On 16-17 of May, 2013 two day seminar “Programming and Producing” was held in Batumi Art Teaching University in the boundaries of common theatre partnership of British Council and Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports of Ajara Autonomous Republic. Practical course was fully adopted for participants and their needs. The goal of the workshop was to exchange experience of traditional and modern art between Ajara and Britain and cooperation between cultural and a

The Memorandum between Batumi Art State University and Georgian Parliament National Library was signed.

On May 7, 2013 Tbilisi Hotel Marriott hosted the final International Conference of TEMPUS project about The Problems of Cultural Management. The representatives from Latvia, Portugal, Italy, Ukraine, Armenia and Georgia participated in the conference. Rector of Batumi Art Teaching University, Prof. Ermile Meskhia made a presentation on Cultural Management educational programs.

Batumi Art State University was visited by Riga Chamber Choir Vidus . The choir held a concert and there were performed Lithuanian national songs together with Georgian song “Morbis Aragvi”. After that the guests and the hosts performed Georgian song “Suliko” together. At the end of the concert the hosts impromptu performed a song “Tbiliso” by Revaz Laghidze.

On April 27-28 there will be held a charity exhibition of Georgian painter-designer Eka Peradze working in Germany. Money raised from selling her works will be donated to Dzegvi Shelter. The exhibition is being opened in Batumi Arts State University (Str. Luka Asatiani, 37), 27 April, 15:00. There will be displayed acryl paintings: African motifs, contemporary abstractions, 3D walls and Digital Art.

Professor of Vilnius Theatre and Music Academy and the director, Giedre Bienoriute presented films to the students of Batumi Art Teaching University. There were shown “Three in One” and “Ten Reasons” by Andrius Blaževičius and “ The Last day of the honeymoon” by Rokas Eltermanas. Students got interested in the budget of the films, casting, finding alternative sources of funding and other interesting subjects. The director answered to students’ questions and discussed her students’ films.

On April 15, Batumi Art Teaching University organized the meeting with the professor of Vilnius Theatre and Music Academy and the director Giedre Bienoriute. The director presented her own works to the students, a documentary film “Grandparents” and a fiction film “Balcony”. There were also held discussions over the films. The director spoke about her works, film shooting process and answered to students’ questions

We kindly invite you to the presentation of Lithuanian films which will be held on April 15,16,17 in Batumi Art Teaching University.