We invite teenagers (16-18
years old), local to Vilnius and those who have moved or migrated
here from other cities and countries to participate in a series of
performance art workshops I AM HERE.
Find out more >
NGA
A workshop for 10-12-years old children by the Iranian artist Sevda Khatamian.
Find out more >
NGA
National Gallery of ArtSocial art will host workshop led by the group Stitchit on 22 April, 1:00 PM and 23 April, 1:00 PM.
The workshop #FramedinBelarus is intended for all who want to show solidarity with Belarusian political prisoners, who are interested in traditional embroidery, and who want to contribute to the social art project dedicated to political resistance.
Find out more >
NGA
Closing events programme for the exhibition "If Disrupted, it Becomes Tangible. Infrastructures and Solidarities beyond the post-Soviet Condition".
Find out more >
NGA,
Passing On Resilience is a two-day programme about acts of remembering over generations, and in places. Memories are not just made by personal experiences. They can be passed down across passages of time through epigenetics and culture, especially when they are linked to trauma.
Find out more >
The #FramedinBelarus project aims to create a record of each citizen wrongfully convicted in Belarus by using the traditional Belarusian technique of embroidery with red thread on a white background. An (inter)national artwork will depict the portraits of these individuals and mark an important era in Belarusian history through the use of the folk code ornament. Embroidery is a meditative experience that takes time, allowing one to concentrate on the thoughts and feelings of a particular arrestee. By creating portraits of political prisoners through embroidery, we are sacrificing our own time to honor theirs, which was taken away from them unjustly.
The final form of the project will be a collective quilt of all the embroidered portraits, serving as a tangible symbol of the intertwining of political events and human destinies. The finished embroideries will be shown in exhibitions at galleries and museums, including Artifex Gallery in Vilnius.
During the workshop, you will learn more about the concept and conditions of the project and you will get a chance to see the embroidery already created by participants of previous workshops in various countries. The basics of cross-stitching will be introduced and working with the stitching scheme will be taught. Don't worry, if you don't have any prior experience with cross-stitching; we'll guide you every step of the way.
Join us in contributing to this meaningful initiative and help shed light on the unjust treatment of citizens in Belarus.
Stitchitis an innovative art group founded in 2021 by the Belarusian visual artist Rufina Bazlova and curator Sofia Tocar who usually works with art and cinema from Central and Eastern Europe. Their mission is to use the traditional technique of embroidery as a tool for resistance and dialogue on burning socio-political issues. Through their collaborative approach, Stitchit involves diverse communities and individuals in the creation process, blurring the lines of authorship and creating a platform for voices often excluded from mainstream art discourse. Currently both members of Stitchit live in Prague.
More information about the project #FramedinBelarus: framedinbelarus.net
The workshop is for adults and youth from the age of 16.
The event will be held in English, with comments in Lithuanian, Belarusian or Russian, if needed.
The length of the event - 3 hours. The event is free of charge.
Registration to the workshop: https://forms.office.com/e/zRR7GE1qjW
The event is supported by EU programme "Creative Europe".
Illustration: Portrait of Viachaslau Rahashchuk, photo by Daria Rudko
