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Nida Art Colony

October 26th, 2010

Nida Art Colony or NAC is an interdisciplinary art, education & residency center. It is a new subdivision of the Vilnius Academy of Arts. It is developed under the EEA and Norway Grants support. The project started in 2009. NAC  will open in February 2011.

The overall objective of the NAC project is to improve the quality of art and design education in Lithuania and to implement innovations in the field of art education by promoting international cooperation. By launching the Nida Artist-in-residence Programme NAC also aims to create favourable conditions for creative contemporary art practices.

The main forms of NAC activities are international workshops, summer schools, exhibitions, conferences, video screenings and the artistst-in-residence programme. In June, July and September the NAC will house summer workshops of the Vilnius Academy of Arts (these workshops constitute a part of the curriculum and are organised by the Academy‘s departments themselves). All other events are subject to planing.

Nida Art Colony is on the Curonian Spit, which is a peninsular dividing the Curonian Lagoon and the Baltic Sea. In the year 2000, the Curonian Spit was included into the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the most beautiful and unique cultural landscapes of Europe. The Curonian Spit is a National park with sand dunes and pitch pine forests as characteristic features of its landscape. Nida settlement is the administrative centre of Neringa. A century ago it had a high reputation within the artistic world: there was an active Art Colony established by German artists-expressionists in the 2nd half of the 19th century-the beginning of the 20th century. Artists like Max Pechstein and Karl Schmidt-Rotluff, writers like the Nobel Prize winner Thomas Mann, composers and actors prized its landscape and ambience.

Website http://nidacolony.lt

Education Lithuania Organizations Residencies

Lithuanian Inter­disciplinary Artists’ Association

October 26th, 2010

Lithuanian Inter­disciplinary Artists’ Association (LTMKS) is an artist-run-organisation which has more than 60 members. It was established in 1998 and it continues the activities of “Metastudija” (artist-run-initiatve) which started in 1994 as an oposition to the gigantic Lithuanian Artists’ Association which had a lot of impact on Lithuanian art scene, however it was not flexible and inherited values from soviet art system. LTMKS is the biggest artist-run-organisation in Lithuania. Among its members are the most prominent Lithuanian contemporary artists working with various kinds of media: photography, video art, installations, performances, etc.

Since the beginning the LTMKS was a virtual organisation without any space. However starting from April, 2010 it moved to abandoned house in the very centre of Vilnius. It occupies the 3rd floor of the building, bearing a name “Fluxus ministry”. Around 20 artists are having studios and making open studio days. Moreover LTMKS is organising exhibitions, video screenings and other art events in the same building.
Website www.letmekoo.lt

Lithuania Organizations

Center For Contemporary Arts, Estonia (CCAE)

October 13th, 2010

Center For Contemporary Arts, Estonia (CCAE) acts as an expert institution in international cooperation projects related to the contemporary art scene in Estonia.

CCAE was established in 1992 as part of the Soros network, and has been operating as an independent foundation since 1999 primarily funded by the Estonian Ministry of Culture.

CCAE works on collaborative projects both with local and international partners. To get an overview of our most recent activities, click the newsletter True Guardian.

Our office on the 3rd floor of the Tallinn Art Hall is open for the following purposes in general:
a) to gather and disseminate information about contemporary art in Estonia
b) to help initiate projects both at home and abroad which would expand the presence of professional contemporary Estonian artists in the international arena
c) to provide project-based scholarships for local artists to exhibit abroad, and research-based scholarships for foreign curators to work here
d) to provide the impetus for (ex)change in local art critical discourse – to produce and distribute publications about contemporary visual art projects from Estonia
e) to host foreign curators, critics, art historians or artists in our office in order to expand exchanges and the international network
f) to act as the official representative of the Republic of Estonia at the international art exhibition La Biennale di Venezia

www.cca.ee

Vabaduse väljak 6
10146 Tallinn
Estonia

CCAE

Estonia Grants Organizations

Estonian Media Artists Union

October 13th, 2010

The Estonian Media Artists Union (MARTU), established in 2006, is a non-profit association which unites media artists in Estonia, boosting their ‘voice’ in society and promoting a wider recognition of this field. MARTUs main objective is to develop cooperation between artists and to support theoretical research in media art. It is also important for MARTU to promote and show Estonian media art outside of Estonia.

www.martu.org

Estonia Organizations

Culture Factory Polymer

October 13th, 2010

During the Soviet era Polymer was a toy factory. In 1994, the company closed this branch of activities, leaving a large building in a state of abandonment. A few years later, a group of artists, intrigued by this big empty space, decided to turn it into their studio space. Step-by- step, other artists and musicians joined wishing to use these spaces for creating, for rehearsing…

Nowadays the factory disposes of 3000sq m of space, dedicated to creation and dissemination. Retaining the original flair of the of the building, and keeping its authenticity, concrete production facilities have been transformed to incorporate new spaces for living, artist studios and an environment for alternative cultural events.

Polymer has evolved into a place for international artist residencies and the diffusion of ideas and energy. Within the walls of the building live together about 30 artists and organizations, working in diverse artistic fields. Constituted as a non profit organization, Polymer works as a platform and as a venue for different events and activities, offering a new space for alternative culture in Tallinn. Public events take place regularly, involving resident artists and guest artists, both Estonian and International.

