Creative Industr. & Craft Develop.
non-profit, non-governmental organisation was founded in 1995. In 2001 it was re-registered as a foundation.
Address: 7, Niko Nikoladze str. Tbilisi, 0108, Georgia; Tel.:995 32 2931335; Fax:995 32 2921335 e-mail: gacc@gaccgeorgia.org
See location on the map
Working Hours: Monday-Friday - 11 am - 6 pm, Seturday - 12 pm - 6 pm
MISSION
* To preserve, develop and promote Georgian cultural heritage
* To develop, promote and market Georgian national crafts
*To suppoert and develop scientific studies in the field of Georgian arts and culture
* To strengthen the economic viability and self-sustainability of cultural institutions,
culture based small and medium businesses, and individuals working in culture and the arts
* To enhance the development of contemporary Georgian art and exhibition activities
* To establish international art relations and cultural exchanges
* To carry out educational activitiesProgrammes
To achieve these goals GACC has committed itself primarily to three main programs:
- Preservation of Georgian Cultural Heritage
- Georgian Creative Industires & Crafts Development
- Exhibitions and Gallery Activities
- International Initiative for Georgian Cultural Studies
The GACC Staff
__________________________________Maka Dvalishvili, Director
Anna Shanshiashvili, Programs Develop. Manager
Tamuna Kiknadze, Projects coordinator
Maia Antadze, Financial Manager
Lia Sukhitashvili, Crafts Project Officer
Maka Shavgulidze, Projects officer
Malkhaz Gelashvili, Technical assistant
Eka Dvalishvili, Marketing Manager
Tea Gotsiridze, Gallery Manager
Maia Makharadze, Office assistant
Molly Topuridze, Designer
Gega Paksashvili, Designer
Volunteers
_________________________________Peter Skinner, Keti Asatiani, Rusudan Ramishvili, Caroline Pasquier, Sarah Brining, John and Sharon Hays, Barbara Piper, Rebeka Weawer, Odrean Khrusha, Molly Topuridze
Interns
________________________________Keti Asatiani, Mirelle Papidze, Susan Walsh, Mariam Kurashvili, Giorgi Kereselidze, Tea Gotsiridze, Tamuna Khotivari, Anna Shanshiasvili, Keti Kvitatiani, Ani Akhalkatsi, Lela Korchilava, Rusiko Ramishvili, Keti Asatiani
Board of Directors
______________________________________George Yashvili, Chairman, Artist-ceramist, Dean of Department of Ceramics at Tbilisi State Academy of Arts; Kakha Trapaidze, Cultural Operator, Chancellor of Tbilisi State Academy of Arts;
Maia Mania, Historian of Architecture, G. Chubinashvili National Research Center of Georgian Art History and Monuments preservation;
Nato Tsintsabadze, Architect restorer, Secretary General of ICOMOS Georgia;
Mikheil Abramishvili, Archaeologist, Director of Tbilisi Archeological MuseumInternational Advisors
______________________________________Jane Safer - Fund for Arts & Culture in Central and Eastern Europe, USA;
Natela Lagidze - Association "Merani - Cultural Dialogue" France;
Clare Bret Smith, Aid to Artisans USA;
Giulia Caneva, University Roma Tre, Italy;
Timothy Mason, EU Cultural Heritage expert, UK.
The Georgian Arts & Culture Center thanks all international and local donors, interns and volunteers for supporting Georgian culture, including:
International Donors
_______________________________________Aid To Artisans, British Council, British Petroleum, Getty Grant Program, Getty Foundation, Open Society - Georgian Foundation, Philip Morris Representative in Georgia, Save the Children/USAID, The World Bank, The Foundation for International Arts & Education, World Monuments Fund ®/The Samuel H. Kress FoundationWorld Monuments Fund ® Robert Wilson ChallengeThe Eurasia Foundation, The Know-How Fund/British Embassy, The Prince Claus Fund, Trust for Mutual Understanding, US Embassy in Georgia, UNESCO Moscow Office for Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova , and the Russian Federation, ECF STEP beyond Mobility Fund and Open Society Institute Budapest
Local Donors
_______________________________________Ministry of Culture, Monuments protection and Sports of Georgia, Tbilisi Municipality, The Foundation for the Rescue and Preservation of Historical Monuments of Georgia