Georgian Association in the United States of America
Webinar – Keeping the Georgian Language Alive: Poets, Legislators and Teachers – January 31, 1 pm EST – REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Guest: Professor Tamar Makharoblidze, Linguistics, Ilia State University, Tbilisi.
Moderator: Mzia Shanava, Georgian Language Instructor, Harvard University.
In this month’s webinar, Professors Nikoloz Aleksidze and Stephen Jones discuss the impact of Georgian monks and scribes on Georgian Christianity over the centuries.
Guest: Nikoloz Aleksidze, Professor of History and Political Thought. Dean of Social Sciences, Free University, Tbilisi.
Moderator: Professor Stephen Jones, Founding Director of the Program on Georgian Studies, Harvard University.
For additional information, check out these resources:
In this month’s webinar, Professors Stephen Jones and Beka Kobakhidze discuss the Democratic Republic of Georgia.
November 30, 2025
Guest: Professor Stephen Jones, Founding Director of the Program on Georgian Studies, Harvard University.
Moderator: Professor Beka Kobakhidze, Professor and Co-chair of MA Program in Modern History of Georgia at Ilia State University, Tbilisi.
For additional information, check out these resources:
Beka’s Podcast Playlist (in Georgian): ”აქტუალური ისტორია”
Recommended Reading
Access Materials on the First Republic:
Contribute to Georgia’s rich literary culture today! ერთობა is a new, unthemed online literary magazine dedicated to uplifting Georgian creators in the United States. Inspired from historical examples such as ივერია, დროება, and საქართველოს მოამბე, the magazine will highlight Georgian diasporic experiences through art and literature. Genres such as fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and photography will contribute to the magazine’s goals of conversation and community. ერთობა will accept submissions in Georgian and English.
For historical examples of periodicals and newspapers written by Georgians in the USA, we recommend the Georgian Studies Program at Davis Center, Harvard’s newest project, a digital archive entitled: “A Heritage Remembered: A History of the Georgian Diaspora in the USA.” The link is below:
We welcome submissions from anyone with ties to Georgia or who is interested in Georgia. Submissions for this edition will stay open until January 15, 2026.
Languages accepted: Georgian and English
Genres accepted:
Format:
Submission Deadline: January 15, 2026
Please submit here: https://forms.gle/1nREzyTipAC1gS8i8
Please email magazine@georgianassociation.org with any questions. Unfortunately, we are not able to offer payment for the accepted submissions at this time.
The Georgian Association in the USA has launched a career-focused webinar series designed to support Georgian and Georgian-American professionals across the United States in their job search journeys. Whether you’re actively job hunting or planning your next career move, this session will offer valuable tools and insights. Attendees are welcome from across the US no matter your location or career stage! During registration you can submit your specific questions in advance.
ქართულმა ასოციაციამ დაიწყო ვებინარების სერია, რომელიც დაეხმარება ქართველ პროფესიონალებს სამუშაოს ძიებასა და კარიერულ განვითარებაში. მონაწილეობა ღიაა ყველასთვის, ვინც ცხოვრობს აშშ-ის ნებისმიერ შტატში.შემოგვიერთდით და მიიღეთ პრაქტიკული რჩევები თქვენი კარიერული ზრდისთვის! რეგისტრაციისას, შეგიძლიათ გამოგზავნოთ თქვენი კონკრეტული შეკითხვები.
Third Session: December 13, 2025 12:00-12:45 pm (ET)
Location: Zoom. Pre-registration required
Topic: “Confidence under Construction”
Delivered by: Tamuna Papava, Leadership and Career Coach. See her profile here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tpapava/ Tamuna is a professional leadership and career coach. She holds the Associate Certified Coach (ACC) credential from the International Coaching Federation (ICF). Tamuna comes from a decade of experience in people management, program management and consulting. Her most recent role was leading a team of over 100 people in the Live Operations department at Glovo. Before Glovo, Tamuna spent 4 years at Amazon between Seattle and London offices. Pre-Amazon Tamuna got her MBA from Georgetown University on a Fulbright scholarship. She is also a proud FLEX alumna.
