Tbilisi Portrait

Mar 07 2024

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A city is what the people who live in this city make of it. It is its people in all their variety. So painting a Tbilisi Portrait doesn’t mean one portrait, but a colourful compilation. My name is Sarah Nieber and together with my teammate Sopho Sikharulidze we invite artists, activists, researchers and many more. We talk with them about their work, their life and their passion and by listening to their stories, we will paint a Tbilisi portrait.

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Episode 2/4 - Giorgi Oniani

Mar 07 2024 16 mins

The fight against corruption is at the heart of the work of Giorgi Oniani, deputy executive director of Transparency International Georgia.

Episode 2/3 - Irena Popiashvili

Feb 20 2024 15 mins

Art manager Irena Popiashvili talks about Georgian contemporary art and the new generation at her art academy "VA[A]DS".

Episode 2/2 - Arnold Stepanian

Feb 01 2024 15 mins

The organization PMMG (Public Movement Multinational Georgia) focuses on the protection of ethnic, linguistic and religious minorities’ rights. We are talking with its Chairman Arnold Stepanian, representing himself the Armenian minority.

Episode 2/1 - Lela Tsiskarishvili

Jan 18 2024 22 mins

We are starting our second season with the Human Rights' defender Lela Tsiskarishvili. Lela is executive director of the NGO "Georgian Centre for Psychosocial and Medical Rehabilitation of Torture Victims", called GCRT.

Episode 9 - Nino Evgenidze

Jul 16 2023 13 mins

Georgia's economic and political development are the focus of this episode with activist Nino Evgenidze. Nino is Executive Director at the Economic Policy Research Center (EPRC), as well as co-founder of the Tbilisi International Conference and of the Democracy Frontline Centre.

Episode 8 - Mariam Kvaratskhelia

Jul 03 2023 28 mins

On the occasion of the current Pride Week in Tbilisi, we are having Mariam Kvaratskhelia as guest of our podcast today. She is the co-director of Tbilisi Pride and talks about queer life in Georgia and Tbilisi's queer scene.

Episode 7 - Mariam Pesvianidze & Tatiana Remneva

Jun 18 2023 18 mins

Parki ar minda ("I don't want a bag") is an organization that offers recycling solutions for people living in Tbilisi. The founders of this organization, Mariam Pesvianidze and Tatiana Remneva, are talking here about waste management in Georgia and their motivation for a more conscious approach regarding waste.

Episode 6 - Gogiko Sakvarelidze

Jun 05 2023 13 mins

Today it will be all about architecture and urban spaces, because we have Gogiko Sakvarelidze as our guest. Gogiko is founder and brand director of Fabrika and at the same time principle of MUA – Multiverse Architecture. This is a Tbilisi based architectural office, that describes itself with the keywords “Architecture” and “Placemaking”.

Episode 4 - Baia Pataraia

May 08 2023 22 mins

The women’s rights activist Baia Pataraia is one of the leading feminists in Georgia and the director of Union Sapari, an organization that works to combat violence against women and advocates for equal rights.

Episode 3 - Irakli Khvadagiani

Apr 26 2023 25 mins

Researching the Soviet past and its legacy is the main aim of the Research Laboratory SovLab. Irakli Khvadagiani is one of their researchers and board members. Today he is our guest at Tbilisi Portrait.