Afisha is an online listings calendar of exhibitions, gallery openings, lectures, performances, and publishing events taking place in Tbilisi, Georgia and the Caucasus. Afisha promotes a wide variety of cultural activities intended for both professionals and the general public, and the events featured on the platform are primarily submitted by its readership. The idea behind the platform is to support cultural engagement  in the region by making events easily discoverable and accessible. Afisha is independently funded and was founded in Tbilisi, 2022.

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Kote Sulaberidze
My Caucasus
You can visit the exhibition from March 22, 17:00 to 20:00.
Exhibition duration: March 22 – May 31, 2025
The gallery of TBC Concept’s multifunctional space is pleased to present Kote Sulaberidze’s solo exhibition My Caucasus. The exhibition brings together selected works created by the artist from the 1990s to the present day.
The main axis of the exhibition is the idea of ​​the Motherland, which crosses each of the artist's works with direct or indirect references. In today’s context, where Georgia faces numerous challenges, this exhibition is not just a retrospective; it is a dialogue between the past and the present and reflections on the future. My Caucasus showcases works created alongside the first steps of modern Georgia—serving both as a historical review and a response to contemporary challenges.

Kote Sulaberidze My Caucasus

TBC Concept

Join us for the opening night of Third Cinema Days, where we turn our focus to Palestinian cinema—a cinema of resistance, resilience, and lived experience.
We begin with Home Movies Gaza (2013) by Basma Alsharif, an intimate and haunting meditation on the Gaza Strip, revealing it as a microcosm of civilisation’s failure. Through fragmented home video imagery, the film immerses us in the everyday struggles within a landscape inseparable from its political reality.
Following this, we present No Other Land (2025), a deeply urgent documentary by Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal, and Yuval Abraham. Filmed over five years, it follows the destruction of the Palestinian community of Masafer Yatta under Israeli occupation, forging an unexpected alliance between a Palestinian activist and an Israeli journalist.
These films bear witness to the lived experience of occupation, offering narratives that challenge, confront, and demand attention. We invite you to watch, reflect, and stand in solidarity.
All films will have Georgian and English subtitles. 🍉
📍 Kinos Sakhli
📅 March 21, 19:00

Third Cinema Days

Cinema House

Chaos concept store presents solo exhibition of Ana Chaduneli
Slow
opening 16th of March
17:00-21:00

Ana Chaduneli - Slow

Chaos Concept Store

LC Queisser and Kona Books are thrilled to present Reba Maybury’s first solo exhibition and reading at their space.
Exhibition:
Reba Maybury
‘Ungainly Positions’
Opening: March 15, 2025, 5–8 PM
Reading:
Reba Maybury
‘From Paris With Love’
Mistress Rebecca recounts how eight different submissive men created versions of Toulouse-Lautrec’s The Medical Inspection for her using paint-by-number kits.
Reading: March 15, 2025, 4–5 PM (Kona Books)
LC Queisser would like to thank the Danish Arts Council for making this exhibition possible.
Image:
Reba Maybury
‘Yet to be named 4, 22, UK, recently graduated English graduate teacher/socialist and in chastity. North East England.’, 2025
24 colors, acrylic on printed canvas
40 × 50 cm (15 ¾ × 19 ⅝ inches)

Reba Maybury - Ungainly Positions

LC Queisser

Save the date!
Friday, 14th February, 2025
We are thrilled to invite you to a presentation of ‘Wet Material’ - A selection of female voices in 20th century Georgian poetry addressing questions of artistic material. With poetry by: 
Marijan (Mariam Tkemaladze), Esma Oniani, Sapo Mgeladze, Babilina Khositashvili, Domenika Eristavi / Gandegili, 
Compiled and translated by Ana Gzirishvili;
Foreword by Elene Abashidze;
Designed by Tamar Chaduneli.
The digital version of ‘Raw Material’ was created with the support of the Women’s Fund in Georgia
The presentation will be followed by a reading of selected poems by Ana Gzirishvili.
Please feel free to reach us at info@easharedspace.ge for pre-order!
#AnaGzirishvili #TamarChaduneli #EleneAbashidze

