Thursday, November 06, 2008

ART: New Art Union in Tbilisi

NEW ART UNION (NGO) was established in 1998 (Tbilisi, Georgia) to serve as an advocate for contemporary Art, as a catalyst for the creation of significant art projects.
Such small countries, where economy is on the stage of transformation, are ready to be guided by their cultural traditions for the creation of the basis for economic growth. And, as a result, the organization New Art Union was established in order to help this process in the sphere of art, culture and education and to influence this through our projects. New Art is concerned with promoting skills and vision, necessary to bring the greatest cultural, art and educational benefits to individuals and their societies. The organization is ready to invest its resources (human and financial) to help artists become active participants in the cultural life of their community. The organization also works for eliminating the informational vacuum after Post-communist regime, for renewal of the contacts in the sphere of culture, for integration and popularization of Georgian and South Caucasus contemporary Art, for supporting the young creative potential, that will build tomorrow’s sector of culture.
Artists, art critics, curators, architects, critics, art managers, teachers, programmers, economists and lawyers are united in the organization. In 1999, exhibition hall "TAPI" was established on the basis of organization, and in 2002, the organization created gallery "New Art", where various exhibitions-projects, performances and creative actions are held. From 2000, creative studios-laboratories have been founded on the basis of the Union that develops creative-innovative methods in different spheres of art. In 2004, the organization together with Armenian and Azerbaijan colleagues, is founding international association "Art Caucasus" to assist to the development of art and art business in South Caucasus. In 2005, it established annual youthful literature contest "Alubloba". In 2006, the organization established gallery-café "New Art House".

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SERGO CHAKHOIAN /CHAKHO/. BORN 1924

MIKHAIL GOGRICHIANI. BORN 1967
MIKHAIL SHENGELIA. BORN 1959
WAKHO BUGADZE. BORN 1964
DAVID ALEXSIDZE. BORN 1966
KONSTANTIN SULABERIDZE. BORN 1968
MAMUKA JAPARIDZE. BORN 1962
KONSTANTIN JNCHARADZE. BORN 1962
OLEG TIMCHENKO. BORN 1957
WATO TSERETELI. BORN 1975
MIKHAIL KOBULADZE. Borne 1968
TEMO JAVAKHISHVILI. Born 1951
ALEKSANDRE VARVARIDZE. Born 1974
SOPIA CHERKEZISHVILI. Born 1975

www.newart.org.ge

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