Five years have passed since BI Auction held its first event for Georgia’s young artists, inspired by the many young artists they had met along the way through their art auctions, artists that had little hope of future recognition or success until BI Auction announced its first competition in November 2019.
While the pandemic put a stop to most activities, BI Auction kept going, putting their competition online, seeing the BI Auction team working even harder ‘for Art, Artists and Art lovers.’
“This February, the 5th Competition Ceremony is being held, accompanied by an exhibition and a live auction event for the artworks of young artists,” says Bengü Akçardak Küçük Co-Founder of the BI Auction. “In the past eight years, we have proudly seen and felt that every initiative we did had a great impact on the market, especially our auctions for Contemporary Art and for Young Artists, which motivated market players and garnered interest from art lovers, as well as boosting dynamics in the field. We are proud to see almost every day a new exhibition or event for young Georgian artists not only in Tbilisi, but also abroad, especially those of our competition winning artists.”
BI Auction was the first art auction company in Georgia, established in 2016. The company aim is to promote Georgian art and artists and to grow the market. BI Auction ‘for ART’ organizes two big auctions each year, and in eight years has held over 15 events and presented more than 750 paintings from 200 Georgian painters. In every auction, the collection is selected from among thousands of paintings from well-known legendary artists of Georgia, and from promising young artists too.
Head along to see the exhibition of young artists on Saturday, February 17, at IArt Gallery, Uznadze 13, Tbilisi.
By Katie Ruth Davies
