Events

Starting from October 23, Tanel Rander’s solo exhibition "Between a Mountain and a Valley" will be open at Draakoni Gallery in Tallinn. The exhibition will remain open until November 16, 2025.

On Thursday, October 23 at 18.00 the exhibition „Wouldn’t You Happen to Know Mark Here in Valga? A Story from Bordertown“ by Danel Ülper & Hedi Kuhi will open at Hobusepea gallery. The exhibition will remain open until November 16, 2025.  “I don’t think I’ll be voting in this election. Nevertheless, the town is abounding in pretty faces,” said an older lady, standing with a group waiting for the bus. Though others didn’t express their views as firmly, their attitude toward those pleasing-to-the-eye faces seemed similar. And there were plenty of those faces. They lurked on either side of the bus station, by Maxima and other shops, and even on the windows and walls of completely abandoned houses on Vabaduse Street.

On Wednesday, 22 October at 4:00 p.m., the exhibition “Kristjan Teder and Flowers in Estonian Art” will open at the Valga Museum. The exhibition is being held in collaboration with the Tartu Artists’ Union and is being curated by Peeter Talvistu. A SPECIAL BUS will be going from Tartu to the opening! In October 1966, an exhibition of Kristjan Teder’s works took place at the Valga Museum. It was probably one of the first solo exhibitions at the museum, which is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. Kristjan Teder (1901–1960) is primarily associated with lush floral displays by art lovers, so the exhibition is a more than appropriate gift to celebrate the jubilee. In this year’s exhibition, Teder’s works are accompanied by those of earlier and later authors from Estonian art history, offering an overview of the depiction and use of flowers in Estonian art from the beginning of the 20th century to the present day.

On Friday, 17 October at 5:00 p.m., the group exhibition What I’d Come to See Had Already Gone will open at Vabaduse Gallery and in the framework of Tallinn Photomonth 2025 contemporary art biennial’s satellite programme. The artists participating at the exhibition are Aap Tepper, Birgit Püve and Serge Ecker, and the exhibition is curated by Fanny Wenquin.

A curator’s tour in English with Mėta Valiušaitytė will take place on Saturday, October 11 at 12pm at the exhibition On Fragile Grounds. Sirje Runge and Light at Kai Art Center. Bringing together works created across her extensive career, this exhibition presents Runge as a seeker whose artistic practice unfolds as an inquiry into color as light and teaching as a form of creation. A separate room is dedicated to Runge’s student-focused teaching method, which is a crucial part of both her aesthetics and artistic practice. It features a reconstruction of her experimental work, with colored papers as well as selection of reflections from her former students, offering a glimpse into the poetic and meditative atmosphere of Runge’s classes. The exhibition is part of the main program of the Tallinn Photomonth 2025 contemporary art biennial. The international contemporary art biennial Tallinn Photomonth runs from 5 September to 31 October. More information: fotokuu.ee/en.

On Thursday, 16th of October at 6 pm, Kristel Saan’s solo exhibition “Scent of Humans” will open at Vaal Gallery. The exhibition will remain open until 15th of November. The exhibition “Scent of Humans” speaks of how our nose is always the primary introducer to our feelings. It gives us the initial information about whether we stay or move on whether we like something or are we reluctant to it, and ultimately determines our memories.

On Friday, 10 October at 5 p.m., Eva Mustonen and Lilli-Krõõt Repnau will open their joint exhibition “Little Narratives” at the monumental gallery of the Tartu Art House. What happens when words are lost? Do they stumble around the exhibition space and stare back from the pictures? How can we hold on to words? They search for meaning and walk from one object to another. A sewing machine, diary, blue shoe rack, goat's head, polar bear, blue drawings and ferns participate in the stillness. Everything is in a state of flux and it is sometimes difficult to find connections.

On Friday, 10 October at 5:00 p.m., Merike Estna will open her solo exhibition “Ocean” in the large gallery of the Tartu Art House. The curator of the exhibition is Maria Arusoo. At the core of the exhibition “Ocean” lies the existential coexistence of life and death, as seen through the perspective of motherhood. Merike Estna looks at the experience of motherhood in a complex and sensitive way. Alongside oceanic happiness and love, pain and loss are equally present, themes that are often brushed aside when talking about birth and motherhood but are very much present regardless. 

Second floor of EKA Gallery 27.09.–19.10.2025 Open Tue–Sat 12–6 pm Sun 12–4 pm Opening: Friday, September 26 at 6 pm We don’t know the exact day the line bent into a spiral. At some point, it was simply happening—twisting ever forward, spinning as it turned. In the beginning, perhaps it all moved a little slower—the bending and the spinning—and already then, we were inside it.

Invitation to the closing event of the exhibition "Dance" and meeting with artist Tarrvi Laamann Okapi Gallery 2 oktoober 2025 | 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM Okapi Gallery is pleased to invite you to the closing evening of Tarrvi Laamann’s solo exhibition "Dance". This is a unique opportunity to experience the artist’s work up close and personal, with Tarrvi himself present to share insights into the exhibition and the ideas behind it. From 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM, the gallery doors will be open to all who wish to dive into the visual and emotional world of "Dance", guided by the artist. Laamann’s work is known for its exotic influences, vibrant use of colour and rhythmic energy. Each piece tells its own story, yet together they form a unified whole that invites both contemplation and feeling.