Wet Material

E.A. Shared Space

Tamar Botchorishvili’s solo show, ‘Beyond the Hills’ is now open for public. Due to the political situation in Georgia, there will be no opening reception but the gallery is open for public during regular hours which can be modified according to the protest schedule to be notified on instagram. Looking forward to seeing you!
‘In my latest figurative works, I explore the complexity of the human body and its intricate nature. I particularly emphasize the nude body as a form of expression and empowerment. The compositions are not narrative but are entirely built on symbols. The portraits create a collective image rather than portraying individual identities. Through this approach, I provoke the viewer to reflect on how they perceive themselves and others - Tamar Botchorishvili.
6 February - 30 March, 2025
Address: Artbeat, 14 Pavle Ingorokva Str., Tbilisi
Image: Tamar Botchorishvili, Untitled, 2024, Collage, Colored Ink, Pastel, Watercolor on Paper, 130x150 cm

Tamar Botchorishvili - Beyond the Hills

Gallery Artbeat

SAVE THE DATE 🪩

We’re thrilled to present Ser Serpas’ third solo exhibition with us:

Ser Serpas
'Chandler'

Opening: 23 January 2025

Ser Serpas - Chandler

Parallel to the Protest
Join us for a group exhibition that echoes the spirit of the ongoing protests in Georgia. For over 45 days, the majority of Georgian society and the art scene have united in solidarity, striking for justice and change. While the fight continues, the survival of the art ecosystem calls for action—both in the streets and within gallery walls. This exhibition is a powerful testament to resilience, offering a space where artists reflect on the nation’s political tensions and reaffirm our collective stance through creativity.
Artists: Lika Eristavi , FZGG , Mako Lomadze, Dachi Mindadze, Saba Mzhavanadze , Tedo Relhviashvili , Irakli Toklikishvili, Ioana Tsulaia .
Join us for the opening on January 16th , at 16:00 at 20 P. Ingorokva Street.
The exhibition will be on display until February 9th, every day except Monday 14:00 – 19:00

Parallel to the Protest

Corridor Space

Gallery 4710 is pleased to present Tezi Gabunia's solo exhibition Closed.
The exhibition showcases the artist's latest series of paintings, which serve as a form of self-reflection, both on the inner world and current events.
The theme of being on the edge is one of the key elements of this series, navigating the space between transition and permanence, figuration and abstraction, image and negative.
The exhibition space is specific, and its significance has changed notably in the context of current events. Initially, the concept of the exhibition was to illustrate a form of isolation. Today, however, the viewer enters a space where they must view the works through the prism of bars, adding an additional layer of meaning and distance to the experience.
Special thanks to Giorgi Vardiashvili, Vano Ksnelashvili, and Dato Tsanava.
Poster design: Gvanca Gabunia

Tezi Gabunia - Closed

4710

On January 11, at 15:00, we invite you to an emergency art market to support visual arts in times of crises - FEARLESS.
FEARLESS is an artistic response to the state of emergency affecting the entire country, including the field of visual arts.
While art spaces remain closed and many individuals dedicated to the development of visual arts spend their days and nights protesting in the streets, FEARLESS seeks to create a meeting point for representatives of the field and their supporters.
Participating galleries & platforms:
Tbilisi Photography & Multimedia Museum
Kunsthalle Tbilisi
Gallery Artbeat
Dédicace Gallery
Window Project
4710 Gallery
Art House
Kona Books
Obscura
Patara Gallery
LC Queisser
Corridor Space
Kurorti
Gallery Container
E.A. Shared Space
Shop for everything
Center of Contemporary Art - Tbilisi
Opening: January 11, 15:00 - 20:00
Duration: January 11-14, 2025
Working hours: 13:00 - 19:00
Address: Tbilisi Photography & Multimedia Museum M. Kostava 14., Hotel "Stamba", D block, Second floor.
Artwork on cover image by streetdefault

