the Association
¨cˇu'm„a* is a non-profit contemporary art organization, aiming to activate urban and rural communities by creating contemporary art projects and acting as a mentor for art organizations and initiatives. ¨cˇu'm„a* is based in Istanbul, Turkey.
¨cˇu'm„a* aims to break monotonous cycles of urban and rural daily life via interdisciplinary contemporary art happenings. Its endeavour is to disrupt the chronically discriminatory, monopolist attitudes, and the status quo of our time. In order to fulfil its goal, ¨cˇu'm„a* also aspires to form creative bridges between thought and reality for organizations and initiatives with creative ideas to realize international and local collaborative utopias. For its collaborators from a wide spectrum,¨cˇu'm„a* acts as a mediator, creating dynamic networks and gathering places.
¨cˇu'm„a*'s ways of activation
- initiating interdisciplinary cultural activities at urban and rural areas in Turkey that plays a key role in the process of democratic transition of contemporary arts in society.
- introducing its collaborators to networks, supporting and sharing their artistic production processes.
- acting as a contact point for the contemporary multi-disciplinary artists as well as cultural organizations from the South East Europe and the Balkans.
- developing training workshops and seminars about the culture sector focusing on contemporary art.
- supplying mentoring for local cultural institutions both for their self-evaluation, as well as for local and international funding bodies by its assessment, evaluation and audit expertise.
¨cˇu'm„a* statute (PDF, 0.1 Mb)
