KUTSO DELEGATION VISITS TILE ARTIST NİDA OLÇAR

Esin Güral Argat, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Kütahya Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KUTSO); Fatih Alkış, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors; M. Selman Hatipoğlu, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors; Tolga Eskioğlu, Treasurer of the Board of Directors; Board Members Melih Aslan, Semra Tozaraydın, Bekir Melih Karaaytaç and Reşit Dürrüoğlu; and Emin Yüce, Chairman of the Member Relations Coordination Board, visited Nida Olçar, daughter of the late master tile artist Sıtkı Olçar, a recipient of UNESCO’s Living Human Treasure Award. Nida Olçar is a tile artist recognised by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and a member of KUTSO.

During the visit, potential initiatives aimed at preserving, developing and passing Kütahya’s cultural and artistic heritage on to future generations were discussed. The delegation viewed the distinguished works in Nida Olçar’s workshop as well as those exhibited at the Kütahya Municipality Sıtkı Olçar Tile Museum and received information about the works and ongoing activities.

News: KUTSO Press Office