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:20251006T041903Z TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:207223 DTSTAMP:20260703T041903Z SUMMARY:Riina Varol “Overstream” [Exhibitions] DESCRIPTION:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nOn 18 June at 6:30 PM\\\, the contemporary artis t Riina Varol will open her solo exhibition Overstream at the Draakon Gall ery\\\, dealing with the creative process as the formation of life. The ex hibition addresses questions of biological and non-biological self-realisa tion\\\, comparing them with natural and creative processes.\\n\\n\\n\\nTh e display stems from a nine-month-long pilgrimage\\\; the space itself ser ving as an environment that activates perceptions\\\, emotions and bodily experiences. The audience is presented with newly completed invisible imag es\\\, small sculptures and spatial photo collages that\\\, through their cavities and incisions\\\, open reality as a layered experience. The exhib ition space is designed as a playful and interactive sanctuary\\\, accompa nied by Helen Västrik’s atmospheric soundscape.\\n\\n\\n\\nThe rhythms of nature and creative practices that help to relate to uncertainty and ex istential questions play an important role in Varol’s work. In her pract ice\\\, identity is seen as a fluctuating phenomenon that is formed throug h constant interaction with the surrounding environment. This idea is furt her enhanced by the materials and working methods used by the artist: plas ter\\\, layers\\\, playing with stones\\\, blind stamping and incision tec hniques.\\n\\n\\n\\nAccording to Johan Huizinga\\\, artworks belong to the sacred sphere\\\, where play and holiness are united through rituals. In contemporary art\\\, the esoteric dimension often reveals itself through s ymbols and attunement. The recurring toe motifs in Varol’s work symbolis e grounding and gratitude for the Earth that carries and nourishes us. By placing them in nature and symbolically meaningful places\\\, they might o ne day become archaeological finds\\\, leading to personal mythologies. In the exhibition\\\, the motif of the toe becomes the footprint of human ex perience: a sign of touch\\\, presence and commitment.\\n\\n\\n\\nRV: “F or me\\\, one of the main principles and qualities of creation is that I d o my best to create environments which allow nature to allow ones nature t o reveal in its entirety. Tactile work with materials is my way of awakeni ng the body and the inner compass. That which seeks to eminate knows me be tter than i know them.”\\n\\n\\n\\nRiina Varol is an artist and photogra pher based in Estonia. In her creative practice\\\, she focuses on questio ns of sensorial perception and the functions of the subconscious\\\, as we ll as animism and oriental philosophy. Varol’s body of work encompasses a variety of media\\\, including site-specific multimedia installations\\\ , photography\\\, graphics\\\, ceramics\\\, video\\\, sound\\\, tactility and smell. She studied photography at the Pallas University of Applied Sci ences and the Naples Academy of Fine Arts. Varol is a member of the Estoni an Artists’ Association and the Tartu Artists’ Union. She has particip ated in exhibitions in Estonia\\\, Finland\\\, the Netherlands\\\, France\ \\, Italy\\\, Spain\\\, Germany\\\, Lithuania\\\, Ukraine and Australia. S ince 2017\\\, Varol has been a guest lecturer at the Estonian Academy of A rts and\\\, since 2022\\\, also at the Pallas University of Applied Scienc es.\\n\\n\\n\\nLocation: Draakon Gallery\\\, Pikk Street 18\\\, TallinnOpe n to visitors: 19.06.