About
In 80 km from Tbilisi, near the ancient city Kaspi, village Akhalkalaki ("new city", formerly a King's city) has been inspiring painters and filmmakers with its unique colour palette, impressive landscapes and fast changes of lighting conditions since 1900s. more

Centre
The artist group involved in Garikula shares a dream: to create in Akhalkalaki a self-sustainingly functioning infrastructure of contemporary art, an art village gathering the people of... more

Country
Georgia has a tradition of friendship with many different nations, which is well illustrated in epics and other art pieces. The country spanned over most of South Caucasus in the Middle Ages, remaining important stopover for travel and trade connections also much later. It’s culture historically absorbed great number of foreign influences; interestingly though Georgians used this only to become more faithful to their country. more

Garden
Most of 2400 sq. m of land is occupied by fruit trees and a vineyard, whereas hedges consist of "slivy", local plums used for making vodka. more