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DTSTAMP:20260425T111622Z
SUMMARY:Asmus Soodla “Tool Room\, Gallery” at EKA Gallery 4.–26.04.20
 26 [EKA Gallery\, Exhibitions]
DESCRIPTION:Asmus Soodla\\n“Tool Room\\\, Gallery”\\nEKA Gallery 4.–2
 6.04.2026\\nOpen Tue–Sat 12–6 pm Sun 12–4 pm\\\, free entry (NB! EKA
  Gallery is closed on Good Friday\\\, April 3 and Easter Sunday\\\, April 
 5!)\\nOpening: Thursday\\\, April 2 at 6 pm\\nGuided tours: Fri\\\, April 
 10 at 1 pm (est) / Sun\\\, April 12 at 2.30 pm (est) / Sun\\\, April 12 at
  3.30 pm (eng)\\n\\n\\nAsmus Soodla's exhibition “Tool Room\\\, Gallery
 ” focuses on the art gallery as an ecosystem\\\, where value-based disti
 nction between the result and the process doesn’t exist. The conceptual 
 starting point of the project is the internal conditions and work processe
 s of the gallery as an institution\\\, as well as its spatial logic. The e
 xhibition focuses on activities that are usually hidden from the visitor's
  gaze\\\, but which play a decisive role in how the artwork and the viewer
  meet.\\n\\nThe project includes a spatial intervention that occupies the 
 entire gallery\\\, highlighting the spaces of EKA Gallery and its contents
 . The conceptual framework also includes the group exhibition “Field Not
 es from Immediate Proximity”\\\, the curation of which Soodla entrusted 
 to artist Riin Maide. This role-playing gesture treats the form of collabo
 ration as a separate artwork.\\n\\nAsmus Soodla (b. 2003) is a Tallinn-bas
 ed artist and art technician. Soodla's practice is conceptual and spatiall
 y sensitive\\\, often employing sculpture\\\, text\\\, and photography. Hi
 s work is primarily inspired by the existing environment and objects\\\, u
 nraveling their operational logic and history. Through his installative in
 terventions\\\, invisible systems and traces of human thought are brought 
 into focus. Soodla earned a Bachelor’s degree in Installation and Sculpt
 ure (2025) from the Estonian Academy of Arts and completed a preparatory c
 ourse in architecture and interior design (2022) at the EKA Open Academy. 
 Additionally\\\, he has furthered his studies at artist Simon Starling’s
  studio in Copenhagen.\\n\\nTechnical support: Mattias Veller\\nGraphic de
 sign: Sunny Lei\\nThe exhibition is supported by the Cultural Endowment of
  Estonia\\\, Tallinn City and Sadolin Estonia.\\nOpening drinks from mirai
 ™ and Põhjala Brewery.\\\\n [EKA Gallery\\\, Exhibitions]
LOCATION:EKA Gallery
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260402T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260426T160000
URL:https://www.artun.ee/en/calendar/asmus-soodla-tool-room-gallery-at-eka-
 gallery/
CATEGORIES:EKA Gallery\, Exhibitions
ITERATOR:1
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:203477
DTSTAMP:20260425T111622Z
SUMMARY:“Field Notes from Immediate Proximity” at EKA Gallery 4.–26.0
 4.2026 [EKA Gallery\, Exhibitions]
DESCRIPTION:FIELD NOTES FROM IMMEDIATE PROXIMITY\\nEKA Gallery storage room
  4.–26.04.2026\\nOpen Tue–Sat 12–6 pm Sun 12–4 pm\\\, free entry (
 NB! EKA Gallery is closed on Good Friday\\\, April 3 and Easter Sunday\\\,
  April 5!)\\nOpening: Thursday\\\, April 2 at 6 pm\\nGuided tours: Fri\\\,
  April 10 at 1 pm (est) / Sun\\\, April 12 at 2.30 pm (est) / Sun\\\, Apri
 l 12 at 3.30 pm (eng)\\n\\n\\nThe exhibition “Field Notes from Immediate
  Proximity” provides an insight into artists’ work and creative spaces
 . In addition to documenting the studios and homes of six creators\\\, the
 y also become windows into their inner world.\\n\\nPostcards\\\, tools\\\,
  potted plants and piles of books that have been captured on the artist’
 s canvas or photograph\\\, reveal moments from the artists’ everyday liv
 es\\\, from the spaces where the artist spends the most time doing their w
 ork – on the one hand\\\, it is an opportunity to see inside the creativ
 e processes of contemporary artists\\\, into their different practices\\\,
  on the other hand\\\, these works are simply interpretations of personal 
 space\\\, ways of seeing everyday life.\\n\\nThe narrow and cramped archit
 ecture of EKA Gallery's storage space brings the viewer closer to the work
 s and their details. Together with the unusual exhibition space\\\, the wo
 rks form a new spatial whole in which different visual languages ​​and
  perspectives can meet and merge.\\n\\nThe exhibition was initiated within
  the conceptual framework of Asmus Soodla's solo exhibition “Tool Room\\
 \, Gallery”.\\n\\nRiin Maide (b. 1997) is an artist and scenographer bas
 ed in Tallinn\\\, Estonia. Maides practice centers around the connection a
 nd comparison of two- and three-dimensional media and creation of staged e
 nvironments. Maide Maide has obtained a MA degree in scenography (2025) an
 d BA in Graphic Art in the department of graphic art at the Estonian Acade
 my of Arts. In addition\\\, she has studied at the Department of Alternati
 ve and Puppet Theater at DAMU in Prague and in the Performative Arts class
  of Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. She has received several scholarships and
  awards\\\, including the Wiiralt scholarship in 2023 and Young Artist awa
 rd of Estonian Academy of Arts in 2020.\\n\\nArtists: Kristi Kongi\\\, Joo
 sep Kivimäe\\\, Ann Pajuväli\\\, Anu Vahtra and Lieven Lahaye\\\, Mattia
 s Veller\\nCurated by: Riin Maide\\nTechnical support: Mattias Veller\\nGr
 aphic design: Sunny Lei\\nThe exhibition is supported by the Cultural Endo
 wment of Estonia\\\, Tallinn City and Sadolin Estonia.\\nOpening drinks fr
 om mirai™ and Põhjala Brewery.\\\\n [EKA Gallery\\\, Exhibitions]
LOCATION:EKA Gallery
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260402T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260426T160000
URL:https://www.artun.ee/en/calendar/field-notes-from-immediate-proximity-a
 t-eka-gallery/
CATEGORIES:EKA Gallery\, Exhibitions
ITERATOR:2
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:204874
DTSTAMP:20260425T111622Z
SUMMARY:Science Cafe “Artistic Research: Reality and Fiction” [Events]
DESCRIPTION:\\nEMTA\\\, EKA and BFM invite you to the Science Café!\\n\\n\
 \n\\nOn Tuesday\\\, 28 April at 18:00\\\, an evening of discussion will ta
 ke place at Apollo Plaza bookshop\\\, bringing together artistic researche
 rs from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (EMTA)\\\, the Estonian 
 Academy of Arts (EKA) and the Baltic Film\\\, Media and Arts School at Tal
 linn University (TLÜ BFM) to share the thinking behind their practice and
  research\\\, and to explore the nature\\\, methods and outcomes of artist
 ic research.\\n\\n\\n\\nThis edition of the Science Café focuses on the t
 heme \"Artistic Research: Reality and Fiction\". The creative process invo
 lves imagination: the ability to envision things and bring new objects and
  worlds into being. The research process\\\, including artistic research\\
 \, involves argumentation\\\, verification and the scrutiny of facts. How\
 \\, then\\\, can artistic research reconcile factuality with imagination a
 nd fantasy\\\, which are\\\, in essence\\\, forms of fabrication\\\, or th
 e making and presenting of things in ways they ordinarily are not? This Sc
 ience Café explores the connections between reality and fiction in artist
 ic research through the interests and works of researchers from different 
