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On Abstract Art Through the Work of Kristi Kongi

Kristi Kongi’s Chromatic Drift is the first solo exhibition by an Estonian woman artist in Kumu’s Great Hall and one of the highlights of the museum’s 20th anniversary year. Open until 11 October, the exhibition offers not only an immersive experience of colour, but also an opportunity to consider what…

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Tallinn Art Hall Lasnamäe Pavilion to continue at its current location with a youth-focused art programme led by ENKKL, selected through an open call

With the support of the City of Tallinn, the contemporary art programme at the pavilion will continue after Tallinn Art Hall’s main building on Freedom Square reopens. The vision submitted by the Estonian Association of Young Contemporary Art (ENKKL) was selected through an open call to form the basis of…

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What’s Happening in Photography? From the Flood of Images Back to the Author, the Material, and Slow Looking

This week Foto Tallinn 2026 brings the work of 45 artists from 15 countries to the Kai Art Center. A few days earlier, the international photography community gathered at the Nida Photography Symposium, where recurring themes included time, movement, and slowing down. The two events point to a broader shift:…

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Does an authoritarian system subjugate the individual, or does the individual become its vessel?

Artwork in Focus | Ligita Grigorjeva – Birds (2026) Latvian artist Ligita Grigorjeva's monumental painting Birds offers no answer to this question, but it builds a world in which the body, architecture, propaganda and control form an inseparable whole. The work examines how political systems and social control shape human…

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Are Art Stars Discovered or Made?

How museums, curators, galleries and collectors shape the next generation of artists – and why identifying emerging talent has become an international race

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Photo Gallery: Estonian Academy of Arts Graduation Festival TASE ’26

We continue our annual coverage of graduation exhibitions across the Nordic and Baltic region with a photo gallery from TASE ’26, the Estonian Academy of Arts’ annual graduation festival. Bringing together bachelor’s and master’s graduation projects from the faculties of Fine Arts, Design, Architecture, and Art and Culture, TASE offers…

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Exhibition Views: Turku University of Applied Sciences Degree Exhibition 2026

This year, the Turku University of Applied Sciences degree exhibition NYTT 2026 took over various venues across Turku's old town. The exhibition showcases works by 27 graduating artists, standing out with their diverse techniques and a vibrant choice of materials. The degree projects explore and seek answers to questions surrounding…

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Winners of the Nordic and Baltic Young Artist Award 2024 Announced

The Nordic and Baltic Young Artist Award 2024 has revealed its winners, highlighting the region’s most promising emerging artists and providing them with invaluable visibility among international curators and art professionals. This unique competition offers graduates of leading Nordic and Baltic art academies a platform to showcase their work globally,…

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Photo Gallery: Opening of “Inner Worlds” and The Nordic & Baltic artists’ exhibition at the XVIII International Vilnius Painting Triennial

On October 3rd, 2024, the Exhibition Halls “Titanikas” hosted two openings as part of the XVIII International Vilnius Painting Triennial. NOBA, Andra Orn curated Nordic and Baltic Young Artist Award 2023 Nominees Exhibition “Inner Worlds” and The Baltic artists’ exhibition, curated by Meda Norbutaitė (LT) and Arvydas Žalpys (LT). Browse…

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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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Photo reportage: Day in Kiasma

The Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma Helsinki hosts three outstanding exhibitions worth taking the trip to the Finland's capital. The museum's collections currently comprise 8,800 works of art, and about 100 new works are added each year - primarily from Finland and nearby regions such as Scandinavia and the Baltic…

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Photo reportage: “[up]rooting” at gallery “Arka”

In 2020 Lithuanian Artists’ Association, in cooperation with the Centre Of Contemporary Art In Toruń (Poland) and the Academy of the Senses organization from Reykjavík (Iceland) started an international project "Common Ground/ComG". The focus of the project is on a social discourse: challenges of migration, interactions between different cultures, integration…

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HAM’s new art museum director selected

The Board of the HAM Helsinki Art Museum Foundation has selected Arja Miller, MA, as the new director of the art museum. Arja Miller moves to the new role from her current position as the chief curator at EMMA Espoo Museum of Modern Art. She will start at HAM on…

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Edward von Lõngus: ”Judgment Day” withholds a warning about the instability unsustainable world-order”

In mid-June, the enormous eight-meter-high work in steel plates “Judgment Day” by street artist Edward von Lõngus was opened in Tallinn at Ülemiste City. The artwork was compiled for the main exhibition of the Tallinn Biennale "Doomsday Cathedral" two years ago, and it is a remix of Lõngus from the…

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First Vilnius Biennial for Performance Art Announces an Open Call

The Vilnius Biennial for Performance Art announces an international open call for artists to participate in the 2023 event. The first and only performance art festival in Vilnius will take place in the capital’s public and semi-public spaces. The Biennial will invite Vilnius residents and visitors to witness performances by…

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