Mission | Book Art Center

A great part of Georgian society is cut off from the art scene. This happens because the less prosperous segment of the country’s tiny population cannot sustain a sufficiently large art market.

As a result, art stays reliant on funding from a limited number of local government bodies or large corporations, international donors, or a narrow circle of local or foreign collectors. This in turn shapes the priorities on the art market.

The majority of the population remains excluded from the process, both in terms of resources and ideology. Consequently, there is neither widespread expectation nor a demand for high-quality art. In response, most artists do not perceive this segment of society as an addressee for their art.

We believe that this gap between art and society is ruinous for both, as none of them can develop in isolation from the other. We also believe this situation will not change by itself, unless we make conscious steps to make it happen. This will require time and effort, but it has to be done.

By becoming a patron of the 1/16 Series. Your support will enable us to to sustain the series, working independently from institutionalized funding, and gradually building up our readership.
- Information about the patrons, with their consent, will be published on our website and social media pages.
- Patrons will receive a signed, numbered copy of every issue in the series. The amount of signed copies for each issue will be limited to 50, and only patrons will get them.
- Numbered copies will cost 50 GEL instead of 10 GEL.
- Support for the 12 issues of 2023 will cost 600 GEL. This can be paid at once or in monthly instalments within a period of at most 4 months.

By providing informational and organizational support.
- Sharing information about the series on your web and media pages.
- Spreading our appeal for support among your friends.

Through the introduction of an explicitly affordable yet uncompromisingly high-quality art product, we want to help mitigate the mutual alienation and distrust between the art community and the general public.

We want to encourage more people from all segments of the society to take interest and develop a sense of involvement in artistic and creative processes.

We want to offer Georgian artists an independent discourse for a direct communication of creative ideas, both in Georgia and internationally.

We want to promote collaboration and exchange between Georgian artists of different age and experience, working across diverse creative fields.