 fields.\\n\\n\\n\\nThe discussion will be held in English.\\n\\n\\n\\nMode
 rator: Liis Nimik (TLU BFM)\\n\\n\\n\\nParticipants: Sveta Grigorjeva (EMT
 A)\\\, Jaak Sikk (EMTA)\\\, Jaana Päeva (EKA)\\\, Carlos Eduardo Lesmes L
 opez (TLU BFM)\\\,\\n\\n\\n\\nTo participate\\\, if possible\\\, please si
 gn up here: https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSf07GGetTWMi2.../viewform\
 \n\\n\\n\\nThe event is free and open to all and takes place with the supp
 ort of the Estonian Research Council's science outreach programme.\\n\\\\n
  [Events]
LOCATION:Apollo Plaza raamatupood\, Hobujaama 5 
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260428T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260428T200000
URL:https://www.artun.ee/en/calendar/science-cafe-artistic-research-reality
 -and-fiction/
CATEGORIES:Events
ITERATOR:3
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:195126
DTSTAMP:20260425T111622Z
SUMMARY:KVI + ARH Open Lecture: Emma Cheatle “Lying in the Dark Room: Arc
 hitectures of British Maternity “ [Open Lectures]
DESCRIPTION:\\n\\nNew Date!\\n\\nThe 2025/2026 academic year open lecture s
 eries will be held in collaboration with the Institute of Art History and 
 Visual Culture and the Faculty of Architecture. The theme of this academic
  year is “Architecture and the Ethics of Care” and the lectures will b
 e curated by KVI Senior Researcher Dr. Ingrid Ruudi.\\n\\nArchitecture wil
 l be addressed from the perspective of the ethics of care: how does archit
 ecture take care of people’s physical\\\, emotional and social needs\\\,
  both today and in a historical perspective?\\n\\nOn April 3oth at 6 pm Dr
  Emma Cheatle will give a lecture “Lying in the Dark Room: Architectures
  of British Maternity”.\\n\\nThis research\\\, and my book of the same n
 ame\\\, studies the spatial\\\, architectural experience of childbirth\\\,
  through both a critical history of maternity (lying in) spaces and buildi
 ngs and a creative exploration of those that we use today.\\n\\nWhere conv
 entional architectural histories objectify buildings (in parallel with the
  objectification of the maternal body)\\\, the book presents a creative-cr
 itical autotheory of the architecture of lying-in. It uses feminist\\\, 
 subjective modes of thinking\\\, which travel across disciplines\\\, regis
 ters and arguments. The research assesses the transformation of maternity
  spaces—from the female bedchamber of the eighteenth-century marital hom
 e\\\, to the lying-in hospitals of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries
  purpose built by man-midwives\\\, to the late-twentieth-century spaces of
  home and the modern hospital maternity wing—and the parallel shifts in 
 maternal practices. The spaces are not treated as mute or neutral backdrop
 s to maternal history\\\, but as a series of vital\\\, entangled atmospher
 es\\\, materials\\\, practices and objects that are produced by\\\, and\\\
 , in turn\\\, produce particular social and political conditions\\\, gende
 red structures and experiences.\\n\\nMoving across spaces\\\, systems\\\, 
 protagonists and their subjectivities\\\, I show how historic hospital des
 ign and protocol altered ordinary birth at home and continues to shape mat
 ernal spatial experience today.\\n\\nDr Emma Cheatle is Senior Lecturer in
  Architecture at University of Sheffield. She trained as an architect in t
 he UK and has a PhD in Architecture from the Bartlett\\\, UCL which was aw
 arded RIBA President’s Award for Outstanding PhD Thesis\\\, 2014. Her re
 search is interdisciplinary and examines the political\\\, cultural and so
 cial implications of architecture\\\, art and urban space\\\, with a parti
 cular interest in addressing health\\\, gender\\\, race and disability ine
 qualities. Her monograph Part-Architecture: The Maison de Verre\\\, Ducha
 mp\\\, Domesticity and Desire in 1930s Paris (Routledge 2017) is a comple
 x architectural humanities project\\\, which engages critical and creative
  writing and drawing to analyse the building the Maison de Verre and the a
 rtwork “the Large Glass”\\\, placing new primary and archival material
  in the context of social\\\, sexual and medical histories of 1920s and 30
 s Paris. Her second book\\\, Lying in the Dark Room: the Architectures of
  British Maternity (Routledge 2024)\\\, examines how the spatial historie
 s of lying-in and maternal practices continue to shape the maternal body t
 oday. Emma is the UK Editor for the Bloomsbury Global Encyclopaedia of Wo
 men in Architecture 1960–2015 (Bloomsbury 2025)\\\, and part of several
  feminist projects including the Feminist Art and Architecture Collaborati
 ve (FAAC). Her collaboration with Hélène Frichot\\\, University of Melbo
 urne\\\, led to a major edited collection of articles on the feminist theo
 rist Jennifer Bloomer\\\, for the Journal of Architecture (2024).\\n\\nT
 he lectures are intended for all disciplines\\\, not only for students and
  professionals in the field of architecture.\\n\\nAll lectures are held on
  Thursdays at 6 pm in the EKA main auditorium. All lectures are in English
  and free of charge.\\n\\nThe lecture series is supported by the Cultural 
 Endowment of Estonia.\\n\\nPrevious open architecture lectures can be view
 ed at www.avatudloengud.ee\\\\n [Open Lectures]
LOCATION:EKA\, A-101
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260430T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260430T000000
URL:https://www.artun.ee/en/calendar/kvi-arh-open-lecture-emma-cheatle-lyin
 g-in-the-dark-room-architectures-of-british-maternity/
CATEGORIES:Open Lectures
ITERATOR:4
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:204882
DTSTAMP:20260425T111622Z
SUMMARY:An invitation to Gardenly Spots at EKKM Garden [Exhibitions]
DESCRIPTION:\\nYou are welcome to join “Gardenly Spots” at EKKM Garden 
 on Saturday\\\, 2nd of May from 11.00-17.00. \\n\\n\\n\\nI invite you to 
 prolong the engagement with your clothing and textiles\\\, walk and forage
 \\\, share stories and food. During the event we will repair and regenerat
 e worn out surfaces and support stains with bundle dye. No previous experi
 ence in mending or working with textiles is needed. Please bring your clot
 hes that need care and something to share for lunch.\\n\\n\\n\\nThis is a 
 third project of Marta Konovalov´s PhD research at Estonian Academy of Ar
 ts\\\, titled Repair and Regenerative Textile Design – Nourishing Engage
 ments and Supporting the Development of the Aesthetics of Affect.\\n\\n\\n
 \\nHoping to see you soon\\\,\\n\\n\\n\\nMarta\\n\\n\\n\\nPlease register 
 here: https://forms.gle/RX8jyuGeYfBALQpD6\\n\\n\\n\\nWorking language: Eng
 lish and Estonian\\n\\n\\n\\ninformation: marta.konovalov@artun.ee\\n\\\\n
  [Exhibitions]
LOCATION:EKKM-i aed
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260502T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260502T170000
URL:https://www.artun.ee/en/calendar/an-invitation-to-gardenly-spots-at-ekk
 m-garden/
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
ITERATOR:5
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:204848
DTSTAMP:20260425T111622Z
SUMMARY:Ksenia Verbeštšuk “Keep Me Warm” [Exhibitions]
DESCRIPTION:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nScenography student Ksenia Verbeštšuk’s so
 lo exhibition at the Roosikrantsi 8b gallery.\\n\\n\\n\\nKsenia Verbeš
 tšuk’s exhibition “Keep Me Warm” offers a young artist’s reflec
