BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:spatie/icalendar-generator NAME:EKA Calendar X-WR-CALNAME:EKA Calendar DESCRIPTION:EKA Events X-WR-CALDESC:EKA Events REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT5M X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT5M BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Tallinn BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251026T040000Z TZOFFSETFROM:+0300 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260329T030000Z TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0300 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261025T040000Z TZOFFSETFROM:+0300 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20270328T030000Z TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0300 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20250819T055913Z TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:203853 DTSTAMP:20260516T055913Z 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:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:204886 DTSTAMP:20260516T055913Z 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:2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:201492 DTSTAMP:20260516T055913Z 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:3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:204864 DTSTAMP:20260516T055913Z SUMMARY:Fine Arts Assessment Marathon at EKA Gallery 28.04.–17.05.2026 [E xhibitions] 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 (K otzebue 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 (Kotz ebue 10)\\n\\n\\n\\nSat\\\, May 16 – Sun\\\, May 17. Drawing\\\, Scenogr aphy BA II\\\, Animation BA II\\\, Photography BA I\\\, supervisors Lilli- Krõõt Repnau\\\, Eleri Porrison\\\, Mark Antonius Puhkan (EKA Gallery\\\ , the exhibition is also part of the programme of the festival Kalamaja Da ys).\\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-2026-spring/ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ITERATOR:4 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:204377 DTSTAMP:20260516T055913Z 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. The defence will be broadcast on EKA TV.\\n\\nSupervisor: Dr. Anu Allas (Estonian Academy of Arts)\\nExt ernal reviewers: Dr. Ott Karulin (University of Tartu)\\nDr. Raivo Kelomee s (Estonian Academy of Arts)\\nOpponent: Dr. Ott Karulin (University of Ta rtu)\\n\\nThesis is available in EKA digital repository.\\n\\nTheatre has long operated as an artistic practice grounded in the encounter of bodies within the same space. Contemporary culture\\\, however\\\, no longer limi ts itself to physical encounters\\\, but extends its trajectories everywhe re through digital means and virtual spaces. A large part of our communica tion\\\, work\\\, and self-expression takes place digitally\\\, mediated t hrough screens. In such a situation\\\, a question has emerged: what new f orms\\\, spaces\\\, and experiences can theatre create for itself in the d igital sphere?\\n\\nAt the centre of this doctoral dissertation is livestr eamed theatre\\\, a form of performance in which presence\\\, space\\\, an d audience participation function on different premises than in convention al theatre. Livestreamed theatre is situated at the point of contact betwe en theatre\\\, film\\\, online environments\\\, and interactive media\\\, and is grounded in a real-time event in which performers and spectators sh are a common time\\\, but not a common space.\\n\\nHow can one create an e xperience that does not appear merely as a transmission\\\, but as an arti stic encounter? What possibilities are offered by technology\\\, dramaturg y\\\, and the active participation of the spectator? And what does all thi s mean for theatre more broadly\\\, at a time when art must increasingly r elate to the possibilities offered by digital environments?\\n\\nTo open u p these questions\\\, the author employs a practice-led research methodolo gy\\\, drawing on three artistic experiments — Wolves\\\, Memento\\\, and Inimeses hoitud — mapping the modes of operation of livestreamed t heatre\\\, the possibilities of audience participation\\\, and testing its limits. Through these three projects\\\, the work moves from video transm ission toward interactive hybrid spaces\\\, observing how the role of the performer\\\, the position of the spectator\\\, the experience of space\\\ , and the participants’ understanding of presence shift.\\n\\n“Disembo died Presence: A Conceptual and Practical Mapping of Streamed Theatre” a pproaches livestreamed theatre not as a peripheral phenomenon\\\, but as a possible new form of theatre. The dissertation offers both a conceptual a nd a practical mapping of a field in which theatre seeks new forms of life in digital spaces and experiments with how to remain alive in a world tha t is increasingly at once material and digital. 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:5 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:205400 DTSTAMP:20260516T055913Z SUMMARY:Peer-review of Karolin Poskas’s performance DESCRIPTION:Karolin Poska’s site-specific performance Krutski / Spatial M ischief peer-review will take place on May 19 at 10-30-12.00 in the Estoni an Academy of Arts White Building\\\, room V-308.\\nReviewers are Prof. An nette Arlander (Uniarts Helsingi) and  Rasmus Jensen (Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre)\\nSupervisor: Dr. Liina Unt (University of Tartu)\\n\\ nSpatial Mischief is part of Karolin Poska’s doctoral research\\\, which explores fragmentation as a strategy within site-specific performance-mak ing. In this creative work\\\, Poska investigates how autoethnographic sto rytelling\\\, performative actions\\\, and audience participation can disr upt and reconfigure the habitual processes and spatial experience of a har bour terminal. The performance takes place in Tallinn’s D-terminal — a space that functions simultaneously as a transit corridor and an emotiona lly charged meeting point.