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The 15th-anniversary ArtVilnius will take place between 4 and 6 October

66 contemporary art galleries, 15 art institutions, and more than 300 artists from 14 countries have been invited to participate in the contemporary art fair ArtVilnius’24. The 15th-anniversary edition will take place between 4 and 6 October at the Lithuanian Exhibition and Congress Centre Litexpo in Vilnius. The focus of…

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4 days of Festival openings in Pärnu

From July 31 to August 3, the FNAF Diverse Universe performance festival, In Graafika, Fideofest and the sculpture festival "Form" will take place in Pärnu's creative campus, central library, Tartu University College and urban space. During the festival week, various presentations take place and it culminates with the big festival…

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Siim-Tanel Annus’ painting Ukrainian Spring 2024 chosen as the audience favourite of Spring Exhibition 2024

In the selection of the audience favourite for the Spring Exhibition, 834 votes were cast this time. Art supporters Riivo Anton, Aivar Berzin, Jaan Manitski, Tiit Pruuli and Rain Tamm sponsored a prize of 6,000 euros for the winner of the audience vote, which was awarded at the prize ceremony.

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Exhibition Views from the International Exhibition “Look into my Ice”

Group exhibition with the title “Look into my Ice” is open in the three galleries of the Tartu Art House as part of the main programme of the European Capital of Culture Tartu 2024. The curator of the exhibition is Liisi Kõuhkna. The purpose of the exhibition is to enhance…

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Discover the world of painter and filmmaker Maik Kalberg

Maik Kalberg is a painter and filmmaker from Tartu. He graduated from Tartu Art Gymnasium and received higher education from the Baltic Film and Media School. As an artist, Maik aims to create positive energy in the world through his existence and his work. Currently, Maik has an exhibition at…

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New Address: EDEN. International Contemporary Art Festival and Performance Programme

To mark 15 years since its founding, Kim? Contemporary Art Centre announces an annual contemporary art festival in Riga. Since starting its public activities in 2009, Kim? has retained the status of a key platform in the region’s art scene, consistently providing rigorous contributions to contemporary art programming. As it…

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Photos: The graduation festival TASE’24 of the Estonian Academy of Arts

The graduation festival TASE'24 of the Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA) was open until last weekend. The exhibition in Tallinn Art Hall, that is currently under renovation, showcased the graduation projects of the Faculty of Design and the Faculty of Fine Arts.

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Ieva Skauronė has been re-elected for a second term as the Rector of Vilnius Academy of Arts

On the 9th of May, the Council of the Vilnius Academy of Arts re-elected Prof. Ieva Skauronė for a second term as Rector. The second term will start on the 4th of June 2024.

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In the end of May Lithuanian city Panevėžys celebrated the opening of the Stasys Museum. Named after Stasys Eidrigevičius, the museum will feature the artist’s extensive works and host international collaborations.

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Photo tour at Kuvan Kevät 2024

In May, the annual exhibition Kuvan Kevät showcased the works of students completing their master’s degrees at the Academy of Fine Arts. Students from all four subject areas—painting, sculpture, printmaking, and time and space arts — participated in the exhibition.

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Riga Photography Biennial 2024 events in June

Riga Photography Biennial 2024 kicked off already in April, but its exhaustive programme has many gems worth discovering until mid-July. Here are some events that the organisers of the biennial recommend to visit when going to Riga!

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Elusive Fissures. Conversation with the Curators of the 15th Baltic Triennial – Tom Engels and Maya Tounta

The 15th edition of the Baltic Triennial will open on 6 September 2024 and will run until early 2025. Curated by Tom Engels and Maya Tounta, it will be one of the first projects to open at the CAC’s main venue in the Old Town of Vilnius, which is currently…

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New Punctum Gallery in Noblessner focuses on conceptual photography

The seafront quarter Noblessner invites visitors with a versatile restaurant scene, KAI art centre, PROTO invention factory, a promenade and a marina, but the area also hides a new bubbling gallery scene. NOBA had a chance to interview Marina Russakova, the founder of the new contemporary photo gallery PUNCTUM, which…

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Alternative imaginaries to capitalism do exist, writes Maria Moseng in Kunstkritikk review of Britta Marakatt-Labba’s exhibition at the National Museum in Oslo.

“The exhibition feels relevant and hopeful, not least because the artist’s approach rejects a way of thinking that has facilitated the industrial exploitation of nature and replaces it with a philosophy of light footprints – a mode of storytelling that is oral and musical in nature, not carved into the…

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The Riga Photography Biennial 2024 focuses on identity issues

This year the Riga Photography Biennial (RFB) is taking place for the fifth time. Continuing to follow the development of image culture, the RFB invites to think about identity with a wide-ranging program of exhibitions and education in Riga and Sigulda from 18 April to 14 July.

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