4th International Eskisehir Terracotta Symposium.= 4. Uluslararasi Eskisehir Pismis Toprak Sempozyumu. 14-27 June, 2010.

Eskisehir: Eskisehir Tepebasi Municipality, 2010. Soft cover. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Paperback. Pbo. Oblong small 4to. In English and Turkish. 191, [1] p. Color ills. Tepebasi Municipality (hosting organization) is realizing an international symposium each year. International Terra Cotta Symposium is organized to keep alive the terra cotta tradition in city (both traditional and industrial). Before foundation of Turkish Republic, the tile and brick were imported from abroad so as to establish import substitution policy; Eskisehir was chosen to establish first tile and brick factories to provide the supply of the country. The city was chosen due to the fact that its resources of terra cotta and traditional terra cotta production. Today to keep this tradition alive we organize series of event during the International Terra Cotta Symposium. The first one is, the artistic dimension, 5 National and 5 International artists are welcome and during 16 days they are expected to create an artistic sculpture that is going to be exhibited in outdoor areas of the city. Approximately 50-60 assistant students are helping these artists to curve, form and fire the terra cotta sculptures. The second part of the events is social events; there are exhibitions, concerts and contests that take every day. The last one is scientific events, scholars (national and international) present their proceedings in 2 days and these proceedings are gathered in a book to serve for scientific and industrial resources / purposes.