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The French Institute of Georgia and The Goethe-Institut Georgien cordially invite you to a public forum on the topic:

Sustainable Creative Spaces – Their Role, Importance, and Impact on Independent Culture.

Date: May 23, 2025, 3pm

Location: Goethe-Institut Georgien, 16 Zandukeli St., Tbilisi

Language: English, translation into Georgian will be provided

About the Event:

During a two-panel forum, the representatives of 11 organizations from Georgia, Germany, and France will share their thoughts about the current local and European cultural context and possible cooperation opportunities. They will focus on the importance of
international and cross-sectoral cooperation, the establishment of sustainable creative spaces in the system with endangered artistic expression, current challenges, the inclusion and strengthening of cultural rights, and many more.

Main topics to be discussed:

- Importance of international and cross-sectoral cooperation;
- Experience of the European cultural institutions regarding the creation of sustainable creative spaces;
- How to create safe cultural spaces in the system with endangered artistic expression and enhanced cross- border cooperation;
- How do the Georgia independent cultural spaces operate, and what are the challenges they face regarding sustainability and survival;
- How to foster international cooperation;
- What does a safe space mean in Georgia and how to establish them;
- How to secure inclusion and strengthen cultural rights, represent and protect vulnerable artistic practices through social changes and solidarity.