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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

Salome Elanidze exhibition

2018

Dedicace Gallery (former Gala Gallery) dedicates its work to promotion of contemporary Georgian painting. Since its establishment it pursues the goal to attract interest of those social groups that are less in touch with the field. The gallery has achieved significant success in this direction becoming one of the most popular centrally located places on the crossroads of the touristic routes. 

Collection of the Dedicace Gallery is comprised of already historic works that are produced by the painters from the 1980-90ies and reflect specific visions from the transitory period. Their number amounts to approximately 2,000 units including around 4,000 graphic pieces. In addition to its regular exhibitions of Georgian painters the gallery periodically presents photography and video art as well. 

The Dedicace Gallery cooperates with the best representatives of Georgian conceptual art and the artists who work in different mediums. Its exhibitions are marked by a high quality of exposition and documentation. In addition to a newly extended exhibition space the future plans of the gallery include work on its outer spaces and carrying out of the large scale projects. Except for the rare exceptions all projects of the Dedicace Gallery are self-financed. 

Some of the shows were followed by printed publications. Gallery published a report on all its work done until 2014 (under the name of the Gala Gallery) with support of the Ministry of Culture of Georgia becoming the first commercial gallery to print a catalogue of its activities. Second part of the catalogue will be published by the end of 2018. 

Dedicace Gallery mainly focuses on providing support to young talented artists and their introduction to wider audiences. Strategy of the gallery is directed towards development of the contemporary art processes. It is in a permanent quest for talented young people and novelties.