 tion on humanity in the context of today’s anxious and crisis-ridden wor
 ld. Using a thermal camera as her primary tool\\\, the artist observes how
  body heat is reflected in space and how it is retained on surrounding sur
 faces.\\n\\n\\n\\nWhat may initially appear to be a technical device revea
 ls itself\\\, through prolonged artistic practice\\\, as unexpectedly poet
 ic—pointing to the fragility of the human body\\\, its sensitivity to th
 e environment\\\, and the need for closeness.\\n\\n\\n\\nCurator: Ene-Liis
  SemperGraphic design: Jan-Markus Maasepp\\n\\n\\n\\nThe exhibition is sup
 ported by the Faculty of Fine Arts.\\n\\\\n [Exhibitions]
LOCATION:Roosikrantsi 8b galerii
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Tallinn;VALUE=DATE:20260416
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Tallinn;VALUE=DATE:20260503
URL:https://www.artun.ee/en/calendar/ksenia-verbestsuk-keep-me-warm/
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
ITERATOR:6
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:203799
DTSTAMP:20260425T111622Z
SUMMARY:Gerda Hansen and Rebecca Norman “On the Verge of Completion” [E
 xhibitions]
DESCRIPTION:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nOn Thursday\\\, 9 April at 6:00 PM\\\, a duo exh
 ibition On the Verge of Completion by contemporary artists Gerda Hansen an
 d Rebecca Norman will be opened at the Hobusepea Gallery.\\n\\n\\n\\nThe e
 nd is actually an unspeakably bleak place where no clear way forward prese
 nts itself and nothing no longer seems to lie ahead. The duo exhibition by
  Gerda Hansen and Rebecca Norman invites the viewer to experience art not 
 only as something definitive\\\, but as a way of becoming. The exhibition 
 reveals the stages of artistic practice that usually remain hidden\\\, off
 ering a chance to step into the moment where a work is born and where mean
 ings have not yet settled.\\n\\n\\n\\nThe exhibition examines the boundari
 es between completion and incompletion\\\, approaching finality not as a d
 estination\\\, but as a state in which the forward movement is temporarily
  suspended. The creative process\\\, often shaped by uncertainty\\\, exper
 imentation and internal tension\\\, is usually resolved when the artist de
 cides to declare a work complete. In this exhibition however\\\, the viewe
 r comes into contact with the process rather than the finalised work. The 
 presented works do not conceal their unfinished state. Instead\\\, they em
 phasise its value. On these canvases\\\, thoughts remain dispersed\\\, for
 ms and tones are still taking shape\\\, and meanings remain open. It is a 
 moment where possibilities remain unended and the potential of the work is
  still unfolding.\\n\\n\\n\\nPerhaps completing a work is a merely provisi
 onal decision\\\, a pause within an ongoing process? The artist appears he
 re as a practitioner of continuous choices and interruptions\\\, guided by
  an intuitive and often sensitive self-reflection. Imperfection\\\, repeti
 tion and error are not deviations\\\, but integral to the organic nature o
 f making. As Gilles Deleuze suggests\\\, artworks are not defined by what 
 they appear to be at a given moment\\\, but by what they might become. The
  exhibition offers an insight into the concealed layers of artistic produc
 tion\\\, presenting the artwork as something that unfolds over time.\\n\\n
 \\n\\nIn Hansen’s works\\\, layered structures strive toward presence an
 d transparency. Repeating forms and interruptions create a rhythm that doe
 s not lead to a solution but instead exposes different stages of the creat
 ive process. She is interested in the moment when a work of art dissolves 
 and comes into being at the same time. In Norman’s practice\\\, the noti
 on of completion is examined through its various permutations including th
 e use of unstable colour pigments. For her\\\, the apparent incompleteness
  of a work is not a deficiency\\\, and the abundance of potential is reali
 sed through the material itself. The tension between continuation and comp
 letion becomes a deliberately sustained condition\\\, in which the work do
 es not close\\\, but remains in an active and meaningful state of breathin
 g.\\n\\n\\n\\nArtists                          
          \\n\\n\\n\\nGerda Hansen (b. 1994) is a contemporary Est
 onian-based artist whose practice explores the intersections of painting a
 nd digital image-making. She holds a BA in painting (2022) and an MA in co
 ntemporary art (2025) from the Estonian Academy of Arts. In the current ex
 hibition\\\, Hansen brings together manual processes with AI-based generat
 ive systems. Her works emerge through a visual dialogue with the machine i
 n which images remain intentionally ambiguous and leave the attribution of
  meaning to the viewer. Hansen has exhibited both in Estonia and internati
 onally and is the recipient of the 2023 Adamson-Eric Young Artist Scholars
 hip.\\n\\n\\n\\nRebecca Norman (b. 2001) graduated in painting from the Es
 tonian Academy of Arts (2025)\\\, while also supplementing her studies at 
 the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague (2024). Her practice addresses the conv
 ergence and misalignment between the author and the material and the resul
 ting dissonant outcomes. Her works often engage with seemingly insignifica
 nt moments that call for new forms of categorisation through sustained att
 ention. She is drawn to utilitarian objects that have irreversibly lost th
 eir function and various forms of apparent nonsense that mimic purposefuln
 ess. Norman has participated in several group exhibitions and received the
  Endover Prize for her 2025 graduation work Loaded Vacuity.\\n\\n\\n\\nCur
 ator\\n\\n\\n\\nLiisi Kõuhkna is a curator and project manager who gradua
 ted with a master's degree in health sciences from the Tallinn University 
 and has also an MA from curatorial studies and a BA in jewellery and black
 smithing from the Estonian Academy of Arts. She has curated contemporary a
 rt exhibitions in various galleries in Estonia and abroad. Since March of 
 this year\\\, she works as the gallery assistant for the Estonian Artists
 ’ Association.\\n\\n\\n\\nExhibition information\\n\\n\\n\\nLocation: Ho
 busepea Gallery\\\, Hobusepea 2\\\, Tallinn\\n\\n\\n\\nOpening: 9.04.2026 
 from 18:00\\n\\n\\n\\nOpen for visitors: 10.04–10.05.2026\\\,Wed\\\, Fri
 –Sun 12–18\\\, Thu 12–19\\n\\n\\n\\nCurator: Liisi Kõuhkna\\n\\n\\n
 \\nGraphic design: Helena Pass\\n\\n\\n\\nPhoto documentation: Kail Timusk
 \\n\\n\\n\\nSpecial thanks to: Estonian Artists’ Association\\\, Cultura
 l Endowment of Estonia\\\, Hans-Otto Ojaste\\\, Mari Volens\\\, Märt Vaid
 la\\\, Paul Aadam Mikson\\\, Jaana Kormašov\\\, family members of the art
 ists\\\, Põhjala Pruulikoda\\\, Nudist Drinks\\n\\\\n [Exhibitions]
LOCATION:Hobusepea galerii (Hobusepea 2\, Tallinn)
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260409T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260510T000000
URL:https://www.artun.ee/en/calendar/gerda-hansen-and-rebecca-norman-on-the
 -verge-of-completion/
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
ITERATOR:7
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:198998
DTSTAMP:20260425T111622Z
SUMMARY:Seminar: How to write a more inclusive\, transnational and polyphon
 ic history of the visual arts on a European scale today?
