The Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) established the Young Artist Fund in 2022, on the occasion of its 50th anniversary, to support young artists in their new productions. The fund offers artists the opportunity to produce new works for the Istanbul Festivals and the Istanbul Biennial, fostering and amplifying younger voices in the art world.

İKSV 50th Anniversary Young Artist Fund was created with donations raised in two special events organised as part of İKSV’s 50th anniversary celebrations. In the 50th Anniversary Fundraising Gala, organised in Istanbul with the venue sponsorship of Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at the Bosphorus, and Istanbul Calling auction held in October in collaboration with Christie’s London, a total amount of 650,000 USD was raised for the Young Artist Fund.

İKSV would like to thank the individuals and organisations who contributed to the İKSV 50th Anniversary Young Artist Fund with their support.

50th Anniversary Fundraising Gala Donors
Eczacıbaşı Holding AŞ
Borusan Holding
Hitay Holding AŞ
Koç Holding AŞ
Aktif Yatırım Bankası AŞ
Anadolu Efes
BBVA Suiza SA
Can Holding
Ciner Yayın Holding AŞ
Firuze & Topaz Restaurant, Monkey Bar, Google Türkiye, The Marmara Group, McKinsey & Company, Mercedes-Benz Otomotiv, Öner Kocabeyoğlu, Paloma Hotels & Club Marvy
Paribu
Sabancı Holding
Tekfen Holding
TİMS Productions-Timur Savcı
Zafer Yıldırım

Artists Who Donated Works to Christie’s London’s ‘Istanbul Calling’ Auction
Rasim Aksan
Refik Anadol & Gökhan Hotamışlıgil
Burçak Bingöl
Hera Büyüktaşçıyan
Taner Ceylan
Aslı Çavuşoğlu
Beauford Delaney
Ebru Döşekçi
Alev Ebüzziya Siesbye
Mehmet Güleryüz
Gözde İlkin
Ahmet Doğu İpek
Azade Köker
Renée Levi
Shirin Neshat
İhsan Oturmak
İrfan Önürmen
Yağız Özgen
Seçkin Pirim
Kemal Seyhan
Nasan Tur
Elif Uras

50th Anniversary Fundraising Gala Supporters
Venue Sponsor: Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at the Bosphorus
With the Contributions of Pernod Ricard, Christie’s dDf, Mey | Diageo