Center of Contemporary Art –Tbilisi (CCA-Tbilisi) is an independent, nonprofit organization. The main goal of CCA-Tbilisi is to support the development of contemporary art in Georgia and in the Caucasus region as well. CCA-Tbilisi works on the contextualization of contemporary visual culture and helps Georgian and international artists to effectively present creative production to local and international audiences.

The center is acting as a hub in Georgia, linking and working with similar organizations around the world. We also aim to stimulate research in contemporary visual culture in Georgia and abroad. Our main research project is focused on art that was repressed in Soviet times and due to censorship largely forgotten. It is time for Georgia to start dealing with its troubled past and move on from there. CCA-Tbilisi intends to play an important role in these processes.

The Center has four key activities: organizing professional exhibitions of interesting and innovating contemporary artwork; educating motivated art students; conducting research of Georgian art and creating exchange opportunities of artists and curators with different partner institutions worldwide. We intend to make CCA-Tbilisi into a vital asset to the cultural life of Tbilisi.

Initiators and invited teachers at CCA-Tbilisi have 12 years of experience in organizing private art education. Wato Tsereteli, the director of CCAT, has proven his organizational skills, enthusiasm for art and persistence in setting up Tbilisi’s first and only photography institute.

www.cca.ge