DESCRIPTION:The EKA Institute of Art History and Visual Culture is part of 
 the Visual Arts in Europe: An Open History (EVA) project that brings toget
 her more than 150 art and heritage historians representing the 46 member c
 ountries of the Council of Europe. The project is led by an Editorial Boar
 d\\\, composed of six European specialists\\\, and supported by the Intern
 ational Association of Research Institutes in the History of Art (RIHA). I
 ts scientific and operational coordination is provided by the Institut nat
 ional d’histoire de l’art (INHA) in Paris.\\nLaunched in 2019\\\, this
  scientific and editorial project results in the publication of a digital 
 platform\\\, documenting the history of the visual arts on the European co
 ntinent\\\, from prehistory to the present day. This platform will be stru
 ctured around a collection of 475 objects and images\\\, selected in consu
 ltation with all of its institutional partners. It is developed within the
  framework of an international dialogue\\\, remaining attentive to the plu
 rality and richness of scholarly traditions\\\, accessible to all audience
 s\\\, and providing an account of current research in the discipline of ar
 t history.\\nThis seminar will examine the principles that inspired the la
 unch of this project\\\, the methodology used both for the selection of ob
 jects and the attribution of associated texts\\\, as well as the challenge
 s encountered during the development of the digital platform. The presenta
 tion of the project and platform prototype will be followed by an open dis
 cussion with colleagues from the EKA Institute of Art History and Visual C
 ulture\\\, host of this seminar and Estonian project partner. With INHA di
 rector Anne-Solène Rolland and project coordinator Margot Sanitas present
 \\\, the seminar will be an opportunity for all the Estonian representativ
 es to share their reflections on the selection of objects and how the proj
 ect contributes to reshaping our common history of European visual culture
 .\\n\\n\\n\\n
LOCATION:EKA\, A-501
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260513T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260513T000000
URL:https://www.artun.ee/en/calendar/seminar-how-to-write-a-more-inclusive-
 transnational-and-polyphonic-history-of-the-visual-arts-on-a-european-scal
 e-today/
ITERATOR:8
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:203003
DTSTAMP:20260425T111622Z
SUMMARY:Estonian Academy of Arts Graphic Art Department Exhibition: “Arti
 sts’ Books” [Exhibitions]
DESCRIPTION:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n3rd-year Graphic Art students are showcasing the
  artists’ book as an independent medium of visual art and an original ar
 twork. The authors draw from personal experiences and memories\\\, explori
 ng themes of physicality\\\, history\\\, and ethical boundaries:\\n\\n\\n\
 \n\\nAliisa Ahtiainen presents a grandfather's life story in risography an
 d a “breathing” book inspired by her grandmother's experience in a tub
 erculosis sanatorium.\\n\\n\\n\\nJacqueline-Desiree Rosenthal exhibits a p
 iece made of tattooed pigskin rawhide\\\, raising questions about morality
  and the parallels between animals and humans.\\n\\n\\n\\nOlga Dubrovskaja
  utilizes her background as an intensive care doctor to explore the experi
 ence of death through her own and her colleagues' perspectives. In her sec
 ond book titled “Delight”\\\, she focuses on the moments of life.\\n\\
 n\\n\\nAdriana Jinmao Biosca Sánchez examines the volatility of memory th
 rough materiality and layers of printing.\\n\\n\\n\\nRobin August Vöörma
 nn deals with gender identity\\\, drawing parallels with changes in nature
 .\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nSupervisors: Eve Kask\\\, Eve Kaaret (binding) and Viktor 
 Gurov. \\n\\n\\n\\nExhibition dates: 6.03.–15.05.2025\\n\\\\n [Exhibiti
 ons]
LOCATION:EKA raamatukogu
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Tallinn;VALUE=DATE:20260306
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Tallinn;VALUE=DATE:20260515
URL:https://www.artun.ee/en/calendar/estonian-academy-of-arts-graphic-art-d
 epartment-exhibition-artists-books/
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
ITERATOR:9
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:203008
DTSTAMP:20260425T111622Z
SUMMARY:EKA Print Exchange exhibition Looking Forward to Hearing From You [
 Exhibitions]
DESCRIPTION:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nEKA library\\\, 6.03.–15.05.2026\\n\\n\\n\\nDe
 ar friend\\\,\\n\\n\\n\\nIt has been a long time since we last heard from 
 you. Last time we spoke\\\, you were working on some prints in the graphic
  arts workshop with a roller in your hand and ink on your fingers. How is 
 it going? We would love to see some trials or progress pictures. At the mo
 ment we are also in the process of doing some tests. I have added a sample
  in the envelope. Check it out and tell us what you think!\\n\\n\\n\\nLet
 ’s keep in touch.\\n\\n\\n\\nThe exhibition shows works from the EKA Pri
 nt Exchange project initiated by the department of Graphic Art at the Esto
 nian Academy of Arts. Printmaking students from different universities we
 re invited to take part and submit an original print edition. Each print w
 as shipped to Tallinn\\\, sorted and sent back to participants\\\, so ever
 yone received a random selection of ten prints.\\n\\n\\n\\nThe vision of t
 his project was to create new connections between printmaking departments 
 and students through collaboration and sharing physical works. So\\\, we w
 rote to our penpals and were curious what students of other universities w
 ere up to. Depictions of current ideas\\\, projects or any experiments wer
 e warmly welcomed as a response.\\n\\n\\n\\nFour universities participated
  in the exchange: Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA)\\\,Oslo National Academy 
 of the Arts (KHiO)\\\, University of the West of England (UWE)\\\, The Eug
 eniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wrocław.\\n\\n\\n\\nExhibitio
 ns of the Print Exchange have taken place at the universities participatin
 g in the exchange\\\, and the first presentation in Estonia took place in 
 June-July 2025 at the TYPA Balcony Gallery in Tartu.\\n\\n\\n\\nWe would l
 ike to thank EKA graafika\\\, TYPA\\\, Anna Kodź\\\, Aleksandra Janik and
  Angie Butler.\\n\\n\\n\\nOrganisers of the EKA Print Exchange: Alona Chup
 rina\\\, Margarita Feofanova\\\, Chantal Gerschuetz\\\, Merit Himmelreich\
 \\, Triin Mänd\\\, Helena Pass\\\, Marten Prei\\\, Sandra Puusepp and our
  supervisor Charlotte Biszewski.\\n\\n\\n\\nExhibition design at the EKA l
 ibrary: Sandra Puusepp and Marten Prei. \\n\\\\n [Exhibitions]
LOCATION:EKA raamatukogu
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Tallinn;VALUE=DATE:20260306
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Tallinn;VALUE=DATE:20260515
URL:https://www.artun.ee/en/calendar/eka-print-exchange-exhibition-looking-
 forward-to-hearing-from-you/
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
ITERATOR:10
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SUMMARY:Exhibition “Big Hall\, Small Town: Postmodernist Cultural Centres
  in Estonia” at the Paide Music and Theatre House
DESCRIPTION:On 17 April at 5 PM\\\, the exhibition “Big Hall\\\, Small To
 wn: Postmodernist Cultural Centres in Estonia” will open in the ground-f
 loor foyer of the Paide Music and Theatre House. The exhibition is part of
  the bachelor’s thesis of Anete Raabe\\\, a student of cultural heritage
  and conservation at the Estonian Academy of Arts.\\nThe exhibition presen
 ts the architecture of 1980s cultural centres and their role in local comm
 unities. It focuses on three outstanding examples from the period — the 
 cultural centres in Paide\\\, Põlva\\\, and Lihula — while also examini
 ng smaller cultural centres across Estonia that reflect the ideas of the s
 ame era.\\nThe exhibition invites visitors to notice these buildings in th
 e urban landscape\\\, appreciate their distinct character\\\, and reflect 
 on their role as focal points of local life.\\nThe exhibition will remain 
 open until 15 May 2026.\\n
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260417T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260515T000000
URL:https://www.artun.ee/en/calendar/exhibition-big-hall-small-town-postmod
 ernist-cultural-centres-in-estonia-at-the-paide-music-and-theatre-house/
ITERATOR:11
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UID:204879
DTSTAMP:20260425T111622Z
SUMMARY:The Evening Library [Events]
DESCRIPTION:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nFrom April 27 to May 15\\\, EKA Library will be 
 open from Monday to Friday from 10 to 21. \\n\\n\\n\\nOn From 18 to 21\\\,
  the library is open only to students and staff of EKA.\\n\\\\n [Events]
LOCATION:EKA raamatukogu
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Tallinn;VALUE=DATE:20260427
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Tallinn;VALUE=DATE:20260515
URL:https://www.artun.ee/en/calendar/the-evening-library/
CATEGORIES:Events
ITERATOR:12
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DTSTAMP:20260425T111622Z
SUMMARY:Jaanika Peerna “Glide Through the Thaw” [Exhibitions]
DESCRIPTION:\\nARS Project Space 24.04.–16.05.2026\\n\\n\\n\\nOpening 23.
