the street is our gallery

Tbilisi Mural Fest 2025 included more than 15 new monumental works across residential buildings and public façades. All created by Georgian and international artists working side by side,

this is by now, a landmark event across Georgia.Enjoy some of the most breathtaking murals witnessed, expanding beyond the capital into Gori, Gurjaani, Kutaisi, and Lanchkhuti.

Beyond the obvious – witnessing a top class mural festival, one must also evaluate the result of these grand scale creations, becoming a part of the city fabric. Exhaling part of the the everyday life that surrounds each wall.

In Vazisubani, Edoardo Ettorre’s Concrete Horizons introduces a moment of quiet cooperation. Two young girls lift a plant toward the light, adjusting its position so it has a chance to grow. The gesture feels ordinary, almost improvised, yet deeply considered. Attention, cooperation, and the understanding that care, even at its simplest, is a shared responsibility.

Nearby, Artez’s Thirst for Nature continues this reflection. A figure drinks from a vase overflowing with flowers, an act between nourishment and longing. Set within the everyday rhythm of Gurjaani, the mural reflects the deeper desire for reconnection with nature.

Fintan Magee’s Girl in Mirrors captures a moment of stillness that feels almost private. A young woman faces multiple reflections of herself, as if caught between who she is and who she might become once the decision is made. Rather than offering resolution, the mural lingers in uncertainty, reflecting the quiet negotiations of identity, self-perception, and emotional distance that often unfold away from view.

One of the defining threads of Tbilisi Mural Fest 2025 is the Dance Series of five murals, created by TMF Studio, and artist collaborations, across five Georgian cities, Tbilisi, Gori, Gurjaani, Kutaisi, and Lanchkhuti.

Georgian dance is inseparable from music. Tempo, structure, and emotional intensity shape every movement. Rather than depicting specific choreographies, these murals translate music into visual form. Rhythm becomes posture, sound becomes line, and repetition becomes composition. The works hold contrast, power and restraint, sharp precision and flowing continuity, allowing tradition to remain active rather than fixed.

Created collectively by TMF Studio in collaboration with Irakli Kadeishvili, Afzan Pirzade, Salome Merabishvili, and Besik Maziashvili, the ‘Dance series’ mirrors the shared passion of Georgian dance and polyphonic music itself. Here, dance leaves the theatre and enters the street, continuing to move with the city.

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In Varketili, Dance by Afzan Pirzade with TMF Studio, brings movement into direct conversation with the city. Inspired by Georgian National Ballet dancers Natia Bakuradze and Lash Kuprashvili, the dance appears suspended between strength and release. The body holds intensity, yet the fabric and posture suggest motion still unfolding. Against the rigid geometry of the building, the mural introduces rhythm where none existed before, and is a beautiful addition to the community.

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In Kutaisi, Afzan Pirzade and TMF Studio continue the Dance series with a work rooted in Georgia’s ancient ritual traditions. Drawing on Samaya, a pagan-era women’s dance dedicated to the moon and fertility, the mural depicts three interwoven figures, their bodies merging into a single, rhythmic presence. Performed historically by all genders during the festival of Dzeoba, the mural feels both ceremonial and grounded, a reminder of how movement once connected bodies, seasons, and belief.

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In Gurjaani, TMF Studio references the Sukhishvili National Ballet, based on photography by Zura Pirtskhalava. Rendering the dancer in restrained monochrome, the dancer appears almost sculptural, poised between stillness and motion, her body carrying the discipline and restraint of a centuries-old tradition, and a reminder of how Georgian dance carries strength, memory, and control beneath its elegance.

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In Lanchkhuti, a town encountering street art for the first time, TMF Studio and Irakli Kadeishvili present the dancer, Tornike Paikidze, captured mid-spin. Thhe mural introduces a new kind of energy, marking a fun shift in how movement, tradition, and place begin to meet.

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In Gori, TMF Studio presents Simdi, drawn from a Sukhishvili Ballet photograph of dancer Aura Pirtskhalava. The dancer stands poised and self-contained, painted in warm, earthen tones, the mural carries the discipline and dignity of the traditional dance, allowing movement to settle into stillness.

Afzan Pirzade and Besik Maziashvili bearing the message “Abkhazia is Georgia”

In Mother and Child, a collaboration between Afzan Pirzade and Besik Maziashvili, a classical composition unfolds quietly within the city. A mother cradles her child, rendered in muted tones that resist drama. Placed amid daily movement, the mural reflects how care and special bonds quietly persist across generations.

Tbilisi Mural Fest 2025 allowed walls across Georgia to become stages, witnesses, and quiet archives… holding care, movement, memory, and pause. Artists from Australia, Italy, Serbia, India, and Ukraine, including Fintan Magee, Edoardo Ettorre, Artez, Afzan Pirzade, and SkV.art, worked alongside Georgian artists Besik Maziashvili, Davit Samkharadze, Irakli Kadeishvili, Nanina Andguladze, and Salome Merabishvili.

Image copyright Besik Maziashvili, TMF-STUDIO.

TBILISI MURAL FEST was founded in 2019 and has connected several artists to work on some stunning murals in the capital of Georgia, creating unique examples of successful post-soviet urban intervention. The inaugural Festival showcased world-renowned muralists and local artists. Henceforth, the goal of the annual TBILISI MURAL FEST has become transforming the city into one whole public exhibition experience, featuring some of the Best examples of contemporary street art. Following years of unorganized and chaotic construction works, we aim to turn unattractive buildings into art objects. Furthermore, artists are encouraged to convey their messages and legacy through the power of art. Throughout the course of two weeks each September, sightseers enjoy close observation of the work in process and artist interaction at public events, such as workshops and podium discussions.