Within the framework of Eastern Mediterranean University’s 21st Spring Festival activities, arts events organised by EMU Fine Arts Club took place under the theme “All Barriers Disappear through the Power of Arts”.
The open workshop taking place under the curatorship of Ayhatun Ateşin hosted arts activities on creative drama exercises, storytelling workshops as well as painting, marbling, felting and wood printing activities and a photography workshop entitled “We Overcome Barriers with Photos”.
Following the workshops taking place with the contributions of the photography artist Faruk Akbaş and Cyprus Photography Arts Association, photos taken by the students of Karakum Rehabilitation Center were exhibited at EMU Fine Arts Club stand on 21 May. The aforesaid project aimed to improve mentally disabled children’s visual perception and awareness towards life and to support their interaction with the environment through the power of photography.
Artist Ayhatun Ateşin stated her views about the organisation as follows: “As EMU Fine Arts Club, we believe that the only way to increase each individual’s awareness and sensitivity towards societal problems is through their involvement in interactive activities in arts. While individuals dealing with any field of culture or arts stay away from social risks, they will gain the skill to give meaning to life through learning in arts. Through the power of arts, we aim to provide the disabled with a context to better express themselves as well as to establish a bridge between them and the society through arts. Whilst the participants are discovering how to paint, make sculpture or work on other relevant areas of arts, they also learn how to merge artistic skills with artistic thinking. "