FEARLESS

Tbilisi Photography & Multimedia Museum

We are very pleased to announce the first edition of Third Cinema Days, a film festival showcasing postcolonial film and cinema from the global south. Join us 4-8 December at Kinos Sakhli! All screenings will be free of charge.
Films will be with English subtitles and Georgian where available

Patara Gallery presents “Feline Anxiety and the Inner Child” a solo exhibition of young Austrian artists Sebastian Mittl.
Exhibition opening: 29 November
Exhibition runs until 15 January.
The exhibition investigates the psychological connections between the themes of cats, hair, and change. At its heart, the show represents the artist's struggle with hesitation—painting cats, an apparently disagreeable challenge, becomes a symbol for embracing vulnerability and spontaneity. The exhibition, anchored by the centrepiece sculpture Cat with Anxiety and Inner Child, explores the emotional duality of dread and want, surrounded by textural images of water and warm car hoods. These elements, which represent a cat's fears and desires, symbolise a lighthearted, yet emotional dialogue with the artist's inner child, whose presence serves as a guide to rediscovering the joy of creation under the weight of creative seriousness.

Feline Anxiety and the Inner Child

Patara Gallery

Unbound Trajectories of the Future – Audio-Visual Sessions/Collaborations
🗓️November 29, 2024, 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM
Admission is free.
On November 29, "Unbound Trajectories of the Future" moves into the space of Mutant Radio. Ten artists will present their audio-visual performances, offering a platform for new, diverse sonic and creative approaches, bringing together various forms of artistic expression in a unique atmosphere.
Participating Artists:
_ Ana Chaduneli, Sopho Kobidze & Luka Vadachkoria
_ Ethernet_011 (Mananiko Kobakhidze) & Giorgi Koberidze
_ Aleksi Soselia
_ render.wav
_ Gabiskiriamalia & Mariam Songhulashvili
_ Neon Warrior

Unbound Trajectories of the Future

Mutant Radio

opening on Sunday, 24th, from 5 - 8 PM.

‘Result’ Tolia Astakhishvili with Maka Sanadze and Zurab Astakhishvili.  LC Queisser, Tbilisi 24.11.2024 - 30.12.2024

Tolia Astakhishvili - Result

We are pleased to invite you to the final exhibition of a two-month residency funded by the EU and Goethe-Institut. The exhibition will feature the works of four artists who work with various mediums and coming from different backgrounds:

Laurie Jasper (BE)
Noé Borst (FR)
Ferdinand Waas (NL)
Kajsa Balk-Møller (DK)

The residency and exhibition revolve around the topic “Old-New,” focusing on the intersection of past and present. Through their work, the artists delve into layers of history found in narrow streets, old buildings, authentic local spots, nature and conversations with residents of the city, while connecting these elements with modern stories that shape the vibrant community.

Date: 21 of November
Address: Abo Tbileli 6
Doors open 18:00 till 21:00

Old-New

Store Weseeitems

The Why Not Gallery is glad to present Mariam Akhobadze’s solo show ‘Shadows Determine Time’
Opening 15th of November 18:00-21:00
Mariam Akhobadze's paintings create a haunting and ambiguous world where the boundaries between stillness and movement, past and present, and even reality and illusion become fluid and uncertain. The human figures in her works are often set within lush, tranquil greenery, evoking an almost surreal atmosphere. At first glance, the settings may appear serene, even idyllic, but there is an underlying tension in the air. The figures are typically depicted in solitude, enveloped in their own isolation, as if caught in a moment that could just as easily be from a 1960s film noir or a contemporary psychological thriller. The sparse details in the scenes — a corner of vintage furniture, a single garment — offer subtle hints about the context, yet they never fully explain it. This ambiguity in time and place is one of Akhobadze's defining techniques, leaving the viewer in a state of uncertainty, as if they are witnessing a snapshot from an ongoing drama where the characters are suspended in time.

