“Wasted Light”

On Thursday, May 15th at 5:30 pm jewellery and blacksmithing students of the Estonian Academy of Arts will open the group exhibition “Wasted Light” on two floors at Roosikrantsi 8b.

The exhibition features contemporary jewellery and metal works that explore wear and tear as a slow but constant process through time and change.

The exhibition connects the past and present day, offering a vantage point where material and cultural wear and tear form a poetic yet critical reflection of identity, memory and embodied experiences. “Wasted Light” discusses how we are affected by processes that do not entirely erode, but bring out what is hidden beneath the layers.

Participants
Greg-Robin Al-Touby, Miia Helena Allsalu, Kelly Engelbrecht, Marek Huntsaar, Robert Idvani, Liisi Kõuhkna, Helle-Maris Laanet, Kaspar Lesk, Tarvo Porroson, Kaspar Pulk, Liisa-Chrislin Saleh, Patrick Soome, Pärt Taukar, Melani Telliskivi, Liisa Tikka

Supervisors Eve Margus and Nils Hint
Graphic design Mikk Jõgi

Thanks to the Estonian Academy of Arts, Aldar Eesti OÜ

Open for visiting 16.05-01.06.2025

Wed-Fri 14:00-19:00

Sat-Sun 12:00-19:00

Rait Lõhmus presents the methodology developed during his MA studies with the project Reblow Toolset: “Piiritus / Infinite” – a site-specific glassblowing performance that connects industrial production heritage with contemporary craft. The performative reblowing takes place in the historic Rakvere Distillery and invites to reflect on the invisibility and impact of mass production. The demonstration brings human presence back into a space built on mechanised precision.

Reblow Toolset is a selection of tools and devices for reblowing premade glass objects. Influences from earlier productions and modified equipment are extensions of the designer’s body in a mobile glassblowing studio. The technology redefines and revalues existing glass objects, referring  to collaboration with a previous author, production, era or region.

“Piiritus / Infinite” is the outcome of experimentation, conceptual and tool development during the MA studies. The final project presentation takes place at Rakvere Distillery, an iconic yet vanishing part of Estonia’s industrial heritage. The former production space bridges creator, material, space, eras and heritage.

Reblowing reveals the potential of premade glass objects: resume, retake, reblow, remember, reproduce and reshape.

Supervised by Andres Allik, Triin Jerlei, Juss Heinsalu, Kärt Ojavee

Supported by Estonian Academy of Arts – Craft Studies

Rait Lõhmus’ site-specific glassblowing demonstration “Reblow Toolset: Piiritus / Infinite” is part of the Estonian Academy of Arts’ Craftstudies MA programme and the EKA TASE Graduation Show.

An invitation to the opening of “From Mines to Mountains”, an exhibition by Hannah Segerkrantz on Thursday 15.05 at 18:00 

From Mines to Mountains unfolds as an act of care within an industrially mined landscape often denied tenderness. Anchored in historical, environmental and socio-political research, the project unveils the complex entanglements of Ida-Virumaa, Eastern Estonia—a region reshaped by over a century of oil shale mining. At its core are four hand-sculpted vessels made of clay and glazes from oil shale ash sourced directly from this terrain. Through field research, writings, material experiments, and a visual essay, the project asks what it means to care for a terraformed environment, offering a new perspective through the language of craft. 

With special thanks to: Lina Kaljundi, Juss Heinsalu, Kärt Ojavee, Eik Hermann, Ainar Varinurm, Maksim Olissov, Anne Eelmere, Jaan August Viirand, Ethel Ütsmüts, Tiiu Meiner, Kati Saarits, Marite Helena Kuus, Karl Joonas Alamaa, Taavi Teevet 

Supported by: Estonian Academy of Arts – Craft Studies 

Opening: May 15th, 2025, 18:00 

Exhibition is open by appointment between 15.05-29.06 

Pikk Jalg 3, III floor 

Hannah Segerkrantz is a designer whose practice combines the notion of agency with the re-definition of what we address as our ‘surroundings’. With an interest in the intersection between architecture and radical ecologies, her approach to research is environmental, sensorial and contextual. Whether exploring the cultural background and gestures of architectural materials, or studying the relations between objects, people and local traditions, she offers tools and means for bridging our connection with the environments we inhabit.

hannahsegerkrantz.com

The exhibition Jääkolek consists of works by the second-year graphic art students at the Estonian Academy of Arts.

