Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts

Overview

The Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) is a non-profit foundation, based in Turkey. It was founded in 1973 by seventeen businesspeople and art enthusiasts led. The goal of the foundation is to turn Istanbul into a major center within the international culture and arts community.

İKSV regularly organises the Istanbul Festivals of Music, Film, Theatre and Jazz, the Istanbul Biennial, Leyla Gencer Voice Competition, autumn film week Filmekimi and realises one-off events throughout the year. The Foundation hosts cultural and artistic events from various disciplines at its performance venue Salon İKSV and offers creative events programme for children and youngsters at İKSV Alt Kat.

Category:
National and Regional NGO
Sectors of Interest:
Arts and Culture, Education
Sub Sectors of Interest:
Basic life skills for youth and adults, Arts in public spaces, Arts and freedom of expression
Type of Service:
Capacity building and training, Events management, Performing and visual arts
Locations:
Turkey
Headquarters:
Turkey

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