The FINANCIAL — Handmade works and a photo diary of 15 photographers about Adjara were presented at the exhibition in Batumi, Black Sea city last week. In the evening on July 30, at a seaside park, the Department of Tourism and Resorts of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara, International Business Development and Investments Support Centre with CHF-International and Women’s Initiative Supported Group, arranged a Trade Fair Adjara Sketch 2008.
The exhibition continued for two days.
For the purpose of popularization of handmade works the organizers found people known for these skills.
They hope that this trade fair will help to find real customers for this work which will help to get additional profit for the people.
“Handmade things from high-mountainous villages of Adjara and photo diaries of 15 photographers taken in high Adjara are presented at the exhibition. Everyone can buy handmade things at the exhibition,” Temur Diasamidze, Head of the Department of Tourism and Resorts, told The FINANCIAL.
“Most of the women living in the high-mountainous villages are traditionally involved in old-fashioned activities and make various things. We just tried to popularize these activities. All the things they make are very practical and for daily use. These things will have many buyers in the cities. This will help villages to have an alternative income source, which is so essential for them,” he added.
According to Diasamidze, some companies and the department itself are already interested in buying these handmade things.
These handmade things will be for sale and these kinds of events will be regularly held from now on. 12 women who do handmade work, from the villages Gorjomi and Nigazeuli, were chosen.
“Photographers were chosen after casting: 10 from Tbilisi, 4 from Batumi and 1 from Turkey. The photographers were living for one week in the high-mountainous villages of Adjara and were taking photos of various genres,” Zviad Eliziani, Head of International Business Development and Investments Support Centre, told The FINANCIAL.
“Some of their photos were chosen for the exhibition. 40 photos were chosen out of 225 photos, only three photos got the highest scores,” he added.
According to Diasamidze, the Women’s Initiative Supported Group made the investigation within the limit of the Commercialization of Handmade Work and together with Guga Kotetishvili provided consultancy to the Adjarian masters.
Based on the project approximately 50 exponents were created. The presentation of these exponents will help to attract potential customers and extra income for the villagers. It is also promotion of the Adjara tourism infrastructure.
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