanın Sarkacı,” Bilge İmren with “Veda,” Dilek Kaya with “Immortal Beauty,” Fatma Aras with “Kırgın İnsan Renkleri,” Fevziye Şimdi with “Pıtırcık ile Kıtırcık,” Filiz Civaner with “Sarmal,” Funda Ergenekon with “Üç Satır Dört Mevsim Haiku,” Gülsüm Işıldar with “Kara Dantelli Yalanlar,” Gülten Özgül with “Benden Söylemesi,” Hatice Güneş Altunay with “Kırlangıç Günleri Yazın Kıranları,” İlknur Özcan Çakıner with “Tüp Adam,” Leyla Işık with “(K)adın (N/D)ame,” Meltem Alper Türkoğlu with “İtiraf,” Meral Kutluğ İlsever with “Dostların Seçtikleri,” Münevver Ebru Kolusayın Zeren with “Döngüye Son,” Nezihe Şirvan with “Derya’nın Yeri,” Nihal Güres with “Dalın En Ucundaki Elmayı Ben Yedim,” Olcay Kasımoğlu with “Yüzleşmeler,” Sabiha Küçüktüfekçi with “Hal-i Pürmelal,” Suzan Kuyumcu with “Fantastik Öyküler,” Şale Köse with “Kanlı Dolunay,” Şebnem Özbay with “Kaş Kaldırıyorum,” Tuğba İnceoğlu with “Eylül,” Türkan Dalgıç with “Kayıp Yankılar Adası,” and Özlem Barlok with “Ayrılığın İki Yüzü” contributed to the women's library. 

The organized event concluded after a group photo session.