The Union CAC - Contemporary Art Club
Protection of human rights through application of the Art spheres to the maximum. To promote activities of Georgian artists and collaborate with them; Popularisation of Georgian artists abroad and familiarize them with foreign art. Any activities addressed to popularisation of culture within legislation in force. The Organizational structure looks like working team. The founders of the union CAC are 5 persons (Alexandra Gabunia, Nino Gujabidze, Ketevan Gujabidze, Maia Tabatadze, Natia Gabichvadze). Each artist taking part in the Union projects unite under the conceptual title ”Space Media Artists”. Volunteers cooperate with the union as well.
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Alexandra Gabunia |
Nino Gujabidze |
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Ketevan Gujabidze Founder member
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Tamta Berishvili |
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Dali Veshapidze |
Natia Gabichvadze |
Maia
Tabatadze |
2007
UNDP Programme – Project “Support to Accessibility and Transparency of Justice System Using Contemporary Placards”
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) South Caucasus. Project "Assistance to Introduction of Gender Dimensions in Modern Georgian Society via Contemporary Art"
Open Society Institute Budapest. Arts and Culture Network Program. Project “Digital Story”.
2006
Women in Focus. Exchange programme of photographic work between female artists in Atlanta, Georgia and Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia. The photographic events was being sponsored by Showcase, Thompson's Frame & Gallery and Blick Art Materials.
Mama Cash Fund For Women, The Netherlands. Program art, culture and media. Project “Feminine Fantasies”
Open Society Institute Budapest. Arts and Culture Network Program. Project “Artist Without Frontiers”.
2002
Open Society - Georgia Foundation. Program "Georgia - Multicultural Country". Project "Actual Dreams".
2001
Open Society - Georgia Foundation. Program " cultural policy development". Project "Club Sardaphi".
1999
Open Society - Georgia Foundation. Program "Improvisation and Figurative Thinking in Contemporary Art" . Project "The style and Charm of the Epoch"
Exhibition:
“Let’s strengthen justice in Georgia together” – Alex Berdysheff, Kakha Burduli, Oleg Timchenko, Nino Sekhniashvili, Liza Osephaishvili, David Aleksidze, Natela Grigalashvili, Sophia Cherkezishvili, Irina Abzhandadze, Zurab Natsvlishvili, Thea Telia, Regina Ter-Nersesiani, Mamuka Tsetskhladze, Tamar Melikishvili, Murtaz Shvelidze, Maka Batiashvili, Erna Dolmazova, Nino Mgaloblishvili, Lia Shvelidze, George Shotadze (Poster) M. Berdzenishvili’s Center “Muza” (Turtle Lake road) and TMS gallery Tbilisi Georgia. UNDP. 2007
“Through Persian curtain” Artist: Irina Abzhandadze (photo), Tamar Melikishvili, Natela Grigalashvili, Maka Batishvili, Oleg Timchenko, Zurab Natsvlishvili (Poster), Art School Akhaltsikhe Georgia (Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) ) . 2006
“Digital Story” - David Aleksidze, Natela Grigalashvili, Oleg Timchenko, Sophia Cherkezishvili, Niko Tsetskhladze, Irina Abzhandadze, Zurab Natsvlishvili, Thea Telia, Gela Kintsurashvili, Tamar Melikishvili, Murtaz Shvelidze, Maka Batiashvili, Kakha Burduli, Irina Kurmaeva, Guram Tsibakhashvili.Sound/ Nika Machaidze. Digital animation / Giorgi Shotadze. (Poster, digital animation, original sound). Karsi Sanat Gallery, Beyoglu Istanbul Turkey (Open Society Institute Budapest) 2006
“Adaptation of social roles of women in Georgian reality with art images” - David Aleksidze, Natela Grigalashvili, Oleg Timchenko, Sophia Cherkezishvili, Irina Abzhandadze, Zurab Natsvlishvili, Tamar Melikishvili, Murtaz Shvelidze, Maka Batiashvili, Irina Kurmaeva.
