Presentation of Communal Painting

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Hi I thought you might be interested in this article that was in Land of Lights and Fethiye Times recently.

"A framed oil painting with a difference was presented to FETAV by the Calis Carnival Committee recently.

The colourful painting based on famous Turkish artist Turgut Zaim's painting "Yorukler." ("The Nomads") was the community painting project chosen for this year's Calis Carnival.

The painting was the inspiration of English artist Tina McCallan who invited 100 carnival-goers, aged between 4 and 85, to choose a square of a blown-up postcard of the painting and then asked them to try to copy it as closely as possible to the original onto a square on the canvas to create an oil painting. The finished result was interesting to say the least!  particularly the pink faced sheep! The fun project created a temporary artistic community bringing together both tourists and local residents and helped to promote the carnival ethos "Hand in Hand for Calis"

Presenting the painting to FETAV manager Dilek Dincer, Carnival Chairman Peter Clark said "We are very pleased with the finished painting. It is a communal painting and FETAV office is a communal building so everyone will be able to see it". The painting now hangs in FETAV reception.

A similar painting project from the 2008 Carnival depicting a postcard of Calis already hangs in the Devlet state hospital in Calis.

This years Calis Carnival which took place on 23 May helped to raise over 24,000 lira to help disadvantaged children in the Calis/Fethiye area.  The Committee hope to include  a similar painting project at next years Carnival which will take place in Calis on Saturday/Sunday 29/30 May 2010."