Georgia's First Arts and Innovation Hub to Open: Press Conference and Contract Signing Ceremony
A press conference regarding the establishment of Georgia's first art and innovation hub was held at Rooms Hotel Tbilisi Garden Hall.
The event was led by Levan Kharatishvili, Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport; Vato Tsereteli, Founder of the Center for Contemporary Art - Tbilisi; Valeri Chekheria, General Director of Adjara Group; and Ana Riaboshenko, Director of Creative Georgia.
The project belongs to the Center for Contemporary Art - Tbilisi and involves the creation of clusters, as well as the implementation of supportive measures for its development. The project received funding through the competition “Development of Creative Industries” announced by LEPL “Creative Georgia.” This competition was announced upon the initiative and with the support of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport.
At the press conference, a cooperation agreement was officially signed between Adjara Group and the Center for Contemporary Art - Tbilisi. Within the framework of the agreement, Adjara Group transferred its owned space/building to the center under the right of long-term management, aiming to support its activities and implement future plans.
It is within the framework of this cooperation, upon the initiative of the center and with the support of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport, as well as LEPL “Creative Georgia,” that Georgia's first art and innovation hub will be established in the new workspace.
About the Hub
The 650-square-meter building transferred to the center by Adjara Group under the right of long-term management is located at 10 Dodo Abashidze Street. The transformation of the building into a cultural hub is planned – it will serve as a cluster-type platform that, in the long-term perspective, will promote the sustainable development of creative industries, innovative ideas, and projects.
The “Art and Innovation Hub” is an interdisciplinary project that will create a hybrid environment in a single physical space and, based on the classification of creative industries, unite organizations from the following fields: fine arts, digital technology industry, architecture, design, craftsmanship, gastronomy, culinary industry, and others.
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