📣 Applications are now open!

The Tbilisi Architects and Sculptors Association announces an artistic and architectural competition titled Ghani – Love as the Path to Deification.
The project is supported by the Ghani Cultural Foundation.
The competition is intended for students and young artists. It aims to conceptualize love as a path of spiritual development through the vision of contemporary art and architecture.

In 2026, the competition Ghani – Love as the Path to Deification is dedicated to the 1700th anniversary of the Christianization of Georgia.

Competition Categories

👇 Choose your field of interest and review the detailed information:

🔹 Architecture
🔹 Sculpture
🔹 Painting / Graphics

Prizes

🥇 Finalists who win in each category will be awarded cash prizes:
• 1st Place – 5,000 GEL
• 2nd Place – 2,000 GEL
• 3rd Place – 1,000 GEL

🏅 Every author participating in the exhibition will receive a one-time cash prize of 500 GEL.

Terms of Participation

• Participants must be Georgian citizens – either students or young artists.
• Participation is open to individuals or groups.
• Each participant or group may submit only one work.
• Both physical and digital formats are permitted.

How to Participate?

📌 To enter the competition, complete and submit the Preliminary Registration Electronic Form:
April 14 – May 31, until 18:00

📌 In the next stage, the Competition Application is sent (choose your category and prepare your work):
June 1 – August 15, until 18:00

📌 Selection of Applications: August 16–31
📌 Mentor Consultations: September 1 – October 10
📌 Exhibition and Awards Ceremony: October (will confirm later)

📩 Send applications to: ghanicompetition@gmail.com

Links for Full Documentation

📥 Download Full Competition Terms (PDF)

📋 Participation Application Form – Annex 1 (Word)

📎 Preliminary Registration Link – Google Form