\\n\\nThroughout the research process\\\, Poska has employed embodiment\\\, role-play\\\, and ethnographic observation in order to engage with the harbour as a system in constant transformation. T he dramaturgy of Spatial Mischief emerges from the rhythms of the harbour itself — arrivals\\\, departures\\\, waiting\\\, and anticipation — re vealing the personal\\\, social\\\, and performative layers embedded withi n the site.\\n\\nMore info and tickets to the performance:  https://fient a.com/et/o/6157\\nPerformances on 15th and 18th May are in English. LOCATION:EKA\, Valge maja V-308 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260519T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260519T120000 URL:https://www.artun.ee/en/calendar/peer-review-of-karolin-poskass-perform ance/ ITERATOR:6 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:205040 DTSTAMP:20260516T055913Z SUMMARY:“Where Time Takse Root” [Exhibitions] DESCRIPTION:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nIn a society of ultra-modernity and hyperconnect ivity\\\, what does it mean to resist acceleration?\\n\\n\\n\\nBetween inf inite production and the rejection of speed\\\, the works produced questio n our relationship to technology and nature\\\, particularly in the era of valuing fast production and quick reward over process and slowness.\\n\\n \\n\\nAcceleration promises transformation yet produces cyclical redundanc y.\\n\\n\\n\\nSlowness appears as an alternative\\\, yet risks disappearan ce.\\n\\n\\n\\nWe must imagine other ways of being\\\, and investigate how one might exist within a system saturated with the homogenization of form s and algorithmic repetition.\\n\\n\\n\\nThis exhibition does not aim to r esolve this tension.\\n\\n\\n\\nIt sustains it.\\n\\n\\n\\nIt stages pract ices that oscillate\\\, overflow\\\, and evade.\\n\\n\\n\\nIt does not pro pose a solution but rather creates a space for transgression by observing the inherent slowness of the garden.\\n\\n\\n\\nAllowing us to construct a world where other rhythms\\\, forms\\\, and futures become conceivable.\\ n\\n\\n\\nThis exhibition was made possible by the generosity of Kopli 93\ \\, community and educational garden. The central theme of the exhibition was heavily influenced by our collective perception of the vast\\\, mystic al space. We would like to thank Kristin Lang and the other gardeners of K opli 93 for warmly welcoming and educating us\\\, and the community of Kop li for allowing us to exhibit in their neighborhood.\\n\\n\\n\\nExhibiting artists: Esther Borrett\\\, Nancy Bettina Beard\\\, Coco Corbineau\\\, Sa dhbh Connolly\\\, Kimberly Jüschke\\\, Karolin Mägedik\\\, Chloe McDouga ll\\\, Elise Muchowski\\\, and Tin Trong Nguyen.\\n\\n\\n\\nExhibition tea m: Oleksandra Aleksieienko\\\, Panna Becker\\\, Yann Mazzalovo\\\, Daria Z aitseva\"\\n\\\\n [Exhibitions] LOCATION:Kopli 93 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260513T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260520T000000 URL:https://www.artun.ee/en/calendar/where-time-takse-root/ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ITERATOR:7 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:205196 DTSTAMP:20260516T055913Z SUMMARY:Urban Studies Exhibition in Logi Sauna [Exhibitions] DESCRIPTION:\\nWe are happy to announce the Urban Studies Exhibition at 18. 04 in Logi Sauna. \\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nExhibition \"Ebbs and Flows\\\ , Perspectives on Baltic Sea and Beyond\"Opening: May 18\\\, 6pmOpen:  May 19–20\\\, 12am–7pmLocation: Logi Saun  \\n\\n\\n\\nThis exhibit ion presents work from Urban Studies Studio 2\\\, developed through a seme ster-long inquiry into the Baltic Sea and its wider urban\\\, socio-politi cal and ecological relations. Rather than treating the sea as a blank blue void beyond the urban\\\, the works invite us to look again at what remai ns unseen: the seabed and the inbetween\\\, the information and goods that travels across\\\, the ruins\\\, the privatised territories and the labou r. What appears distant or abstract becomes close\\\, material and lived.\ \n\\n\\n\\nThe exhibition brings together works by Catherine Lavrik\\\, Cl audia Jung\\\, Emely Bobsien\\\, Giacomo Alberto Rescia\\\, Kadri Haugas\\ \, Mihkel Uku Karindi\\\, Muhamudul Hasan\\\, Nabid Hasan Shovon\\\, Nika Khalus\\\, Shariful Islam and Zsofia Helka Molnar\\\, developed within the studio led by Miina Pohjolainen and Nabeel Imtiaz.\\n\\\\n [Exhibitions] LOCATION:Logi saun DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260518T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260520T000000 URL:https://www.artun.ee/en/calendar/urban-studies-exhibition-in-logi-sauna / CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ITERATOR:8 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:204398 DTSTAMP:20260516T055913Z 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:9 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:205246 DTSTAMP:20260516T055913Z SUMMARY:“Alone Together” [Exhibitions] DESCRIPTION:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nOn Friday\\\, May 15 at 1:00 PM\\\, the Patarei Sea Fortress will host the opening of an exhibition titled “Alone Togeth er” curated by the second-year students of the Estonian Academy of Arts Jewellery and Blacksmithing department. The exhibition will present works of contemporary metal and jewelry art which examine the inner world of a p erson\\\, exploring how the desire to belong shapes our choices\\\, ideolo gies\\\, and prejudices. \\n\\n\\n\\nAs humans\\\, we are frightened by l oneliness – the need for communication\\\, touch\\\, and a sense of belo nging is natural. Although it is easier to make new connections today than ever before\\\, reality seems to indicate the opposite – people are exp eriencing increasing loneliness. \\n\\n\\n\\nParticipating students: Alex ander Matthias Saage\\\, Karl-Erik Eeriksoo\\\, Barbara Põldmaa\\\, Kirsi ka Kaljuste\\\, Stiina Marie Sarevet\\\, Johanna Maria Maripuu \\n\\n\\n\\ nThe student's work was supervised by Eve Margus and Nils Hint.