FLAGSHIP PROGRAMMES
BIS, Beden-İslemsel Sanatlar Dernegi (BPA, Body-Process Arts Association)
National Network
Türkiye
Address
Necatibey cad. no:66/1 Karakoy 34425 İstanbul/ TurkeyCountry
TurkeyCity
İstanbulStreet address 2
Necatibey cad. no:66/1 Karakoy 34425Mobile Phone
0090 532 473 8971Telephone
0090 212 252 3770E-Mail (2)
ozlem@amberplatform.orgE-Mail (3)
info@amberplatform.orgE-Mail (4)
nafiz@amberplatform.orgWebsite
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2007Contact Person1
Ekmel ErtanContact Person 2
Özlem AlkisOrganisation Type
Public/Private Non-Profit FoundationFields of Activity
ArtsGeneral Information
BIS, Body-Process Arts Association is a non-profit organization run by volunteers and the stuff are hired on project based. 2007 resources: 23 765,59 TL 2008 resources: 125.209,99 TL Sources of funding of BPA projects are: Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture Agency, EU Fund in the frame of Immediate Project, Akbank Sanat, Istanbul City Municipality, CATI-Contemporary Dance Artists Association, Bimeras Cultural Foundation, Bilgisayar Hospital, Teknosa…etc. - Main activities of BPA are Amber, Art and Technology Platform that includes amberFestival, amberNetwork and BPA Center. AmberFestival hosts workshops, seminars, performances and installations in the field of art and technology. AmberNetwork host its members and future members by organizing meeting to discuss strategic plans to develop cooperation, mobility and cultural exchange in the region. (Middle East, Turkic Republics, Caucaus and neighboring countries of Turkey)Mission and Objectives
BPA is an Istanbul based initiative that aims to explore artistic forms of expression at the conjunction of the body and the digital process. It was founded in 2007 as an association by a team of researchers and artists from disciplines such as dance, performance, design, social sciences and engineering. The founders of BIS came together in order to create a local discussion and production platform on art and technology in a globalized World itself transformed by new technologies. BPA's objective is to establish a permanent center that will focus on the research, production and education in the field of body-process arts in Istanbul. Simultaneously, BPA seeks to create an international network of artists, researchers and technicians with whom it would continue to work and cooperate in a spirit of cooperation and exchange.Main Projects / Activities
The main projects of BPA is amber, art and technology platform. BPA co-organize and acts as partner on local and international projects like: Immediate-Immersive Media Dance Integrating in Telematic Environments. amber, art and technology platform includes three main activity; AmberFestival, AmberNetwork and BPA Center AmberFestival is an annual festival which promotes art and technology field in Turkey by organizing seminars, stage performances, exhibitions and workshops. It is run each year in the second week of November. amber Network is established on 2008 with the first meeting realised in November 2008 during amber, art and technology festival with the members from the following countries: Greece, Turkey, Krygysyztan, Lebanon, Palestine, Iran, Armenia, France, Belgium and Germany. The network aims to gather the organizators and independent artist working in the field. Until the third Network meeting in 2010, The ambernetwork aims to enlarge its capacity and launch officially. BPA also gives support to the educational activities in the region and operates artistic collaborations with the partner institutions internationally and nationally.