EGEHUB
Topics
Migration memories and storytelling, collective history and coexistence
Disciplines
migration, arts, memory, cultural heritage and preservation
HUB IDEA
EGEHUB is a collaborative initiative that explores migration memory and cultural resilience through art-based research and community engagement in Alçıtepe and İmbros. Through a two-phase program, the project brings together artists, researchers, and local residents to reflect on themes of displacement, shared heritage, and belonging. In İmbros, a three-day gathering will feature storytelling, music, culinary workshops, and panels that highlight migration experiences. This will be followed by a 13-day artist residency in Alçıtepe, where participants will create site-specific works based on community interaction and oral histories. The residency culminates in a public program of exhibitions, performances, and discussions, with further online meetings and a final exhibition in Istanbul planned for the fall. Led by GAR, Kirte School, and Duvarlar Bile Biliyor Initiative, EGEHUB creates space for dialogue, remembrance, and artistic resistance against forgetting.Istanbul
The Association for Migration Research
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Istanbul
The Association for Migration Research
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GAR – Association for Migration Research was founded on September 21, 2017, with the aim of conducting research on migration, taking part in the multidisciplinary migration research, supporting migration research and migration researchers, contributing to the dissemination of knowledge produced in these researches, and enabling professional solidarity, communication, collaboration, and interaction among the migration scholars. They also aim at providing solutions to scientific, institutional, and ethical problems that the migration researchers face and raising public awareness regarding the problems un/documented migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees confront.
Çanakkale
Kirte School
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Çanakkale
Kirte School
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Kirte School, established in 2023, is an independent art initiative that emerged from the repurposing of an old-closed village school in Alçıtepe, Çanakkale, for artists and local residents. To sustain this space, we are working in collaboration with the village administration. The school consists of a two-story building. On the upper floor, one of the four classrooms has been converted into a workshop, another into an artist’s accommodation room, and the remaining two have been designated for exhibitions, and a garden. Artists stay in the village for a set period and use the school as their studio.
Gökçeada
Duvarlar bile Biliyor
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Gökçeada
Duvarlar bile Biliyor
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As Duvarlar Bile Biliyor initiative, established in 2020, explores the migration memory of Imbros (Gökçeada) through art, music, and community-based activities. By uniting local and international artists,current inhabitants, and musicians, we foster an interdisciplinary dialogue on displacement, cultural transformation, and collective memory. The program features workshops, exhibitions, music and dance performances, and culinary experiences reflecting the island’s multicultural past and present. Through found-object installations, Greek dance workshops, and oral history panels, we highlight deep connections between people, places, and migration. A photography exhibition documenting Imbros’ transformation serves as a visual anchor, ensuring migration stories are preserved and shared.
