The biggest visual arts event in the Eastern region, the contemporary art fair ArtVilnius’21, is ready to take off in a month. On 15-17 October art professionals and enthusiasts will meet at the Lithuanian Exhibition and Congress Center Litexpo.
In March 2020, plans for the second edition of the Riga International Biennial of Contemporary Art (RIBOCA2) were abruptly interrupted by the rapid spread of COVID-19. Chief curator Rebecca Lamarche-Vadel decided to transform the exhibition into a film set, reimagining the biennial as a feature film in anticipation of the closure…
For the twelfth year in a row, the Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art are happy to present the international art festival Survival Kit. This year instead of visiting empty and abandoned buildings, visitors will be invited to Riga’s apartment memorial museums. The selection of the festival venues is drawing attention…
The contemporary art event Helsinki Biennial will open to the public on Helsinki Day, 12 June, and continues until 26 September. The inaugural Helsinki Biennial takes place by the sea in the unique historical natural environment of Vallisaari Island. The biennial presents 41 artists and artist groups, and 75% of…
The international contemporary art fair ArtVilnius’21 announced the date for its 12th edition and it takes place 15-17 October, 2021 at the Litexpo Exhibition and Congress Centre. The highlight of ArtVilnius’21 will be artworks on paper. Galleries, who are interested in taking part in the largest event of visual arts…
As the museums and galleries opened their doors in Lithuania, one of the four art galleries, Arka in Vilnius launched fresh exhibitions of Lithuanian artists.
Since March, 10 the 2021 edition of Today Is Our Tomorrow is a month-long program available at PUBLICS and through various online platforms.
Last week Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway, organized an online-webinar “Artistic Freedom – Advancing Human Rights and Democracy”. The webinar began with a poem* by Fatemeh Ekhtesari, an Iranian author, who was sentenced to lashes and imprisonment for her creative activity that was considered as a crime against the government,…
This year, the traditional Art Week, revived by the Nordic Baltic Art Centre NOBA, will move from Tallinn to Pärnu. From 17-25 July 2021, a spectacular open-air festival entitled ‘Thread of Life – The Absurdity of Time’ will be held in the summer capital. It will start with an official…
Latvian artist Kristine Krauze-Slucka was awarded the Grand Prix of Nordic and Baltic Young Artist Award 2020. The outstanding artwork Orgatopia consists of a video projection and six installations of biomorphic, kinetic hyperobjects, combining modified plants with other inorganic materials and electronic solutions.
Project space “Editorial” from Vilnius is presenting a solo show “Project for an Overcoat” by a London based artist Paloma Proudfoot. It is the first larger presentation of the artist in the Baltic region.
Unique regional art competition Nordic and Baltic Young Artist Award 2020 announced the winners this week. From a pool of almost 300 artworks, the Grand Prix was awarded to Latvian artist Kristine Krauze-Slucka. The competition also recognised the best Young Painter and presented the traditional Public Choice award.
No one in the cultural sphere was left untouched during the first stormy months of 2020. For some, the sudden downtime opened up as an opportunity for mellow creative work; for others, institutions’ closed doors brought more insecurity and worry. Compared to spring, the autumn has been much better for…
Nordic & Baltic Young Artist Award (NBYAA), organised already 5th year in a row, gathers almost 300 artworks by 77 young talents from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Finland. Until 20 December, all of them compete for the Public Choice Award on the website nbyaa.eu, where everyone can vote for their…
The leading exhibition of the first-ever Tallinn Biennial - Doomsday Cathedral by Estonian street artist Edward von Lõngus – is now available online as a VR-ready virtual tour at NOAR.eu.
