Tbilisi City Hall allocates 2 mln GEL to assist electronic, club music artists
About 500 artists in the electronic and club music industry will receive financial assistance from Tbilisi City Hall. Photo: electronicbeats.net.
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About 500 artists in the electronic and club music industry will receive financial assistance from Tbilisi City Hall, which has allocated 2 million GEL in order to help industry players overcome the Covid-19 crisis.
At today's government meeting Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze said that the pandemic had affected all sectors of the economy, including 'one of the most prominent' areas of the culture and creative industries - electronic music and club culture.
It was the industry that first was closed due to a pandemic and has not been functioning for a year. This is a serious problem. There are too many people employed in this industry and families are behind them. They need help and support. This is an area that has made our capital, Europe and the world famous, attracting lots of tourists", said Kaladze.
At the first stage musicians, artists and technical staff will receive financial assistance, said Kaladze.
He also said that taking the epidemiological situation into account it is expected the industry will restore its activities this summer.
The government of Georgia has imposed further restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus in the country today, however to ease the burdens for businesses and the public the government has also announced supportive measures.
Georgian Economy Minister Natia Turnava held a presentation today on how the government is planning to help local businesses and especially small and medium-sized businesses reopen and overcome economic difficulties caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia announced earlier today how the government intends to help businesses and agriculture during the COVID-19 crisis.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia stated that the government will help people who have lost their jobs due to the state of emergency announced to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in the country.
Co-founder of underground club Bassiani in Tbilisi Naja Orashvili has reported earlier today that night clubs in Georgia will open December 17 ‘after a pause of almost two years.'
The Interagency Coordination Council has not yet decided to open night clubs thus events in the facilities are not allowed, the Labour Inspection Service of Georgia reports in response to the information announced earlier that night clubs in Georgia open on December 17.
The Interagency Coordination Council has decided not to open nightclubs across the country due to rising cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, Chief of Operational Staff of the council, Giorgi Gibradze, reported earlier today.
Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze has stated that Tbilisi City Hall is ready to support and assist nightclub businesses following the announcement of the Georgian government’s decision on December 22 that nightclubs will remain closed due to rising cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in the country.
Tbilisi's popular rave destination Bassiani was on Wednesday revealed as Club of the Week in the latest selection by Resident Advisor, an influential online platform dedicated to electronic music and club culture.
Resident Advisor, an online music magazine and community platform dedicated to showcasing electronic music, artists and events across the globe, displayed the Left Bank, a community space and nightclub located on the left bank of Georgia’s capital Tbilisi, as the Club of the Week, the club said on Friday.