ABOUT

In order to provide a space for the display of video art, Bilsar had transformed of its headquarter space into a non-profit video art-focused art venue. The fisrt floor of Bilsart is now used as Monoco.artspace where Monoco exhibitions will take place. There is also Petra Roasting Co. opened at the entrance of the building!

Since 2018, Bilsart has been showing artists contemporary video art works and exhibitions of works with in various practices, with a programme that changes every 15 days. Bilsart also has a library focusing on this field.

Within this dynamic exhibition program, Bilsart hosts collectors’ selections, curatorial projects, collaborative exhibitions with art initiatives/galleries and parallel screenings with other contemporary art disciplines. Located in Istanbul’s contemporary art route Beyoğlu Şişhane, Bilsart opens each exhibition with an artist talk event and archives all art talks on Bilsart İstanbul Youtube channel.

Together with the SENKRON team, Bilsart has been the pioneer organizing ‘Synchronized Video Art Exhibitions’ which take place for the first time in 2021 with the participation of many art institutions and organizations across Turkey.

Bilsart provides production support for the completion of the video project of 1 selected artist with the Open Call programme for video art productions, the first of which was announced in the 2020 – 2021 periods. Bilsart invites artists working on video art to apply in line with the conditions of participation; In addition to providing production support to the video project determined as a result of the evaluation of the Selection Committee with this call, the completed project is exhibited at Bilsart. One edition of the work is included in Bilsar Collection.

Bilsart is closed on every January 1, religious and national holidays.

TEAM

Selman Bilal – Bilsar Chairman & CEO

Ceren Taşkent Acarol Bilsar Creative Director

Gizem Öğüt Bilsar Art Project Manager

Sinan Eren Erk – Bilsar Art Coordinator

Mahmut Uğur Çeker Bilsar IT Manager