“Actualization of state mechanisms for protection of women’s rights via video forms”. Artist: Sophia Cherkezishvili. Regional curator: Jilda Nibladze. “Office of Women Voice”, Gurjaani, Georgia. (Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) ) . 2006
"Gender and Contemporary Fine Art" - Erna Dolmazova, Lia Shvelidze, Sophia Cherkezishvili, Oleg Timchenko, David Aleksidze, Murtaz Shvelidze, Maka Batiashvili, Tamar Melikishvili and exhibition of "Contemporary Georgian Poster" -Natela Grigalashvili, Zurab Natsvlishvili, Irina Kurmaeva, Guram Tsibakhashvili. Dramatic theatre, Bolnisi, Georgia,
(Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) ) . 2006
“Digital Story” - David Aleksidze, Natela Grigalashvili, Oleg Timchenko, Sophia Cherkezishvili, Niko Tsetskhladze, Irina Abzhandadze, Zurab Natsvlishvili, Thea Telia, Gela Kintsurashvili, Tamar Melikishvili, Murtaz Shvelidze, Maka Batiashvili, Kakha Burduli, Irina Kurmaeva, Guram Tsibakhashvili.Sound/ Nika Machaidze. Digital animation / Giorgi Shotadze. (Poster, digital animation, original sound). ACADEMIA GALLERY /Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, Georgia, (Open Society Institute Budapest) 2006
“Georgia to Georgia” - Corinne Adams; Susan S. Barmon; Jena Blackshear; Marcia Blake; Jane Conboy; Bobi Dimond; Jeani Elbaum Gretchen Fultz; Ruth Gogel; Joanne Green; Laura Griffin; Christina Helms; Jan Kapoor; Dana S Kemp; Judy Kuniansky; Jenny Levine; Ellen McRaney; Cindy Sheffield Michaels; Maria Mixson; Kathy Norton; Gittel Price; Lesley Price; Linda Rathke; Cindy Shewbert; Teresa M. Sims; Virginia Twinam Smith; Shylah Smithey; Roberta Williamson (Photo), N Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia. 2006
“One minute is quite enough to see all life” – Thea Telia, Irina Abzhandadze, Maka Batiashvili, Sophia Cherkezishvili. (photo-video installation, video, painting), Gallery TMS, Tbilisi, Georgia. (UNDP) 2006
David Aleksidze, Murtazdze, Michael Gogrichiani, Iuri Berishvili, Niko Tsetskhladze, Lia Shvelidze, Maka Batiashvili, The group exhibition at format at format of UNDP Programme - Gender and Politics in the South Caucasus, Courtyard MARRIOT , ball room, Tbilisi, Georgia. (UNDP) 2006
“Feminine Fantasies” - Erna Dolmazova, Irina Kurmaeva, Irina Abzhandadze, Maka Batiashvili, Sophia Cherkezishvili, Thea Telia, N Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia (Mama Cash for Women). 2005
“Artists without frontiers via video”- Sofia Cherkezishvili, Thea Telia, Tamar Melikishvili (photo-video installation, object, photo collage, video version of performance), gallery “qiz qalazi”, Baku, Azerbaijan (Open Society Institute Budapest) 2004
“Artists without frontiers via video” - Sofia Cherkezishvili, Thea Telia, Tamar Melikishvili (photo-video installation, object, photo collage, video version of performance), “old gallery”, Tbilisi, Georgia (Open Society Institute Budapest) 2004
Exhibition dedicated to the Anti-trafficking poster competition, “Old gallery”, Tbilisi, (Women For future)
“Contemporary Georgian art and liberal values” - Guram Tsibakhashvili, Natela Grigalashvili, Irina Abzhandadze, Sofia cherkezishvili (painting, poster, photo), dramatic theatre, Akhaltsikhe, (USAID, IRIS). 2004
“Human rights are the part of Georgian culture” - Guram Tsibakhashvili, Natela Grigalashvili, Irina Abzhandadze, Sofia Cherkezishvili, (photo) K.Iashvili’s art gallery, Telavi, (USAID, IRIS). 2004
