+359 Gallery was founded in 2017 in the building of a preserved water tower in the “Lozenets” district of Sofia, Bulgaria where eight exhibitions are organized annually.
The tower was designed by the German engineer Franz Salbach in 1903 and completed in 1929. The building was built on the highest point in “Lozenets” and has four floors, one ground floor and a tank, which is used as a place for special projects. The architecture of the building is intended to serve not only as a space for hydro engineering but also as a watchtower.
+359 Gallery’s exhibition plan is focused on several programs that include a curatorial practice, which encourages interaction with contemporary art professionals from the country and around the world. The team of +359 Gallery organizes talks with global visual artists, lectures and specialized events in the field of contemporary art and culture, publishes books and catalogs with the idea that a commercial gallery should participate in the process of education and development of the public.
Charta Gallery, founded in early 2022, is located in the heart of the city of Sofia. The gallery has a long corridor, a spacious hall, a courtyard and a garden. Charta’s exhibition plan aims to present a permanent display of both classical and contemporary art. At the same time, being engaged in the cooperation and support of initiatives in the field of art publishing.
Charta Gallery believes that art is a space for freedom of expression, it wants to keep in constant contact with people who enjoy this freedom and use it to contribute to contemporary art. The gallery presents and works with both established and young authors. Charta Gallery presents self-published catalogs and editions featuring a wide collection of new and rare books.
The etymology of the name of the gallery comes from the ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs), which means paper, papyrus.
Collect Gallery produces projects that bring together artists, works and ideas that meet the definition of “contemporary” through curatorial selections and practices at its venues in the Juma building in Karaköy, Istanbul. Despite its specific geographical location, the gallery produces content internationally as a means of developing global cooperation.
The gallery aims to expand the boundaries of art beyond the national by emphasizing the universal, aesthetic and conceptual integrity of artists’ works and supporting their production in order to reach a larger audience.
Collect Gallery aims to contribute and inspire Turkey’s contemporary art scene with its uniqueness, global scale and diverse experience through its exhibitions, guiding collectors in their art journey with its international and professional team.