 04.2026 from 6 PM\\n\\n\\n\\nIn May 2025\\\, Jaanika visited the Alps. The
  landscape dictated the artist to keep her balance\\\, which didn’t allo
 w her to see further than the next slope. It was the low season for touris
 m\\\, so no ski lifts were operating to ease her journey upward. Jaanika w
 as alone with the mountain\\\, as she continued her way forward. The glaci
 er at the foot of the mountain had melted and in order to come into contac
 t with the ice and snow\\\, she had to climb even higher. This was her fir
 st direct encounter with glaciers: until that moment\\\, she had only expe
 rienced them through the sounds\\\, videos\\\, literature and photographic
  material of other authors. All of these contained descriptions of glacial
  ice\\\, its essence and foreseeable fate. The expansive\\\, solid and mou
 ntainous landscape made her feel small. Yet the desire to reach what seeme
 d unattainable remained.\\n\\n\\n\\nThe glacier is considered unpredictabl
 e\\\, even dangerous both in real life and as a symbol. It might be seen a
 s the historic archive of atmosphere\\\, giving us hints of past climates 
 and exposing the ways we are all connected to our ancestors and the genera
 tions that follow us. We are bound together by a shared destiny and respon
 sibility. We use scientific methods to describe and interpret the mountain
 \\\, but the actual experience of it might feel sublime and ordinary at th
 e same time.\\n\\n\\n\\nThe glaciologist Jemma Wadham perceives glaciers a
 s characters who have their own personalities and destinies. René Daumal 
 has written about an imaginary expedition to an imaginary mountain\\\, inv
 iting us to interpret it as a symbolic and spiritual journey. Reaching for
  the sublime is a universal human desire. The mountain climber is not simp
 ly a hiker or an adventurer\\\, but a truth seeker whose journey seems alm
 ost predestined. In the current exhibition\\\, the mundane is brought toge
 ther with the divine\\\, the scientific with the sublime.\\n\\n\\n\\nThe e
 xhibition features a large-scale installation\\\, melting ice\\\, ink work
 s on wax paper and a meditative space imbued with John Grzinich’s sounds
 cape. The artist has also inspired students from the Sally Studio Art Scho
 ol located within the ARS Art Factory: under the guidance of Annely Köste
 r six artworks in dialogue with the exhibition were created and will be di
 splayed as a satellite project in the courtyard windows of the Sally Studi
 o Art School. In the framework of the public programme\\\, an artist talk 
 with Jaanika Peerna and the sound artist John Grzinich will take place on 
 15 May at 5:00 PM\\\, followed by their joint performance at 6:00 PM.\\n\\
 n\\n\\nJaanika Peerna is an Estonian-born artist who lives and works in Es
 tonia\\\, Portugal and New York. For more than a decade\\\, she has dedica
 ted herself to the study of glaciers\\\, working through a vast amount of 
 material about the lifespan and condition of glaciers\\\, while associatin
 g it with travelling\\\, philosophy and spiritual ideas. In her artistic p
 ractice\\\, she has woven these themes into drawings\\\, installations\\\,
  videos and performance art. Her performances often engage with the audien
 ce\\\, inviting them to reflect upon the ongoing global warming. Peerna’
 s practice stems from the physical human experience and strives towards a 
 greater awareness of the fragility\\\, interconnectedness and uniqueness o
 f all living things.\\n\\n\\n\\nShe has exhibited her works and given perf
 ormances around the world. Her last solo exhibition was held in Seoul\\\, 
 Korea. Her works can be found in numerous private collections in Europe an
 d the USA\\\, as well as in public collections\\\, such as the French Nati
 onal Foundation for Contemporary Art.\\n\\n\\n\\nCurator\\n\\n\\n\\nLiisi 
 Kõuhkna is a curator and project manager who graduated with a master's de
 gree in health sciences from the Tallinn University and has also studied i
 n MA programme of curatorial studies at the Estonian Academy of Arts. She 
 has curated contemporary art exhibitions in various galleries in Estonia a
 nd abroad. Since March of this year\\\, she works as the gallery assistant
  for the Estonian Artists’ Association.\\n\\n\\n\\nExhibition informatio
 n\\n\\n\\n\\nLocation: ARS Project Space\\\, Pärnu mnt. 154\\\, Tallinn\\
 n\\n\\n\\nArtist talk and performance together with sound artist John Grzi
 nich: 15.05\\\, respectively from 5 PM and from 6 PM\\n\\n\\n\\nOpen for v
 isitors: 24.04.–16.05.2026\\\, Mon–Fri 12–18\\\, Sat 12–16\\n\\n\\
 n\\nCurator: Liisi Kõuhkna\\n\\n\\n\\nGraphic design: Cristopher Siniväl
 i\\n\\n\\n\\nPhoto documentation: Roman-Sten Tõnissoo\\n\\n\\n\\nSound de
 sign: John Grzinich\\n\\n\\n\\nTechnical support: Aksel Haagensen\\\, Matt
 ias Veller\\n\\n\\n\\nSpecial thanks to: Cultural Endowment of Estonia\\\,
  ARS Art Factory\\\, Estonian Artists’ Association\\\, Merike Hallik\\\,
  Sandra Sirp\\\, Liis Tedre\\\, Gunnar Kalmet\\\, Agu Peerna\\\, Hannes Eg
 ger\\\, Mari Volens\\\, Sally Studio ja Annely Köster \\n\\\\n [Exhibitio
 ns]
LOCATION:ARS Projektiruum 
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Tallinn;VALUE=DATE:20260424
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Tallinn;VALUE=DATE:20260516
URL:https://www.artun.ee/en/calendar/jaanika-peerna-glide-through-the-thaw/
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
ITERATOR:13
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:204886
DTSTAMP:20260425T111622Z
SUMMARY:“Site & Self: Fragments of Spaces Inhabited” at Uus Rada Galle
 ry [Exhibitions]
DESCRIPTION:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nExhibition opening 01.05 at 6:00 PM\\n\\n\\n\\nA
 rtists participating in the exhibition: Anna Ovtšinnikova\\\, Elo Vahtrik
 \\\, Fausta Noreikaite\\\, Giulio Cusinato\\n\\n\\n\\nGraphic design: Elo 
 Vahtrik\\n\\n\\n\\nDrawings: Giulio Cusinato\\n\\n\\n\\nThe exhibition exp
 lores the relationship between urban space and the individual\\\, focusing
  on how environments are experienced\\\, navigated\\\, and internally reco
 rded. The city is approached not as a fixed structure\\\, but as something
  continuously shaped through perception\\\, object\\\, movement\\\, memory
 \\\, and different forms of inhabitation.\\n\\n\\n\\nFramed as an open fie
 ld of inquiry\\\, the show invites reflection on co-existence within the l
 imits of shared spaces of (be)longing. “Site” appears in fragments: st
 reets\\\, surfaces\\\, transitions\\\, overlooked details. “Self” emer
 ges as observer\\\, documentalist\\\, and inhabitant\\\, negotiating\\\, q
 uestioning\\\, and/or passing by these environments.\\n\\n\\n\\nExtending 
 from questions of home\\\, spaces that function as shelters holding tempor
 ary bodies in relative safety\\\, to public urban landscapes where that sa
 me body becomes increasingly exposed\\\, this shift from interior to exter
 ior reveals a tension between protection and visibility\\\, and highlights
  the instability of boundaries between private and public space.\\n\\n\\n\
 \nSituated within Uus Rada Gallery in Tallinn\\\, a student-run space posi
 tioned slightly outside the main institutional circuits of the city\\\, th
 e exhibition also reflects on its own site of presentation. The gallery be
 comes part of the same spatial inquiry it hosts\\\, where access\\\, visib
 ility\\\, and movement are quietly negotiated. Rather than functioning as 
 a neutral container\\\, the exhibition space extends the conditions it exa
 mines\\\, situating the works within a threshold between institution\\\, e
 veryday passage\\\, and shared urban terrain.\\n\\n\\n\\nThe exhibition is
  open: \\n\\n\\n\\n01.05.2026-16.05.2026 Fri-Sun 16:00-20:00\\\; During
  the week\\\, upon appointment \\n\\n\\n\\nWe thank the Department of Fine
  Arts for their support.\\n\\\\n [Exhibitions]
LOCATION:Uus Rada galeriis\, Raja tn 11a
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260501T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260516T000000
URL:https://www.artun.ee/en/calendar/site-self-fragments-of-spaces-inhabite
 d-at-uus-rada-gallery/
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
ITERATOR:14
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:201492
DTSTAMP:20260425T111622Z
SUMMARY:“Dancing with the Stars!” EKA Billboard Gallery 16.02.–17.05.
 2026 [EKA Gallery\, Exhibitions]
DESCRIPTION:DANCING WITH THE STARS!\\nEKA Billboard Gallery 16.02.–17.05.
