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Online Exhibition: “Rebirth of the Sun” Interna- of old Turkic cultures, the sun was born when the war between day
tional Online Group Exhibition and night was won by the day. Turks consider this sun as a new
beginning, new hope, new goals. This holiday used to be celebrated
Dates: 23 December 2020 ~ 21 February 2021 under the holy silver fir trees and people shared their joy with each
Venue: Online other. This tradition is thought to be passed down to Sumerians
ERA Project has organized an international group exhibition with who migrated to Mesopotamia and to Ancient Rome through Ana-
the aim of strengthening motivation of our children and teenagers tolia.
during these difficult times and helping them start the new year
with new hopes and excitements. In this respect, Murat Küçükkay- Artists attending the exhibition:
alı curated exhibitions in April and May as social responsibility Ağazadə Mikayıl, Ahmet Melih Turan, Arya Güney, Aslanova Selcan, Ayan
projects. Those exhibitions had been attended by 118 children and Axundzade, Ayan Musayeva, Aytac Hesenova, Ayxan İsazade, Batu Kerem
teenagers over 300 works. As in those previous exhibitions, the Yıldırım, Berrak Beytut, Cabbarli Nuray, Cəlal Ağayev, Defne Başpınar,
new group exhibition called “Rebirth of the Sun” gathered them Defne Naz Öztan, Demir Uslu, Denizhan Küçükkayalı, Dilbər İsmayılova,
on 21 December to share their excitement once again. Ece Evren, Ece Yaman, Edanur Turan, Esgerli Ayişe, Fatma Mustafayeva,
Feride Axundova, Gözde Bozkurt, Güneş Akkaya, İbrahimli İnci Samir
Anatolian lands have accommodated many civilizations for cen- Kızı, İbrahimli Zeynep Samir Kızı, İpek Keler, İren Kohen, Irmak Başak,
turies and has therefore experienced different cultures which have İsmail Can Başaran, Lara Yücel, Leyla Ezel Türkcan, Mələk Əlizadə, Milen
Kohen, Mina Su Başaran, Misirli Murad, Müjde Qeferli, Nazlı Yaman, Ni-
been passed down from generation to generation and spread across gar Quliyeva, Nil Nehir Meriç, Nil Yücel, Nuray Əliyeva, Nurcan Elekberli,
the world. And despite changing based on the cultures of their cur- Nuri Aras Akkaya, Özün Larçin, Pelin Cebbari, Pelin Kalaycı, Qurbano-
rent homelands, lifestyle and geographical conditions, they have va Fatimə, Rüzgar Alboyacı, S. Alin Korkmaz, Sedef Beyaz, Uras Uysal,
continued to live on. As a result, we have lived together as one big Zeynəb Allahverdiyeva, Zeynep, Zeynep İrem Yiğit, Zeynep Özer, Zeynep
family by celebrating each other’s holidays and special days. Öztürk, Zeynep Sueda Dilman, Ziba Hüseynli.

Nardugan is known as the new year festivity of old Turkic cultures, The exhibition can be viewed on Murat Küçükyalı’s personal web-
and means “Rebirth of the sun”. According to the mythical beliefs sites and social media accounts until February 21.