\\n\\n\\n\\ nGraphic designer: Mattias E. Tiik\\n\\n\\n\\nPatarei Sea Fortress\\n\\n\\ n\\nKalaranna tn 28\\n\\n\\n\\nMay 15 - 24\\\, 2026\\n\\n\\n\\nMon-Sun\\\, 13-19p.m.\\n\\\\n [Exhibitions] LOCATION:Patarei Merekindlus (Kalaranna tn 28) DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260515T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260524T000000 URL:https://www.artun.ee/en/calendar/alone-together/ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ITERATOR:10 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:204405 DTSTAMP:20260516T055913Z 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 s/ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ITERATOR:11 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:205477 DTSTAMP:20260516T055913Z SUMMARY:Master’s thesis presentations by EKA Urban Studies students [Ex hibitions] DESCRIPTION:\\nEveryone's warmly invited to Master's thesis presentations b y EKA Urban Studies students. \\n\\n\\n\\nMay 25\\\, 2026\\\, 09:30\\n\\ n\\n\\nEKA\\\, A-501\\n\\n\\n\\n09:30–10:20 Melissa Lee\\n\\n\\n\\nThe U neven Grounds of Publicness: Community and Control in Singapore’s Void D ecks\\n\\n\\n\\n10:20–11:10 Maria Kazlovskaya\\n\\n\\n\\nMaking Space\\\ , Finding Meaning: Youth and the Use of Urban Space in Tallinn\\\, Estonia 11:20–12:10 Adeolu Jeremiah Afolabi\\n\\n\\n\\nIsland Urbanism: Power an d Spaces of Exceptions\\n\\n\\n\\n12:10–13:00 Annabel PopsThe Startup Ci ty: Entrepreneurial Governance and Growth-Oriented Planning in Contemporar y Northern Tallinn\\n\\n\\n\\n14:00–14:50 Laman Mammadli\\n\\n\\n\\nGre en Displacement: Phased Construction of Baku Central Park and its Impact o n the Sovetsky and Bayırşəhər Neighbourhoods (Baku\\\, Azerbaijan)\\n\ \n\\n\\n14:50–15:40 Marta Bodnar\\n\\n\\n\\nGrassroots Memorial at Maida n Nezalezhnosti at the Crossroads: Documenting the History of Now and the Risk of Institutionalisation\\n\\n\\n\\n15:40–16:30 Yiğithan AkçayIt D oesn't Disappear\\\, It Moves: European Plastic Waste and the Governance o f Displacement to Türkiye\\n\\n\\n\\n16:40–17:30 Verdha Anjum\\n\\n\\n\ \nThe Urban Political Ecology of River Ravi Transformation: Unpacking the Institutional Mechanisms Behind Manufactured Flood Risk in Lahore\\\, Paki stan\\n\\n\\n\\n17:30–18:20 Lion Herrmann\\n\\n\\n\\nArtful Perfection: An Examination of the Instrumentalisation of Culture and Art in the Contex t of the New City Quarter\\\, Am Tacheles\\\, in Berlin's Centre.\\n\\n\\n \\nSupervisors: Nabeel Imtiaz\\\, Maroš Krivý\\\, Kaija-Luisa Kurik\\\, Leonard Ma\\\, Mattias Malk\\\, Agáta Marzec\\\, Karlis Ratnieks\\\, Mira Samonig\\\, Sean Tyler\\\, Karina Vabson \\n\\n\\n\\nReviewers: Kush Bad hwar\\\, Sinan Erensü\\\, Tahl Kaminer\\\, Daria Khrystych\\\, Madita Kü mmeringer\\\, Anton Küünal\\\, Lily Song\\\, Tauri Tuvikene\\\, Aro Velm et \\n\\n\\n\\nEvaluation committee: Sergio Davila\\\, Maroš Krivý (no n-voting)\\\, Maria Lindmäe\\\, Andres Ojari (chairman)\\\, Helen Runting \\\, Sean Tyler (non-voting)\\n\\\\n [Exhibitions] LOCATION:A-501\, EKA DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260525T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260525T000000 URL:https://www.artun.ee/en/calendar/masters-thesis-presentations-by-eka-ur ban-studies-students/ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ITERATOR:12 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:204989 DTSTAMP:20260516T055913Z SUMMARY:Mirjam Varik „Familiar Stranger” [Exhibitions] DESCRIPTION:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n7.05.26 – 28.05.26\\n\\n\\n\\nJakobi Gallery\\ \, Jakobi 52\\\, Tartu\\n\\n\\n\\nOn Thursday\\\, May 7th at 6:00 PM\\\, M irjam Varik's photography exhibition \"Familiar Stranger\" will open at Ja kobi Gallery.\\n\\n\\n\\nThe project deals with the meeting of generations through photographs and archival materials. It is a story about grandfath ers who have passed away and grandmothers who have stayed here\\\, and how pictures\\\, old letters and memories help to restore broken ties and und erstand our roots. We come from somewhere\\\, we are like someone or have the face of someone.\\n\\n\\n\\nFamily history is never unambiguous — ea ch new discovery changes the understanding of the past. The wars of the la st century and the Iron Curtain severed ties in many families: some stayed here\\\, others were sent away or fled abroad\\\, leaving behind only vag ue memories. Silence became a part of everyday life\\\, not everything was talked about. Children were not supposed to know everything\\\, and even less so grandchildren.\\n\\n\\n\\nPhotographs taken in California\\\, wher e a meeting with a previously unknown relative highlights past decisions\\ \, departures and new beginnings. Choices made several generations ago now open up new layers of meaning related to culture and identity. The song f eatures excerpts from found letters and diaries\\\, illustrated with histo rical footage.