–19.07.2026\\\, Wed\\\, Fri–Sun 12:00–18:00\\\, Thu 12:00–19:00\\n\\n\\n\\nCurator: Liisi KõuhknaGraphic design: Helmi ArrakSound design: Helen VästrikExhibition installation: Hans-Otto Ojast eSpecial thanks: Cultural Endowment of Estonia\\\, Estonian Artists’ Ass ociation\\\, Draakon Gallery\\\, Mari Volens\\\, Gunnar Kalmet\\\, Valerio Sarnataro\\\, Helen Tago\\\, Caroliine Pajusaar\\\, Lauri Kilusk\\\, Anne Eelmere\\\, Jaan August Viirand\\\, Hedvig and Ian\\\, Hubert and Hilda\\ \, Christin Taul\\\, mother\\\, Craftrag\\\, Punchclub\\\, Nudist Drinks\\ n\\\\n [Exhibitions] LOCATION:Draakon Gallery\, Pikk tn 18\, Tallinn DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260618T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260707T000000 URL:https://www.artun.ee/en/calendar/riina-varol-overstream/ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ITERATOR:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:206825 DTSTAMP:20260703T041903Z SUMMARY:Exhibition “I hate violence and I see it everywhere” [Exhibitio ns] DESCRIPTION:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nOpening of the exhibition “I hate violence and I see it everywhere” at 18:00 at OKAPI Gallery in Tallinn\\n\\n\\n\\nYe va Sihachova\\n\\n\\n\\nCurator: Ilja JakovlevGraphic design: Ksenia Kvitk o\\n\\n\\n\\nI hate violence and I see it everywhere.Not only in war or ca tastrophe\\\, but in the ordinary choreography of living alongside others. I see how it impales the body\\\, leaving no space for resistance.I see ho w\\\, through force\\\, it restructures culture\\\, embedding itself acros s generations as trauma.I see it in the attempt to make everything defined - what does not fit is forced to take form\\\, yet even when fixed\\\, it remains out of place.I see how it alters the body until adaptation turns pain into routine.I see how it quietly inhabits the spaces between people. \\n\\n\\n\\nThe exhibition explores the ontology of violence: where it liv es\\\, how it manifests itself\\\, what language it speaks\\\, where it is born\\\, and what it eventually transforms into.\\n\\n\\n\\nThe works foc us on moments in which violence has not yet become fully visible or fully named - on the normalization of discomfort\\\, on adaptation as a survival mechanism\\\, on repetition\\\, pressure\\\, fixation\\\, and the unstabl e distance between bodies.\\n\\n\\n\\nAgain and again\\\, the exhibition r eturns to the question of connection.Perhaps violence begins much earlier - in the attempt to fix\\\, define\\\, or fully overcome distance.\\n\\n\\ n\\nFear becomes one of the central mechanisms within the exhibition. The attempt to understand violence can become an attempt to rationalize it\\\, to make it predictable\\\, and therefore less threatening. As if analysis could create a certain form of control over what is feared. But the need for control itself easily begins to reproduce the logic of violence.\\n\\n \\n\\nThe works do not offer a stable definition of violence. Instead\\\, they trace the moments in which it quietly enters everyday life - reorgani zing proximity\\\, settling into ordinary forms of coexistence\\\, and cha nging the ways bodies learn to exist alongside one another.\\n\\n\\n\\nDri nks at the opening are provided by PÕHJALA!\\n\\n\\n\\nExhibition dates:1 1.06–19.07.2026Wed–Fri 12:00–18:00Sat 12:00–16:00\\n\\n\\n\\nOKAPI galleryNiguliste tn 2\\\, 10146\\\, Tallinn\\n\\n\\n\\nWe thank the exhib ition supporters:EKA Student Council\\\, OKAPI Gallery\\\, PÕHJALA\\n\\\\ n [Exhibitions] LOCATION:OKAPI galerii\, Niguliste tn 2\, Tallinn DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260611T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260719T000000 URL:https://www.artun.ee/en/calendar/exhibition-i-hate-violence-and-i-see-i t-everywhere/ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ITERATOR:2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:207209 DTSTAMP:20260703T041903Z SUMMARY:TOSIN. a dozen / a whisper / a spell [Exhibitions] DESCRIPTION:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nOn 18 June at 17:00\\\, the exhibition “Tosin ” opens on the ground floor of Draakon Gallery. The exhibition brings to gether a selection of master’s projects completed in the glass workshop of the Estonian Academy of Arts over the past twelve years. The exhibition is open from 18 June to 19 July.\\n\\n\\n\\nThe point of departure for th e exhibition is the history of glass education in Estonia. The archive col lection of the Tallinn School of Arts and Crafts holds a 1936 protocol of the school council\\\, which refers to the establishment of the crystal an d glass-cutting department by a decision of the Minister of Social Affairs . This may be understood as one of the first important milestones in Eston ian glass education. “Tosin” looks back at this historical point of or igin from a contemporary perspective\\\, bringing together EKA master’s projects in which glass is the primary material.