Call A Friend Project 2.0.22
Curated by Oksana Yushko and Aishat Adueva

Call A Friend 2.0.22 is the second edition of the project in transition, bringing you the voices of international contemporary artists and art practitioners, responding to a call for collective action and highlighting questions of communication, social connection and friendship.

The project is a series of artistic and educational initiatives that promote international cultural exchange and polyphonic conversations between different artists and communities. Addressing current social and political issues, 'to call a friend' means to relate to others beyond the concept of identity and belonging, to recognise 'otherness' and to communicate with others. The initiative - created by artists and curators Aishat Adueva and Oksana Yushko - artistically explores cultural landscapes throughout the Caucasus and Eastern Europe from a decolonial perspective, establishing sustainable interconnections in the cultural and social spheres. Through artistic and curatorial research the project examines traditional practices of hospitality, innovative communicative methods and strategies that engage with others and enable the integration of diverse groups of people.

“Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent”. The Call A Friend initiative is based on principles of critical and musical thinking and invites people from different positions of artistic power to relate to others and play together in an 'orchestra', using their voices as instruments to be heard. Each sound of these voices is important.

Call A Friend Project Partners: Tbilisi Photography & Multimedia Museum, Pro Helvetia Swiss Arts Council, Ria Keburia Foundation, Ipureland, CCA Tbilisi, Auditoria Tbilisi, Artarea Gallery (Tbilisi), Rhisoma Lab, Ored Recordings, Tumo Center for Creative Technologies (Dilijan), Dilijan Lore Museum and Art Gallery, Graycake, TUF Recordings (Yerevan).