Saniao Art Residency: A Space for Creativity, Movement and Connection

July 18, 2026

As part of the CivicArt project’s local initiatives in Georgia, Saniao Art Residency hosted a series of creative events that brought together art, movement, and the spirit of togetherness.

The residency included a hands-on cyanotype workshop, where participants explored one of the oldest photographic printing techniques in history. Using leaves, flowers, lace, and other natural materials, they discovered how sunlight and creativity can combine to produce unique blue-and-white artworks — creating their own original prints in the process.

Alongside the cyanotype workshop, the residency hosted a dance therapy session — an inspiring experience where movement became a language for creativity, reflection, and human connection. Participants were invited to explore how the body expresses what words sometimes cannot, finding in shared movement a sense of presence and belonging.

Together, these activities reflected the core spirit of the CivicArt approach: that art in its many forms can open up spaces for dialogue, self-expression, and community — and that togetherness can be found in the most unexpected creative practices.

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