AFA - Art Foundation ANAGI announces an international research conference dedicated to Alexandre (Shura) Bandzeladze, one of the leading figures of Georgian modernist art and a pioneer of abstraction in Soviet Georgia.
Alexandre (Shura) Bandzeladze: Bridging Global Abstraction Discourses and Georgian Abstractionism will take place on 5-6 June 2027.
Organized by AFA - Art Foundation ANAGI in collaboration with art historian Dr. Mzia Chikhradze and curator/art historian Mariam Shergelashvili, the conference will bring together international scholars, curators, artists, researchers, and institutional representatives.
The conference will consider abstraction as a global artistic language and position Georgian abstractionism in dialogue with international movements including Abstract Expressionism, Neo-Expressionism, postwar non-figurative art, and experimental modernism.
Applicants are invited to submit:
- Presentation title
- 200-300 word abstract/proposal
- Short biography, maximum 100 words
Invited speaker presentations will be 30 minutes total: 20 minutes for the presentation followed by 10 minutes for Q&A.
AFA - Art Foundation ANAGI will fully cover round-trip airfare, accommodation, per diem, guided tours, visits outside Tbilisi, and welcome and farewell dinners.
Applications should be sent to afa.internationalconference@gmail.com by October 31, 2026.
The detailed program and logistics will be announced in November 2026.
Alexandre (Shura) Bandzeladze: Bridging Global Abstraction Discourses and Georgian Abstractionism will take place on 5-6 June 2027.
Organized by AFA - Art Foundation ANAGI in collaboration with art historian Dr. Mzia Chikhradze and curator/art historian Mariam Shergelashvili, the conference will bring together international scholars, curators, artists, researchers, and institutional representatives.
The conference will consider abstraction as a global artistic language and position Georgian abstractionism in dialogue with international movements including Abstract Expressionism, Neo-Expressionism, postwar non-figurative art, and experimental modernism.
Applicants are invited to submit:
- Presentation title
- 200-300 word abstract/proposal
- Short biography, maximum 100 words
Invited speaker presentations will be 30 minutes total: 20 minutes for the presentation followed by 10 minutes for Q&A.
AFA - Art Foundation ANAGI will fully cover round-trip airfare, accommodation, per diem, guided tours, visits outside Tbilisi, and welcome and farewell dinners.
Applications should be sent to afa.internationalconference@gmail.com by October 31, 2026.
The detailed program and logistics will be announced in November 2026.
June 3, 2026