International Day of Persons with Disabilities

The Student Poster Exhibition themed “Barrier/While You Are” for the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, prepared under the coordination of a faculty member of our faculty, was opened at Galeri Aydın.

Two separate technical field trips were organized with 1st year Graphic Design students on 16.10.2025, under the coordinatorship of Assistant Professor Ayfer Demirel, to the Istanbul Modern Art Museum and the Istanbul Painting and Sculpture Museum within the scope of the Basic Desi The Student Poster Exhibition themed “Barrier/less (Engel/Sizken)”, prepared by second-year students of the Department of Graphic Design, Faculty of Fine Arts, Istanbul Aydın University, within the scope of the Graphic Design I course taught by Assist. Prof. Dr. Seyit Mehmet Buçukoğlu, was opened on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at Gallery Aydın, in conjunction with the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

The opening ceremony was attended by Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts Prof. Arif Can Güngör, Head of the Department of Graphic Design Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nursan Korucu, Director of the Istanbul Aydın University Center for Accessible Life Application and Research Assist. Prof. Dr. Murat Balcı, as well as faculty members and students.

Barriers faced by individuals with disabilities in their daily lives—often arising from social structures and individual attitudes—constitute a significant issue that must be addressed not only at the individual level but also within a broader social context. In this regard, the “Barrier/less (Engel/Sizken)” themed student poster exhibition, organized by the Department of Graphic Design of the Faculty of Fine Arts at Istanbul Aydın University within the scope of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, aims to critically visualize these issues through poster design. The exhibition features a total of 27 poster works created by students.

The exhibition primarily focuses on making visible the neglect and violation of the rights of individuals with disabilities, as well as the discriminatory attitudes they encounter in social life. It is planned to expand the event in the future with the participation of design students from different universities, thereby encouraging young designers to produce work with a sense of social responsibility and increasing the visibility of disability-related awareness efforts among university youth.

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