XVIIth International Congress of Aesthetics

published Feb 22, 2007
XVIIth International Congress of Aesthetics
An appeal to aesthetics as the congenial understanding of cultural and artistic expressions and the special attitude towards the world, that can affect states of mind and relationships.

This congress aims to bring together from as wide a world as possible, aestheticians, philosophers of art, artists, critics and those interested in all aspects of the arts.

Plenary talks, artist presentations, panels, special artistic events, a sculpture symposium on the METU campus, performances, film and video shows are planned.

The XVII International Aesthetics Congress is organized by the SANART Association of Aesthetics and Visual Culture with the support of the Middle East Technical University, the Faculty of Architecture, the Faculty of Philosophy, and the Department of Arts.

It is organized under the auspices of the International Association of Aesthetics with full responsibility of SANART.

The METU Campus, which has won awards for its landscaping and ecological nature, has many facilities for food and shopping as well as outdoor and indoor swimming pools, gyms, several museums.

More than a hundred participants can be lodged in single or double rooms inexpensively, in order of application.

The languages of the congress are English, French and German.