MEETINGS WITH MASTERS APPROACHES TRADITIONAL ARTS IN A TRADITIONAL WAY. TRADITIONAL ARTS ARE LEARNED THROUGH THE TIME-TESTED MASTER-APPRENTICE METHOD. THE ART IS EMBODIED IN THE MASTER ARTIST. THROUGH THE TEACHER, THE STUDENT BECOMES FULLY IMMERSED IN THE ARTISTIC TRADITION; THEY ARE INTEGRATED INTO A LONG CHAIN OF MASTERS (SILSILAH), THE TEACHER’S TEACHERS, STRETCHING BACK INTO THE PAST. AS A RESULT, AN INTENSE ENERGY FIELD IS GENERATED, WHICH ACTIVATES AND INSPIRES THE ARTISTIC SPIRIT. THAT IS HOW TRADITION LIVES ON. IN THE WORDS OF THE ARTIST HIKMET BARUTÇUGIL, WITH WHOM WE WILL STUDY EBRU (MARBLING), “TRADITION HAPPENS IN THE PAST, BUT ALSO IN THE FUTURE. TRADITION IS LIFE.” WE ARE GOING TO PARTAKE IN THIS AESTHETIC LIFE FORCE.