\\n\\n\\n\\nMirjam Varik (b. 1990) studied photography at t he Tartu Art College (2014) and as an exchange student at the University o f Art and Design Linz. She graduated from the Estonian Academy of Arts wit h a BA in graphic design (2021) and later completed an MA in contemporary art (2024). In her artistic practice\\\, Varik articulates seemingly insig nificant moments that have a lasting impact on personal formation. Through photography\\\, video\\\, and installation\\\, she explores childhood exp eriences and identity in a narrative manner\\\, focusing on memories\\\, p laces\\\, and phenomena.\\n\\n\\n\\nThanks: Filipp Varik\\\, Marge Monko\\ \, Sandra Ernits\\\, Tanja Muravskaja\\\, Martin Pedanik\\\, Eri Rääsk\\ \, Sarah Nõmm\\\, Siim Preiman\\\, EKA graphic art department.\\n\\n\\n\\ nThe exhibition is supported by the Estonian Cultural Endowment of Estonia n.\\n\\n\\n\\nmirjamvarik.xyz\\n\\n\\n\\nSong: Filipp Varik (Opéra Nation al de Lyon)\\n\\n\\n\\nGraphic design: Mirjam Varik\\n\\n\\n\\nJakob Galle ry opening hours: Tue-Fri 1pm-6pm\\n\\\\n [Exhibitions] LOCATION:Jakobi galerii\, Jakobi 52\, Tartu DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Tallinn;VALUE=DATE:20260507 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Tallinn;VALUE=DATE:20260528 URL:https://www.artun.ee/en/calendar/mirjam-varik-familiar-stranger/ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ITERATOR:13 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:204986 DTSTAMP:20260516T055913Z SUMMARY:Exhibition “Flora Erotica” by Sarah Nõmm and Maris Karjatse [Exhibitions] DESCRIPTION:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nExhibition “Flora Erotica” by Sarah Nõmm  and Maris Karjatse in ARS Showroom gallery (Pärnu mnt. 154\\\, Tallinn) at 18.00 on May 6th. \\n\\n\\n\\nExhibition is open Mon-Fri 12-18 and S at 12-16 until May 30th\\\, 2026.\\n\\n\\n\\nwe attractwe stingwe softenwe witherwe swellwe stickwe simmerwe rotwe sparklewe shedwe savorwe evaporat ewe curl\\n\\n\\n\\nPresent exhibition-teaser brings together materials\\\ , collaborative experiments\\\, and motifs from Maris Karjatse and Sarah N õmm’s shared wet dream\\\, in which someone pollinates\\\, blooms\\\, a nd becomes intoxicated by nectar.The exposition serves as a small opening into a pink fever\\\, where things do not remain in a unified form. The fl yswatters caress and reprimand while weaving themselves into a carpet\\\; the curtain becomes a flowing\\\, safe shelter. The formless pink ribcage supports\\\, squeezes and holds its breath.The hosiery of visual decadence stretches longer than the substance allows\\\; the image is decomposing a long the final cut line of a dimming gaze\\\, and as it falls into the aby ss\\\, material with the new agency emerges from the exploded fragments.  The exhibition brings together objects and images shifting between the for ms of a fetish object\\\, a botanical specimen\\\, and staged artifacts. L ike a metamorphosing lover\\\, throwing into the embrace of the beloved on e\\\, so that all surrounding matter and static identities explode and the boundaries between species blur\\\, everything transforms its existing fo rm\\\, and molecular cross-pollination takes place.\\n\\n\\n\\nMaris Karja tse is an artist and translator whose artistic practice primarily engages with photography and linguistic expression. Her work explores the philosop hy of everyday objects\\\, agency\\\, corporeality\\\, and processes of he aling. Recently\\\, Karjatse has turned toward analogue photographic techn iques and plant philosophy\\\, approaching the plant as a body. Karjatse h as studied English philology\\\, photography\\\, and contemporary art.\\n\ \n\\n\\nSarah Nõmm is an artist whose practice explores the body and its forceful\\\, fragile\\\, and tension-filled presence in space. Her works r evolve around sculpture\\\, installation\\\, and material-based research\\ \, combining personal experiences and bodily themes through folklore\\\, t aboos\\\, and rituals. Nõmm’s works are characterized by intimacy and t he poetic unfolding of corporeality\\\, where thresholds of pain and pleas ure\\\, softness and aggression\\\, control and submission meet.\\n\\n\\n\ \nGD: Maria Izabella Lehtsaar\\n\\n\\n\\nFB: FLORA EROTICA https://fb.me /e/1YTFA4mxSY\\n\\n\\n\\nARShttps://www.arsfactory.ee/post/ars-showroom-82 -maris-karjatse-ja-sarah-n%C3%B5mm-flora-erotica\\n\\\\n [Exhibitions] LOCATION:ARS Showroom galerii\, ARS Kunstilinnak\, Pärnu mnt. 154\, Tallin n DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Tallinn;VALUE=DATE:20260506 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Tallinn;VALUE=DATE:20260530 URL:https://www.artun.ee/en/calendar/exhibition-flora-erotica-by-sarah-nomm -and-maris-karjatse/ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ITERATOR:14 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:205190 DTSTAMP:20260516T055913Z SUMMARY:Group Exhibition “Moments Held” at GÜ Gallery [Exhibitions] DESCRIPTION:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n“Moments Held” is a group exhibition by sec ond-year students from the Department of Graphic Art at the Estonian Acade my of Arts.\\n\\n\\n\\nThe title refers to nostalgic or meaningful fragmen ts of time that each artist preserves through their work in their own uniq ue way. The exhibition explores human memory and its fragility\\\, the act of holding onto memories\\\, and the attempt to capture moments that woul d otherwise vanish all too quickly.\\n\\n\\n\\nThe works address the trans formation of the mind under societal pressure\\\, the shifting of memories with every recollection\\\, and the stories carried by objects. Some arti sts draw on family heritage\\\, others on the experience of adapting to a new environment\\\, yet almost all look inward during the creative process to interpret and visually depict the moments that hold personal significa nce. Together\\\, they form a cohesive whole defined by craftsmanship\\\, experimentation\\\, and materiality.