“Dysfunctional country”, Natela Griglashvili, art gallery “Kopala”, Tbilisi, (USAID, IRIS). 2004
Irina Abzhandadze and Sofia Cherkezishvili - “The Victim” (photo) and “Don’t be Weak”(painting) dramatic theatre, Rustavi, (USAID, IRIS). 2004
“Box of Public Information” - Kote Sulaberidze, David Alexidze, Zurab Natsvlishvili, Sofia Cherkezishvili, Ira Kurmaeva, Guram Tsibakhashvili (photo, object, painting, poster), State Academy of Art, Tbilisi, (USAID, IRIS). 2004
“The Victim”, Irina Abzhandadze (photo), old gallery, Tbilisi, (USAID, IRIS). 2003
"Actual Dreams"- Iliko Zautashvili, Ana Riabushenko, Ira Kurmaeva, Beso Schonhardt, Oleg Timchenko, Sofia Cherkezishvili, Erna Dolmazova, Nino Keshelava, Alex Berdishev, Iuri Skrinikov-Dambrovski, Zura Natsvlishvili, Irakli Varvaridze, Liza Osepaishvili, Natia Stavridi, Regina Ter-Nersesjan, Base Japarova, Nana Gerasimova, “Karvasla”, Tbilisi – project “Georgia – Multicultural Country”, (OSGF) 2002
Exhibition of the Academy of Art students (painting, graphics, collage) 2002
Group exhibition: Goga Abramidze, Gia Khubua, Devi Zaldastanishvili, Berdia Geliashvili, Nikusha Japaridze, Maia Ramishvili, Mamuka Didebashvili, Merab Gagiladze (painting) 2002
Dato Badridze - Computer graphics 2002
Murtaz Shvelidze - exhibition (painting) 2002
"Marjanishvili - 86-91" - Niko Tsetskhladze, Mamuka Tsetskhladze, Lia Shvelidze, Gia Dolidze, Oleg Timchenko, Mamuka Japaridze, Goga Maglakelidze, Gia Loria, Karlo Kacharava, Koka Ramishvili, Temur Iakobashvili, Maia Tsetskhladze 2002
Liza Osepaishvili's photo exhibition - "Sibilla" 2002
Ira Kurmaeva's exhibition (graphics) 2002
Marina Manelashvili's photo exhibition - "Nostalgia" 2002
Beso Schonhardt's exhibition 2002
Dato Aleksidze's exhibition - "Parasitoforme"2002
Niko Tarielashvili's photo exhibition 2002
Gia Shengelia (video installation), Dato Kakulia (photo), Lado Pochkhua (photo) - exhibition "Self-portrait" 2002
Guga Kotetishvili's exhibition (photo installation) 2001
Nika Sakhanberidze's exhibition (painting) 2001
Kakha Burduli's exhibition (painting)2001
Exhibition of Kako Tabidze's works (painting) 2001.
Sopho and Tamuna Chkhikvadze (painting), Guram Tsibakhashvili (photo) – "On the Ground"2001
Florists' exhibition "Psycho" – Keti Shatberashvili, Nino Sarishvili. 2001
Niko Tsetskhladze's exhibition - "Second Hand"-2000, 2001
Report exhibition of the Union of Artists 2000
Gia Bugadze - "Psevdographia (text, xerox) 2000
Teona Mamphoria's exhibition (graphics) 2000
Nata Buachidze's exhibition (painting) 2000
Dato Aleksidze's exhibition "Ropes" (painting) 2000
Gela Kintsurashvili's fluorescent exhibition 2000
Koka Ramishvili's videoart – "Mirzaani Workshop", "Seven Days". 2000
Sophia Cherkezishvili's exhibition (painting, installation, video-installation, objective) – "The Heart is on the Left". 2000
Exhibition of Ia Kupatadze, Alexandre Varvaridze, Maka Chachkhiani, Irakli Varvaridze – "Digital Photo". 2000
"Charm", Keti Kapanadze, Iliko Zautashvili, Koka Ramishvili, Murtaz Shvelidze, Kote Sulaberidze, Irakli Varvaridze – (poster, painting, digital photo, colour photography, glass, wood, installation, object) , Modern Art Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia (OSGF) 1999
Action
· “Contemporary world through the eyes of woman photographer" - Irina Abzhandadze’s master-class from the series 'Gender culture in regional studios', Bolnisi, Georgia. Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) South Caucasus. 2006
