The Panel on Art Education at the Faculties of Fine Arts of Anatolian Universities: 50th Anniversary Events contains the proceedings of the Art Education Panel held in 2006 at Marmara University's Faculty of Fine Arts. The panel addressed fundamental issues in art and design education and the national trends in art education. The event encouraged knowledge-sharing between artists and academicians and examined the importance Atatürk placed on contemporary art and design, re-evaluating artistic production in social development and art education in Turkey's cultural modernisation. The catalog is a useful resource for academics working in art and design education.