\\n\\n\\n\\nThe exhibition does not present a chronological overview. Instead\\\, it focuses on a se lection of master’s projects completed during the past twelve years and considers glass as a contemporary artistic medium moving between technical skill\\\, spatial thinking\\\, embodied experience and conceptual researc h.\\n\\n\\n\\n“Tosin” brings together master’s projects whose physic al realisation is connected to the technical possibilities and know-how of the EKA glass workshop. Glass connects the authors\\\, workshop-based kno wledge\\\, historical continuity and personal creative processes.\\n\\n\\n \\nAt the centre of the exhibition is the question: what has glass enabled EKA master’s students to explore? The selected works use glass to open questions related to the body\\\, memory\\\, space\\\, working process\\\, industrial heritage\\\, psychological self-reflection\\\, digital identit y\\\, material agency\\\, and the borderlands of art and design. In the ex hibition\\\, glass may appear as a technical challenge\\\, an embodied par tner\\\, a reflective surface\\\, a spatial installation\\\, an image of a psychological state\\\, a carrier of material memory\\\, or a trigger for the creative process.\\n\\n\\n\\n“Tosin” brings master’s projects t hat have since moved into artists’ studios or private collections back i nto public view\\\, creating a new dialogue between them.\\n\\n\\n\\nThe p articipating artists are Iohan Figueroa\\\, Andra Jõgis\\\, Niina-Anneli Kaarnamo\\\, Elle Lepik\\\, Rait Lõhmus\\\, Maris Maasikas-Korts\\\, Alyo na Movko-Mägi and Kristiina Oppi.\\n\\n\\n\\nAcknowledgements: Estonian G lass Artists’ Union\\\, Estonian Academy of Arts\\\, Cultural Endowment of Estonia\\\, Draakon Gallery\\n\\n\\n\\nExhibition: Tosin  \\n\\n\\n\\ nParticipating artists: Iohan Figueroa\\\, Andra Jõgis\\\, Niina-Anneli K aarnamo\\\, Elle Lepik\\\, Rait Lõhmus\\\, Maris Maasikas-Korts\\\, Alyon a Movko-Mägi\\\, Kristiina Oppi  \\n\\n\\n\\nOpening: 18 June at 17:00   \\n\\n\\n\\nExhibition dates: 18 June – 19 July  Venue: Draakon Ga llery\\\, ground floor\\n\\\\n [Exhibitions] LOCATION:Draakon Gallery\, ground floor DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260618T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260719T000000 URL:https://www.artun.ee/en/calendar/tosin-a-dozen-a-whisper-a-spell/ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ITERATOR:3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:208110 DTSTAMP:20260703T041903Z SUMMARY:Lisette Lepik’s solo exhibition Flow State [Exhibitions] DESCRIPTION:\\nLisette Lepik’s solo exhibition Flow State will open on 7t h of July at 18:00 at Artovert Gallery. \\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n7.07 – 7 .08.2026\\n\\n\\n\\nTue – Sat 12:00 – 18:00\\\, Sun – Mon closedExhi bition opening on Tuesday 7th of July at 18:00.\\n\\n\\n\\nArtrovert Galle ry\\\, Ristiku tn 10\\\, 10612 Tallinn\\n\\n\\n\\nLisette Lepik’s solo e xhibition Flow State focuses on the dialogue between painting as a non-lin ear medium and dance as a medium unfolding in time. The exhibition is guid ed by the question: how can movement that disappears in time be transforme d into an image\\\, and can painting convey the experience of movement?\\n \\n\\n\\nPainting has traditionally been understood as a static\\\, two-di mensional medium. Dance\\\, by contrast\\\, emerges through movement and d uration. While the two mediums engage with time in different ways\\\, both are shaped by gesture and bodily action. Movement in dance is experienced through time\\\, whereas painting appears to suspend time\\\, preserving traces of a process that has already passed.\\n\\n\\n\\nWithin both proces ses\\\, there are moments when attention becomes fully absorbed in the act itself. As movement unfolds\\\, awareness of the surrounding environment fades and the distinction between intention and action becomes less pronou nced. Flow State draws on this shared condition\\\, exploring how the flee ting presence of movement can leave traces that persist beyond the moment of its occurrence.