Gallery Friends is a part of the Culture & Energy NGO. Culture & Energy as a NGO, organises and presents socio-political, artistic, cultural as well as socially engaged and educational programmes. The organisation ...

Gallery Friends is a part of the Culture & Energy NGO. Culture & Energy as a NGO, organises and presents socio-political, artistic, cultural as well as socially engaged and educational programmes. The organisation stimulates the development of independent sector of the contemporary art in Bulgaria, provides training in less known fields and methods in the arts, culture, social activities and practices in Bulgaria, contributes pluralism in the aesthetical and organisational forms in arts and culture in Bulgaria, develops group culture and processes, through presentation of various social topics creates environment for adequate publicity, develops critical thinking and public speaking, stimulates the development of verious communities and the dialogue between them. The public "face" of the Culture & Energy is Gallery Friends. This is a place for artistic experiments in the field of performing and visual arts, film, music, literature and new media. The Centre organises performances of independent groups, exhibitions of contemporary visual artists, lectures and discussions on contemporary art and culture. The Arts and Culture programmes of our gallery features own productions, theatre performances of independent groups, concerts and exhibitions. We also present the Bulgarian and international trends in the development of documentary and experimental art cinema as well as video films of key performances - milestones in the development of the performing arts. The social programme of the Gallery Friends develops the idea about the power and effectiveness of the group creative and artistic processes, as well for the community life as for the society at large. The programme targets most vulnerable groups of the society.