International Fine Arts Student Congress-"Young at Art"

The Communications Students Local Organizing Committee at Maltepe University is delighted to announce the opening of the call for papers for the ‘Young at Art’ undergraduate students conference to be held at Maltepe University in İstanbul, on March 14-15, 2013.

We welcome submission for individual papers and panel proposals that should be addressing, but not limited to:

·       How do you define a person educated in the field of art? Student? Artist or Designer?

·       The Relationship between Education of Art and Its Professional Field

·       Globalization and Its Effects on Art

·       Art and Ideology

·       Newly Emerging Topics In the Future of Art and Design

·       Creation Process, Its Problems and Proposals

Abstracts can be submitted via e-mail to [email protected] by 1 January 2013and contain a clear outline of theoretical framework, the theme or the work in discussion.

The text of abstracts should be submitted in English ONLY, in a separate Word document in the following format: max. 300-400 words, 1.5 line spaced Arial (Plain) 11-point font (except for title which should be 14-point font), A4 size page formatting, with the page margins of 2.5 cm from the left, top and bottom and 2 cm from the right. The panels should not exceed four people and four different abstracts (200 words long), and should be prepared by each member of that specific panel.

We encourage lecturers, teachers and professors to circulate this call widely across your undergraduate students, as this will be a unique occasion to visit the city of Istanbul. Participating students will be joining fellow students from Turkey and across the world to debate the raising issues in the area of fine arts in a conference organized by students for students, with the support of staff at Maltepe University’s Faculty of Fine Arts.

 IMPORTANT DATES:

1 January 2013

Deadline for submission of abstracts

31 January 2013

Announcement of accepted papers 

28 February 2013

Deadline for submission of full papers

14-15 March 2013

IFASC 2013 Congress

For further information, please do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected]

or visit our website at ifasc2013.maltepe.edu.tr

PS.There is NO Registration Fee. Participants attending the conference will be hosted by the Maltepe University at our 5-star Marma Congress Centre (www.marmakongremerkezi.com). Participants will only have to pay their travel expenses which will be at a discounted rate with the courtesy of Turkish Airlines, the best airline in Europe in 2012. All other expenses will be provided by Maltepe University!

IFASC 2013 Organization Committee

Congress Executive Committee (President)

[email protected]

+905079437779

You can also contact us via

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Ifasc2013

We very much look forward to seeing you in İstanbul, 2013!

With our best regards,

Prof. Dr. Selahattin Yıldız
Dean of Fine Arts Faculty,

T.C. Maltepe University

Tel: +90 (216) 626 10 50(pbx) / 444 65 87 - 444 MLTP

Fax: +90 (216) 626 10 70

University Address: Büyükbakkalköy Mahallesi Çınaryolu Mevkii

Marmara Eğitim Köyü 34857 Maltepe-İSTANBUL/TURKEY
Telephone: +90 (216) 626 10 50(pbx) / 444 65 87 - 444 MLTP
Email:[email protected]