\\n\\n\\n\\nFlow State extends beyond the boundaries of painting into a carefully constructed spatial environment. Sound\\\, light \\\, and exhibition architecture become active participants in the work\\\ , gradually dissolving distinctions between image and atmosphere\\\, obser vation and immersion. Together\\\, these elements create a space where the exhibition's central questions are experienced as much through the viewer 's movement and perception as through the paintings themselves.\\n\\n\\n\\ nLisette Lepik (b. 1999\\\, Tallinn\\\, EE) is an artist working primarily with painting and installation. Her practice examines the body as a site where intimacy\\\, memory\\\, family structures\\\, and social roles inter sect. \\n\\n\\n\\nLepik is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Contem porary Art at the Estonian Academy of Arts\\\, where she completed a Bache lor's degree in Painting in 2022\\\, and studied installation and sculptur e at the Iceland University of the Arts in 2019. She has exhibited in Esto nia\\\, Iceland\\\, Austria\\\, and Lithuania\\\, including duo exhibition s with Brenda Purtsak at Tartu Art House and Hobusepea Gallery (2024)\\\, and a collaborative exhibition with Kristina Kuzemko at Club Virgin\\\, a strip club in Tallinn (2025). Her most recent solo exhibition took place a t Haapsalu City Gallery (2025). She received the Estonian Academy of Arts' \"Õpi ja sära\" scholarship in 2024 and the Helju Rossmann Scholarship in 2025.\\n\\n\\n\\nOpen: 7.07 – 7.08.2026\\n\\n\\n\\nTue – Sat 12:00 – 18:00\\\, Sun – Mon closed\\n\\n\\n\\nArtrovert Gallery\\\, Ristiku tn 10\\\, 10612 Tallinn\\n\\n\\n\\nCurator: Nora Schmelter\\n\\n\\n\\nSoun d: Gregor Sirendi\\n\\n\\n\\nGraphic Design: Villem Sarapuu\\n\\n\\n\\nTec hnical Support: Siim Raie\\\, Nora Schmelter\\\, Mats Johan Soosaar\\n\\n\ \n\\nSpecial Thanks: Artrovert Gallery\\\, Estonian Cultural Endowment\\\, Estonian Academy of Arts Department of New Media\\\, Punch Club\\\, Bob B icknell-Knight\\\, Gerda Hansen\\\, Mats Johan Soosaar\\n\\\\n [Exhibition s] LOCATION:Artrovert Galerii DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260707T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260807T000000 URL:https://www.artun.ee/en/calendar/lisette-lepiks-solo-exhibition-flow-st ate/ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ITERATOR:4 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:204777 DTSTAMP:20260703T041903Z 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:5 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:205892 DTSTAMP:20260703T041903Z SUMMARY:Maria Kapajeva. I Am A Border [Exhibitions] DESCRIPTION:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n29.05–16.08.2026Maria Kapajeva. I Am A BorderC urator: Siim Preiman\\\, Exhibition designer: Anu Vahtra\\n\\n\\n\\nEstoni an artist Maria Kapajeva will open her largest solo exhibition to date at the Tallinn Art Hall’s Lasnamäe Pavilion on 28 May at 6 pm. Titled I Am a Border\\\, the exhibition brings together 16 works created between 2014 and 2026\\\, many of them produced specifically for this show. Admission is free.\\n\\n\\n\\nThe exhibition is the culmination of more than a decad e of artistic research into the border as a geographical\\\, bodily\\\, an d emotional phenomenon.\\n\\n\\n\\nIts point of departure is the region be yond Narva\\\, Narvataguse – the former homeland of the artist’s pater nal family\\\, now located within the Russian border zone and inaccessible to the family today. Through photographs\\\, video works\\\, installation s\\\, and textiles\\\, Kapajeva approaches borderliness not as a fixed pla ce\\\, but as a continuous state of transition – never fully one thing\\ \, never fully becoming the other.