Rvuli webinars

Rvuli is a bilingual (Georgian/English) online magazine and platform hosted on aica.ge that fosters critical exchange between emerging Georgian and German art critics and advocates for freedom of expression. AICA Georgia and AICA Germany in the framework of the project Rvuli with the support of AICA International organise two transnational…

Art on the 41st Parallel

His essay, published in the tenth issue of the journal Dreaming Chamois in 1923, recalls an earlier gathering of Tbilisi’s avant-garde circles in such a disjointed manner that “Notes of a Modernist Intoxicated by Hashish” might have been a more fitting title than the rather pretentious “Dadaism or the Blue…

Open Call for Articles: Rvuli

Open Call for Articles  Date of the announcement: August 10, 2026 Submission deadline: October 15, 2026 RVULI: Independent Art Spaces and the Critique of “Art Criticism” in Georgia In Georgia’s rapid cycle of political change, art ideologies and institutions struggle to take root. These institutions—artist-run spaces, site-and time-specific projects, online…

Open Call: Incentive Prize For Art Critics

58th AICA International Congress: Rennes, France, October 12-16, 2026 Theme: Art criticism and eco-socially engaged practices: new writing, new challenges? CONTEST TIMELINE: JUNE 9 - AUGUST 6 – BY PARIS MIDNIGHT (CET) Eligibility: Critics (commentators, curators, educators) writing from anywhere, newspapers, magazines, television, radio, internet Languages: English, French or Spanish,…

Report on Repression and Censorship in the Arts in Georgia

Introduction Art, as a main sphere of culture, is a society’s creative, social, economic, and cultural capital, as well as a strategic resource for state growth. An artist is someone who, through intellectual and creative work, develops ideas and creates cultural value. Artistic creativity is one of the most powerful…

Art on the 41st Parallel

Edisher Beradze

His essay, published in the tenth issue of the journal Dreaming Chamois in 1923, recalls an earlier gathering of Tbilisi’s avant-garde circles in such a disjointed manner that “Notes of a Modernist Intoxicated by Hashish” might have been a more fitting title than the rather pretentious “Dadaism or the Blue Horns.” Yet, filled with unexpected…

Report on Repression and Censorship in the Arts in Georgia

Lali Pertenava

Introduction Art, as a main sphere of culture, is a society’s creative, social, economic, and cultural capital, as well as a strategic resource for state growth. An artist is someone who, through intellectual and creative work, develops ideas and creates cultural value. Artistic creativity is one of the most powerful and well acknowledged characteristics of…