The international contemporary art festival ‘Caravan Art Forum’ has opened in Kutaisi with the exhibition ‘Urban Landscapes’ at David Kakabadze Visual Arts Gallery.
The exhibition features works specially selected for the forum by contemporary artists, including installations by French and Georgian participants. It points to Georgian contemporary painting alongside European graphic art and photography.
The event is supported by Georgia’s Ministry of Culture and Kutaisi City Hall, while institutional partners include the MOMus Museum of Contemporary Art (Greece) and Apollonia – European Artistic Programs from Strasbourg (France). There were Deputy Minister of Culture Giorgi Mirtskhulava, the head of the Ministry’s Cultural Development Department Tata Svanidze, acting Mayor of Kutaisi Davit Eremeishvili and Deputy Mayor Giorgi Tskhakaia in attendance at the opening gala.
Artists from Georgia, France, Greece, the UK, Côte d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso are taking part in the festival which also includes conferences, seminars, and masterclasses.
The Caravan Art Forum runs through June 19, while the ‘Urban Landscapes’ exhibition will remain open to visitors until July 19.