· “Artists without frontiers via video”- (documentary film “Several Lonely Snapshots about Several Lonely Creatures and Things” – cinema theatre “Nizami”, Baku, Azerbaijan (Open Society Institute Budapest). 2004
· “Contemporary Georgian art and liberal valuables in the streets of Akhaltsikhe”,
(USAID, IRIS) 2004
· “Human rights are the part of Georgian culture”, Telavi, (USAID, IRIS) 2004
· “Human rights are the part of Georgian culture”, video-action – 12 min., TV-Rustavi2 (2day), (USAID, IRIS) 2004
· Guga Kotetishvili's "Old Cinema Posters”, project “Club Sardafi” (OSGF) 2002
· Conversations without smoking, along with jams (Tengiz Mirzashvili) 2002
· Agitprop: Tengis Mirzashvili's exhibition, Dziga Vertov's documentary films 2002
· Action of psychological service "Ndoba" 2002
· Iura Berishvili's ironical action directing to line of policy in Georgia- “Ali Baba and twelve robbers”, Club Sardaphi., Tbilisi, Georgia 2000
· Festival "Gift" - Ketevan Gujabidze's film "Six Artist's Modest Charm" 2000
· “Gravestones” - 2000
· Dato Evgenidze's performance "Postmodern" 2000
· Gia Bugadze's action "I Touch, i.e. I Exist" 2000
Printed production
Video production
· “Sorrowful tunes of sunny land” – (70 min., documentary film directors Natela rigalashvili, Maka Batishvili, Irina Abzhandadze,
Tamar Melikishvili), camera Natela Grigalashvili), 2007, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation – SDC).
· “Digital Story” (8 min. digital animation by George Shotadze and original sound by Nika Machaidze), 2006
(Open Society Institute Budapest);
· “Tests for the Feature Film – Uninvited Story” (videophoto installation 12 min. Irina Abzhandadze), 2006 (UNDP);
· “One minute without crime”, (video art 03 min. Sophia Cherkezishvili), 2005 (Mama Cash for Women)
· New collection”,( video art 01 min. Maka Batiashvili) , 2005 (Mama Cash for Women)
· “He likes”, (video art 03 min. Thea Telia), 2005 (Mama Cash for Women)
· “One minute though the veil”, (video art 03 min. Maka Batiashvili), 2005 (Mama Cash for Women)
· “The woman 1.64 metres tall” (videophoto installation 08 min. Irina Kurmaeva), 2005 (Mama Cash for Women)
· “The most beautiful dress” (video art 01 min. Sophia Cherkezishvili), 2005 (Mama Cash for Women)
· “Imitating the Crime” (videophoto installation 03 min. Tamar Melikishvili), 2004 (Open Society Institute Budapest).
· “Red magic” (videoobject with photos. Thea Telia), 2004 (Open Society Institute Budapest).
· “Look at me” (photovideo Instalation. Sophia Cherkezishvili), 2004 (Open Society Institute Budapest).
· “Freedom Is Your Right” (video art 01 min. Thea Telia), “Human Rights Are the Part of Georgian Culture”, 2004 (USAID, IRIS).
· ”A human has a right to be free” (video 03 min.Oleg Timchemko), “Human Rights Are the Part of Georgian Culture”, 2004 (CAC).
· “Protect me” (video art 01 min. Sophia Cherkezishvili), “Human Rights Are the Part of Georgian Culture”, 2004 (USAID, IRIS).
· “Several Lonely Snapshots about Several Lonely Creatures and Things" (47 min., script writer and documentary film director:
Ketevan Gujabidze, camera man - David Gujabidze (CAC) 2004
· "Profession - Artist, Nationality - from Tbilisi", (65 min., documentary film director Ketevan Gujabidze, cameraman George Beridze)
(OSGF) 2003
· "Modest Charm of Six Artists”, (55 min., documentary film director Ketevan Gujabidze, cameraman David Gujabidze), (OSGF).1999