\\n\\n\\n\\nParticipating artists: An astasija Šteinle\\\, Anna Weidebaum\\\, Ronja Jõgi\\\, Sadhbh Connolly\\ \, Selene Taur.\\n\\n\\n\\nThe artists would like to thank their superviso rs Viktor Gurov and Eve Kask\\\, and the EKA Department of Graphic Art.\\n \\n\\n\\nExhibition dates: 11/05.–30/05. Opening: May 11 at 17:00. L ocation: GÜ Gallery\\\, Pärnu mnt 154\\\, Tallinn. Opening hours: Mon –Fri 12–18\\\, Sat 12–16\\n\\\\n [Exhibitions] LOCATION:GÜ Galerii\, ARS kunstilinnak\, Pärnu mnt 154 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260511T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260530T000000 URL:https://www.artun.ee/en/calendar/group-exhibition-moments-held-at-gu-ga llery/ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ITERATOR:15 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:204347 DTSTAMP:20260516T055913Z 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 ITERATOR:16 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:205498 DTSTAMP:20260516T055913Z SUMMARY:Exhibition “Same Time Same Place” [Exhibitions] DESCRIPTION:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nOn May 23 at 1:30 PM the 2nd year glass and cera mics department students of EKA will open their exhibition Same Time Same Place in the Viinistu`s Barrel Gallery.\\n\\n\\n\\nIn a time marked by t ension\\\, acceleration and fragile boundaries\\\, this exhibition gathers works that linger in the space between presence and relation. Created by 12 student artists from the glass and ceramics departments of EKA\\\, the exhibition unfolds as a series of quiet negotiations between materials\\\, bodies\\\, and ways of being that do not always easily align.\\n\\n\\n\\n Rather than offering a unified perspective\\\, it brings together distinct \\\, sometimes conflicting approaches. The works explore connection as a p rocess: we leave traces\\\, we transform\\\, inevitably and continuously\\ \, both intentionally and unintentionally. In this\\\, there are tensions and collisions\\\, moments of conflict\\\, and recurring attempts to foste r peace.\\n\\n\\n\\nThe exhibition attends to the conditions under which b eings share space. Proximity does not guarantee understanding\\\; contact does not ensure unity. Instead\\\, the works move through closeness\\\, te nsion\\\, dependence\\\, and care\\\, questioning what it means to coexist . Symbiosis is more than living side by side\\\, just as parasitism speaks to forms of reliance and imbalance.Co-existence emerges here as a kind of chemistry — a dissolving you and an insoluble me\\\, and vice versa. To gether\\\, the works ask what it means to exist alongside difference witho ut dissolving it.\\n\\n\\n\\nWorks by: Antigone Doron-Sornin\\\, Lee Saa repera\\\, Maria Ivanova\\\, Karl Otti\\\, Daniela Treviño\\\, Martin Kõiv\\\, Stina Preiman\\\, Kirke Vahar\\\, Una Poriete\\\, Olivia Je gorov\\\, Ellen Schleyer\\\, Helen VinogradovAdvisors: Kaja Altvee\\\, K ateriin Rikken \\n\\n\\n\\nThe exhibition will remain open until June 11t h.\\n\\n\\n\\nOpening times: Until May 31: Fri-Sun 11-18From June 1: Mon- Sun 11–18\\n\\n\\n\\nSupported by: Viinistu Art Harbour\\\, Lexplast\\\, EKA Student Council\\\, Põhjala\\\, Peetri Lõheäri\\\, High Voltage\\\ , Capra Saun\\\, Käbliku\\\, Coca Cola\\\, Juhan Kivitoa \\n\\\\n [Exhib itions] LOCATION:Viinistu Tünnigalerii DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260523T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260611T000000 URL:https://www.artun.ee/en/calendar/exhibition-same-time-same-place/ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ITERATOR:17 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:205005 DTSTAMP:20260516T055913Z SUMMARY:CRAFT STUDIES THESIS MARATHON 2026 [Events\, Exhibitions\, TASE] DESCRIPTION:Moulds for the Wilderness / Vormid tühermaale\\nOdie Lap Chun Chow\\nLocation: Hanger\\\, Põhjala tehas\\\, Marati tn 5\\\, Tallinn\\nO pening 8.05 at 18:00\\nVisting hours: 8.05–19.05 WED-SUN 11:00-17:00\\nD efence date: 12.05 at 10:00\\n\\nMoulds for the Wilderness is a showcase o f Odie Lap Chun Chow’s journey into mould making\\\, inspired by ceramic casting production and self-experience in identity seeking. Gypsum\\\, cl ay\\\, and photography became the materials Odie used to explore and refle ct on his struggle to find self-identity\\\, bound to the city he came fro m. Here\\\, he raises the question of whether moulds give limits or freedo m to one\\\, and whether one can create their own “wilderness”\\\, a s pace without borders.\\n\\nPerfect Dupes / Täiuslik duplikaat\\nMaia Hell man\\nLocation: Kopli tn 2a\\nOpening: 9.05 at 18:00\\nVisiting Hours 9.05 –30.05 THR-SUN 14:00-19:00\\nDefence date: 12.05 at 15:00\\n\\nThe remna nts of the honey shop linger here\\\, in the elongated shelves that run th e walls and the price stickers from the beekeeping and gardening equipment they once sold. The same shelves now hold objects that arrived here with their own histories. Second-hand tableware\\\, ceramic pieces\\\, raw mate rials. Things that have passed through other hands before reaching these s helves. Some of them have passed through mine.\\n\\nLyly Pudi-Padi Pood\\\ , Lyly’s IJzerwinkel\\\, La Quincallerie de Lyly\\nLyly Letzer\\nLocatio n: Keskturg Kiosk 168\\nOpening date: 10.05 at 11:00\\nVisiting hours: 10. 