The word jääkolek in Estonian refers to what is left behind. The exhibition looks at how memory settles into ordinary things: the spaces we move through, the tools we use, the images we make. These traces live not only in the work itself, but also in the studio we share; a space that holds the rhythms of our daily making, quiet moments, and collective conversations. Over time, it has become both a place of creation and reflection, marked by what has happened within its walls.

The works of Jääkolek explore a range of topics, from personal introspection and identity to tradition, collective memory, and the nature of artistic labour. Some pieces are shaped by family histories or past events, while others focus on internal experiences and questions of the self.

There is a shared interest in traces: the marks left by repeated gestures, the sounds that linger, the material presence of things. Together, these works form a collection of imprints, fragments of thoughts, feelings, and memory that refuse to disappear.

Participating artists:

Aliisa Ahtiainen, Alona Chuprina, Olga Dubrovskaja, Merit Himmelreich, Jacqueline-Desirée Rosenthal, Robin August Vöörmann

Thank you: Eve Kask and Viktor Gurov for supervising, EKA Graafika for support and Art Lovers of Estonia for sponsoring the opening eventJääkolek

Exhibition dates: 20.–30.05 2025

Opening: 19.05 2025 kell 17.00

Location: GÜ galerii, Pärnu mnt 154, Tallinn

Opening hours: E–R / Mon-Fri 12–18

MACA 1st year students’ group exhibition in two shifts takes place at EKA Gallery on May 11–12 and May 13–14 and is open to public from 14:00–18:00.

The exhibition is part of Fine Arts Faculty’s Assessment Marathon and brings together a variety of practices, featuring works created during the spring semester’s Art Practice module addressing the following keywords and topics: breeze, collapse, derivation, gaze, glue-3-in-1, grass, homelessness, interval, memory, pigeoning, snug, sometime, time, to do list, unconscious, veiled.

Participating artists:
[May 11–12] Anna Ovtšinnikova, Bob Bicknell-Knight, Denis Kudrjašov, Denis Lebedev, Kroplya, Lisette Lepik, Rosa-Maria Nuutinen
[May 13–14] Aidan Timmer, Anastasiia Krapivina, Anumai Raska, Edvard Vellevoog, Fausta Norekaite, Giulio Cusinato, Kertu Rannula, Kristina Kuzemko, Nadya Tjuška*, Nora Schmelter*, Siim Laanemäe

* work by Nadya Tjuška and Nora Schmelter will be presented at Uus Rada and Raja 11a building, open by appointment.

Supervisors of Art Practice in spring semester: Anu Vahtra, Camille Laurelli, David K. Ross, Jaan Toomik, Laura Põld, Liina Siib, Marge Monko, Maris Karjatse, Sirja-Liisa Eelma, Taavi Talve, Viktor Gurov

EKA Graduation Show TASE ‘25 opens on May 28, 2025

The Estonian Academy of Arts’ grad show TASE ’25 is back, with the main event being the graduation exhibition held at the “Projekteerijate maja”, located at Rävala puiestee 8, Tallinn.

The TASE ‘25 opening event will be held on Wednesday, May 28, at 17:00 in the park in front of the Rävala 8 building. During the public opening event, awards for Young Artist, Young Applied Artist, and Young Designer will be presented to both bachelor’s and master’s level students.

PROGRAM

TASE ’25 opening events schedule on Wednesday, May 28, 4:00 PM–11:00 PM:

4 PM procession from the Estonian Academy of Arts to the building at Rävala Puiestee 8

5 PM opening ceremony on the lawn in front of Rävala Puiestee 8, announcement of the Young Designer, Young Artist and Young Applied Artist MA and BA awards

6 PM TASE ’25 exhibition doors open

7.30 PM Avemaria concert on the lawn in front of Rävala Puiestee 8

8 PM Taavet Kirja DJ set

11 PM End of the party

In addition, Hulkur Bar and ÖKU food truck will be present.

