Going with the Flow: Workshops for Adults

Organized as part of By the Water: The Life and Art of Halil Paşa, the workshop program invites participants aged 18 and older to deepen their connection with Halil Paşa’s works through creative and interdisciplinary experiences. The program brings together diverse forms of expression inspired by the artist’s landscapes, use of light and color, observational practice, and works rooted in daily life.

Participants will sometimes rediscover the space, one another, and themselves through the body and movement; at other times, they will explore the narrative layers offered by the works through careful observation, visual literacy, and mindfulness exercises. In the creative writing workshop, they experience the process of transforming images, impressions, and emotions into stories; in the collage and handmade notebook workshops, they turn their thoughts and experiences into tangible creations.

Led by expert artists and instructors in their fields, the program not