Mariam Akhobadze-Shadows Determine

The Why Not Gallery

Photographer and multimedia artist Beat Streuli is visiting Georgia. The artist’s family history is closely linked to the country. His mother, Rosalie Urfer, was born in the Caucasus region in 1920. By that time, two generations of the Urfer family were already living in Georgia.
With his first exhibition in Tbilisi, the artist presented a photographic retrospective of his family's past, while the second part focused on working with students. Beat Streuli led a series of workshops as part of The Center of Contemporary Art’s "Creative Mediation" program, and the results of the process were presented in the form of an exhibition.
The exhibition of the students' works will open on November 6 at 19:00 PM.

CCA_T Photography workshop with Beat Streuli

Fabrika

Friday 25th of October Film screening at Kurorti organized in collaboration with Goethe institut georgien, every Friday from 20:00 
film by Max Ophüls  "Liebelei '1933

Film screening / Max Ophüls -Liebelei

Kurorti

Chaos Concept invites you to the solo presentation  of Elene Latchkepiani on Thursday, October 24 from 17:00

Elene Latchkepiani Solo Presentation

A Chimera Memorial
Qeu Meparishvili
Hussein Shikha
October 22 – November 24, 2024
E.A. Shared Space is thrilled to invite you to a duo exhibition by Qeu Meparishvili and Hussein Shikha.The practices otherwise distinct from one another, come together through thinking, methodology and interest in their, at times shared, but mostly different cultural mythologies.
Both the artist seems to be intrigued both by their immediate and collective past, generational trauma, collective memory and cultural histories and find shelter and grounding in history in order to imagine future, through reflecting the present. Like a thread of history, the threads created by the artists create a complex inter-connected narrative.
Hussein Shikha’s work especially stands out with a futuristic vision, while using material such as hologram, digital language and tapestry, historically connected to digital media. Based on extensive research into the history of his immediate family and questions of displacement, he borrows the story-telling method of the almost vanishing practice of carpet and tapestry-making of Southern Iraq and through the process of digitizing and the use of machine-made production he re-creates the new stories of his own imagining.
The signs and symbols on his work stem from the contemporary popular culture, early first-wave digital games to Mesopotamian symbols and characters, which reinterpreted are being put into the new context of the contemporary moment in Iraq, giving paths to imagining the future. Carpets, traditionally meant for storytelling, have been reflecting history for centuries. Often showing the glory of the culture, what could the carpets tell today, if asked? What would the signs and symbols be, if left to their own devices in the contemporary moment?
Meparishvili’s interest in Georgian and Caucasian opus and antique mythology is inherent to her new series of sculpture. Focusing on psychology of a (stray) dog, Meparishvili creates a navigation into the space of the exhibition based on her interpretation of a choreography created by a dog. As characteristic to dogs, Meparishvili dives into her subconscious and by following her associations only recreates fragmented moments of memories into her immediate past, as well as, collective memory. Meparishvili is interested in the stray dogs’ anarchistic style of navigating the space, the city creating independent to the normative, roads of their own. Here Meparishvili, connects this resistance to the normative behavior to the anti-colonial thinking. Finding solace and freedom in wilderness of a dog, Meparishvili’s sculptural bodies question the everyday of a human, suggesting following the uncultivated subsciences for creating new paths towards the future.

A Chimera Memorial

The Why Not Gallery is thrilled to present Tamara Lortkipanidze’s solo exhibition “Tears Don't Care Who Cries”.
Exhibition opening 18 October, 6-9PM
Exhibition runs until 24 November (inclusive).
In “Tears Don't Care Who Cries”, Tamara Lortkipanidze weaves an ethereal narrative that navigates the fragility of human emotions and the universality of sorrow. Her blue-toned paintings evoke an otherworldly forest, where humanoid figures float in glass-like bubbles or interact with spectral tree forms. This environment is cold yet intimate, where drops of liquid—tears or melting fragments of the self—hang suspended in time. The figures appear to be caught in moments of introspection, lost in surreal, dreamlike spaces where emotions transcend the corporeal experiences. The exhibition suggests that tears, once released, are impartial, detached from the one who sheds them, much like the suspended drops scattered across the scenes, indifferent to the sorrow they represent. Each piece illustrates the tension between isolation and connection, creating an uncanny, melancholic atmosphere that lingers, inviting the viewer to reflect on the ambiguous role of vulnerability in both personal and collective suffering.

