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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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Estonian artist ANISA: being an artist is a profession, not a hobby

Just a short while ago, ANISA (Aleksandra Ianchenko), had an exhibition called "Tram factor" that was part of her artistic research and a doctoral dissertation. Her research is based on her artistic practice and answers the questions of what tram atmospheres are and how they can be studied through art.…

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Gallery: Exhibition showing destroyed public space on display in Tallinn

Billboards depicting destroyed public spaces are on display in Tallinn's Õismäe, Mustamäe and Lasnamäe.

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Estonian Pavilion at the 60th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia. Edith Karlson

Edith Karlson will present Hora lupi for the Estonian Pavilion at the 60th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia from 20 April 20 until 24 November 2024. Presented at the church of Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Penitenti, the exhibition explores primitive human urges in their banality and solemnity and questions the…

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Timeless Tranquility

Kevin Kleinmann, a passionate explorer of music and art, Nordic design and life in general, opens the doors of his well curated apartment in Kunstihoone.

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The Finnish Museum of Photographic Art set its all-time visitor record with 116,000 visitors.

The most popular exhibition in The Finnish Museum of Photographic Art's history is Pentti Sammallahti's "The Two of Us", opened a few months ago. By the turn of the year, it had already been visited by more than 34,000 people.

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Agata Orlovska: the recognitions are a good incentive not to stop and rest on one’s laurels

Just a while ago, Agata Orlovska, a graduate of Vilnius Art Academy was rewarded with the Grand Prix of Nordic Baltic Young Artist Award, among the 142 promising talents who entered the competition. Orlovska participated at the event with three mixed media art works “Because It’s Worse When You Get…

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Check out the winners of the Nordic and Baltic Young Artist Award 2023!

The international jury of the Nordic and Baltic Young Artist Award competition decided to hand out this year’s Grand Prix along with the 2000-euro prize to Lithuanian artist Agata Orlovska. The Young Painter Award and a 1000-euro prize were awarded to Katrina Laura Biksone, who recently completed her bachelor's studies…

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The annual Young Painter’s Prize has been awarded for the fifteenth time

On Friday 10 November 2023, the Young Painter’s Prize art competition (YPP) has marked its fifteenth anniversary and held the award ceremony which was followed by the opening of the YPP finalists’ group show in the Museum of Applied Art and Design. This year, the main prize went to the…

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Check out the works of young artists and vote for your favourite!

Altogether, 142 young artists from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Finland are participating in the 8th edition of the international competition, the Nordic-Baltic Young Artist Award (NOBA Award). Until 26 November, all 256 artworks are contesting for the Public Choice Award - the award is handed out to the author whose…

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SERENISSIMA EAST: contemporary art from Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia

Until the end of the year Centre of Contemporary Art Znaki Czasu in Toruń presents an international exhibition SERENISSIMA EAST, highlighting Polish, Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian art from 1990 to today.

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ArtVilnius’23 kicks off this Friday

The international contemporary art fair ArtVilnius'23 kicks off this Friday, taking over the halls of LITEXPO between 13–15 October. The fair celebrates its 14th edition with an extended programme of galleries, individual projects, artists, meetings, talks and tours.

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The 15th Young Painter’s Prize Anniversary Brings Exciting Events and the Art World’s Greats

For the fifteenth time this year, the young artists from Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia took part in the Young Painter’s Prize (YPP) competition. Just like in the previous year, YPP has remained open to the submissions by the young Ukrainian artists currently residing in the Baltic States. Besides giving the…

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