 2026\\nOpen 24/7\\\, free admission\\n\\nThe exhibition “Dancing with th
 e Stars!” by the 1st year students of graphic design showcases the desig
 ned letters and the process of the class Typography I. During 14 weeks\\\,
  several exercises and experimentations were carried out\\\, drawing was d
 one both by hand and on the computer\\\, using things like stencils\\\, fe
 athers\\\, rocks\\\, nail polish or even keys.\\n\\nWhile the first seven 
 weeks were dedicated to experimentation and playing\\\, the last seven foc
 used on creating an entire alphabet and going through the whole letter des
 ign process. Vectorised letters were created which in turn were made into 
 working font files during a week-long workshop.\\n\\nStudents: Johannes Ad
 rik\\\, Art Allik\\\, Helen Forsel\\\, Mia Klooren\\\, Art Kruus\\\, Adele
  Markova\\\, Ischa Mestdagh\\\, Jaako Lauri Puudist\\\, Ann Aotäht Sarv\\
 \, Mia Greta Sepp\\\,Ariana Sigin\\\, Linnea Süvari\\\, Jakob Tüür\\\, 
 Karol Henrik Vana\\\, Rei Helin Varres\\nSupervisor: Agnes Isabelle Veevo\
 \nSupervisor of the workshop: Patrick Zavadskis\\n\\nThe fonts can be down
 loaded for free from the SUVA Type Foundry website: suvatypefoundry.ee\\n\
 \nSUVA Type Foundry makes the typefaces designed by EKA GD students public
 .\\\\n [EKA Gallery\\\, Exhibitions]
LOCATION:EKA Billboard Gallery
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260216T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260517T235900
URL:https://www.artun.ee/en/calendar/dancing-with-the-stars-eka-billboard-g
 allery-2026/
CATEGORIES:EKA Gallery\, Exhibitions
ITERATOR:15
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:204864
DTSTAMP:20260425T111622Z
SUMMARY:ASSESSMENT MARATHON [Exhibitions]
DESCRIPTION:\\nLocations: EKA Gallery (Kotzebue 1) and the EKA Monumental S
 tudio (Kotzebue 10)28.04.–17.05.2026Open Mon–Sat 2–6 pm Sun 12–4 p
 m (NB! Closed on May 1st!) \\n\\n\\n\\nFine Arts Assessment Marathon \\n\\
 n\\n\\nThe spring assessment marathon is here! For three weeks\\\, visitor
 s can once again visit the Assessment Marathon of the Faculty of Fine Arts
  and view the student projects finalized for the end of semester: almost e
 very day\\\, new artwork will be on display.\\n\\n\\n\\nVisitors can see t
 he final works of the students from the curricula of animation\\\, photogr
 aphy\\\, graphic design\\\, installation and sculpture\\\, contemporary ar
 t\\\, painting and scenography.\\n\\n\\n\\nA new exhibition is installed a
 lmost every evening of the marathon\\\, and the previous evening’s displ
 ay is replaced by a new one the following evening. \\n\\n\\n\\nSCHEDULE \\
 n\\n\\n\\nTue\\\, Apr 28. Drawing\\\, Art BA II\\\, supervisor Tõnis Saad
 oja (EKA Gallery)\\n\\n\\n\\nWed\\\, Apr 29. Anatomical Drawing\\\, Art BA
  I\\\, supervisor Maiu Rõõmus (EKA Gallery) \\n\\n\\n\\nThu\\\, Apr 30 
 – Sun\\\, May 3. Photography\\\, BA I\\\, supervisor Tuukka Kaila (EKA G
 allery)\\n\\n\\n\\nMon\\\, May 4. Abstract Drawing\\\, Art BA I and II\\\,
  supervisor Tõnis Saadoja (EKA Gallery)\\n\\n\\n\\nTue\\\, May 5. Studio 
 Photography\\\, Photography BA I\\\, supervisor Madis Kurss (EKA Gallery)\
 \n\\n\\n\\nWed\\\, May 6. Drawing\\\, Art BA III\\\, supervisor Britta Ben
 no (EKA Gallery)\\n\\n\\n\\nThu\\\, May 7 – Sun\\\, May 10. Contemporary
  Art\\\, MA I and II\\\, supervisors: Merike Estna\\\, Karel Koplimets\\\,
  Camille Laurelli\\\, Sten Saarits\\\, Anna Skodenko\\\, Kristi Kongi\\\, 
 Liina Siib\\\, Viktor Gurov\\\, Laura Põld\\\, Tuukka Kaila\\\, Reimo Võ
 sa-Tangsoo (EKA\\n\\n\\n\\nGallery and Kotzebue 10 Monumental Studio)\\n\\
 n\\n\\nMon\\\, May 11. Graphic Art\\\, BA I\\\, supervisors Kadi Kurema\\\
 , Charlotte Biszewski\\\, Mark Antonius Puhkan\\\, Mirjam Varik (EKA Galle
 ry)\\n\\n\\n\\nTue\\\, May 12. Painting\\\, BA I\\\, supervisors Kristi Ko
 ngi\\\, Jaan Toomik\\\, Eero Alev\\\, Holger Loodus (EKA Gallery)\\n\\n\\n
 \\nWed\\\, May 13. Graphic Art\\\, BA II\\\, supervisors Viktor Gurov\\\, 
 Eve Kask\\\, Maria Erikson\\\, Liina Siib (EKA Gallery)\\n\\n\\n\\nThu\\\,
  May 14. Installation and Sculpture\\\, BA I\\\, supervisor Laura Põld (E
 KA Gallery\\\, Kotzebue 10)\\n\\n\\n\\nFri\\\, May 15. Animation\\\, MA I\
 \\, supervisors Lilli-Krõõt Repnau\\\, Bruno Quast (EKA Gallery)\\n\\n\\
 n\\nFri\\\, May 15. Art Project\\\, Scenography BA II\\\, supervisor Liina
  Keevallik (Kotzebue 10)\\n\\n\\n\\nSat\\\, May 16 – Sun\\\, May 17. Dra
 wing\\\, Scenography BA II\\\, Animation BA II\\\, Photography BA I\\\, su
 pervisors Lilli-Krõõt Repnau\\\, Eleri Porrison\\\, Mark Antonius Puhkan
  (EKA Gallery\\\, the exhibition is also part of the programme of the fest
 ival Kalamaja Days).\\n\\\\n [Exhibitions]
LOCATION:EKA Gallery\, EKA Monumental Studio
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Tallinn;VALUE=DATE:20260428
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Tallinn;VALUE=DATE:20260517
URL:https://www.artun.ee/en/calendar/assessment-marathon-2/
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
ITERATOR:16
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:204377
DTSTAMP:20260425T111622Z
SUMMARY:PhD Thesis Defence of Taavet Jansen
DESCRIPTION:On 18 May\\\, 2026 Taavet Jansen\\\, doctoral student of Art an
 d Design curriculum\\\, will defend his doctoral thesis „ Disembodied Pr
 esence: A Conceptual and Practical Mapping of Streamed Theatre“ („Keha
 ta kohalolu: voogteatri kontseptuaalne ja praktiline kaardistus“).\\nThe
  public defense will take place at 10.00 at EKA (Põhja pst 7)\\\, room A1
 01.\\nThe defence will be held in Estonian.\\n\\nSupervisor: Dr. Anu Allas
  (Estonian Academy of Arts)\\nExternal reviewers: Dr. Ott Karulin (Univers
 ity of Tartu)\\nDr. Raivo Kelomees (Estonian Academy of Arts)\\nOpponent: 
 Dr. Ott Karulin (University of Tartu)\\n\\nThesis is available in EKA digi
 tal repository.\\n\\nTheatre has long operated as an artistic practice gro
 unded in the encounter of bodies within the same space. Contemporary cultu
 re\\\, however\\\, no longer limits itself to physical encounters\\\, but 
 extends its trajectories everywhere through digital means and virtual spac
 es. A large part of our communication\\\, work\\\, and self-expression tak
 es place digitally\\\, mediated through screens. In such a situation\\\, a
  question has emerged: what new forms\\\, spaces\\\, and experiences can t
 heatre create for itself in the digital sphere?\\n\\nAt the centre of this
  doctoral dissertation is livestreamed theatre\\\, a form of performance i
 n which presence\\\, space\\\, and audience participation function on diff
 erent premises than in conventional theatre. Livestreamed theatre is situa
 ted at the point of contact between theatre\\\, film\\\, online environmen
 ts\\\, and interactive media\\\, and is grounded in a real-time event in w
 hich performers and spectators share a common time\\\, but not a common sp
 ace.\\n\\nHow can one create an experience that does not appear merely as 
 a transmission\\\, but as an artistic encounter? What possibilities are of
 fered by technology\\\, dramaturgy\\\, and the active participation of the
  spectator? And what does all this mean for theatre more broadly\\\, at a 
 time when art must increasingly relate to the possibilities offered by dig
 ital environments?\\n\\nTo open up these questions\\\, the author employs 
 a practice-led research methodology\\\, drawing on three artistic experime
 nts — Wolves\\\, Memento\\\, and Inimeses hoitud — mapping the mod
 es of operation of livestreamed theatre\\\, the possibilities of audience 
 participation\\\, and testing its limits. Through these three projects\\\,
  the work moves from video transmission toward interactive hybrid spaces\\
 \, observing how the role of the performer\\\, the position of the spectat
 or\\\, the experience of space\\\, and the participants’ understanding o
 f presence shift.\\n\\n“Disembodied Presence: A Conceptual and Practical
  Mapping of Streamed Theatre” approaches livestreamed theatre not as a p
 eripheral phenomenon\\\, but as a possible new form of theatre. The disser
 tation offers both a conceptual and a practical mapping of a field in whic
 h theatre seeks new forms of life in digital spaces and experiments with h
 ow to remain alive in a world that is increasingly at once material and di
 gital.
