Eliava Group and Ecoprojects in Georgia

Sophia LapiashviliTamara Janashia

June 06, 2013Maastricht, Netherlands

Eliava Group

1. Sophia Lapiashvili, project coordinator, GeoAIR2. Tamta Tamar Shavgulidze, PhD Candidate/Lecturer, Tbilisi State Academy of Arts3. Nino Kuprava, Artist/Exhibition Coordinator, Member of Georgian Textile Group, Tbilisi State Silk Museum4. Tamara Janashia, Arts Manager and CEO, Culture and Management Lab

Eliava GroupSophia LapiashviliGeoAIR (undersigning partner of GALA)

Three directions of activities:

•Archidrome: Archive of Contemporary Arts (primarily focus on arts from Caucasus)

•Collaborative international projects

•Artist in residence program

Eliava GroupGeoAIR (undersigning partner of GALA)

Eliava GroupGeoAIR (undersigning partner of GALA)Office and residency

Eliava GroupGeoAIR (undersigning partner of GALA)Artist talks, Public events by residents

Eliava GroupGeoAIR (undersigning partner of GALA)collaborative cultural projects

Eliava GroupTamta Tamar ShavgulidzeTbilis State Academy of Arts

Occupation•Lecturer, researcher and PhD candidate at the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts•Founder of the New Knowledge Laboratory (NGO focusing on research in contemporary art and culture)

Fields of expertise •Contemporary art•Changing cultural and art forms in the South Caucasus•Georgian art •Modernization of culture

Eliava Group Nino KupravaGeorgian Textile Group

Occupation•Curator of educational programs•Exhibition coordinator at the Tbilisi Silk Museum•Artist•Author of the Eliava Project

Field of expertise•Contemporary arts•Textile production and processing

Eliava GroupTamara Janashia Culture and Management Lab

• Administration of cultural program of the Swiss Development Agency in the South Caucasus

• Project management in the field of contemporary arts

• Cultural policy• Research about contemporary arts• Business consulting

Past major ecoprojectsEcoinspirationCurator: Khatuna KhabulianiLocation: Tbilisi/Georgia, Europe HouseDate: April 22-May 06, 2011

Past major ecoprojectsArtisterium: Eliava MarketCurators: Sophia Lapiashvili, Nino Kuprava, Tamar Tamta Shavgulidze in collaboration with Lydja MattewsLocation: Tbilisi/Georgia, Tbilisi History MuseumDate: October 05-15, 2012

Present major ecoprojectsGarden on the wheelsCurator: Door on the CornerLocation: Tbilisi/Georgia, different public locationsDate: April-June, 2013

Present major ecoprojectsGarden on the wheelsCurator: Door on the Corner in collaboration with GeoAIRLocation: Tbilisi/Georgia, different public locationsDate: April-June, 2013

Present major ecoprojectsGarden on the wheelsCurator: Door on the CornerLocation: Tbilisi/Georgia, different public locationsDate: April-June, 2013

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http://www.geotexart.org

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