Volume 13, Number 5
10 October 2006

“Silk-screens from the Silk Road”
at the International Art Gallery
in Richmond


Prints from Bilkent students were featured in an exhibit, "Silk-screens from the Silk Road," at the International Art Gallery in Richmond, Virgina. The exhibition was sponsored through a partnership between Bilkent University and Richmond University. The exhibition featured silk-screens created in Dr. Ilgım Veryeri Alaca’s elective course "Introduction to Printmaking," and were well received in Richmond. Students whose work was featured include: Burcu Tarhan (ECON), İrem Sevgör (ECON), Meltem Kaya (ECON), Ayşe Doğan (ELIT), Elvan Serin (FA), Efe Eke (ECON), Cihan Önerci (IE), Duygu Selen Türkoğlu (LAUD), Nalan Sezginer (LAUD), Seval Şener (GRA), Ümit Tarık Yaşar (LAUD), Nimet Kurşuncu (COMD), Özge Özcihan (LAUD), Ceylan Sağdıç (LAUD), Atacan Kasal (LAUD), Sinan Eronat (FA), Işıl Öndeş(IE), Görkem Karabeyoğlu (ECON).

Dr. Uliana Gabara, Dean of International Education (University of Richmond), wrote in the exhibition brochure: "The first exhibit in the gallery - works by Turkish students from Bilkent University, our newest partner institution, underscores our dedication to cultural and academic collaboration with universities around the world. Ours is an ongoing effort to create an institution and community where international education is fully integrated and comprehensive. The International Gallery is an important step forward in this effort."