PAST WORKSHOPS

The idea of holding “Painting Analysis Workshops” was first formed in 2015 as a project to gather the followers of my web page “Sanata Başla!” in Turkey. The aim of the project was to get art enthusiasts meet under a series of lectures to discuss paintings together. Even from the very beginning, I never considered to name the project as a “seminar” or  “conference” since it would mean that I would do all the talking and the attendees would only listen. Instead I used the name “Workshops” where people could ask questions freely, comment, discuss and learn together while I am explaining the paintings and concepts.

The first series of Workshops were held in Ankara, Turkey under the name of “Sanata Başla! Resim Analizi Atölyeleri”. More than 18 Workshops on Renaissance, Baroque-Rococo and 18th-19th Century Art were held in Turkey from 2015 to 2018.

Since 2018, the Workshops are conducted in English as “Start Art! Painting Analysis Workshops” in Gothenburg. More than 20 Workshops have been held in Gothenburg from 2018 to 2025. New Workshops are added into the series like Visual Analysis and Modern Workshops in three different parts.

Both former and current participants have expressed their satisfaction with the content of the Workshops and given positive feedback on the development of their skills in understanding art pieces they encounter in museums and churches. Testimonials from participants of the Workshops are found below.

I am also trying to build an art community with the Workshops in Gothenburg. Outside the classroom, we meet with the participants and go to museums, dinners or gettogethers on certain occasions. We occasionally go on trips abroad to other countries to see paintings in the famous art museums. I hope that this community grows in time even more. Here are some photographs from the Workshops, as well as other activities like dinners, or museum trips including the one in Paris in 2023.