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Georgian Culture - Past and Present

April 24, 2007, the Harriman Institute, Columbia University

Organized by: Harriman Institute at Columbia University, Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, Georgian Arts and Culture Center, Fulbright Scholar Program

Sponsors

Harriman Institute at Columbia University; Fulbright Scholar Program; Georgian Arts and Culture Center; Tbilisi State Academy of ArtsGeorgian Wine HousTeliani Valley.

Advisory Council: Catharine Theimer Nepomnyashchy, Director, Harriman Institute;
George Bugadze, Rector of Tbilisi State Academy of Arts

Project Team: Maka Dvalishvili, Project leader, Georgian Arts& Culture Center President; Anna Shanshiashvili, Project coordinator; Gega Paksashvili, Designer

"For thousands of years tiny Georgia... has served as a stopping place for travelers and a prize for conquerors" - Ori Z. Soltes, National Treasures of Georgia

"Hidden behind the veil of the Soviet era for most of the 20th century, this enchanting land is now open for all to experience" - www.oneworldjourneys.com/georgia

Despite Georgia's frequent mention in the historical record, the country's rich cultural heritage is less familiar to international audience. Recent political and economic ventures of this Soviet successor state have piqued the curiosity of Westerners about the unique character of this tiny Eur-asian nation. Accordingly, the one-day symposium "Georgian Culture - Past and Present" aims to acquaint an American audience with a broad spectrum of topics related to the cultural heritage of Georgia, as well as the importance of this heritage in contemporary Georgian life.

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Programme

Morning Session A  
Opening Remarks Catharine Nepomnyashchy, Director, Harriman Institute, Columbia University
Welcome Remarks Irakli Alasania, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Georgia to the United Nations
Georgian Antiquity Ana Kldiashvili, Professor of Art History, Tbilisi State Academy of Arts
A Highlight of Georgia's Prehistoric Past Karen S. Rubinson, Research Scholar, Barnard College
Morning Session B  
The Glory ofByzantium:  Recognizing the Importance of Georgian Art Helen C. Evans, Curator of Byzantine Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medieval Georgian Architecture:  Key Moments in its Development Tamara Tvildiani, Lecturer Art History and Theory, Tbilisi State Academy of Arts
Medieval Georgian Illuminated Manuscripts, Painted Icons and Cloisonné Enamel Nino Gaganidze, Professor of Art History, Tbilisi State Academy of Arts
Afternoon Session  
Genius of Medieval Georgian Art Gary Vikan, Director, The Walters Art Museum
Defining Georgia Inside and Out Ori Z. Soltes, Lecturer in Theology and Art History, Georgetown University
Medieval Georgian Mural Paintings Ani Kldiashvili, Professor of Art History, Tbilisi State Academy ofArts
Medieval Georgian Relief Sculpture:  Repoussé Icons and Architectural Decoration Nino Gaganidze, Professor of Art History, Tbilisi State Academy of Arts
Evening Session  
Monuments at Risk:  Preservation and Conservation Initiatives in Georgia Maka Dvalishvili, President, Georgian Arts and Culture Center
Fulbright Visiting Scholar, Harriman Institute, Columbia University
The Village of Chazhashi:  Case Study of Georgian Svannish Vernacular Architecture> Mary Kay Judy, Architectural Conservator
Georgia at the Crossroads:  The Moorish Style in Georgian Secular Architecture of the 18th-19th Centuries Irina Koshoridze, Senior Curator, Georgian National Museum
Visiting Scholar, Department of Art History, New York University
Modern Georgian Art in the Context of Western Culture Mzia Chikhradze, Senior Research Fellow, G. Chubinashvili National Center for Georgian Art History Research and Heritage Protection
Closing  Remarks Catharine Nepomnyashchy, Director, Harriman Institute, Columbia University
Reception  


On April 26, 2007 in the framework of the symposium at Grant Gallery had been held
Lecture-presentation "Short retrospective Review of Contemporary georgian Arts" by Anna Kldiashvili, Professor of Art History, Tbilisi Sstate Academy of Arts
&
Solo Exhibition of Gogi Chagelishvili