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For the Attention of Students – Educational Program – “Georgian Identity” Event

On November 1, 2024, at 4:00 p.m., the Patriarchate of Georgia and the Georgian Academy of Sciences invite you to an educational program – the twenty-ninth event of “Georgian identity”, which will be held at the Apollon Kutateladze State Art Academy in Tbilisi.
Topic of the report: Early Christian terrain.
Speaker: Master of Arts Kristine Sabashvili.
For those wishing to attend the event remotely, a live broadcast link will be posted on November 1 at 2:00 p.m. on the specified Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064539535024
November 1, 2024, 4 p.m.

Tbilisi State Art Academy named after Apollon Kutateladze!
Program leaders:
Nana Iashvili – Professor, Doctor of Architecture, Founder of TSSA Media Art Faculty.
Karl Stoker – PhD, Professor at the University of Graz, Culture and Design Consultant, Speaker, and Networker.
In the attached video, Professor Karl Stoker himself will tell you about the program and the processes taking place within it.

• Opportunity: One-week Erasmus mobility (training and workshop) in the spring semester of 2025 at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava, Slovakia, for students from TSSA Faculty of Fine Arts (2 places for painting students and 2 places for film painting students).
• Heads of Group: Professor Salome Skhirtladze (Film Painting) and Professor Davit Aleksidze
• Documents to Submit:
o CV
o Portfolio (in English)
o Mark Sheet (in Georgian)
o Letter of Motivation
o English Language Certificate (B2 level or proof of B2 from TSSA teacher)
o Application to TSSA Chancellery
• Deadline: November 18, 2024
• Contact Person: Nata Nikolaishvili (nata.nikoleishvili@art.edu.ge, +995 593 799 960)
• Eligibility: Only students with active status can participate. Students must familiarize themselves with the Erasmus+ guide for TSSA student mobility.

Host University: Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Turkey
Event: The International Cooperation Week focused on the Erasmus+ KA171 program, strengthening involvement with third countries and sharing experiences.
Participants: 26 participants from 17 countries, including Georgia, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Philippines, Malaysia, Algeria, Jordan, Ukraine, China, Indonesia, Uzbekistan, and Ghana.
TSSA Representative: Nata Nikoleishvili (International Relations Department & Erasmus+ Coordinator of the Faculty of Fine Arts and Design).

• Opportunity: Erasmus-Zero mobility for students in the Graphics Department at Escuela de Arte de Oviedo, Spain, in the spring semester of 2025 (tuition fees are waived, but other expenses are the student’s responsibility).
• Eligibility: Only students with active status. The student must pay tuition fees before the mobility semester.
• Deadline: November 4, 2024
• Contact Persons: Maria Elena Palmegiani (erasmus@escueladearte.com), Maya Kifiani (maya.kipiani@art.edu.ge)
• Further Info: Erasmus guide on TSSA website.

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Currently, over 120 million people are displaced worldwide, seeking safety far from home to escape war, violence, and persecution. The number of internally displaced people has doubled in the last decade, reaching a record high.
One of the priorities of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Georgia is to raise awareness about the challenges faced by refugees, especially among young people. To address this, UNHCR Georgia has signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts and is announcing a competition for students of the Faculty of Fine Arts!
Topic: “Hope Far From Home – The Experience of Forced Displacement”
The competition will be judged by a special jury, and the three winning works will receive prizes. In addition, the winning pieces will be used in the branding of UNHCR Georgia in the future.
Prizes:
• 1st Place – 3500 GEL gift card for City Mall
• 2nd Place – 2500 GEL gift card for City Mall
• 3rd Place – 1500 GEL gift card for City Mall
In December 2024, an exhibition will be held at the Art Academy to showcase all the competition entries.
Submission Deadline: December 1, 2024
Contact:
• Ana Mikeladze
• Phone: +995 599 222 012
• Email: ana.mikeladze@art.edu.ge

