38th DYO Art Awards Held Under the Theme "Balance and Change"

Yaşar Education and Culture Foundation organised the 38th edition of the DYO Art Awards with the theme "Balance and Change". Following the preliminary selection, the jury's evaluation resulted in 3 works being deemed worthy of awards, while 27 works were considered worthy of exhibition. In the painting category, Engin Konuklu's "Avşa", İrfan Dönmez's "Bu 'ben'im" and in the original print category, Hava Küçüköner's "Sarı Bir Gün" were selected as winners of the 38th DYO Art Awards. Feyhan Yaşar, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Yaşar Education and Culture Foundation, stated: "As the Yaşar Group, for over 60 years we have been investing in education, culture, art and sports, contributing to the development of society."

944 artists submitted 1,585 works to the competition held with the theme "Balance and Change"

The DYO Art Awards, one of the most important examples of Turkish private sector support for art from the past to the present and playing a major role in the development of Turkish painting art, were organised for the 38th time. The competition, held under the theme "Balance and Change", received submissions from 944 artists with a total of 1,585 works. In the 38th DYO Art Awards competition, where applications were accepted through the Yaşar Education and Culture Foundation website, the jury determined the award-winning and exhibition-worthy works through final selection following the preliminary round. Distinguished names from the world of art, education and press; Prof. Dr. Hayri Esmer, Prof. Dr. Fevzi Karakoç, Dr. Nazan Ölçer, Denizhan Özer, Prof. Dr. Burcu Pelvanoğlu, Prof. Dr. Mümtaz Sağlam and İhsan Yılmaz formed the Jury, which deemed 3 works worthy of awards while finding 27 works worthy of exhibition. In the painting category, Engin Konuklu's "Avşa", İrfan Dönmez's "Bu 'ben'im" and in the original print category, Hava Küçüköner's "Sarı Bir Gün" became the winners of the 38th DYO Art Awards. Artists whose works won awards in the painting category are entitled to receive TRY 25,000.00, while the artist of the work that won an award in the original print category is entitled to receive TRY 10,000.00 in Achievement Award. Feyhan Yaşar, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Yaşar Education and Culture Foundation, stating that they have supported the development of society for over 60 years in the fields of education, culture, art and sports, said that the 38th DYO Art Awards was successfully completed: "The DYO Art Awards have been held continuously since 1967. We are pleased and proud to have organised the DYO Art Awards competition for the 38th time, which has the distinction of being Turkey's first painting competition held by the private sector and is one of the longest-running competitions in its field. This year, a record number of artists participated in our competition with a record number of works, bringing countless artists and works to Turkish painting art. The interest and support we receive from the art community for the DYO Art Awards makes us very happy. I thank all the artists who participated in the 38th DYO Art Awards competition and congratulate our award-winning artists. We postponed the awards ceremony we had planned to hold in early April to healthier times due to the spread of coronavirus in our country. We wish to reach healthier and art-filled days as soon as possible."