05–17.05\\nDefence date: 13.05 at 11:00\\n\\nA “ijzerwinkel”\\\, “ quincallerie” or “pudi-padi pood” is a place where you can find glue \\\, a flower\\\, a plate or someone to talk to. // Pudi-padi pood on koht \\\, kust võib leida nii liimi\\\, lilleõie\\\, taldriku kui ka vestluse . // Une quincaillerie est un endroit où on peut tout trouver\\\, un clou \\\, une assiette\\\, un savon et une personne à qui parler. // Ik ga naa r een ijzerwinkel om van alles en nog wat te vinden: een tas\\\, een koek of een babbel.\\n\\nUnfolding Gestures / Avanev käeliigutus\\nMariam Mest virishvili\\nLocation: Angaarinstituut\\\, Põhjala Tehas\\\, Marati tn 5\ \\, Tallinn\\nOpening 8.05 at 18:00\\nVisiting: 8.05–24.05 WED-SUN 11:00 -17:00\\nDefence date: 13.05 at 15:00\\n\\nUnfolding Gestures brings toget her practices of ceramic and textile making\\\, exploring what lies beyond their surface and unfolds through them. By focusing on the process of mak ing\\\, the coexistence of material and maker as beings in their own right becomes visible\\\, resulting in a series of works that reveal the traces of the process and its inherent mundanities. \\n\\nBeyond Wearability / K antavusest kaugemal\\nPeixuan Lin\\nLocation: ARS Kunstilinnak\\\, Stuudio 53\\\, Pärnu mnt 154\\nOpening 11.05 at 18:00\\nVisiting hours: 11.05– 15.05\\nDefence date: 14.05 at 10:00\\n\\nBeyond Wearability builds on the personal experiences and theoretical research of designer Peixuan Lin\\\, exploring how accessories transcend from wearability to becoming fluid sy mbols of identity. It shows how materials\\\, myths\\\, and everyday use c ollectively transform accessories into vehicles for personal narratives.\\ n\\nSouvenirs from Home / Suveniirid kodust\\nSylvia Burgess\\nLocation: P ika Jala väravatorn\\\, Pikk Jalg 3\\nOpening: 16.05 at 18:00\\nVisiting hours 16.05–14.06 THR–SUN 12:00-17:00\\nDefence date: 14.05 at 14:00\\ n\\nSouvenirs from home is an exhibition of small objects and jewellery dr awing on motifs\\\, techniques and materials gathered through the three ho mes Sylvia Burgess has experienced in the past two years.\\n\\nKULTIVEERIT UD KEHA\\nJoanne-Heleene Sõrmus\\nLocation: EKA Stenograafia stuudio\\\, B304\\nOpening: 14.05 at 19:00 (performance)\\nDefence date: 15.05 at 10:0 0\\\, A403\\n\\nAt the culmination\\\, the focus shifts away from the bod y to what remains of it: its traces\\\, forms\\\, and surfaces that are tr ansferred into the garment. Performance KULTIVEERITUD KEHA explores the mo ment when the body ceases to be the objective and instead becomes a trace – a shell no longer defined by physical perfection\\\, but by the aesthe tic and emotional residue left by the pursuit of it.\\n\\nExtensions / Pik endused\\nMarite Kuus-Hill\\n\\nLocation: Kopli 70a\\\, II floor/korrus\\n Opening 12.05 at 18:00\\n\\nDefence date: 15.05 at 14:00\\n\\nExtensions i s a collection of events surrounding a handmade 4 m x 4 m quilt. This proj ect presents a series of proposals and brings forth open-ended questions a bout space and space making\\\, while expanding the notion of a quintessen tial cultural object\\\, the quilted blanket.\\n\\nCollection of public ev ents:\\n\\nApril 17th 18:00\\nThesis Assembly\\nMarite Kuus-Hill & Chloé Gourvennec\\nKrulli maja\\\, Kopli 70a\\\, Tallinn\\n\\nMay 6th 14:00\\nP atchnotes: Line Arngaard\\nHaron Barashed & Marite Kuus-Hill\\noh.eka-gd -ma.ee / EKA sea terrace\\\, Põhja pst 7\\\, Tallinn\\n\\nMay 12th 18:00 \\nTwelve Proposals for an Unfolding Event\\nLili Maud Dobell & Marite K uus-Hill\\nKrulli maja\\\, Kopli 70a\\\, Tallinn\\n\\nMay 13th 18:00 (invi tation only)\\nQuilting Bee and Talking Bird\\nJordy Weaver & Marite Kuu s-Hill\\nETC Space\\\, Niine 8\\\, Tallinn\\n\\nMay 22nd - 23rd 11:00-17:0 0\\nQuilt Space\\nFair Enough Art Book Fair\\nEstonian Museum of Applied A rt and Design\\nLai 17\\\, Tallinn\\n\\nJune 3rd 14:00\\nPatchnotes: Alek Green\\nHaron Barashed & Marite Kuus-Hill\\noh.eka-gd-ma.ee / EKA sea t errace\\\, Põhja pst 7\\\, Tallinn\\\\n [Events\\\, Exhibitions\\\, TASE] DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Tallinn;VALUE=DATE:20260508 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Tallinn;VALUE=DATE:20260614 URL:https://www.artun.ee/en/calendar/craft-study-thesis-marathon-2026/ CATEGORIES:Events\, Exhibitions\, TASE ITERATOR:18 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:205307 DTSTAMP:20260516T055913Z SUMMARY:Viktoria Martjanova’s Solo Exhibition “Biomaterial” [Exhibiti ons] DESCRIPTION:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nOn Thursday\\\, 14 May at 6 PM\\\, Viktoria Mart janova’s first solo exhibition Biomaterial will open at the Hobusepea Ga llery.\\n\\n\\n\\nWorking with installation\\\, video and photography\\\, the artist regards the body as a resource: a currency that can be optimise d\\\, controlled\\\, used and categorised according to political\\\, milit ary and economic interests.\\n\\n\\n\\nAt the centre of the exhibition is a large-scale installation made of hair\\\, transforming this intimate and personal material into a spatial experience. From this enchanting\\\, yet repellent approach to material and form\\\, Martjanova moves on to the me dia of photography and video\\\, creating a more direct link between organ ic matter and human life. The exhibited bodies and materials have lost the ir autonomy and function rather as units in a broader socio-political syst em\\\, where their value is determined by their usability and purpose.\\n\ \n\\n\\nViktoria Martjanova is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice i ncludes video\\\, installation\\\, sound\\\, text and performativity. Her work focuses on the formation of identity in conditions where the personal experience is inextricably linked to social and political mechanisms\\\, perceiving the body as a tension field where these power dynamics are mani fested.