European award-winning paper art exhibited in Tbilisi

Tbilisi History Museum is welcoming a two-week exhibition of award-winning paper art and a dozen creators from Europe, Asia, North and South America.

From tomorrow the Paper Innovations expo will showcase some of the winning projects from the annual Amateras competition in Bulgaria, with paper sculptures of various shapes and installations on show for viewers.

Visiting creators to Tbilisi include Amateras co-founder Todor Todorov, master of Sumi ink art Atsumi Murata and Bristol-based artist Josephine Coy who has exhibited her works at Sofia Paper Biennial events.

In parallel, Japanese painter Kihachiro Nishiura will hold a presentation of his calligraphy art.

Calligraphy art by Japanese artist Kihachiro Nishiura. Photo from www.ijaponesque.com.

The Bulgarian competition was one of the projects by the Sofia-based Amateras Foundation – organisers of the Sofia Paper Art Fest that was awarded the title of European Label by the European Commission earlier this year.

Amateras has collaborated with the Georgian National Museum and Embassy of Bulgaria in Georgia to make the exhibition possible.

Organisers planned the event to mark the Revival Leaders Day celebration – an annual Bulgarian state holiday celebrated in November.

The Paper Innovations exhibition will run until December 4 at the Tbilisi History Museum, also known as Karvasla, in Old Town Tbilisi.