Istanbul Artist Residency

the istanbul artist residency (iar) is an international art and culture exchange platform for contemporary artists. the main goal of the iar is to establish an international art center in istanbul that will actively engage contemporary artists, curators, art communities, and art enthusiasts to cultivate multicultural understanding through the arts. cooperating with the diplomatic corps of different countries in istanbul, the i̇ar aims to contribute to the development of cultural diplomacy through peaceful dialogue. since 2019, artists from eight (8) different countries have had an opportunity to take part in the iar project, including turkey, ukraine, poland, south africa, greece, new zealand, georgia, and spain. during the global covi̇d-19 pandemic, the i̇ar project 2020 was almost the only international residency program in the world that was conducted in-person (not online), by bringing together to i̇stanbul selected artists from six (6) different countries. in 2020 i̇ar was also a