Working Language: English
მესამე ვებინარი: 13 დეკემბერი, 2025 12:00-12:45 (ET)
პლატფორმა: Zoom. წინასწარი რეგისტრაცია აუცილებელია
თემა: “Confidence under Construction”
მომხსენებელი: თამუნა პაპავა, მისი ბიოგრაფია იხილეთ ლინქდინზე https://www.linkedin.com/in/tpapava/
სამუშაო ენა: ინგლისური
Second Session: June 27. 5:00-6:30 pm (ET)
Location: Zoom.
Topic: Interview preparation and best practices. Whether you are preparing for your first interview or looking to sharpen your skills, this session will provide practical tips to help you present yourself with confidence and clarity.
Speaker: Maka Beradze, Senior level professional with 20+ years of experience in American and International Organizations.
Working Languages: Georgian and English
მეორე ვებინარი: 27 ივნისი, 17:00 – 18:30 (ET)
პლატფორმა: Zoom. წინასწარი რეგისტრაცია აუცილებელია
თემა: გასაუბრებისთვის მომზადება და პრაქტიკა
მომხსენებელი: მაკა ბერაძე, ადამიანური რესურსების სფეროში ამერიკულ და საერთაშორისო ორგანიზაციებში 20+ წლის მაღალი დონის გამოცდილების მქონე პროფესიონალი
სამუშაო ენა: ქართული და ინგლისური
First Session: May 9th, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM (ET)
Topic: Effective Job Search Resources
Speaker: Maka Beradze, Senior level professional with 20+ years of experience in American and International Organizations.
Working Languages: Georgian and English
პირველი ვებინარი: 9 მაისი, 16:00 – 17:30 (ET)
თემა: ეფექტური რესურსები სამუშაოს ძიებისთვის
მომხსენებელი: მაკა ბერაძე, ადამიანური რესურსების სფეროში ამერიკულ და საერთაშორისო ორგანიზაციებში 20+ წლის მაღალი დონის გამოცდილების მქონე პროფესიონალი
სამუშაო ენა: ქართული და ინგლისური
In this series of conversations, Tbilisi-born and New York-based curator and art writer Nina Mdivani profiled twelve Georgian women artists.
Some of them are known to the wider audience, while some deserve to be rediscovered. Each presentation includes interviews with experts or artists followed by a Q&A session.
You can watch recordings of each event on YouTube and below:
Meeting One: Natela Grigalashvili & Rusudan Khizanishvili Conversation between pioneering Georgian photographer Natela Grigalashvili and distinguished figurative artist Rusudan Khizanaishvili. Both interviewed by Nina Mdivani in April 2021.
Meeting Two: Vera Pagava. Conversation between Paris-based Elisso Tarassachvili, president, Anna Tarassachvili, collection manager and project manager of the Cultural Association Vera Pagava (Association Culturelle Vera Pagava – AC/VP) and curator Nina Mdivani. Recorded May 2021.
Meeting Three: Elene Akhvlediani. Conversation between Nino Khundadze, Chief Curator of New and Contemporary Art Collections at the Georgian National Museum and curator Nina Mdivani. The third episode features Elene Akhvlediani (1901-1975), an iconic representative of Georgian art.
Meeting Four: Tamar Abakelia and Natela Iakoshvili. Presentation about Tamar Abakelia. Conversation between British artist and art critic Alexander Adams and curator Nina Mdivani about Georgian painter Natela Iankoshvili (1918-2008). Recorded in July 2021.
Meeting Five: Ema Lalaeva-Ediberidze and Gayane Khachaturian. Conversation with researcher and writer Kristine Darchia about Ema (Lali) Lalaeva-Ediberidze (1904-1991). Recorded summer 2021. And a conversation with researcher and writer Ketevan Tomaradze about Gayane Khachaturian (1942-2009).
Meeting Six: Esma Oniani and Keti Kapanadze. Conversation between Nina Mdivani and Tbilisi-based researcher Tornike Kobiashvili about painter and poet Esma Oniani (1938-1999). And interview with Georgian conceptual artist Keti Kapanadze (b.1962) where she talks about her practice and experience of being the first conceptual female artist in 1990s in Tbilisi.
Meeting Seven: Tamara Kvesitadze and Mariam Natroshvili Conversation between Nina Mdivani and Tamara Kvesitadze (b.1968), well-known multimedia artist, famous for her kinetic sculptures. And interview with Georgian conceptual and digital artist Mariam Natroshvili (b.1984) discussing her engagement with Georgian script and new digital direction she will be presenting this year at the Venice Biennale.