\\n\\n\\n\\nThe works intertwine the Nar va River\\\, the post-operative body\\\, family archives\\\, a disappearin g language\\\, and disrupted connections to landscape and heritage. One of the exhibition’s central works\\\, Four Generations Later\\\, features the artist’s relatives reading dialect texts from the Narvataguse region recorded in 1947 – a language that has become partly incomprehensible e ven to younger Russian-speaking generations.The installations incorporate materials such as maps from the family archive\\\, diary entries by Kapaje va’s father\\\, a family tree drawn by a geneticist\\\, and a blanket th at once belonged to the artist’s grandmother. Several works also explore the fluidity of the body and identity\\\, connecting queer perspectives w ith ecology and border landscapes.\\n\\n\\n\\n“What moves me in Maria Ka pajeva’s work is her ability to speak about identity without simplifying it. Her works hold vulnerability\\\, the weight of history\\\, and a deep ly personal clarity all at once\\\,” said the exhibition’s curator Sii m Preiman. “Every day I see how nationalism is often something that divi des rather than unites us.”\\n\\n\\n\\nThe exhibition is accompanied by a diverse public programme:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n30 May at 2 pm – curator’s t our with Siim Preiman\\n\\n\\n\\n17 June at 5 pm – artist’s tour with Maria Kapajeva\\n\\n\\n\\nIn July\\\, Maria Kapajeva and Anton Küünal wi ll host a joint event exploring the intersections of plants\\\, ecology\\\ , and queer perspectives (date to be confirmed)\\n\\n\\n\\n9 August – a collective textile workshop titled Queering and Sewing Together\\n\\n\\n\\ nOn the exhibition’s final day\\\, 16 August\\\, there will be an artist ’s tour followed by a communal cooking event in the Korr-korr (Borborygm us) series\\\, where the exhibition team and visitors will prepare and sha re food together.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nMaria Kapajeva is an artist whose work exp lores questions of identity and gender\\\, with a particular focus on in-b etween and transitional states. Her works are included in several museum c ollections\\\, including the Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art and the Tar tu Art Museum. She is currently pursuing doctoral studies at the Estonian Academy of Arts and is one of the recipients of the Estonian state artist ’s salary.\\n\\\\n [Exhibitions] LOCATION:Tallinna Kunstihoone Lasnamäe Paviljon DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Tallinn;VALUE=DATE:20260529 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Tallinn;VALUE=DATE:20260816 URL:https://www.artun.ee/en/calendar/maria-kapajeva-i-am-a-border/ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ITERATOR:6 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:208073 DTSTAMP:20260703T041903Z SUMMARY:“Charge\, Jaw\, Babble\, Faucet” at EKA Gallery 4.07.–16.08.2 026 [EKA Gallery\, Exhibitions] DESCRIPTION:\\n\\nRonja Siitonen\\\, Maria Wrang-Rasmussen\\\, Martina Zito \\n“Charge\\\, Jaw\\\, Babble\\\, Faucet”\\nEKA Gallery 4.07.–16.08. 2026 (NB! Closed during 20.07.–2.08.)\\nOpen Tue–Sat 12–6 pm Sun 12 –4 pm\\nOpening: Friday\\\, July 3 at 6 pm\\n\\nThe exhibition “Charge \\\, Jaw\\\, Babble\\\, Faucet” expands through the magical\\\, gray are as of active incoherence\\\, wielding gibberish as both shield and tool to explore alternative logics of language. Here\\\, communication extends be yond words into expanded forms and hidden meanings. Gibberish\\\, as a pri vate space of understanding\\\, offers a playground for hide-and-seek betw een language and body\\\, humour and mystery.\\n\\nWorking across video\\\ , installation\\\, sculpture\\\, and jelly painting\\\, the exhibition bri ngs together artworks by Ronja Siitonen\\\, Maria Wrang-Rasmussen\\\, and Martina Zito. Here\\\, modern-day spells take shape as rhythmical language s in translation. Alchemical transformations simmer as teeth are scratched and paws wait patiently\\\; skin wrinkles and stretches into a sweet tens ion\\\; the trapeze pendulum hangs poised\\\, ready for a push.\\n\\nGraph ic design: Simon Janson\\nTechnical support: Ats Kruusing\\nThe exhibition is supported by the Cultural Endowment of Estonia and Sadolin Estonia.\\n Opening drinks from mirai™.