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SPOT Projects is founded as an independent social enterprise that aims to provide art enthusiasts with the opportunity to learn about and engage with the arts and culture world.

The platform consists of SPOT.TER Membership Packages and SPOT Support Fund. With its membership packages; SPOT.TER offers distinguished theoretical and practical membership programs tailored according to the needs of the individuals and corporations. The programs are designed for a wide range of participants. The proceeds of SPOT.TER Packages create the SPOT Support Fund. The fund is an alternative resource to reinforce art production, education and other art related events in Turkey.

SPOT seeks to create a social platform where one can learn to navigate İstanbul’s fast-paced arts and culture scene and form better-informed opinions about the works produced by local and international artists. Consequently, SPOT aims to foster a culture of patronage and support art production and education.

With its unique business model, SPOT is a pioneering arts and culture initiative in Turkey. Each SPOT participant is an art patron.

HISTORY

2020

New Package with the Name of “SPOT.TER Online” Has Been Added Among Individual Membership Packages

In 2020, SPOT Projects had decided to plan online events through Zoom Meetings for its members due to COVID-19. SPOT Projects had completed the spring term with 10 online events in addition to 7 physically realized events and SPOT.TER Fall Term 2020 is organized as a new individual membership package, under the name “SPOT.TER Online”.

SPOT Support Fund Projects

SPOT Support Fund provides production support for CANAN’s recent works, “Adams and Eves (2020)” and “The Beauty and the Beast (The Lion and the Gazelle) (2020)”, exhibited in the “Miniature 2.0 – Miniature in Contemporary Art” exhibition at Pera Museum in 2020.

2019

Support Fund Projects

In Spring 2019, SPOT Projects funded the production of new works by “peers at httpdot.net”, for the exhibition titled “blockchain is… / …for nothing”, presented by Protocinema at Aetopoulos, an artist-run space in Athens, Greece.

Secondly, SPOT Projects supported the production of a publication prepared by AICA Turkey. The book titled “Çağdaş Sanat Nasıl Oluyor Yani?” intends to become a resource for researchers and individuals interested in arts. The book concentrates on how Turkey’s contemporary art scene has shaped in the past thirty years.

“Domates Biber Patlıcan Produce” series that took place between 2012 – 2016 under the curatorship of Zeynep Öz and had provided resources for the production of new artworks of 32 artists through SPOT Support Fund and sponsorships turned into a publication titled “Domates Biber Patlıcan Produce 2012 – 2016: The Compendium of an Event”. The compilation of the Produce event series is edited by Süreyya Evren, copy-edited by Pınar Ummar and Yağız Alp Tangün and designed by Okay Karadayılar.

Lastly, SPOT Projects is one of the supporters of 7th edition of Sinopale, which will take place between August 15 – September 20, 2019. The curators of this year’s Sinop Biennial is Aslı Serbest and Mona Mahall.

Support Fund Projects

2018

Renewal of SPOT.TER Individual Membership

SPOT.TER, which organized countless events within “SPOT.TER Individual-Biannual, Annual, Evening” memberships, combined all of the options under the title of SPOT.TER Individual Membership, consisting the packages with 5, 10 and 15 events.

Support Fund Projects

In 2018, “NEEDED: YOU – 672 Hours Live Process” that was held between 16 February and 16 March by Performistanbul, at Performistanbul Live Art Research Space, and The 4th International Mardin Biennial which was held between 4 May and 4 June with the title of “Beyond Words” were the projects that are supported by SPOT Support Fund.

2017

Seminar and Family Membership Packages

In 2017, SPOT.TER Programs enriched its content in order to include Family Membership Package and Seminar Membership Packages. These innovative packages were created based on SPOT.TER Kids and Individual Membership Programs. SPOT.TER continues to bring together professionals of the art world and participants through Seminar Membership Packages.

2016

Activities

In 2016, SPOT.TER membership, SPOT at Work and SPOT.TER Kids packages continued to present programs with enriched contents to the participants. SPOT Support Fund contributed to the production of new artworks, presentations, lectures and film screenings with the title of “Domates Biber Patlıcan Produce 3” festival and curated by Zeynep Öz.

2015

For Kids

In 2015, SPOT.TER Kids packages that include interdisciplinary art programs and tours were launched for children between the ages of 6 and 11. Programs are organized in various locations, and hosted 19 workshops with 270 children since its inception.

2014

Production and Exhibition

In 2014, the SPOT Support Fund brought along many local and international speakers on the occasion of “Domates Biber Patlıcan Produce 2”. The talk program was curated by Zeynep Öz, and took place at the 2nd edition of ArtInternational Fair in Istanbul.

2013

Collaborations with Corporations

In 2013, in collaboration with corporations, SPOT at Work packages were initiated for employees and customers. Since its inception, these programs hosted 64 membership events with the participation of 130 members, and 16 seminars with 239 participants.

2012

Membership Program

In 2012, SPOT.TER membership program was launched. SPOT.TER continues to grow organically by increasing the number of its members every year. Since its inception, SPOT.TER has organized 194 membership events with the participation of 507 members.

International Seminars

In 2012 and 2013, international seminars in 4 different subjects were organized by SPOT with the sponsorship of American Express. 380 people participated.

Support Fund

In 2012, SPOT Support Fund was established and the production of the first artist project was realized. SPOT Support Fund and sponsorships created resources for artists for production of 19 new artworks until the end of 2016. The production and exhibitions of these works were curated by Zeynep Öz. The works were exhibited during the “Domates Biber Patlıcan Produce” festivals in 2014 and 2016 respectively. In addition to these exhibitions, a wide range of events were held including presentations, talks and film screenings with the participation of local and international art professionals.

2011

Founded

SPOT Projects was founded in 2011 by Tansa Mermerci Ekşioğlu, Zeynep Öz and Laura Carderera. Between 2011-2017, SPOT had continued to create programs developed by Tansa M. Ekşioğlu and Zeynep Öz. Since Fall 2017, SPOT Projects continues its programs under Tansa M. Ekşioğlu’s direction.

Seminars and Workshops

Since 2011, 21 seminar series and 7 workshop programs on art history, contemporary art, collecting and film reading are organized by SPOT Projects.