\\n\\n\\n\\nMartjanova uses bodily experience\\\, memory and langua ge as materials to examine how personal tension and social structures inte rtwine in the body and how these relationships become perceivable. Her wor ks move along the axis of tension and interruption\\\, looking at identity as an unstable construct that is constantly rewritten. Martjanova highlig hts the human and young author’s position in conditions shaped by extern al pressure\\\, visibility and the requirement to create one’s self-imag e.\\n\\n\\n\\nHer works have been shown at the Performa Biennial in New Yo rk\\\, the Riga Art Week’s (RAW) opening event\\\, the Alma Gallery in R iga and the Vilnius Art Week. She is the laureate of the 2025 Young Artist Award granted by the Estonian Academy of Arts.\\n\\n\\n\\nCurator: Lilian Hiob-Küttis\\n\\n\\n\\nGraphic design: Maxim Nikanorov\\n\\n\\n\\nInstal lation of the exhibition: Polina Kaaiko\\\, Tõnis Tallermaa\\\, Madis Eek \\\, Hans-Otto Ojaste\\n\\n\\n\\nMetalwork: Märt Vaidla\\n\\n\\n\\nSpecia l gratitude to Eesti Kultuurkapital\\\, Eesti Kunsti Aakadeemia\\\, Valge Kuup Studio\\\, Anita Kremm\\\, Ksenia Verbeštšuk\\\, Juri Krutii\\\, To dd Richter\\\, Dmitry Gubin\\\, Aksel Haagesen\\\, Viktoria Arapina\\\, ju uste doonorid\\\, kunstniku perekond\\\, Villem Varik\\\, Liisi Kõuhkna\\ \, Kaisa Maasik-Koplimets\\\, Anna Mari Liivrand\\\, Jordi Hin\\\, Andrei Kazakov\\\, Meraki Testa Dell’Acqua\\\, Compose.\\n\\n\\n\\nPS! The cele bration of the exhibition opening will continue at Paavli Culture Factory starting from 8:30pm.\\n\\n\\n\\nExhibitions in the Hobusepea Gallery are supported by the Cultural Endowment of Estonia\\\, the Estonian Ministry o f Culture and Liviko AS.\\n\\n\\n\\nThe gallery is managed by the Estonian Artists’ Association.\\n\\\\n [Exhibitions] LOCATION:Hobusepea galerii (Hobusepea 2\, Tallinn) DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260514T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260614T000000 URL:https://www.artun.ee/en/calendar/viktoria-martjanovas-solo-exhibition-b iomaterial/ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ITERATOR:19 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:205320 DTSTAMP:20260516T055913Z SUMMARY:Mara Kirchberg “My Weight Hangs in Your Arms” [Exhibitions] DESCRIPTION:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nCurated by Rebeka Põldsam\\n\\n\\n\ \n15.05.-14.06.2026\\n\\n\\n\\nOpening Thursday\\\, May 14 at 6 pm at Draa kon Gallery \\n\\n\\n\\nMara Kirchberg’s solo exhibition explores the t echnologization of care\\\, focusing on how the automotive sector has shap ed care work. Moving between garage and medical settings\\\, Kirchberg exa mines the metaphor of the body as a machine\\\, tracing how petromodern sy stems designed for efficiency come to structure how we carry\\\, support\\ \, and maintain one another.\\n\\n\\n\\nAt the center of the exhibition is a hanging installation assembled from industrial materials forming a frag ile organism—lifting slings\\\, artificial membranes\\\, lubricants—re quiring ongoing maintenance to remain functional. During “Service Hours\ \\,” the artist activates the pulley system\\\, performing a public main tenance while wearing a PVC “Sweat Suit”. \\n\\n\\n\\nPerformances: 3 0 May and 13 June at 5 PM\\n\\n\\n\\nPerformed by Mara Kirchberg\\n\\n\\n\ \nCurator: Rebeka Põldsam\\n\\n\\n\\nGraphic design: Kert Viiart–Õllek \\n\\n\\n\\nTechnical support: Gisèle Gonon\\\, Marko Odar\\n\\n\\n\\nOut side Eye: Gisèle Gonon\\n\\n\\n\\nSupported by The Cultural Endowment of Estonia\\\, Goethe-Institut Estland\\n\\n\\n\\nSpecial thanks to: Eesti Ku nstnike Liit\\\, Hans-Otto Ojaste\\\, Mari Volens\\\, Sandra Ernits\\n\\\\ n [Exhibitions] LOCATION:Draakoni galerii\, Tallinn DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260514T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260614T000000 URL:https://www.artun.ee/en/calendar/mara-kirchberg-my-weight-hangs-in-your -arms/ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ITERATOR:20 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:205447 DTSTAMP:20260516T055913Z SUMMARY:Entrance No. 4  [Exhibitions] DESCRIPTION:\\n23.05.26.-14.06.26\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nOpening: 22.05.26 18:00\\n\\n\\n\\nwith a Performance by Anumai Raska starting at 19:00!\\n \\n\\n\\nArtists: Bob Bicknell-Knight\\\, Giulio Cusinato\\\, Anastasiia K rapivina\\\, Kroplya\\\, Denis Kudrjašov\\\, Lisette Lepik\\\, Fausta Nor eikaitė\\\, Rosa-Maria Nuutinen\\\, Kertu Rannula\\\, Anumai Raska\\\, No ra Schmelter\\n\\n\\n\\nCurated by Bob Bicknell-Knight\\\, Rosa-Maria Nuut inen and Nora Schmelter\\n\\n\\n\\nEntrance No. 4 transforms the ARS Proje ct Space into a stage of sorts\\\, where the audience engages with the art works on show through a series of curtailed entranceways\\\, examining ide as of control\\\, illusionary realities and voyeuristic tendencies. Throug h actively herding and throttling the viewing experience\\\, Entrance No. 4 demands a re-examination of how artworks are seen and engaged with\\\, r eflecting upon how images are shared and diffused within contemporary life .\\n\\n\\n\\nWhen navigating the purposefully oblique space one will have the opportunity to encounter work from 11 artists currently undergoing a M asters in Contemporary Art at the Estonian Academy of Arts. Artworks on sh ow range from painting and sculpture to video and installation\\\, engagin g with ideas associated with the home\\\, climate collapse and our collect ively fraught relationship with the body and physical spaces.