Illustrations by Nino Chakvetadze at Estonian Children's Literature Center
By Mariam Chanishvili
Monday, April 15
Exhibition of Illustrations by famous Georgian artist Nino Chakvetadze opened at the Estonian Children's Literature Center in Tallinn.
The opening ceremony took place on April 10 and was organized by Estonian Children's Literature Center and supported by the Embassy of Georgia in the Republic of Estonia.
Ambassador of Georgia to Estonia, Tea Akhvlediani and the Director of the Center, Ms. Triin Sonne, welcomed the guests with the opening speech. Akhvlediani highlighted the importance of presenting Georgian art in Estonia.
During the opening ceremony, Chakvetadze presented information about her works and spoke about the genre and main directions of her art. The representatives of Estonian culture and literature circles, diplomatic corps accredited in Estonia and Georgian diaspora attended the event.
The exhibition is available at the Estonian Children’s Literature Center from April 10 to May 4.
"I draw my past and childhood, and when people explore my pictures, they all wake up to the nostalgic feelings that bind them to the past and childhood," said Nino Chakvetadze to Estonian Public Broadcasting.
Nino Chakvetadze was born in Tbilisi, Georgia. She received art degrees from Nikoladze Art Institute (1986-1990) and Tbilisi State Academy of Art on the faculty of painting (1990-1996). And become a member of Georgian Painters’ Union in 1997.
Nino Chakvetadze is very popular among the artists and people due to her touching paintings of children. Children are the main characters drawn in her every story. She has also drawn multiple illustrations for Children’s Books.
Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Estonia and Georgia were established on 16 June 1992. Georgia and Estonia have close friendly and strategic ties in almost every sphere of cooperation.
Embassy of the Republic of Estonia opened in Georgia in December 2006, while Georgian Embassy opened to the Republic of Estonia in 2007.
Cooperation in the field of culture is very active. In 2013, Opera and Ballet Theatres of Tbilisi, Kutaisi and Batumi performed at the Saaremaa International Opera Festival. This event was exceptional in terms of promotion of Georgian culture in Estonia as well as the Baltic/Nordic region. In 2015 Georgia was the “Focus country” of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) which is one of the leading cultural events in the country.
