Events

On Friday, 1 August at 5:00 p.m., the exhibition “From Mother to Daughter, From Daughter to Mother” will open in the large gallery of the Tartu Art House. The exhibition is being curated by Ulla Juske and Liisi Tamm and was designed by Cloe Jancis. The exhibition is dedicated to Reet Varblane (1952-2023), an art scholar, mother, grandmother, friend, colleague, mentor and inspiration.  The relationship between a mother and daughter is multi-faceted and changes over time, combining a deep bond and clear separation that makes it complex but infinitely rich. The works in the exhibition are inspired by personal objects and stories that allow us to make sense of the relationship between a mother and daughter. 

On Friday, 1 August at 5:00 p.m., Liisa Kruusmägi, Helmi Arrak and Krõõt Kukkur  will open their joint exhibition "Soft Chaos" in the monumental gallery of the Tartu Art House. A spatial collage brings together ceramics, paintings and drawings by three artists with similar mindsets. You'll also encounter works that have never before been shown to the public. At the invitation of Soft Chaos, colours explode in our bubblegum booths. Dust has danced up from studio floors. Cutting lines fracture between continents where our imagined and real studios reside. Today in Brazil, tomorrow in Africa and the day after in France. With a free hand and a carefree spirit.

Join us for the opening of Liisa Chrislin Saleh’s and Hansel Tai’s duo exhibition “Dance of Resistance” on the second floor of EKA Gallery on Thursday, July 31 at 6 pm! The group exhibition “Hidden Rivers” will open at the same time on the ground floor of EKA Gallery. Both exhibitions will remain open until August 24. NB! EKA Gallery is closed during Wednesday, August 20. Estonian-Yemeni artist Liisa Chrislin Saleh and Tallinn-based, Chinese-born artist Hansel Tai join forces for the first time in their duo exhibition “Dance of Resistance”. With a shared appreciation for each other’s artistic practices, Saleh and Tai engage in a powerful dialogue that confronts their rich cultural heritages through the lens of feminist and queer ideologies. By intertwining their personal narratives, they explore the intersections of identity, culture, and resistance.

On 17 July, the 25th New Horizons International Film Festival opens in Wrocław, Poland, featuring the video programme Club Classics, compiled based the video archive of the Estonian Centre for Contemporary Art. The program is curated by Teresa Vieira, the artistic director of the BEAST IFF. Club Classics is a retrospective of y2k Estonian video art. It showcases a selection that aims to simulate and trace different steps, practices and experiences of clubbing. From (im)possible hook ups, to private pole dances, bathroom cues, car rides and sleepless – and restless – bodies, the night is young, ephemeral and filled with possibilities. Curated by Teresa Vieira (BEAST IFF), with the support of the Estonian Centre for Contemporary Art.

At the dawn of the world, the mightiest of all trees took root — Yggdrasill, the World Tree. Its branches stretched wide across the celestial realms, while its roots delved deep into shadowed places, weaving together the fates of the nine worlds.

Miina Barrera Pinochet solo exhibition “The Silent Grammar of Decay” at Thule Koda sun exhibition room from 12 July–31 August 2025. Open Mon-Sat 11 AM–7 PM and Sun 11AM–6 PM NB! The grand opening and tour of the exhibition will take place on July 12th at Thule Koda at 6.00–7.00 PM.

You are warmly invited to the opening of Wind Note, a duo exhibition by Sandra Ernits and Tõnis Jürgens, at the Tallinn City Gallery on Friday, 18 July at 6 PM. Featuring newly created installations alongside photographic and film works, the exhibition emerges from an ongoing dialogue between the two artists. Wind Note explores sensory perception and intuitive artistic creation, and is curated by Siim Preiman.

10 July – 9 August 2025 On Thursday, 10 July at 5 p.m., the solo exhibition “Places Belong to No One. Vol. 2” by Rauno Thomas Moss will open at Gallery Pallas. The artist presents his recent work in large-format abstract compositions. The exhibition is the second instalment of a series, the first of which was displayed in 2024 at the Office of the Chancellor of Justice. Much of that earlier body of work is now being exhibited in Tartu.

On July 9th at 7:00 PM, Toomas Kuusing’s solo exhibition Ordinary Worlds will open at Okapi Gallery The exhibition Ordinary Worlds presents Toomas Kuusing’s latest selection of oil paintings as well as black-and-white and color graphic works. Characterized by theatrical scenes, stylized portraits, and allegorical imagery, the artist’s distinctive visual language explores the absurdities of modern society and the shifting role of the individual within it. Through grotesque humor and irony, Kuusing creates vivid narratives that reflect the tensions and paradoxes of contemporary life.

The international group exhibition always is everywhere engaging with themes of universality and boundlessness of consciousness, is open the Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia (EKKM) until 17 August. The exhibition will be enlivened by a summer-long programme that engages the audience regardless of age or language skills. First events of the public programme will take place already during the opening weekend. During July and August, EKKM is open two hours longer on Thursdays, until 21:00 in the evening. You are welcome to visit the exhibition, enjoy the summer in the garden, the sun, the terrace and our bar drinks! PUBLIC PROGRAMME: