ERASMUS
April 29 – May 3, 2024
At the Bratislava Academy of Fine Arts and Design (AFAD), Tamaz Varvaridze, head of the graphics department of the Tbilisi Apollon Kutateladze State Academy of Arts—Faculty of Fine Arts, and the students of the same department were on mobility.
As part of the mobility, lectures and a workshop were held with the head of the painting department of the Bratislava Academy, Professor Rasto Sedlacik, in which Slovak and Georgian students were involved. The lecture was devoted to modern Georgian painting, and the seminar was dedicated to typography. The Academy of Arts graphic arts department students participated in the one-week exchange program: Baka Alavidze, Yulia Sharashenidze, Margarita Okujava, and Nino Fitskhelauri.
On May 13-17, the Erasmus partner of the Apollon Kutateladze Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, at the invitation of the Sofia National Academy, was on mobility in Bulgaria, the vice-dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts of the Art Academy, Professor Otar Chakvetadze. He conducted a workshop for students, met with representatives of the Faculty of Fine Arts of the Sofia Academy, and held talks on future cooperation, joint projects, and exchange of students and academic staff
May 7-10, 2024
Hubert Bujak, professor of the master’s degree program of the painting department of the Academy of Wroclaw, Poland, of the ERASMUS partner institute of TSSA, visited the Faculty of Fine Arts of the Apollon Kutateladze State Art Academy of Tbilisi. Within the framework of the visit, the guest met the rector of TSSA, the dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts, and TSSA representatives, got acquainted with TSSA training programs, and conducted a presentation and workshop for painting and graphics students. Negotiations were held on future cooperation.
Mark your calendars for April 12, as the Apollon Kutateladze Tbilisi State Art Academy hosts a master class by the esteemed American graphic artist and comic creator, Tom Grindberg.
Grindberg’s notable collaborations with publishing houses and studios include:
– DC Comics: Action Comics (Superman, Batman, Detective Comics, Captain Atom, Hawk and Dove)
– Marvel: Conan the Barbarian (Recipient of the Best Conan Artist Award), Spider-Man, X-Factor, Avengers, Daredevil, Venom
– Valiant Comics: Solar
– Publishers: Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc. – Tarzan, Marvel & DC Comics
Those interested in attending the master class are encouraged to join at:
Address: Al. Griboyedov N22, Art Academy – Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Graphics, Auditorium N709.
Time: Starting at 12:30 p.m.