About Kültürakt

 

Inspired by the heritage of Çokran Plak, a tradition born in the music industry in 1962, Kültürakt was founded on a combination of academic knowledge in arts and culture management and 25 years of professional experience. It is an impact-oriented production platform that supports the transformation of the cultural and creative industries and aims to enhance accessibility.

Kültürakt develops creative ideas, designs original concepts, and establishes collaborations with highly motivated stakeholders. It produces sustainable cultural models by implementing joint projects in the arts and culture sector with non-governmental organizations, public institutions, and the private sector.

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Access, Participation, and Social Impact

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Kültürakt believes in the potential of arts and culture projects to generate social impact and in the transformative power of community engagement. It places social benefit at the core of all its projects, identifying barriers to cultural access and developing solutions to overcome them.

We believe that factors such as language, geography, socio-economic conditions, educational level, or physical disabilities should not limit an individual's participation in cultural life. Kültürakt operates from the perspective that everyone has an equal right to access culture and designs its projects with this core principle in mind.

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Supporting Producers and a Vision for the Future

 

Kültürakt develops support mechanisms to ensure that artists and cultural producers—the most vital actors in the arts and culture ecosystem—can freely pursue their creative processes. It works in collaboration with national and international networks to create rights-based foundations for independent artists.

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The platform designs capacity-building programs that encourage artists to create innovative and original work. Furthermore, it provides opportunities for cultural managers and professionals to expand their networks, enhance their production capacity, and forge stronger connections with the creative industries.

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Kültürakt believes in the unifying and healing power of culture. By embracing inclusivity, transparency, respect, and equality in all its collaborations, it contributes to making arts and culture a more just, accessible, and transformative field.

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Aims and Objectives

 

• ​Foster the Sustainable Development of Cultural and Creative Industries: To support sustainable development in the sector by creating projects that contribute to the economic growth of cultural industries.

• Enhance Cultural Access: To make arts and culture more accessible to everyone by providing cultural opportunities for diverse socio-economic groups.

• Establish Support Mechanisms for Artists: To create mechanisms that support independent artists throughout their creation, production, and exhibition processes.

• Promote Social and Cultural Change: To address societal issues through arts and culture projects, thereby fostering social change and transformation.

• Design Community-Based and Participatory Art Projects: To organize community-based arts and culture projects that ensure the participation of the local population.

• Remove Digital and Physical Barriers to Access: To create open spaces for everyone by removing barriers to accessing arts and culture through both digital platforms and traditional venues.

• Organize Creative Education Programs: To conduct training and workshops that impart creative thinking skills to artists, cultural managers, and the community.

• Design Cultural Projects with a Social Benefit Focus: To design art projects that aim for social benefit, positioning culture as a tool for solutions.

• Provide Professional Development for Arts and Culture Managers: To create training and support programs that enhance the strategic thinking, leadership, and management skills of cultural managers.

• Support Research in Arts and Culture: To strengthen the scientific aspects of creative industries and cultural production by encouraging research in the arts and culture.

• Build Multidisciplinary Collaborations: To ensure that creative projects have a broader impact by establishing collaborations with actors from arts, technology, education, and other sectors.

• Provide an International Network for Independent Artists: To create networks that offer international opportunities for local artists, enabling their work to gain global recognition.

• Ensure Equity in Access: To provide equal opportunities for accessing arts and culture, ensuring that all individuals can engage with cultural experiences and creativity.

• Offer an Inspiring Workspace for Artists and Creators: To provide more productive creative environments for artists by offering inspiring and free workspaces where projects are developed.

• Promote Diversity in Cultural Production: To encourage diversity in artistic production by developing projects that represent different cultures, languages, and forms.

• Strengthen the Interaction Between Artists and Society: To increase the societal contribution to cultural projects by encouraging artists to engage more closely with the community.

• Establish a Cultural Sharing Network: To develop platforms that facilitate the digital sharing of cultural and creative products, creating projects that provide cultural access.

• Develop Public Art Projects: To organize artistic events that reach wide audiences by ensuring art is present in public spaces.

• Design Community-Centric Arts and Culture Projects: To ensure that arts and culture projects are designed in a community-focused, participatory manner through direct interaction with the local population.

• Contribute to Policy-Making for Creative Industries: To contribute to the development of policies in the cultural and creative industries and support the creation of legislation that strengthens the sector.

• Create Pathways into the Creative Economy for Youth: To encourage the entry of young people into the creative industries by creating opportunities for them to build careers in this field.

• Strengthen the Link Between Art and Technology: To develop projects that merge the production processes in arts and culture with digital art, AI, virtual reality, and other new technologies.

• Increase Cultural Participation: To broaden access to cultural experiences and increase participation in cultural events by offering projects aimed at all age groups.

• Organize Mentorship Programs for Artists: To support the development of young artists by creating programs where they can receive guidance from experienced mentors.

• Foster Social Innovation: To improve the quality of life for different segments of society by supporting social innovation through arts and culture projects.

• Develop Innovative Solutions in the Creative Industries: To contribute to increased efficiency in the creative industries by offering innovative solutions to their challenges.

• Design Eco-Friendly and Sustainable Art Projects: To develop sustainable projects and events that minimize environmental impact.

• Integrate Cultural Heritage with Contemporary Art: To carry cultural richness into the future by blending traditional cultural heritage with contemporary art forms.