The 5th of Alanya International Stone Sculpture Symposium started.Prof. Dr. Ferit Özşen, Canan Sönmezdağ, Evrim Kılıç, Yıldız Tülek, Nihat Sabahat from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University,Florin Strejac from Romania,Gales Kessidis from Greece,Giorgie Cpajak from Italy,Jiang Chu from China and Victor Kopach from Belarus participated to the symposium.
The opening ceremony was done by Alanya mayor Hasan Sipahioğlu.The sculptors will give shape to the stones until 3 December at the area behind the Town Hall.
112 FOREIGN AND 28 TURK SCULPTORS APPLIED.
Alanya Mayor Hasan Sipahioğlu told that there were 140 sculptors applied to the symposium.He also added that they wanted to make Alanya’s promotion with the artistic works done during one month.
Alanya Mayor said that they waited for the necessary interest and support from Alanya citizens.He also announced the composition and image contest in the subject of city and art.He said that one of their aims in organizing the symposium was to try to make the sculptures familiar to the children.
