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20.12.2010 – 20.01.2011
Conduct of the qualifying student competition for participation in the PQ11 Georgian exhibition of the Student Section.

2010 20.09. – 20.12.
Preparation of the qualifying student competition for participation in the PQ11 Georgian exhibition of the Student Section. Preparation of student projects in accordance with the curatorial concept. (Volunteering – Tbilisi State Art Acedemy, Ilia Chavchavadze State University)

2010 27 – 29.09.
Participation of YTA Union delegation in the International Symposium, Scenography Expanding 3: On Curating. Festival Escrita na Paisagem and Centro de História da Arte e Investigação Artística (CHAIA)
– Évora, Portugal. (Financed by YTA Union and Ministry of Culture, Monument Protection and Sport)  National Program “Georgian Season”

2010 22 – 27.09.
YTA Union delegation visit to Prague to view the area for the Student Section of PQ11 exhibition. – Veletržní Palace – Prague, CZ.
(Financed by Ministry of Culture, Monument Protection and Sport)  National Program “Georgian Season”

2010 18 – 21.04.
Participation of YTA Union delegation in the International Contemporary Scenography Days, International Festival of Scenic Arts in Rome, Italy. “International meeting of architecture and contemporary scenography” – seminaries and workshop.
Organisers: International Festival of Scenic Arts (IFSArts) in association with The Scenographer (Int. Journal of Set & Stage Design)
(Financed by YTA Union and Ministry of Culture, Monument Protection and Sport)  National Program “Georgian Season”

2009 2 – 3.10.
Participation of YTA Union delegation in the Expanded Scenography Symposium, Amsterdam.
International Partnerships, presentation of the Georgian curatorial concept of PQ11
Organisators – Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space & Theaterschool Amsterdam. (Financed by YTA Union and Ministry of Culture, Monument Protection and Sport)  National Program “Georgian Season”

2009 7 – 8.06
YTA Union Executive Director Nino Gunia-Kuznetsova participated in the “Annual Authors Meeting Compendium of Cultural Policies and Trends in Europe” – Madrid, Spain. www.culturalpolicies.net
The comparative analyses of cultural policy (Financed by Council of Europe)

2008 4 – 5.12.
Participation of YTA Union delegation in “10th anniversary Compendium of Cultural Policies and Trends in Europe”. Organisators: Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan

2008 11 – 16.11.
“Treasury of the Georgian scenography” – George Gunia’s Anniversary Exhibition; Georgian National Museum, Georgian State Museum of Theatre, Cinema, Choreography and Music, Karvasla Gallery (Ministry of Culture, Monument Protection and Sport)

2007 14 – 24.06.
Georgian School Exhibition on Prague Quadrennial 2007; exhibition theme: “Auditorium N 15 – Always at the Edge”.
Participation of YTA Union delegation in the OISTAT Anniversary International Symposium, PQ 2007;
(Financed by Ministry of Culture, Monument Protection and Sport)  National Program “Georgian Season”

2007 – 2006
The project “Let’s hold hand in hand”, partners TUTU – Azerbaijan and TUTU – Afganistan. Arts and Culture Network Program of South Caucasus and Asian countries – OSI. (Financed by OSAF)

2006 – 2005
The “Caucasian network of Cultural Observatories”, Arts and Culture Network Program of OSI.
Creation of cultural network and Data Base; Leading Practical and analytical work with the different cultural groups in Georgia and Caucasus to involve them intro Intercultural dialogue; analyzing the urban policy.
Participants: Georgian, Armenian and Azerbaijan NGO, artists, experts. Co-producers: TUTU – Azerbaijan, Caucasus Institute – Armenia. (Financed by Budapest Open Society Foundations)

2005
Yta Union Executive Director Nino Gunia-Keznetsova participated in the 4ht Compendium Authors Meeting “Cultural Policies in Europe”, – Boekman Foundation – Amsterdam, NL.
(Financed by Council of Europe)

2004
Partecipation of Yta Union’s Executive Director Nino Gunia-Keznetsova in the International Program “Compendium of Cultural Policies and Trends in Europe”, Arts and Culture Network Program of OSI; Dushanbe, Tadjikistan. (Financed by OSI)

2004
The project “Create the Conception of Culture and Tourism policy for development Tbilisi City Strategic Plan.” (Financed by Municipality of Tbilisi, collaboration with Fund for Saving Culture)

2004
Cooperation with Foundation Horizonti – “Conception of the social-economic development of Akhaltsikhe”.
(The volunteer contribution)

2004 – 2003
“Observatory of Culture” – New forms of collaboration of the Municipal, Business and non-governmental sectors in the sphere of cultural policy. Analyzing the urban policy; making the comparative analyses of cultural policy of Tbilisi. (Financed by Municipality of Tbilisi,)

2003
“Modern Georgian Scenography”
The exhibition at the Karvasla Gallery. Dedicated on memory of professor George Gunia.2003
Yta Union Executive Director Nino Gunia-Keznetsova participated in Teachers international meeting of Scenography PQ03, OISTAT Education Commission. Prague, CZ.

2003
Participation of YTA Union delegation in PQ03. Prague, CZ.

2002
Creation of the cultural NGO`s Coalition – “Cultural Front”. Creation cultural network and development of skills in cultural management. Financed by Horizonti Foundation, co-producers: LTD “Georgian Voice” and Public union “The New Movement.

01.06. 2001- 01.09. 2002
The Progect “Creation of the Educational Basis for the Beginner Show, Art and Advertising Business Structures”.
Creation and development of skills in cultural management, psychosocial and legal sphere. Participants: NGO and Show, Art and Advertising Business Structures, artists and students. Financed by Horizonti Foundation, co-producers: LTD “Georgian Voice” and

Public union “The New Movement.

2001 December
Exhibition and fancy-dress show in Public union “The New Movement” Hall.

2001 November
The Conference “Cultural Policy-Priorities and Strategy”. Analyzing the cultural policy of Georgia.
Participants: Artists and Experts (NGO and Educational State Organization) (Financed by Horizonti Foundation and Public union “The New Movement”)

2001 October
“YTA Union Presents” – The exhibition at the “TMS” Gallery. Dedicated on memory of professor George Gunia.

2001 January
Exhibition and fancy-dress show at the National Library of Georgia.

2000
“YTA Union Presents” – The exhibition at the USA Embassy in Georgia.

1998
Creation of Specialized – Experimental Workshop at the Faculty of Scenography and Introduction to Video art Method – HESP/14. Use and Development of new technologies in Visual Art and in Education.
Participants: Professors and students of the Shota Rustaveli State University of Theatre and Film and YTA union`s Multimedia Studio. Creation of the Scenography & Multimedia studio of YTA Union.
(Financed by the OSGF)
Results of the project: in 2002 Golden Florin of the XX Florence Awards, Cultural Center Florence – Europe Mario Conti foundation for virtual version of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” by Manana Gunia (set & costumes design).

1998
Exhibition of young scenographers at the “TMS” Gallery.