The contest is announced for the TSAA Ceramic arts department students of the Design Faculty, for an Erasmus mobility at the Kastamonu University, Turkey, for the summer semester, 2025 -1 mobility place .
The application process requirements are the following:
· portfolio
· CV
· transcript of records
· motivation letter
· English language certificate-Level B2, or reference, issued by the TSAA English language teacher
The noted above documents should be presented to the Dean of the design faculty and head of the Ceramics Department and the faculty Board.
Deadline: 20 October, 2024
Contact person:
Nata Nikoleishvili nata.nikoleishvili@art.edu.ge, 593799960
The applicants should consider the following:
– Before applying, the student should carefully read the Erasmus guide on TSAA web link ‘International’,
– The final selection is done by the TSAA’s Erasmus partner university
– The accepted student is responsible to cover any expenses before departure and before getting the Erasmus grant on his/her arrival to Kastamonu University
– before applying, please carefully read an attachment ‘2024-2025 Academic Year KA171 Incoming Student Studies Mobility Call’
The TSSA Faculty of Design announces a selection competition for one-semester Erasmus mobility for textile design students (2 places) for the spring semester of the 2024-2025 academic year at Osnabrück University, Germany.
Required documents (in English):
• Portfolio
• CV
• Transcript of Records (in Georgian)
• Letter of motivation
• Letter of recommendation from a professor
• B2 English language certificate or proof of B2 level (issued by TSSA foreign language teacher)
• Application for participation (please submit a photo of the application to the TSSA office after registration)
Deadline: October 20, 2024
Contact: Nata Nikoleishvili – nata.nikoleishvili@art.edu.ge, 593799960
Important Notes:
• Only students with active status may participate, and tuition fees must be paid before the mobility semester.
• Students should refer to the Erasmus guide for additional information.
• Nominations are made by the faculty committee, and final selections are determined by the Erasmus partner university.
• Winners are responsible for covering necessary expenses until they receive the Erasmus grant upon arrival.
The TSSA Faculty of Design announces a competition for bachelor/master level students to participate in the Salzburg International Design Week (12 places) in December, organized by FH Salzburg University of Applied Sciences.
Documents to submit (in English):
• CV
• Transcript of Records (in Georgian)
• Letter of motivation
• Portfolio
• B2-level English or German language certificate from a TSSA foreign language teacher
Deadline: October 15, 2024
Contact: Nata Nikolaishvili – nata.nikoleishvili@art.edu.ge, 593799960
As part of the collaboration with the University of Applied Sciences in Graz, Austria – FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences – the development of a new “Exhibition Design” program has begun. In the initial phase, the program will be introduced at the TSSA Center for Continuing Education, followed by its implementation at the Faculty of Fine Arts.
In September, the first meeting between TSSA professors Christine Darchia (art historian, curator) and Dato Silagadze (painting director) took place in Graz. The second meeting, involving two additional TSSA professors, is scheduled for January 2025. TSSA representatives explored the ‘Exhibition Design’ program, reviewed its subjects and credits, and attended the diploma work defenses.
Students selection call is announced for an Erasmus mobility at the University of FH Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria, in the summer semester, 2025. The call is dedicated to the students of the Faculty of Design, Industrial Design, and Furniture Design and Artistic Wood Processing Department.”
The Fashion Design Department of the Faculty of Design at Apollon Kutateladze Tbilisi State Academy of Art continues its seminar series as part of the international educational project “Design Lab – Intertextual Synergy in Design”!
Introducing Elena Releyeva/Elena EWEST, founder of the international organization “EWST Fashionlab” and an international expert in fashion design (globally known as a master of zero-waste pattern making and draping):
• Research topic: Sustainable fashion
• Conclusions: “FABRICS-CAPE” – innovative fabric cutting techniques
For more detailed information, check the link.
If interested, please register.
The Fashion Design Department of TSAA, as part of the international educational project “Design Lab – Intertextual Synergy in Design,” continues its seminar series!
By special invitation – Julian Roberts (a world-renowned British master of non-traditional patterns, an expert in the field of design), is currently a professor of fashion and textile design at the University of Portsmouth and a trustee of the Graduate Fashion Foundation (GFF/GFW) in Great Britain.
Check the link for detailed information
• If you are interested, please register (required)
The international educational project “Design Lab – Intertextual Synergy in Design” is organized by the Faculty of Design – Fashion Design. Its purpose includes:
• Strengthening sustainability and green practices in the Textile & Apparel (T&A) industry, expanding new educational formats and scope, and incorporating international copyright programs as training courses, specifically:
1. Development of new green/sustainable curricula: Implementing joint curricula/courses in study programs (MA, BA) with the contribution of internationally recognized experts’ copyright programs.
2. Sharing real-world experience in green and sustainable practices to support graduates (via specially organized workshops, training sessions, internships, and seminars).
3. Providing international and local knowledge, skills, and experience to individuals seeking employment or private business development.
As part of the project, internationally renowned experts will be invited, and master classes from local field representatives and regional practices will be organized.
▫️Participants will have the opportunity to study and share both local and international best practices, focusing on sustainable design goals and strategies. They will collaborate with international experts and TSAA instructors (experts), specifically:
Learning innovative sewing technologies and textile production methods;
Developing a targeted product (from idea to finished product);
Executing creative and applied design forms (textile and rational clothing design).
A special guest, Shingo Sato—a Japanese master of draping techniques and renowned expert in non-traditional pattern-making—was invited to the “Design Lab – Intertextual Synergy in Design.”
Sato’s unconventional approach to clothing design and pattern manipulation is gaining significant attention in the global fashion and design education industry.
▫️The wide audience explored:
How to create clothing blocks based on body shapes using draping techniques;
How to overcome creative limitations;
How to design a series of garments through draping;
How to create wavy design lines and break down dress forms into separate panels;
How combining seams from different materials results in unique, multi-panel models.
Supported by:
• TSAA/Fashion Design Portal – TSAA/Fashion Design Portal
• FashionHolics Online – FashionHolics Online
• Alternative Discourse – Alternative Discourse
• Initiative NK
• Faculty of Design
• Apollon Kutateladze Tbilisi State Academy of Art
The staff mobility contest to the TSAA Design Faculty Erasmus partner – Kastamonu University, Turkey, is announced, for taking part in the International Staff Week, to be held on 14-19 October, 2024.
Staff week is dedicated to Erasmus+ program issues and expanding institutional cooperation..
The selection first phase should be done at the applicant’s faculty/department, and the formal nomination letter should be issued.
The final selection should be done after the host university approval of the candidate.
Please see attached the ‘application’ form and the ‘letter of Intent’ form, and the link for uploading the documents
https://erasmus.kastamonu.edu.tr/index.php/component/content/article/incoming-ka171-personel-call?catid=20&Itemid=101
The application process includes presenting formal documents in Eng., signed/stamped by the applicant’s faculty/department’s responsible leading person:
application form of the kastamonu university with the applicant’s photo
document stating the knowledge of English language
motivation letter
nomination letter
reference, stating the applican’t working experience at the TSAA
Application deadline: 10 August, 2024
Contact person:
Nata Nikoleishvili – nata.nikoleishvili@art.edu.ge
International projects and Erasmus coordinator for the faculties of Design and of Fine arts, International Relations Department, TSAA
The artistic ceramics (experimental firing techniques of Raku) course was completed on June 5 at the Tbilisi Apollon Kutateladze State Academy of Art —Continuous Education Center.
A display of the course participants’ works and raku roasting was organized in the courtyard of the Art Academy. The course was led by the artist and associate professor of the Art Academy, Giorgi Pachkoria.