11 September 2026, 4-5.30 p.m. via Zoom | CCCberlin and IGBK
HAL Sinop Meeting Center, view from the roof during a public art event, 2023. Photo: Sinopale ArchiveYou can register here for free (in German, through 6 September 2026)
Interdisciplinary Work and Collaborative Artistic Production at Sinopale—An International Perspective on Participatory Art Production
Online Lecture with Prof. T. Melih Görgün during Berlin Art Week 2026
Prof. T. Melih Görgün is an artist, curator, and founder of Sinopale—the International Sinop Biennale, which is considered one of the world’s most significant examples of participatory biennial formats. In his lecture, he explores how collaborative artistic production models can function beyond established structures. Drawing on his many years of experience in Istanbul, Sinop, and Berlin, he asks: How can participatory and interdisciplinary curatorial practices succeed in reaching new audiences—and what can we learn from international approaches?
The lecture will be held in German. Questions and comments in English are welcome.
The lecture is part of a three-part lecture series at the nGbK Pavilion Hellersdorf and online on the topic of "Expanding Audiences & Community Building through Cross-Collaboration."
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T. Melih Görgün (Prof.) is an artist, curator, and academic. He was born in Sinop (TR) in 1962 and lives and works in Istanbul, Sinop and Berlin. His work operates at the intersection of art, urban research, and cultural studies, focusing in particular on research-based, participatory, and interdisciplinary curatorial practices.
He is professor emeritus at Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts in Istanbul, where he taught for many years. He currently teaches there and at other universities in the fields of art in public space, cultural and social projects, social design, interdisciplinary design, and time-based artistic processes.
Görgün is the founder of Sinopale – Internationalen Sinop Biennale, which is internationally regarded as one of the most significant examples of participatory biennial formats and has developed a model for collaborative artistic production. In addition, he initiated and led the European Union-funded international educational cooperation project City and Art, which was implemented as the largest EU-supported art education project in Turkey.
He has participated in numerous international exhibitions, biennials, and conferences as a curator, artist, and speaker, and has published articles in national and international specialist publications. He also works as a consultant and lecturer for programs on contemporary art and curating.
An event by CCCberlin and Internationale Gesellschaft der Bildenden Künste, in cooperation with the neuen Gesellschaft für bildende Kunst and in collaboration with the Performing Arts Programm and the ›Zwischenräume‹ pilot project at the Alice Salomon Hochschule Berlin
The event is part of the IGBK's 2026 annual project, "Opening Space | Promoting Encounters." Since 2025, the IGBK has been dedicating itself, through this project, to regional artistic initiatives that create spaces for encounter through their work, often operate in a trans- or interdisciplinary manner, and pursue socially oriented approaches. As part of this effort, the IGBK organizes events and audio interviews—including with international partners—to document diverse perspectives, strengthen cross-border solidarity, and, ideally, contribute to the formation of new networks (more information from 2025/2026 here).