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Contemporary Art Archive - Tbilisi

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2021 Edition of the Project is supported by the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Youth of Georgia

Fest i Nova 2009

2009

Fest I Nova, the International Festival of Contemporary Art in Honor of The Brothers Zdanevich has been held since 2009 and represents one of the important tools for the implementation of Art Villa’s goals.

Fest I Nova uses the heritage of Tbilisi Avant Garde, the movement which at one time was about to connect Georgia to the global cultural processes, though the Soviet Rule hindered and delayed this development. Now the name of the festival makes reference to the origins of the Georgian contemporary art.

Georgian cultural context was a real discovery to many international artists hosted by the Art Villa. Since then they has actively been promoting the idea of the Fest I Nova and help the Art Villa to develop the world-wide artistic network.