LOCATION:EKA\, A101
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260518T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260518T000000
URL:https://www.artun.ee/en/calendar/phd-thesis-defence-of-taavet-jansen/
ITERATOR:17
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:204398
DTSTAMP:20260425T111622Z
SUMMARY:I am Tartu and You are Tallinn [Exhibitions]
DESCRIPTION:\\nApril 22 - May 23\\\, 2026  \\n\\n\\n\\nGallery Pallas\\
 n\\n\\n\\nOn Wednesday\\\, April 22 at 5:00 PM\\\, Gallery Pallas will hos
 t the opening of the joint exhibition \"I am Tartu and You are Tallinn\\\,
 \" featuring works by third-year painting students from Pallas University 
 of Applied Sciences (Pallas UAS) and second-year painting students from th
 e Estonian Academy of Arts (EAA). \\n\\n\\n\\nTartu and Tallinn have hist
 orically been seen as rivals: Tartu as calm\\\, bohemian\\\, and poetic\\\
 ; Tallinn as the capital - fast-paced\\\, sharp\\\, and trendy. An invis
 ible tension and a quiet struggle are often sensed between the two. This e
 xhibition brings together two schools from these two cities. There was no 
 pre-determined theme\\\, no strict roles\\\, and no binding agenda. Studen
 ts from EAA and Pallas UAS came together out of a shared interest to see w
 hat happens at the intersection of subconscious themes\\\, time-specific e
 motions\\\, and recurring symbols. \\n\\n\\n\\n\"I am Tartu and You are T
 allinn\" is not about opposition\\\, but about overlap. It uses the langua
 ge of art to show that differences do not disappear\\\; instead\\\, they c
 omplement each other. At the same time\\\, it is an invitation to mix iden
 tities\\\, allowing one city to dissolve into the other. Once the paint fi
 nally reaches the canvas\\\, it no longer matters where you come from. All
  that remains significant is what is left: the thought\\\, the feeling\\
 \, the essence\\\, and who you truly are without filters and expectations.
  \\n\\n\\n\\nExhibition participants from Estonian Academy of Arts: El
 ise Muchowski\\\, Annette Kits\\\, Anu Jakobson\\\, Karoline Ruusmaa\\\, 
 Kirke Kirt\\\, Esther Borrett\\\, Iris Helme\\\, Madliin Küla\\\, Mia Bi
 anca Kiigemägi. \\n\\n\\n\\nFrom Pallas University of Applied Sciences:
  Adele Maria Arengu\\\, Elisabet Vasur\\\, Gerli Tafenau\\\, Gerly Piho
 \\\, Ingrid Janter\\\, Karolin Konrad\\\, Liisa Soolepp\\\, Maria-Netti 
 Purga\\\, ÖÖ.Liibek\\\, Nele Must\\\, Stella Loki Leius\\\, Hedi Kuhi\\
 \, Helen Lang\\\, Nele Luik\\\, Delfi Oraakel\\\, Luca Fazekas. \\n\\n\\
 n\\nSupervising tutors: Anna Škodenko\\\, Jaan Toomik\\\, Mart Vainre (E
 AA)\\\, Veiko Klemmer\\\, Pille Johanson (Pallas UAS). \\n\\n\\n\\nExhibi
 tion team: Eero Alev\\\, Mihkel Ilus\\\, Holger Loodus (EAA)\\\, Indrek Aa
 vik (Pallas UAS)\\n\\n\\n\\nPoster design: ÖÖ.Liibek. \\n\\n\\n\\nPres
 s photo: Adele Maria Arengu. Sense of reality. 2026. Oil on canvas
 . Fragment. Photos by Maria-Netti Purga. \\n\\\\n [Exhibitions]
LOCATION:Galerii Pallas\, Tartu
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Tallinn;VALUE=DATE:20260422
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Tallinn;VALUE=DATE:20260523
URL:https://www.artun.ee/en/calendar/i-am-tartu-and-you-are-tallinn/
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
ITERATOR:18
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:204405
DTSTAMP:20260425T111622Z
SUMMARY:Maria Izabella Lehtsaar “In Loving Hands” [Exhibitions]
DESCRIPTION:\\nMaria Izabella Lehtsaar’s solo exhibition In Loving Hands
  opens on 25 April at 13:00. Drinks for the opening will be provided by
  Tuletorn Brewery\\\, and the exhibition is supported by the Cultural En
 dowment of Estonia.\\n\\n\\n\\nThe exhibition is open 26 April – 25 May
 Keskpuur Gallery at Central Market\\\, Keldrimäe 9 (2nd floor)\\n\\n\\n\\
 nKeskpuur is pleased to present In Loving Hands\\\, a solo exhibition by 
 Maria Izabella Lehtsaar\\\, bringing together experiments with media\\\, c
 ommodity fetishism\\\, and tattooing within the nostalgic atmosphere of th
 e 1990s Keskturg.\\n\\n\\n\\nWith In Loving Hands\\\, Keskpuur becomes a 
 display window. Through the bars of the cage\\\, three photographs hang ag
 ainst the backdrop of a lush pink curtain. The faded glory of Keskturg and
  the scent of meat create a contrasting environment for the display of som
 ething purely aesthetic.\\n\\n\\n\\nLehtsaar has long been drawn to photog
 raphy\\\, though it has mostly remained a flirtation. When photographs hav
 e appeared in their work\\\, they have typically been transformed – into
  silkscreen or acetone prints.\\n\\n\\n\\nWith this project\\\, the artist
  continues a personal exploration of commodity fetishism\\\, which began d
 uring their master’s studies while engaging deeply with the work of Marc
 el Duchamp. The concept of commodity fetishism opens up a broader reflecti
 on on the commercial status of artworks and the notion of value and prospe
 rity.\\n\\n\\n\\n…\\n\\n\\n\\nMaria Izabella Lehtsaar (b. 1998) is a Ta
 llinn-based artist working primarily with underrepresented queer experienc
 es and narratives\\\, often playing with the boundaries between reality an
 d fantasy. Their work combines pop-cultural aesthetics with sensitive mono
 chrome graphics\\\, alongside textiles\\\, drawing\\\, and poetry. Through
  the use of diverse media\\\, familiar imagery is bent into layered meanin
 gs.\\n\\n\\n\\nLehtsaar holds a BA in Graphic Art (2020) and an MA in Cont
 emporary Art (2024) from the Estonian Academy of Arts. In 2023\\\, they we
 re awarded the Eduard Wiiralt Scholarship. Their work has been exhibited i
 n several duo and group exhibitions\\\; most recently\\\, their solo exhib
 ition Hares Caress Your Hair was presented at Hobusepea Gallery in early
  2026.\\n\\\\n [Exhibitions]
LOCATION:Keskpuur\, Keskturg\, Keldrimäe 9\, II korrus\, Tallinn
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260425T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260525T000000
URL:https://www.artun.ee/en/calendar/maria-izabella-lehtsaar-in-loving-hand
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SUMMARY:Exhibition “Reality of Dreams”  [Exhibitions]
DESCRIPTION:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nOpening of the exhibition “Reality of Dreams
 ” at 18:00 at OKAPI Gallery in Tallinn\\n\\n\\n\\nParticipating artists:
  Ksenia Verbeštšuk\\\, Nina Maria Allmoslechner\\n\\n\\n\\nCurator: Ilja
  Jakovlev\\n\\n\\n\\nGraphic design: Ksenia Kvitko\\n\\n\\n\\nIn the Victo
 rian era\\\, amateur photography became one of the hobbies of the “new a
 nd progressive” age that was socially acceptable for women. Initially\\\
 , men believed that\\\, much like drawing or embroidery\\\, photography wo
 uld serve as a pastime through which women could distract themselves from 
 daily duties and engage in it playfully. However\\\, quite quickly\\\, wom
 en moved from depicting flowers\\\, domestic animals\\\, and garden views 
 to more serious statements and visual experimentation. This has come down 
 to us today through the work of outstanding Victorian women photographers 
 such as Anna Atkins and Julia Margaret Cameron.\\n\\n\\n\\nSomewhat later\
 \\, women began to use photography for even bolder forms of expression\\\,
  often in subtle and veiled ways\\\, almost creating their own dreamlike w
 orlds\\\, sharply social self-portraits\\\, or revealing the “double bot
 tom” of existing reality\\\, as seen in the works of Francesca Woodman a
 nd Diane Arbus.\\n\\n\\n\\nSince its inception\\\, analogue photography ha
 s undergone several periods of technological modification\\\, and at a cer
 tain point it became an “alternative” way of capturing reality (or its
  altered states) against the backdrop of the growing popularity of digital
  photography. In the 21st century\\\, film photography experienced a new r
 ise\\\, becoming extremely popular among followers of countercultural move
 ments. Nevertheless\\\, throughout all these periods\\\, analogue photogra
 phy has retained its power to enchant. It is practiced\\\, studied\\\, pur
 sued professionally\\\, and chosen as the primary medium in artistic work.