TASE pop-up shop

28.05.–1.06.25 Rävala puiestee 8 first floor lobby, open Wed 18.00–23.00 Thu–Sun 13.00–19.00

TASE ANIMA 2025 animation final project screening on Friday, June 13, 17.00–19.00 at Sõprus cinema, free admission.

Participants: Paulina Belik, Maya Chaudhary, Nataliia Domini, Kate Jansone, Timofei Jerjomenko, Annaliisa Lepik, Anne Lucas, Natalya Mirzoyan, Léo Dominique Mourey, Katrina Oll, Mia Rulli, Yiyang Sun, Alex Toodu, Kaisa Vallaots, Lukas Wind, Shunyuan Yao

Thesis of the Faculties of Architecture, Design, Art Culture and Liberal Arts

Rävala puiestee 8, Tallinn29.05.–19.06.25, open daily from 13.00–19.00, free admission

The final project of contemporary art master’s students Yvette Bathgate & Jake Shepherd “a space for gathering, a space for growing”

EKKM Community Garden, Kursi 5, Tallinn

28.05.–19.05.25, open 24/7, free admission

The program has been prepared in collaboration with Keithy Kuuspu, Kati Saaritsa, Feminist Culture House, and Laura De Jager.

Art Studio Master’s student Alyona Movko-Mägi’s final project “Being. Creator. Gender.” Seek Gallery, Väike-Pääsukese 5, Tallinn6.06.–27.09.25, open June–August 20:00–2:00, September 20:00–00:00, admission 7€/5€

Event introducing the final theses of graphic design master’s students “Cover, Show”

Skoone bastion, Tallinn

6.06. 11:00–19:00

Participants: Fatima-Ezzahra El Khammas, Hanafi Gazali, Rok Ifko Krajnc, Linnea Lindgren, Laura Martens, João Pedro Nogueira, Karthik Palepu, Archil Tsereteli

Thesis “Internal Spheres” by Dana Lorên Vares, Master of Jewelry Design

Rehearsal Hall of the Von Krahl Theatre, Telliskivi 60a-9, Tallinn

2.–3.06.25, entrance from the railway side, free

Introduction of Bachelor’s and Master’s theses in Interior Architecture led by Gregor Taul, starting in the lobby of Rävala Puiestee 8.

Wednesday, June 4, 15:00–16:00, in Estonian

Social Design Studio – a series of events and installations for social design master’s students

The exhibition ends with a discussion by recent graduates on the topic “What is social design?”

6.–7.06.25 Rävala Puiestee 8, first floor lobby, free admission.

More information:  https://www.facebook.com/sotsiaalsedisainistuudio/

Faculty of Architecture exhibition tours

Open to all space enthusiasts, both incoming students and professionals in the field:
June 4, 3 p.m. – 4 p.m. Interior Architecture Final Theses, Curriculum Director Gregor Taul
June 11, 4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Architecture Today, Dean Sille Pihlak
June 18, 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Faculty of Architecture final theses will be introduced by architect and head of master’s studies, Prof. Toomas Tammis
June 18, 3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Faculty of Architecture final theses will be introduced by architect and head of master’s studies, Prof. Toomas Tammis

Register for the tour here

Anna-Liisa Villmann-led tours with the laureates of the Young Designer, Young Artist and Young Applied Artist MA and BA awards, starting in the lobby of Rävala puiestee 8.

Saturday, May 31, 13–14:30, in Estonian

Saturday, June 14, 13–14:30, in Estonian

Saturday, June 14, 14:30–16:00, in English

Public defenses of final theses

Final theses defenses at the Estonian Academy of Arts and at the TASE Final Thesis Festival at Rävala puiestee 8, Tallinn, 26.05.–11.06.2025

Check out the schedule on the website https://www.artun.ee/et/kalender/eka-loputoode-kaitsmised/

Get to know TASE ‘25 program and list of graduates on the website tase.artun.ee – the website will open on May 23.