\\n\\n\\n\\nT ue–Fri: 12:00–18:00\\n\\n\\n\\nSat\\\, Sun: 12:00–16:00\\n\\n\\n\\nA RS Project Space\\\, Pärnu mnt 154\\\, Tallinn 11317\\n\\n\\n\\nGraphic Design: Chloé Gourvennec\\\, Ethan Anthony Read\\n\\n\\n\\nThe exhibitio n is supported by ARS Kunstilinnak\\\, Estonian Artists’ Association\\\, Estonian Academy of Art\\\, Nudist\\\, Põhjala Brewery\\\, Tuletorn\\n\\ \\n [Exhibitions] LOCATION:ARS projektiruum DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260522T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260614T000000 URL:https://www.artun.ee/en/calendar/entrance-no-4/ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ITERATOR:21 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:204182 DTSTAMP:20260516T055913Z 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:22 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:205169 DTSTAMP:20260516T055913Z SUMMARY:EKA Graduation Ceremonies 2026 [Events] DESCRIPTION:\\nThe 2026 graduation ceremonies will be held on Friday\\\, Ju ne 19th in the EKA Assembly Hall (room A101\\\, Põhja puiestee 7).\\n\\n\ \n\\n\\nAt 11:00 AM\\\, the ceremony will begin for graduates of the Facul ty of Architecture\\\, the Faculty of Fine Arts and the Faculty of Art Cul ture\\n\\n\\n\\nAt 3:00 PM\\\, the ceremony will begin for graduates of th e Faculty of Design\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nDear graduates\\\, please arrive 15 minu tes early to the lower door of the EKA hall\\\, where you will be guided t o your designated seat. This year there is a record number of graduates (f or the first time over 300) and unfortunately most of the congratulators w ill not be able to sit in the hall\\\, they can watch the ceremony on the screens in the lobby or online via EKA TV.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nMore in fo:Elisabeth Kuusikelisabeth.kuusik@artun.ee\\n\\\\n [Events] LOCATION:EKA aula (A101) DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260619T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260619T170000 URL:https://www.artun.ee/en/calendar/eka-graduation-ceremonies-2026/ CATEGORIES:Events ITERATOR:23 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:205341 DTSTAMP:20260516T055913Z SUMMARY:“Läbiv Dissonants” [Exhibitions] DESCRIPTION:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nIf history were to end today\\\, as who would yo u be left standing in the following static oblivion? The exhibition “Lä bi dissonants” contrasts five audiovisual artworks\\\, with the goal of taking a deeper glance at the tools and mechanisms that neoliberalism\\\, as a system\\\, uses to enforce and recreate its modern political hegemony .\\n\\n\\n\\nAbstraction can be found everywhere\\\, from long\\\, seamles sly blending beaches to industrial megastructures. From strong outlines ar ound hollow bodies to misleading wordplay that those shapes espouse. From the foggy beginnings of a human's existence to their last interrupted move ment.\\n\\n\\n\\nThe exhibition includes works from the artists Inna Tarak anova\\\, Artjom Jurov\\\, Aksel Haagensen\\\, Marto Mägi\\\, and John Sm ith.Open from the 13th of May till the 19th of June. To visit\\\, we ask t hat you contact the gallery a day ahead of time to organize your visit.\\n \\n\\n\\nCurator: Kaur Järve\\n\\n\\n\\nMetropolkapp - https://www.insta gram.com/metropolkapp/?hl=en\\n\\\\n [Exhibitions] LOCATION:Metropoli galerii DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Tallinn;VALUE=DATE:20260513 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Tallinn;VALUE=DATE:20260619 URL:https://www.artun.ee/en/calendar/labiv-dissonants/ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ITERATOR:24 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:204777 DTSTAMP:20260516T055913Z 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 &\; 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:25 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:198998 DTSTAMP:20260516T055913Z 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:20260917T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260917T000000 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:26 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:205130 DTSTAMP:20260516T055913Z SUMMARY:Exhibition “Kristi Kongi: Chromatic Drift” [Exhibitions] DESCRIPTION:\\nOpening on Thursday\\\, 21 May at 6 pm in the Great Hall of the Kumu Art Museum(Weizenbergi 34 / Valge 1\\\, Tallinn). Chromatic Drif t creates a cohesive perceptual and spatial experience centred on colour\ \\, a defining element in the oeuvre of the Estonian painter Kristi Kongi. Works created specifically for this exhibition over the past couple of ye ars\\\, together with the surrounding installation-based environment\\\, e voke both chromatic richness and a poetic mode of being in unmapped territ ory. At the opening\\\, the launch of the book accompanying the exhibit ion will also take place. The opening will take place in Kumu’s courtya rd\\\, weather permitting. Opening programme on Saturday\\\, 23 May:\\n\ \n\\n\\nExhibition tours with curator Ann Mirjam Vaikla and artist Kristi Kongi: 12 noon (in English) and 2 pm (in Estonian)Artist talk with Krist i Kongi at 3:30 pm\\n\\n\\n\\nThe exhibition will remain open until 11 Oct ober 2026.\\n\\n\\n\\nCurator: Ann Mirjam VaiklaExhibition design: Mari Hunt\\\, Grete Daut (MARIHUNT architects)Graphic design: Brit PavelsonExh ibition installation manager: Tõnis MedriCoordinator: Anastassia Langin en\\n\\\\n [Exhibitions] LOCATION:Kumu kunstimuuseumi suur saal DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260521T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20261011T000000 URL:https://www.artun.ee/en/calendar/exhibition-kristi-kongi-chromatic-drif t/ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ITERATOR:27 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR