OUR TEAM
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Ari Alpert Founder/Creative Director
Born in U.S.A, New York Ari Alpert studied at the Museum School of Fine Arts in Boston, where he completed his MA. After studying a diverse range of art media, he later focused on printmaking and its various branches including screenprinting, woodprintmaking, lithography, etching, a practice which later evolved into his interest in stencilling. At the same time, while living in New York, he managed major non-profit art organisations like the New City Opera, and the New York Philharmonic fundraising and marketing campaigns, sharpening his business skills. After moving to Istanbul, wanting to combine the arts with his business skills, he began working for various agencies in the advertising sector doing offline design. For the past 8 years he has ventured into the online world working as a creative director managing substantial clients, while collecting a number of honours and merits .
As of 2014, Ari has taken his career one step further; understanding the need for consumers to have something that is more personal that can bring people together with a more sincere approach with the combination of art and digital innovation.
With all that in mind he has brought together a network of artists, offline/online designers, coders, innovators, performers, and photographers under a platform called artsolutions.
Honours and Merits:
2016 Global Marketing Excellence Awards -Silver - TP-LINK - Valentines day app.
2013 Kristal Elma -Bronze - Avea / Best Mobile App.
2013 Kristal Elma -Silver - Avea / Best Digiital App.
2013 Kristal Elma -Bronze - Avea / Best Digital Advertisment.
2013 Altın Örümcek - People's Choice - E.C.A Banner/game
2011 Digital Age Awards - Siemens Takeover
2011 Mixx Awards: Altın Mixx - Advergame - Lenovo Hız Tutkusu
2011 Altın Örüncek-2nd Dacia Duster
2010 GIA Ödülleri - Best Banner -Dacia Duster
2010 Mediacat Felis Ödülleri :Basarı ödülü- En iyi internet/interactive Media Use - Yedigün Yıldızları Webcam Banner
2010 Mediacat Felis Ödülleri :Young Targeted Award (18-34 age group)- Yedigün Yıldızları Webcam Banner
2009 GIA Ödülleri - Best Rich Media Design - Busanderosenin.com
Petek Berksoy Project/Event Director
After completing her undergraduate studies in Psychology and Film Studies at the Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, Petek ventured into the film industry in Toronto. In a short time she moved up to the production and post manager position at the Canadian Film Centre. Following her DGC and IATSE 411 union credits at independent film productions, she chose to go back to her roots, in Istanbul.
Once settled back home, Petek honed her coordinator skills at the film and music festivals through her association with IKSV (Istanbul Arts and Culture Foundation). She was then hired to be the director’s assistant at Is Sanat. However she chose to continue her path as a freelance technical and/or event coordinator a la extraordinaire at such prestigious organizations as the Istanbul International Music Festival, BIFO concerts, 2010 Istanbul European Capital of Culture Events, Istanbul International Film Festival, Istanbul Biannuals and International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival.
Petek is now putting her extensive experience and talents at the service of artsolutions’ projects to create, organize and deliver customized, interactive and unique events that will be enjoyed and remembered for a long time.
Ege Madra Coding Artist
Ege Madra is the founder of 34 Bit, an Istanbul based boutique digital media production and software development company established in 2012. His company mostly specializes in server-client software and web site front end production, while producing web sites of all sorts, most notably e-commerce sites, database driven software, applications and games to be integrated with Facebook, Twitter and other social media outlets.
Ege's extensive knowledge of coding that can be argued and challenged, in our perspective is a form of art. Creating a functional application, website, game or whatever it maybe, by using the necessary codes and languages, can be done in a very creative, optimal way. In the direction that Art Solutions is pursuing, Ege's talents are a key element in combining technology with the arts.
Kenan Sunar Stüdyo1A / Photograher-Videographer
After studying photography (BFA) and film (MA), Kenan Sunar worked in film and TV production in Los Angeles. Moving back to Turkey in 2000 he started working as a photography assistant while completing his graduate studies in film. Soon he started travelling around Turkey photographing Anatolian cultures gaining experience in the world of art and culture, as a result getting published in art books. Meanwhile, he started working with established artists and galleries.
Kenan Sunar is now the owner of Studyo 1A, a commercial photography studio which provides services in all aspects of photography and video, from advertisement and art photography to educational videos and event documentation. While managing his studio business he continues to improve his skills in splash and product photography. For the past two years Kenan has also been giving photography workshops for IMA (Istanbul Fashion Academy) which provides Studyo 1A with a young talent pool as well as keeping a youthful and fresh outlook. Studyo 1A is also working in collaboration with Art Solutions.
Hülya Hilmi Client Relations Manager
After graduating from Bogazici University, Sociology department, Hulya moved back to her homeland Macedonia during the 2001 conflict. By working in a think tank for over 10 years, she took active part in building bridges between people and their Government. Her experience in creating and executing projects broadened the education of politicians and Members of Parliament. She started as a Project Manager and moved up to being Executive Director at the School of Political Studies financed by the Council of Europe. She worked on projects not only in Macedonia but in all countries in the process of accession in the EU. After getting married she moved back to Istanbul and switched from politics to culture event management. With her excellent communication skills and personal interest in art it was only natural for her to represent Macedonian artists in Turkey. For more than two years she works with well known artists including film makers, writers, musicians and photographers. She also writes articles about the cultural events in Istanbul for Macedonian magazines. Her experience in organizing cultural events and conferences all over Europe has brought art solutions the very much needed organizational infrastructure.
Ceren Sönmez Client Relations
Acted as the primary resource to existing client base. Fostered and maintained client relationships by planning, conducting telephone calls and in-person visits with client representatives, officials, or decision makers.
Nihan Ünsal Client Relations
Responsible for proactively developing business relationships and
securing additional business opportunities from both new and existing clients.