\\\\n [EKA Gallery\\\, Exhibitions] LOCATION:EKA Gallery DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260703T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260816T160000 URL:https://www.artun.ee/en/calendar/charge-jaw-babble-faucet-at-eka-galler y/ CATEGORIES:EKA Gallery\, Exhibitions ITERATOR:7 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:208075 DTSTAMP:20260703T041903Z SUMMARY:Sonya Isupova “Water Usually in the Shape of a River” at EKA Ga llery 4.07.–16.08.2026 [EKA Gallery\, Exhibitions] DESCRIPTION:\\n\\nSonya Isupova\\n“Water Usually in the Shape of a River. Hydroelectric Imaginaries of the Southern Ukrainian Landscape”\\nEKA Ga llery 4.07.–16.08.2026 (NB! Closed during 20.07.–2.08.)\\nOpen Tue–S at 12–6 pm Sun 12–4 pm\\nOpening: Friday\\\, July 3 at 6 pm\\n\\n“Wa ter Usually in the Shape of a River” is the first solo exhibition by Ukr ainian artist and researcher Sonya Isupova. The exhibition explores Soviet infrastructural projects and their modes of representation\\\, focusing o n the hydroelectric dams built along the Dnipro River in southern Ukraine\ \\, particularly the Kakhovka and Dnipro hydroelectric stations. Through f ilm and archival research\\\, Isupova examines how these projects reshaped both landscape and collective memory.\\n\\nThe exhibition forms part of h er doctoral research on the effects of colonial infrastructure on the land scape. She approaches Soviet films about infrastructure as “imaginary ma ps” that helped construct a unified Soviet space while simultaneously pr eserving visual records of territories before their transformation. Throug h these films\\\, it becomes possible to trace the beginnings of ruination and reconstruct fragmented memories of landscapes submerged beneath the m an-made seas of the Kakhovka and Dnipro reservoirs.\\n\\nPositioned betwee n monumentality and utility\\\, Soviet hydroelectric projects generated a distinct visual language that presented nature as transformed by political power. Through archival artefacts and speculative reconstruction\\\, the exhibition revisits these submerged landscapes and the histories embedded within them.\\n\\nGraphic design: Simon Janson\\nTechnical support: Ats Kr uusing\\nThe exhibition is supported by the Cultural Endowment of Estonia and Sadolin Estonia.\\nOpening drinks from mirai™.\\\\n [EKA Gallery\\\, Exhibitions] LOCATION:EKA Gallery DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260703T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260816T160000 URL:https://www.artun.ee/en/calendar/sonya-isupova-water-usually-in-the-sha pe-of-a-river-at-eka-gallery/ CATEGORIES:EKA Gallery\, Exhibitions ITERATOR:8 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:207774 DTSTAMP:20260703T041903Z SUMMARY:Seminar: Circular and Modular Construction Systems for Small Struct ures [Events\, Workshops] DESCRIPTION:\\nAt the seminar\\\, we will introduce Met(s)aRING\\\, a joint research and development project by EKA PAKK (Estonian Academy of Arts) a nd RMK (State Forest Management Centre)\\\, which aims to develop a circul ar and modular construction system for RMK’s visitor infrastructure\\\, including small-scale structures and cabins.\\n\\n\\n\\nThe project explor es how infrastructure can be designed to be adaptable\\\, upgradable\\\, a nd reusable over time. The focus is on recurring standardized timber compo nents\\\, the use of production residues\\\, and solutions that reduce mat erial consumption\\\, simplify maintenance\\\, and extend the lifespan of structures.\\n\\n\\n\\nThe aim of the seminar is to gather practical feedb ack from builders and manufacturers on the applicability of the system cur rently under development. We will discuss how standardized or flexible a c onstruction system should be\\\, the opportunities for using reclaimed or lower-grade timber\\\, and how procurement models and collaboration framew orks influence the implementation of sustainable solutions.\\n\\n\\n\\nYou can register for the event HERE!