The written parts of the theses can be viewed in the EKA Digital Archive at https://eka.access.preservica.com/

TASE ’25 Facebook event

Sofiya Babiy
A spectrum of disappearance / Hääbumise varjundid
Location: Rävala 8, room A203
Defence: 12.05 at 10 o’clock

Elias Sormanen
Dreams of Novaja Zemlja / Unenäod Novaja Zemljast
Location: Pikk jalg 3, attic
Defence: 12.05 at 15 o’clock

Juulia Aleksandra Mikson
For a moment / Hetke vaid
Location: Manufaktuuri 7/2 ja Manufaktuuri kvartal apple orhid
Defence: 13.05 at 11 o’clock

Iohan Figueroa
Drifting / Kandumine
Performance: 13.05 at 16 o’clock
Location: Paljassaare hoiuala (outdoors)
Defence: 14.05 at 10 o’clock in Krulli Studio (Kopli 70a, II floor)

Hannah Segerkrantz
From Mines to Mountains / Maast Mägedeks
Location: Pikk jalg 3, III floor
Defence: 14.05 at 14 o’clock

Kati Saarits
Series of Belongings / Seeriad esemetest
Location: Koidu 23-6 apartment
Defence: 15.05 at 11 o’clock

Alyona Movko-Mägi
Creature. Maker. Mire. / Olend. Looja. Soo.
Location: Gallery SEEK, Väike-Pääsukese 5
Defence: 15.05 at 15 o’clock

Rait Lõhmus
reblow toolset: piiritus / infinite
Performance/demo: 16.05 at 13 o’clock
Location: Rakvere piiritustehas, Vabriku 6 in Rakvere
Defence: 16.05 at 14 o’clock

The Forest Whispers is a unique jewellery exhibition that brings Estonian jewellery to Finland for the first time.

The exhibition of contemporary Estonian jewellery, Forest Whispers, tells the story of the relationship with nature, the forest and its meanings for Estonians. The jewellery opens up the relationship with the forest and nature from different perspectives: through mythology, the forest connection and the production of natural materials or ideas.

This unique jewelry exhibition brings Estonian jewelry to Finland for the first time. The exhibition features the work of around 50 jewelry artists, a forest project by students from the Art School of Helsinki, and the work of Roman Tavasti artists. The exhibition is curated by PhD Kärt Summatavet.

The forest is a meaningful, even sacred place. The experience of nature opens up by spending time there in different ways: walking, sitting, listening, drawing, photographing, swimming, picking berries and mushrooms. The exhibition allows you to delve deeper into the history of Estonian jewellery, mythology and the relationship with nature. The jewellery has been transformed into experiences, observations and dreams, traditions and ancient knowledge in the hands of artists. The relationship between Finnish and Estonian people with forests is very similar and exhibition visitors will certainly find common ground in their own ideas about nature and forests.

Public venia legendi lectures for candidates for the 2025 academic staff competition in May 2025.

NB! The password is G!cvas82

May 6

Venia legendi lectures for candidates for professor of Contemporary Art in the EKA main hall, A-101

13:00 Anu Vahtra “Making Space”

14:15 Merike Estna “Alive”

15:30 Craig Leonard “Instinctual Critique”

The lectures will be held in English.

May 8

Venia legendi lectures for candidates for professor of Photography in room A-501

13:00 Maria Kapajeva “Artist from the Borderlands: Between Questions and Connections, Experiments and Experiences”

14:15 Tuukka Kaila “Various Small Shifts”

15:30 Hanna Timonen “Photographic Explorations of the Everyday and Beyond”

The lectures will be held in English.

May 13

Lecture for associate professor candidate of the Center for Interior Architecture and General Theoretical Subjects in room A-501

15:00 Gregor Taul “Becoming Responsiv(bl)e”

May 14

Lecture for associate professor candidate of Social Design in room A-302

16:00 Daniel Kotsjuba “Designer in Public Service”

You are all welcome to listen!