A one-semester Erasmus+ mobility selection competition is announced for students of the Faculty of Design, Fashion Design Department at Tbilisi State Academy of Arts (TSSA). The selected student will attend the High School of Art in Castellón, Spain during the spring semester of the 2024-2025 academic year.
Required Documents (to be submitted to the Dean of the Faculty of Design, Head of Fashion Design, and the Commission in English):
• Portfolio
• CV
• Mark sheet (in Georgian)
• Letter of motivation
• English language certificate (B2 level) or proof of English proficiency issued by a TSSA foreign language teacher
• Application for participation (with a photo of the application after registering it at the TSSA office)
Eligibility: Students from the 3rd year of the bachelor’s program or higher, and master’s students are eligible to apply.
Deadline for Submission: October 28, 2024
Contact:
Nata Nikoleishvili
Email: nata.nikoleishvili@art.edu.ge
Phone: +995 593 799 960
Important Notes:
• Only students with an active status are eligible for Erasmus+ mobility.
• Students must pay the tuition fee before the start of the mobility semester.
• Applicants should refer to the Erasmus+ Guide on the TSSA website: Link to Guide.
• The Erasmus+ partner university will make the final selection from the students nominated by the faculty committee.
• The winning student will be responsible for covering necessary expenses until the Erasmus grant is awarded upon arrival in the destination country.

The TSA Erasmus partner, Professor Lucyna Kolendo, a photography expert from the Academy of Fine Arts, Gdańsk, Poland, visited the Photography Department at the Apollon Kutateladze State Academy of Arts in Tbilisi, Faculty of Media Arts.
During her visit, Professor Kolendo had a meeting with the Rector of the Art Academy, Karaman Kutateladze, and other representatives from the Academy. On October 16, she conducted a workshop for students on the theme “Combining Photography and Creative Writing.”

Student Project Nominations:
1. “Urban City Planning”
Winning Project:
Author: Tata Loladze (Master’s Student)
Leaders: Nana Kutateladze, Nestan Advadze, Sofia Todua
2. Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Project of Mtatsminda District
Nominated Project: “Updated Melodies”
Authors: Beka Jincharadze, Tata Loladze (Master’s Students)
Leaders: Nana Kutateladze, Nestan Advadze, Sofia Todua
3. “Gldani Garment Factory Adaptation Project – Museum of Modern Art”
Winning Project
Author: Sophia Sutherland (BA)
Supervisor: Teimuraz Jorjadze
4. “Multipurpose Project”
Nominated Project: “Multifunctional Complex in Ortachala”
Author: Goga Apkhaidze (Bachelor’s Student)
Supervisor: Sarthania
Nominated Project: “Multi-apartment Residential Complex on Difficult Terrain”
Author: Marina Lekveishvili (3rd-year Undergraduate Student)
Supervisor: Chkhikvishvili
Award: Diploma for the Best Work
5. City Planning
Nominated Project: “Urban Development of Kharfukhi District”
Author: Levan Otarashvili (Master’s Student)
Leaders: Nana Kutateladze, Nestan Advadze, Sofia Todua

The Center for Continuing Education invites participants to join the Porcelain Course, designed for those interested in working with plaster molds, extruding miniature sculptures, and mastering the techniques of porcelain processing, glazing, and painting.
The works will be fired in an electric oven at 1250°C, and participants will have the option to use the raku technique, a rare method in Georgia.
Course Details:
• Volume: 40 academic hours
• Duration: 1.5 months
• Class Schedule:
o Saturday: 12:00 PM
o Sunday: 12:00 PM
o Duration per lesson: 4 academic hours
• Location: Tbilisi State Art Academy, Apollon Kutateladze
V. Gabashvili St. N10 (Vak District), Tbilisi, Georgia
• Instructor:
o Giorgi Pachkoria – Associate Professor, Faculty of Design, Department of Artistic Ceramics
Cost: 650 GEL
• Certificate: A certificate will be awarded upon completion of the course.
For Registration and More Information:
• Registration Link: Click here to register
• Email: Lifelonglearning@art.edu.ge
• Phone: +995 595 147 727 (Tinatin Batiashvili)