Rural and Future Public Program

Event Date: Sep 22, 2026 - Nov 21, 2026; Event City: Istanbul and Ankara Rural and Future meets audiences in Istanbul and Ankara this autumn!Rural and Future meets audiences in Istanbul and Ankara this autumn! The four-year body of work produced through the architectural research and design studio Rural and Future: Voices from Beyond the City | Alternative Ways of Living and Architectures, conducted at Istanbul Technical University Faculty of Architecture between 2020 and 2024 and focusing on eight distinct rural geographies across Türkiye, will be presented this autumn through an extensive public program spanning Istanbul and Ankara. The program brings together an exhibition, an international symposium, and a national forum. Projects, drawings, mappings, moving images, and narratives developed through studies conducted in Şile, Bandırma, the Menderes Basin, the Harran Plain, the Çoruh Basin, the Taurus Mountains, the Upper Euphrates Basin, and the Lake Van Basin come together in the Rural and Future exhibition. While opening up rural geographies for consideration through their specific spatial, ecological, cultural, and temporal conditions, the exhibition also establishes a ground for a broader public discussion. Building on this ground, the international symposium and national forum extend the questions raised by the studio across different disciplines, actors, and scales, opening rurality, architecture, and futures to discussion. By questioning conventional perspectives directed from the city towards the countryside, the program invites audiences to reconsider rural futures through new perspectives, lines of inquiry, and alternative ways of living. The international symposium is organized in collaboration with the ARENA – Alter Rurality network. The exhibition and public program are open to all visitors. For the latest announcements, event information, and updates, follow @ruralfuture on Instagram. Exhibition RURAL AND FUTURE Istanbul Painting and Sculpture Museum 22 September – 17 October 2026 Opening: 22 September 2026, 17:00 CerModern, Ankara 27 October – 21 November 2026 Opening: 27 October 2026, 17:00 International Symposium RURAL FUTURES | FUTURE RURALS Istanbul Painting and Sculpture Museum 15–16 October 2026 National Forum RURAL AND FUTURE CerModern, Ankara 20 November 2026Read the full post on Bustler