Tamara Lortkipanidze - Tears Don't Care Who Cries

Ariane Müller, Martin Ebner:
"Continuous Present"
CCA Center for Contemporary Art, Tbilisi
Exhibition opening: Oct 17, 2024, 18:00
There is a Chinese painting style and theory which organises the image in three plains; the foreground, the
central plain and the background. The background in these paintings is mostly occupied by mountains,
individualised and speaking, depicted as the main carrier of emotion and feelings between the people. In
the foreground you sometimes see people, sometimes acting but very often, tiny figures as which they are
depicted, gazing at the mountains, their backs turned towards us. In between these different plains are
voids, huge empty spaces that are supposed to make up for at least eighty percent of the surface. These
white areas sometimes evolve from painted clouds into which they are also dispersed.
The voids fill with projections, artifacts of movement, produced by the mind in images it discards as
improbable or recognises as possible doublings of forms. They move in themselves, hardly memorable
otherwise than in a feeling, a glimpse caught for a moment.
Academic as rules of painting tend to be they offer a place for undecidedness and retreat, shifting
responsibility to an accurate following. The projections are unruly, though, but hard to grasp.
--
Ariane Müller and Martin Ebner are two Austrian artists living in Berlin. Besides of their individual art
practice they are publishers (together with Henrik Olesen and Nikola Dietrich) of the Berlin based art
magazine Starship.

Ariane Müller, Martin Ebner - Continuous Present

Center of Contemporary Art-Tbilisi

3 artists performance in 3 different location
IAMNIKITA - 16 October - PATARA gallery
 Meianira - 17 October - 4710 Contemporary Art Gallery
Matt Shally - 18 October - The Why Not Gallery

Tales of Forbidden Tales

Various Locations

“Rocks and Waters”. Lecture by Andreia Garcia, student workshop exhibition by UCL and Ubani.
Ubani's public program will feature a lecture by architect, curator, and researcher Andreia Garcia titled "Hydropolitics: A Journey through the Fertile Futures Research Laboratory." The event will also include the launch of an exhibition displaying the outcomes of the UCL students' and Ubani cartography workshop. "Rocks and Waters" is the collateral event for the Tbilisi Architecture Biennial's 4th edition. The lecture accompanies the exhibition showcasing the UCL students’ and Ubani cartography workshop outcomes. During the workshop organised by Ubani, students from University College London were researching the relationship between Tbilisi’s physical features and the consequences of this for the city’s urban development, to better understand how nature affects the social.
The title "Rocks and Waters" emphasises the interconnection between urban waters and the city's body, which includes both landscape and architecture, linking the event to the early years of Ubani’s research programs.

Entrance from Kinos Sakhli Creative Hub, the last floor.
Timetable:
18:00 – Opening of the exhibition
18:45 – Starting of the Lecture
19:30 – Q&A session

Rocks and Waters - Lecture by Andreia Garcia

Join us on October 11, at 15:00, at the "Art House" for Georgia’s very first video mapping festival, *DigiTales*
What is Video Mapping?
📽 Video mapping, is a visual technique that uses video projection. Unlike traditional projections, video mapping integrates with the shapes and features of objects like buildings, sculptures, and interior spaces, creating startling illusions of movement, depth, and transformation.
📋 Festival Agenda:
🎧 15:00-16:30 – Experimental Music Workshop (Tete Noise)
🎤 17:30-18:30 – Panel Discussion: "The City as an Urban Canvas: Exploring the Boundaries Between Art and Technology" (Salome Vepkhvadze, Nutsa Lomsadze)
📽 19:00-21:00 – Video Mapping Shows (Audio/Video Installations)
🎶 21:00-22:00 – Electronic Music (Gabunia)
The festival aims to transform Gori into a hub of experimental video art, contributing to the city’s urban, architectural, technological, and cultural development.