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11 - 13 April

Tbilisi
Art
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WHAT IS TAF

TAF IS AN INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR FOCUSED ON YOUNG, EMERGING AND MID-CAREER ARTISTS

TAF IS THE PLACE TO UNCOVER ART SCENES THAT ARE LESS VISIBLE AND LESS EASY TO ACCESS FROM THE EASTERN AND SOUTHERN FRONTIERS OF EUROPE (GEORGIA, ARMENIA, UKRAINE, TURKEY, POLAND, HUNGARY, SERBIA, THE BALTIC STATES, AZERBAIJAN AND MORE)

TAF BETS ON THE YOUNG TALENTS AND THE GENUINE COLLECTORS AND GALLERIES WHO CAN SUPPORT THEM AT AN EARLY STAGE AND BOOST THEIR CAREER


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TAF MISSIONS

  • GENERATE LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL VISIBILITY, NETWORKING, EXHIBITION PROJECTS, INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS, ARTISTS MOBILITY AND SALES

  • ACT AS A CATALYST AND PARTNER TO GALLERIES AND ARTISTS, TO MATCH THEM WITH COLLECTORS, CURATORS AND INSTITUTIONS, CREATE SUSTAINABLE MECHANISMS FOR MOBILITY AND CROSS-BORDER PROJECTS

  • HELP ENHANCE THE PROFESSIONAL SKILLS OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL CULTURAL OPERATORS AND SUPPORTS THEIR FINANCIAL GROWTH

  • BE PART OF THE CONVERSATION ON THE CURRENT CHALLENGES OF CONTEMPORARY ART AND CULTURE 

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WHAT WE LIKE ABOUT ART FAIRS

* DIVERSITY UNDER ONE ROOF: A BROAD SPECTRUM OF ART WITHOUT THE NEED FOR EXPENSIVE OR EXTENSIVE TRAVEL

* DISCOVERING GALLERIES BASED OUTSIDE MAJOR URBANCENTRES 

* NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES: A SPRINGBOARD FOR NEW PROJECTS 

* ARTISTS KICK START THEIR CAREERS BY ACHIEVING INSTANT VISIBILITY WITH AN INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCE 

* PROMOTION OF REGIONAL ART SCENES BRINGING TOGETHER PEOPLE WHO USUALLY INTERACT REMOTELY


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HOW TAF DOES IT

TAF IS A SITE SPECIFIC ART FAIR WHERE PARTICIPANTS HAVE THE CHANCE TO BROADEN THEIR REACH, DEEPEN THEIR RELATIONSHIPS, AND EXERCISE GREATER CURATORIAL FREEDOM WITH LESS FINANCIAL STRAIN

TAF SHOWCASES YOUNG, EMERGING AND MID-CAREER ARTISTS. A FRESH CONTENT EVEN FOR DEDICATED FAIR GOERS

TAF PROVIDES EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES: MORE THAN HALF OF THE ARTISTS PRESENTED IN THE PREVIOUS EDITIONS WERE FEMALE

TAF FOLLOWS THE SLOW PRINCIPLE: MORE TIME AND SPACE FOR A MORE CONSIDERED AND EMOTIONAL ENGAGEMENT

TAF WELCOMES NEW GALLERIES AND DOES NOT FOCUS ON COMMODITISED ARTWORK

TAF MOVES THE CONVERSATION FROM THE GALLERY BOOTH TO THE EVENTS WHERE PARTICIPANTS AND GUESTS ENJOY GEORGIAN HOSPITALITY, CUISINE, WINE AND MUSIC. EVERY DAY. EVERY NIGHT

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WHY TBILISI

THE GROWING NUMBER OF GEORGIAN CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS, INCLUDING ON THE INTERNATIONAL ART SCENE

THE NEW GALLERIES AND ART INITIATIVES IN GEORGIA AND ITS REGION

THE LEGACY OF WORLD-RENOWNED ARTISTS (PIROSMANI, KAKABADZE, GUDIASHVILI, KIKODZE, PARADZHANOV, IOSELIANI, ABULADZE, KALATOZOV, KHACHATURYAN, BALANCHINE, AKUNIN…)

THE STEADILY GROWING FOREIGN INVESTMENT

THE FINANCIAL CAPACITY OF THE GROWING NUMBER OF COLLECTORS AND BUYERS IN THE REGION

THE PROFUSION OF EVENTS AND INSTITUTIONS IN THE VINCINITY (TBILISI PHOTO FESTIVAL, BIENNALE OF ISTANBUL, SHARJAH BIENNALE...)

THE HOSPITALITY, ART DE VIVRE, CUISINE, WINE, MUSIC, BALLET, LANDSCAPE, INFRASTRUCTURES