Polymer is an organization involved in local life and open to the exterior. Polymer leads different cultural and social actions at a local level, and has developed partnerships in Tallinn, throughout Estonia and within Europe. Polymer is a member of Trans Europe Halles, a network founded in 1983 bringing together 40 independent culture centres in Europe.

Polymer International Artist in Residency program is developped in close cooperation with Art Container Gallery and Estonian Media Artists’ Union, both organizations having their workspace in Polymer.

www.kultuuritehas.ee/residency

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Estonia Organizations Places Residencies

MoKS

October 13th, 2010

MoKS – Center for Art and Social Practice, is a non-profit artist-run project space in Estonia situated in the rural community of Mooste.

MoKS main activities include:

moks.ee

moks

Estonia Organizations Places Residencies

Virtual studio “URGA”

September 4th, 2010

Society “Virtual studio “URGA”” is a film studio located in Technical Innovation House.

The studio works in three main directions – organizing an international short film festival 2ANNAS and events related with it, producing films, mainly animation, and educating children by organizing lectures about film industry.

Riga, Annas 2, LV- 1001

www.studijaurga.com

Latvia Organizations

kim?

March 14th, 2010

kim? is a pilot project of the Latvian Museum of Contemporary Art. kim? offers a wide range of changing contemporary art activities in order to educate society about contemporary arts processes and t foster a discourse and interest in contemporary art.

kim? has its home in the Spīķeri distric near the Riga city centre. The district hosts not only kim? and its activities but also many other arts and creative sphere related organizations.

Rīga, Maskavas iela 12/1

www.kim.lv


META Kafe


Candyland (Sweden) “Global Trash”, 2009

Galleries Latvia Organizations

RIXC

February 18th, 2010

Centre for new media culture in Riga (founded in 2000.) – the RIXC is the joint effort of a number of independent local cultural groups working in the fields of new media, art, film, music, youth culture and the social projects.

http://www.rixc.lv


Martins Ratniks “Fields” 2007.


Gints Gabrans “White Point” 2009.

Galleries Organizations Uncategorized

NOASS

February 18th, 2010

Culture and Arts Project “NOASS” (founded in 1998) is one of the oldest non-governmental arts and culture organisations in Latvia. NOASS’ goal is to participate in the formation of the Latvian and European cultural environment.

www.noass.lv


Mārtiņš Ratniks’ “Redzes lauks” in greenhouse at Light Garden festival.

Galleries Organizations

Serde

February 18th, 2010

The interdisciplinary art group SERDE is a public association organisation, with and the mission statement to develop the regional and international collaboration between different culture fields, organizations and professionals. SERDEs main activities involve the exchange between culture, science and education fields, including the organisation of residencies, workshops, seminars, lectures, presentations etc.

www.serde.lv


“Moonshine distillation device”

Latvia Organizations Places Residencies

The Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art

February 17th, 2010

The Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art (LCCA) is a non-governmental organisation, which serves as a platform for promotion and popularisation of contemporary art processes.

Basic tasks of the LCCA are to promote and integrate local contemporary art processes in the international art scene, to collect, update and disseminate information about Latvian contemporary art, as well as to develop an open-minded critically thinking environment, thus stimulating interchange between art and society.

www.lcca.lv


Theo Mercier & Evelīna Deičmane “Humm…Kartofell…Grrrrrr…”, 2009. Survival Kit exhibition.


“Is a Show, Is a Shop, Is a Book”, exhibition, graphic design workshop, talks and lectures that took place during Survival Kit art project.

Events Latvia Organizations

The New Theatre Institute

February 17th, 2010

The New Theatre Institute of Latvia is an actively transparent organization whose mandate is to develop and encourage the multi-faceted forms of theatre art—especially new theatre, dance, performance, and circus craft—both locally and internationally.Since 1995 the NTIL organises bi-annual International Festival of Contemporary Theatre “Homo Novus”. The festival is an essential part of Latvian performing arts scene as it is the only international theatre festival, which has contributed to development of new theatre and has raised new audiences loyal to contemporary art.

www.theatre.lv


Compagnie XY  “Laissez Porter”, 2009

Events Festivals Latvia Organizations Uncategorized

Pedvāle

February 17th, 2010

The Open-Air Art Museum at Pedvāle was opened by sculptor Ojārs Arvīds Feldbergs in 1991 and is now a State Historical Monument. It is an ideal place in which creative professionals, — sculptors, painters, printmakers, installation and performance artists — are free to express themselves. The permanent collection of the Museum includes more than 150 works of art that have been created during symposium, workshops and pleinairs. It also includes an exhibition of the works by Oārs Feldbergs and temporary exhibits by local and foreign artists.

www.pedvale.lv


Ojārs Feldbergs performance “61″, 2008.


Land art object “Ritual Cut”, 2009

Organizations Places Uncategorized

MMIC

February 17th, 2010

Non-governmental organization The Centre for Arts Management and Information (MMIC) has founded in  2002. MMIC organizes and produces interdisciplinary culture and art projects, as well as collecting and providing information about competitions, exhibitions, symposiums, grants, study possibilities and other foreign art activities for students, teachers and young artists.

www.mmic.lv


Art project “Pink House” (Aigars Bikše & Kristaps Gulbis), 2006.

Organizations