A brand-new contemporary art festival is joining the scene in Georgia's capital with the inaugural edition of Digital Tbilisi - an event inspired by a French counterpart hosting nearly 50,000 annual visitors. The project is derived from Scopitone, a yearly festival of performance art, music,…

A film bringing a "dreamy atmosphere" of a remote Georgian village undergoing major change will have its world premiere at this year's International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam. A Tunnel, directed by Nino Orjonikidze and Vano Arsenishvili and previously supported by European and Asian development platforms,…

An anniversary of Georgian choreographer Giorgi Aleksidze will be marked next month with a premiere of two of his works by the Tbilisi Contemporary Ballet, a troupe named after the late ballet master. The company, founded in 2016 and led by Aleksidze's daughter Mariam, will…

Over a dozen classic Georgian films from the 1920s - including a work previously thought lost - are set to be returned to the country as a state initiative on bringing back rolls of pioneering cinema from Russian archives continues. In the latest stage of…

The largest book shop in Georgia ,,Biblusi’’ has opened the first shop specially designated to the needs and interests of tourists and named it ,,Georgian’’. Shop Georgian is located on the David Aghmashenebeli 55. ,,Georgian’’ is unique of its kind and offers variety of the…

Elene Akhvlediani was one of the first recognized female painters in Georgia. A 20-th century painter was usually depicting the views of Old Tbilisi. Georgian architects used to depend on her works for the reconstruction of the city’s old part. Besides, Elene Akhvlediani created illustrations…

14 emerging authors from across Europe have been announced as laureates of the 2019 European Union Prize for Literature (EUPL). Beqa Adamashvili from Georgia is among the 14 prize holders. The EUPL is an award which recognizes outstanding new and emerging literary talents across Europe…

Georgian poet Zviad Ratiani has been nominated for the European Poet of Freedom 2020 Award. The sixth edition of the European Poet of Freedom Festival will take place in Gdańsk, Poland in March 2020. The 8 poets have been nominated for the award. Zviad Ratiani…

Bible written in Georgian was discovered in Dagestan. Specialists of historic, archeological and ethnological institute found it when making digitalized versions of other historic documents. The bible is written in old Georgian Asomtavruli script and dates back to the 6th century. Specialists left without attention…

Tbilisi’s Project ArtBeat gallery will once again take to Art Dubai, a major global fair turning into a hub for contemporary creatives, to introduce notable Georgian artists Irakli Bugiani and Avto Meskhi to audiences in the city this month. With over 90 galleries from 40…