THE STATE REPRESENTATIVE ADMINISTRATION

On the initiative of the Culture Committee of the Parliament of Georgia, a panel discussion was held in Kutaisi regarding the reform of artistic education.

State Representative of Imereti Zviad Shalamberidze, cultural experts and teachers of all twelve municipalities of the region participated in the panel discussion.

The initiative of the committee will concern the preparation of the reform of artistic education.

The chairman of the committee, Eliso Bolkvadze, spoke about the challenges in art education and focused on the issue of determining the status of an art educational institution.
According to Eliso Bolkvadze, the reform of artistic education is being prepared at the initiative of the culture committee, and its implementation is planned throughout Georgia from next year.

"Very soon, we will start the reform of artistic education, which the Committee of Culture is preparing together with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth. We will start committee hearings soon. This will be an important milestone. Society has great interest and expectations for the reform. Today's meeting was very interactive, many participants asked us interesting questions. They shared both their heartaches and their hopes. I think the reform will bring great good to both people and the field and will be a great motivation for the youth" said Eliso Bolkvadze.

According to Zviad Shalamberidze, the state representative of Imereti, the reform of artistic education is very important not only for Imereti, but also for Georgia as a whole, because the representatives of this field have been waiting for it for a long time.

"It is welcome that the Culture Committee and the Ministry of Culture have started working on this issue. It is as a result of such meetings that we will get such a reform and such legislative changes, which will be adapted to the people who work in this field", said Zviad Shalamberidze.

In connection with the reform of artistic education, the thematic meetings at the initiative of the culture committee were completed in Samegrelo and Imereti.