SAHA Studio's 12th Term is Beginning!

Founded by SAHA in 2019 as a program for research, interaction, and creation to support the independent production of visual artists, curators, and writers, SAHA Studio begins its 12^th term between July –  December 2026 with Ateş Alpar (Istanbul), Osman Bozkurt (Istanbul), Şafak Çatalbaş (Istanbul), Etem Şahin (Izmir), and Doğa Yirik (Istanbul). With a focus on research, production, and exchange, SAHA Studio offers resident artists a six-month program that includes a personal workspace, a stipend, and a production budget, while also aiming to enrich their research and production processes.

As a program focused on research, production, and sharing, SAHA Studio's participants regularly meet with art professionals from SAHA's national and international collaboration network, Curatorial Program guests, Selection and Advisory Board members, and artists from previous program periods, developing their networks while receiving feedback that contributes to their projects. Throughout the term, artists are also included in various events where they have the opportunity to share their research and production processes with audiences. As with every period, the Midterm Gathering for the 12^th term is planned to take place in October, at the midpoint of the period. At the end of the program, within the scope of SAHA Studio Open in December, the projects developed throughout the period are presented to the public in different formats, together with events and presentations proposed by the artists.

Active in Beyoğlu between 2019 and 2023, SAHA Studio has, with its 12^th period, provided 59 different artists and artist groups with opportunities for producing work, receiving feedback, learning together, and developing events and new connections. İMÇ, where the SAHA Studio program has been restructured across three separate spaces, continues to be a complex with ties to visual art and artists through the modern artworks it houses, the 9^th Istanbul Biennial it hosted in 2007, and the independent art initiatives working in its various shops. İMÇ's rich production environment, intertwined with craftspeople from various sectors, creative enterprises, and different artistic disciplines, offers SAHA Studio's guest artists not only a physical space but also an inspiring and multi-layered context. This multifaceted interaction allows artists to develop their projects through interdisciplinary approaches.

Up-to-date information on SAHA Studio's 12^th term artists' processes and the program calendar can be accessed through SAHA's website and social media accounts.

For its 12^th term between July – December 2026 and the 13^th term between January – June 2027, the new preliminary jury is composed of Sibel Horada, Metehan Özcan, Merve Ünsal, Cansu Çakar, İrem Tok, Nadir Sönmez and Suat Öğüt, from the seven different terms of the program, while the Selection and Advisory