  The essence of analogue photography lies in its depth\\\, the uniqueness 
 of each frame\\\, and the complex relationships between the environment\\\
 , the author\\\, and the final work.\\n\\n\\n\\nNina Maria Allmoslechner a
 nd Ksenia Verbeštšuk work with analogue photography\\\, using it as a wa
 y of archiving different\\\, sometimes liminal states of reality. For them
 \\\, this manual photography is a process of creating a personal album of 
 memory\\\, within which their own dreamlands unfold.\\n\\n\\n\\nBoth artis
 ts\\\, exhibiting together for the first time\\\, enter into a dialogue ab
 out the interpretation of perceiving and understanding reality through the
  act of analogue photography—not so much from an aesthetic perspective a
 s through the prism of mental states and emotions.\\n\\n\\n\\nNina Maria p
 resents a series of tomograms of her brain alongside photographs of nature
  and self-portraits in the forest. She is interested in the relationship b
 etween human nature and the surrounding environment through the form of th
 e brain\\\, both visually and conceptually. Here\\\, the brain is an ambiv
 alent form: on the one hand an organ\\\, on the other a portal between the
  “self” and the “surrounding.” The question is how one transforms 
 into the other\\\, where the boundary between these worlds lies\\\, and wh
 ether it exists at all. After all\\\, it is the brain that ultimately crea
 tes our personal reality\\\, which is then recorded again on film. Nina Ma
 ria also reflects on the experience of derealization\\\, raising the quest
 ion of how a person perceives their place in “reality” and what happen
 s when this perception is disrupted.\\n\\n\\n\\nKsenia interprets the crea
 tion of her reality through the very act of photography. The choice of com
 position\\\, framing\\\, subject matter\\\, and the attempt to convey the 
 play of light and shadow does not emerge from nowhere—it is a complex pr
 ocess that also takes place in our minds. By photographing people\\\, anim
 als\\\, and landscapes\\\, she archives her memory\\\, creating a kind of 
 album of places and events. In a sense\\\, their analogue photographs are 
 themselves tomographic self-portraits that exist inseparably from the surr
 ounding environment they construct—sometimes almost surreal in nature.\\
 n\\n\\n\\nAn important theme for both artists is also their work with text
 . Ksenia keeps a personal diary and often accompanies her works with excer
 pts from it. This year\\\, Nina Maria published the book When White Blanke
 ts. In the exhibition\\\, they “meet” not only through photographs but
  also through text—large handwritten sentences on the wall.\\n\\n\\n\\nD
 rinks at the opening are provided by PÕHJALA!\\n\\n\\n\\nExhibition dates
 :\\n\\n\\n\\n30.04–06.06.2026\\n\\n\\n\\nWed–Fri 12:00–18:00\\n\\n\\
 n\\nSat 12:00–16:00\\n\\n\\n\\nOKAPI Gallery\\n\\n\\n\\nNiguliste tn 2\\
 \, 10146\\\, Tallinn\\n\\n\\n\\nWe thank the exhibition supporters:\\n\\n\
 \n\\nOKAPI Gallery\\\, PÕHJALA\\n\\\\n [Exhibitions]
LOCATION:OKAPI galerii\, Niguliste tn 2\, Tallinn
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260430T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260606T000000
URL:https://www.artun.ee/en/calendar/exhibition-reality-of-dreams/
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:EKA Grad Show TASE ‘26 [Events\, Exhibitions\, TASE]
DESCRIPTION:\\nThe EKA Graduation Show Festival TASE ’26 opens on May 27\
 \\, 2026 at 17:00.\\n\\n\\n\\nAt the graduation festival\\\, the faculties
  of architecture\\\, design\\\, art culture\\\, and fine arts will present
  this year’s final projects.\\n\\n\\n\\nTASE ’26 will take place on th
 e EKA campus in Kalamaja – in the EKA main building (Põhja pst 7 / Kotz
 ebue 1)\\\, as well as in the buildings at Kotzebue 4 and 10\\\, and on th
 e Kotzebue 2 plot.\\n\\n\\n\\nAt the opening event\\\, the Young Artist\\\
 , Young Applied Artist\\\, and Young Designer awards will be presented to 
 bachelor’s and master’s level students.\\n\\n\\n\\nThe TASE ’26 exhi
 bition will remain open from May 28 to June 19\\\, daily from 13:00 to 19:
 00.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nTASE chief organizer:Kaisa Maasik-Koplimets\\\,
  kaisa.maasik@artun.ee\\n\\\\n [Events\\\, Exhibitions\\\, TASE]
LOCATION:EKA linnak
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260527T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260619T000000
URL:https://www.artun.ee/en/calendar/eka-grad-show-tase-26/
CATEGORIES:Events\, Exhibitions\, TASE
ITERATOR:21
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SUMMARY:Zody Burke & Klara Zetterholm “Ersatz Strata”  [Exhibitions]
DESCRIPTION:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nApril 24 - August 15\\\, 2026Opening April 23 at
  6pm\\n\\n\\n\\nAnnouncing the opening of 'Ersatz Strata'\\\, a joint exhi
 bition by Zody Burke (Tallinn\\\, NYC\\\, EKA MACA) and Klara Zetterholm
  (Stockholm) at Temnikova & Kasela gallery.  \\n\\n\\n\\nThe work is an e
 xploration of a recently discovered imagined anthropological site of quest
 ionable provenance. Through reliefs\\\, sculptures\\\, printed work\\\, ki
 netic elements\\\, and industrial residue\\\, the artists present an unrel
 iable aesthetic archaeology in the language of natural history museums.\
 \n\\n\\n\\nThe exhibition includes a short story written by Jaakko Pallasv
 uo (a.k.a. Avocado Ibuprofen) with design by Taylor Tex Tehan (EKA GDMA).\
 \n\\n\\n\\nThe opening will include a live performance by musician and dig
 ital-age cosmogonist 011668 (Los Angeles)\\\, whose interdisciplinary work
  blends spirituality\\\, consumption\\\, and fossil fuel mythologies. The
  performance will occur just before twilight.\\n\\n\\n\\nThe exhibition is
  supported by the Cultural Endowment of Estonia.\\n\\\\n [Exhibitions]
LOCATION:Temnikova &amp\; Kasela galerii
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Tallinn;VALUE=DATE:20260424
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Tallinn;VALUE=DATE:20260815
URL:https://www.artun.ee/en/calendar/zody-burke-klara-zetterholm-ersatz-str
 ata/
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
ITERATOR:22
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