Solo painting exhibition (Creative Consciousness) consisting of 34 artworks of Kazakh painting artist Altynshash Alpysbayeva, exclusively made for the Cyprus Museum of Modern Arts was opened by Dr. Faiz Sucuoğlu, Minister of Labor and Social Security.
According to the information given by the Press and Public Relations Directorate of Near East University, the Minister of Labor and Social Security Dr. Faiz Sucuoğlu, Founding Rector Suat İ. Günsel, vice-rectors, institute directors, deans, lecturers, artists and invitees attended the opening ceremony of the exhibition.
At the opening, vice-rector Prof. Dr. Tamer Şanlıdağ, Kazakhstan painting artist Altynshash Alpysbayeva and Minister of Labor and Social Security Dr. Faiz Sucuoğlu made a speech.
Prof. Dr. Tamer Şanlıdağ; “Near East University is a member of 118 national and international organizations”
Vice-Rector Prof. Dr. Tamer Şanlıdağ said in his opening remarks, “Near East University, which is a member of 118 national and international organizations such as the World Universities Union within the body of UNESCO, European Universities Union and Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World, is dedicated to quality in education, qualified research, R&D and Innovation with its 4th Generation University model which aims to transform society.”
Prof. Dr. Şanlıdağ; "After Medicine and Dentistry Faculty, the Faculty of Veterinary was included in the internship exchange programs"
Prof. Dr. Şanlıdağ; “Three years ago, after obtaining the membership of the student associations of the faculties of Medicine and Dentistry to the World Student Federation, we started an internship and research exchange with the whole world, and we started the Erasmus Plus program last year and provided the exchange of students and faculty members for the first time. Currently, 2 students from Lithuania have been carrying out an internship program at our University hospital in line with the Erasmus + program. At the General Assembly of the International Veterinary Medicine Student Federation meeting held in Morocco, the membership application of our Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Student Association was accepted and the internship exchange program was started."
"As for science, our university has consistently increased its academic achievements and publications in the national and international platforms during the last 5 years. According to the academic performance data of 2019, our academics participated in 813 national or international events, organized 1142 scientific events, presented 864 papers and made over 1200 international publications. The rate of international publications per academic staff was over 2.”
Prof. Dr. Şanlıdağ; “7 museums and more than 100 thousand materials are ready in the museum region”
Underlining that 232 international exhibitions were held in 2019 within the scope of the Cyprus Modern Art Museum Project, which started to bring freedom to creativity, bring together the artists of Turkic Republics and related communities in Northern Cyprus, however, united all the art of the world by crossing its borders in a short time, Prof. Dr. Şanlıdağ stated that over 1500 artists have been a part of the Cyprus Museum of Modern Arts to date, and the number of works produced has exceeded 20,000, and the total number of objects for 7 museums (Car Museum, Herbarium and Natural History Museum, National History Museum, Maritime Museum, Knife and Sword Museum, Miniature Car Museum) that will operate in the museum region on campus has reached over 100,000."
Prof. Dr. Şanlıdağ; “In 2020, we will continue important projects without slowing down”
"In 2020, we will continue to carry out important projects without slowing down. Today we are together at the opening of the solo painting exhibition consisting of 34 paintings of Kazakhstan painting artist Altynshash Alpysbayeva (Creative Consciousness). We would like to thank our artist for her contributions to the Cyprus Museum of Modern Arts, and congratulate her wholeheartedly. I sincerely thank all members of the Günsel Family, all our artists, our employees, especially our Teacher, Suat Günsel, who has led many important projects, especially the Cyprus Museum of Modern Arts Project, and led us with his experience in all areas of life.”
Altynshash Alpysbayeva; "To serve humanity through science and art knowledge is to light the universe with reason and thought."
Kazakhstan painting artist Altynshash Alpysbayeva; “I am honored to participate in the Northern Cyprus Museum of Modern Arts project. Dear Dr. Suat Günsel, I am very grateful to you for giving us the opportunity to participate in this magnificent project. Your interest in creativity and your ideology have been a great guide for my ideas."
"There is a great place in the big world and for me it is Cyprus."
"To serve humanity through science and art knowledge is to light the universe with reason and thought. There is a great place in the big world and for me it is Cyprus. This is a place where people appreciate their inner world, reveal their potential, and make it possible to create works of art. Also, thanks to this project, artists have the opportunity to renew themselves and go beyond their borders. In this context, I would like to present you the works that have matured within me through art, my dear brothers. As I present my gratitude to everyone, I welcome you to my exhibition!”
Minister Sucuoğlu; “Colorful pictures warm us in this cold winter day”
Minister of Labor and Social Security Faiz Sucuoğlu, “These colorful pictures that we lay our eyes on when we come to these halls on a cold, shaky winter day warm us. Every time we attend exhibitions, we see different colors, different themes and dozens of paintings. We are really surprised and confused to determine which one we really like. I see action everywhere, I see a new activity everywhere. Nobody should be sorry for our participation at these events, we will come to places where there are such good and beautiful things, we will continue to come. We will also continue to participate in the openings. We know it is a duty to attend everywhere we receive an invitation, because our job is to stand by the truth, to support the truth. It does not matter whether it is about such a beautiful and creative art made in our country or in another field. We will come to the launch of the car very soon. Therefore, I am grateful to our Teacher, Suat Günsel, and the whole Near East family, our hardworking teachers working here.”
“Near East University makes a great contribution to the promotion of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus”
Thanks to Near East University, many international meetings and publications also contribute greatly to the promotion of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. At the same time, thousands of valuable artists come here, it is a different event for an artist to stay here for a while and be happy here and produce. We come and see the pictures and say how beautiful they are, but there is a lot of effort behind this art, there is a great contribution and most importantly, there is very serious motivation. Therefore, the beautiful works they make here, when they return to their countries, the word-of-mouth promotions, and telling the beautiful memories they have experienced here is one of the most valuable and realistic promotions for me. At the same time, it is a presentation of those who made these works of art and themselves. As long as the right and useful things are here, we will continue to come here. If an artist is not happy where he lives, he cannot produce or everything he produces has a certain limit, he cannot go above a certain quality, but what I see here is really admirable and I hope that these works will continue with the same intensity and quality, and we will be at the opening of these exhibitions with the same frequency. I think we should have contributed to the steps taken by the Near East."
Silver Key Honor Award was presented to artist Altynshash Alpysbayeva, the ribbon of the exhibition was cut
After the speeches, Minister of Labor and Social Security Dr. Faiz Sucuoğlu presented the Silver Key Honor Award to Kazakh painting artist Altynshash Alpysbayeva. Then, the ribbon of the exhibition was cut. The exhibition can be visited between 08.00-16.00 on weekdays until 07 February 2020, at the exhibition hall of the Faculty of Dentistry of Near East University.