\\n\\n\\n\\nPROGRAMME\\n\\n\\n\\n27 Augus t 2026\\\, 9:30–12:30EKA White Building (Kotzebue 10\\\, Tallinn)\\n\\n\ \n\\n9:30 Introduction to the ongoing research project\\\, RMK’s long-te rm goals and ambitions (RMK)\\n\\n\\n\\n9:45 Eight Design Principles for V isitor Infrastructure Design (EKA)\\n\\n\\n\\n10:00 Introduction to the Co nstruction System (EKA)\\n\\n\\n\\n10:15 The Use of Underutilized and Lowe r-Value Timber in Construction (TalTech)\\n\\n\\n\\n10:30 Coffee Break and Introduction to the Construction System Prototype\\n\\n\\n\\n11:00–12:3 0 Workshop\\n\\n\\n\\nResearch at EKA PAKK is co-funded by the European Un ion and the Estonian Research Council through the project “PUUSTER: Deve lopment of Methods for Valorising Underutilized Timber and Wood Materials in Construction” (TEM-TA80).\\n\\n\\n\\nThis event is part of the Adapte r Network Collaboration Club Series\\\, a platform where researchers\\\, c ompanies\\\, and representatives of the public and private sectors come to gether to engage in meaningful discussions and explore opportunities for c ollaboration. You can find all Adapter Collaboration Clubs here.\\n\\\\n [ Events\\\, Workshops] LOCATION:EKA White Building (Kotzebue 10\, Tallinn) DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260827T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260827T123000 URL:https://www.artun.ee/en/calendar/seminar-circular-and-modular-construct ion-systems-for-small-structures-and-cabins/ CATEGORIES:Events\, Workshops ITERATOR:9 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:206791 DTSTAMP:20260703T041903Z SUMMARY:EKA Arh Conference 2026 — “To Be Continued…” [Events] DESCRIPTION:\\nEKA Arh Conference 2026 is titled To Be Continued....From Sc attered Facts to Shared Concerns\\\, and takes place as Day 1 of the two-d ay Tallinn Architecture Biennial TAB Symposium.\\n\\n\\n\\nTickets for the EKA Architecture Conference and the entire TAB Symposium — available at an early-bird price until 31 July — can be purchased on Fienta.\\n\\n\\ n\\nThe 2026 EKA Arh Conference focuses on one of the central questions fa cing architecture and urban development today: how do we move forward when starting from scratch is no longer a viable option? While knowledge about climate transition\\\, resource limits\\\, and the built environment is a bundant\\\, translating that knowledge into collective action remains a ch allenge. Rather than asking only what comes next\\\, the conference asks w hat can and should continue.\\n\\n\\n\\nAcross urban\\\, building\\\, and material scales\\\, international speakers and researchers explore adaptat ion\\\, reuse\\\, and transformation in the built environment. The program me brings together perspectives from architecture\\\, planning\\\, constru ction\\\, and research to discuss how existing places\\\, buildings\\\, an d resources can support meaningful change\\\, and how scattered knowledge can become shared concerns capable of shaping long-term action.\\n\\n\\n\\ nProgramme\\n\\n\\n\\n09:30–09:45Opening Words\\n\\n\\n\\n09:45–10:30T ransformation KeynoteAleksi Neuvonen (Demos Helsinki\\\, Finland)Finnish f utures thinker and co-founder of Demos Helsinki\\\, whose work explores so cietal transformation\\\, post-growth futures\\\, and new models of collec tive action.\\n\\n\\n\\n10:30–10:45Coffee Break\\n\\n\\n\\n10:45–12:15 | Parallel Sessions\\n\\n\\n\\nMain Hall – Session I: Spatial and Archi tectural TransformationThis session explores processes of spatial transfor mation across urban and architectural scales\\\, examining how cities\\\, landscapes\\\, and built environments adapt to changing social\\\, ecologi cal\\\, and cultural conditions. Contributions address themes such as urba n restructuring\\\, adaptive reuse\\\, spatial continuity\\\, and the rela tionship between territorial systems\\\, public space\\\, and architectura l intervention.\\n\\n\\n\\nMonumental studio – Session I: Prefabrication \\\, Retrofit\\\, and Adaptive Reuse\\n\\n\\n\\nThis session examines pref abricated and industrialized approaches to the transformation of existing buildings and urban fabric. Contributions explore themes such as adaptive reuse\\\, modular retrofit systems\\\, circular renovation strategies\\\, and the extension of building lifecycles\\\, addressing how contemporary c onstruction methods can support more sustainable and resource-conscious fo rms of spatial transformation.