EU4Culture showcases achievements at concluding festival in Georgia
On 21 September, the EU4Culture Network Festival ‘City Stories, Diverse Voices – Action’ concluded the four-year EU-funded EU4Culture project in Georgia.
This two-day celebration brought together diverse artists, cultural professionals, and audiences at Art House Gori to showcase the project’s results and role in Georgia’s cultural and creative sectors.
More than 25 Georgian artists, along with artists from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, and Ukraine, participated in the festival. The lineup included exhibitions, audiovisual performances, dance shows, public talks, workshops, masterclasses, and film screenings, offering a rich and diverse artistic experience.
“The existence of the EU4Culture project represents a meaningful step toward Georgia’s closer integration with the European Union, as it fosters cultural dialogue and cooperation between Georgia, the Eastern Partnership countries, and the EU,” said Pawel Herczynski, EU Ambassador to Georgia. “Looking ahead, we believe the work that we have done here will have a lasting impact. We are confident that Georgian arts, culture, and creative industries are ready to take their rightful place on the European stage.”
Over the past four years, EU4Culture activities in Georgia have included cultural development strategies, mobility grants, cultural and cross-Innovation projects, and capacity-building for cultural professionals.
For the first time in Georgia, with the support of the project, the cities of Zugdidi, Poti, and Kutaisi have dedicated cultural development strategies. These strategies offer a clear roadmap for their cultural growth and position these cities as key players in Georgia’s creative landscape.
Nearly 70 Georgian artists and cultural professionals received mobility grants, enabling them to connect with international networks, exchange ideas, and realise creative projects on a global stage.
Four innovative cultural projects were carried out in regional areas, fostering creativity and collaboration across Georgia.
Up to 60 public officials and cultural professionals from regional cities across Georgia participated in specialised training programmes that focused on key topics such as cultural enterprise, internationalisation, and the use of cultural indicators. These efforts have strengthened their professional skills and improved the execution of local cultural strategies.
With a budget of €7.85 million, EU4Culture is a four-year project funded by the European Union to support the culture and creative sector with a particular focus on non-capital cities and towns in the Eastern Partnership Countries. The project is implemented by Goethe-Institut (Lead), Czech Centers, Danish Cultural Institute, and Institut Français de Géorgie.
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