The exhibit of 350 ceramic works by several artists, open until the end of September, is being held inside the IKACA Academy, which also displays ancient sculptures. The exhibit is part of ceramics and glass works festival, in which artists are encouraged to be a part of the workshops and panel proceedings during the festival.
IKACA was built three years ago with the help of Nevzat Metin, chairman of Knidos Culture and Arts Foundation and Education and Arts Gallery. The Academy houses the first sundial from the 3rd century B.C., the famous Aphrodite statues, as well as many other artifacts from antiquity. Knidos, a center of arts and culture, has been set up as a destination for the academy.
IKACA received permission to restore the abandoned buildings into dining halls, fill the libraries with art sources, organize educational workshops and permit artists to freely use the residences provided that no damage is done to the original texture.
The academy sits on a colorful landscape and has opened its doors to artists and art lovers on both national and international platforms.
The academy also offers handicraft courses under the direction of both national and international artists.
Besides art and education, exhibitions, symposiums, panels, seminars, art, philosophy and literature gatherings are also organized among many other art-based events.
The International Knidos Arts and Culture Academy welcomes anyone who would like to visit a nature filled and art-inspired intellectual ambiance.