\\n\\n\\n\\n12:15–13:15Lunch\\n\\n\\n\\n13 :15–14:00Adaptation KeynoteHiroto Kobayashi (Keio University\\\, Tokyo\\ \, Japan)\\n\\n\\n\\nJapanese architect\\\, professor at Keio University\\ \, and founder of Kobayashi Maki Design Workshop\\\, known for his work on adaptive reuse\\\, post-disaster reconstruction\\\, and resource-consciou s architecture.\\n\\n\\n\\n14:00–14:15Coffee Break\\n\\n\\n\\n14:15–15 :45 | Parallel Sessions\\n\\n\\n\\nMain Hall – Session II: Material Syst ems and Circular Construction\\n\\n\\n\\nThis session focuses on material systems\\\, construction processes\\\, and circular approaches to the buil t environment. Contributions examine themes such as material reuse\\\, pre fabrication\\\, tectonics\\\, fabrication methods\\\, and resource-aware d esign strategies\\\, addressing how construction systems can support more adaptive and sustainable spatial practices.\\n\\n\\n\\nMonumental studio – Parallel Session II: Participatory Planning and Urban Transformation\\ n\\n\\n\\nThis session explores participatory approaches to urban transfor mation through digital mapping\\\, GIS-based spatial analysis\\\, and coll aborative planning tools. Contributions address themes such as tactical ur ban interventions\\\, community engagement\\\, and urban greening strategi es\\\, examining how localized actions and participatory processes can inf orm broader spatial and policy frameworks and vice versa.\\n\\n\\n\\n15:45 –16:00Coffee Break\\n\\n\\n\\n16:00–16:45Panel Discussion\\n\\n\\n\\n1 6:45–17:00Closing Words\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\\\n [Events] LOCATION:EKA DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260910T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260910T170000 URL:https://www.artun.ee/en/calendar/eka-arh-conference-2026-to-be-continue d/ CATEGORIES:Events ITERATOR:10 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:198998 DTSTAMP:20260703T041903Z 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:11 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:205638 DTSTAMP:20260703T041903Z SUMMARY:Nordic Baltic Comics Exhibition ”Mythbústers” [Events\, Exhibi tions] DESCRIPTION:When you think of the Nordic and Baltic regions\\\, your first associations might be trolls and Vikings\\\, the midnight sun and polar ni ghts\\\, saunas and ice swimming\\\, hygge and fika\\\, Nokia and IKEA. Ma ybe you have also heard about their excellent school systems and strong so cial welfare models. But what is behind these myths? 16 comic artists from across the Nordics and Baltics created works that reflect their unique pe rspectives on life in the region.\\n\\nParticipating artists: Akvile Magic dusté (Lithuania)\\\, Cecilia Vårhed (Sweden)\\\, Clara Jetsmark (Denmar k)\\\, Disa Wallander (Sweden)\\\, Elín Elísabet (Iceland)\\\, Emmi Valv e (Finland)\\\, Ida Neverdahl (Norway)\\\, Joonas Sildre (Estonia)\\\, Jur ijs Tatarkins (Latvia)\\\, Laura Ķeniņš (Canada)\\\, Liisa Kruusmägi ( Estonia)\\\, Mari Ahokoivu (Finland)\\\, Ona Kvašytė (Lithuania)\\\, Sø ren Glosimodt Mosdal (Denmark)\\\, Tim Ng Tvedt (Norway)\\\, Tommi Musturi (Finland). Curator: David Schilter.\\n\\nAlong with the exhibition comes the publication Baltic Comics Magazine š! #57 ''Mythbústers\\\,'' which collects these stories and gets distributed worldwide.\\n\\nOrganized by K uš! in collaboration with Nordic Council of Minister’s Offices in Latvi a and Estonia.\\n\\nSupported by Latvian State Culture Capital Foundation\ \\, Nordic Council of Minister’s Offices in Latvia and Estonia\\\, Danis h Cultural Institute and Embassy of Sweden in Riga.\\\\n [Events\\\, Exhib itions] LOCATION:Eesti Kunstiakadeemia (Põhja puiestee 7) DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20260903T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Tallinn:20261004T000000 URL:https://www.artun.ee/en/calendar/nordic-baltic-comics-exhibition-mythbu sters/ CATEGORIES:Events\, Exhibitions ITERATOR:12 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:205130 DTSTAMP:20260703T041903Z 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:13 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR