Events

On Wednesday 24th of July at 5pm, Anne Roolaht will open her exhibition "Come to the woods. go to the woods. be in the woods. in the woods."  With the exhibition, Roolaht calls to offer attention to the companion species of humans. The exhibition will be on display until 15 August.   Anne Roolaht: The woods and its creatures are a part of us, they are our kin – we cannot do without them. We have to care for our close ones. During the recent years, I have dedicated my jewellery to the protection of endangered species. Wolves, white-tailed eagles, bears, deer, flying squirrels and other animals are represented in my works because I want to bring them to attention, to protect them in my own fashion. With this exhibition, I present new works of silver jewellery with precious stones. To accompany the jewellery, I am presenting my graduation work tutored by Heinz Valk – a cast bronze table.

Расположенная на первом и втором этажах Тартуского художественного музея выставка «Молчащий» рассуждает о молчании, экзистенциализме и политичности. Пространственная видеоинсталляция Евгения Золотко погружает в молчание воспоминаний и предметов. Инсталляцию дополняют живопись, графические листы и фотографии 1934-1940-х годов, связанных с так называемой «эпохой безмолвия».   Кураторы: Эеро Эпнер и Евгений Золотко Оформление: Евгений Золотко Актёры в фильмах: Реа Лест и Тийна Мялберг Оператор и звукооператор: Денес Фаркас Монтаж: Рихард Кюунер Интервьюер и рассказчик: Танель Рандер Перевод текстов: Анти Саар (на эстонский язык) и Пеэтер Талвисту (на английский язык) Портрет молчащего: Эвелин Золотко Фотограф: Габриела Урм Графический дизайн: Мартин Педаник Координатор: Кристлин Лийер

Curator: Àngels Miralda Participating artists: Olev Subbi, Larry Achiampong, María Dalberg, Nona Inescu, Ad Minoliti, Juana Subercaseaux, Nazim Ünal Yilmaz and Maya Watanabe Tallinn Art Hall, 24.07–4.10.2020   From Friday, 24 July, the exhibition “Olev Subbi: Landscapes from the End of Times” will be open at Tallinn Art Hall, bringing the work of the Estonian classic, to date only viewed in the context of the history of Estonian art, into a wider dialogue in both time and space.

Urmas Pedanik’s solo exhibition “Transitions” to open at Tallinn City Gallery on Friday, 17 July at 4 pm.   The sixth solo exhibition of painter Urmas Pedanik will open at the City Gallery on Friday, 17 July. “Transitions” deals with a conflict between the artificial and the natural, testifying that the power of the beauty around us is far from faded.

"Enter the Void" exhibits Maria Sidljarevitš’s most recent artwork, which examines the ambiguity and unattainability of narratives and is inspired by the Japanese culture.   The oil paintings and ink drawings displayed at the exhibition are based on found vintage images that have been painted over, collaged or digitally manipulated. Maria’s artwork lies between the realms of reality and paranoia, metaphor and possibility. In her art practice, she examines the distance between meaning and interpretation and how such a distance eliminates definitions.   "I have created these paintings intuitively. They are based on the images of Japanese women that I found on the internet and that spoke to me. For me, the Japanese culture is fascinating, mysterious and genuine, and its traditions have been carefully taken care of throughout centuries. The faces of these girls carry an inexplicable depth and force of nature.

The sixth international printmaking workshop for professional artists will take place on Muhu island Estonia. The event is organized by the Association of Estonian Printmakers. 20 invited artists from Estonia, Finland and Poland are participaiting. This years topic is "Prints conquer space".   In a world where the inability to cope with real life highly increases, we invite You to a trip into a two-dimensional space that` s filled with graphic imprints. The surroundings of Muhu island enable us to make a site-specific work of art; thus using the means of both our inner and outer world.  

Where would you go if you wanted to see the centre of Europe? What are the traits of the average global citizen? What happens to our families when our political views are crossed? How can differences among us be re-defined in ways that enable resistance and creative activity for cultural change?   The “Narrating Against the Grain” exhibition features new commissions by Alina Bliumis and Tanja Muravskaja and will be open from 17 July until 6 September at Art Hall Gallery. The exhibition opening will take place on 16 July at 5 pm.   “Nations themselves are narrations,” observed Edward Said in Culture and Imperialism (1993), a statement that holds true in our current time.

On July 14th at 5pm KORDON Art Residency is opening the Container Gallery first time at Hiiumaa with Kristi Kongi installation “I see a glow from the seabed. It has no end, no beginning. And the color changes in every moment.”    Kristi Kongi: It is a site-specific painting installation created for Kärdla, Hiiumaa, for the Kordon Residency Container Gallery. The keywords for the installation were: time, movement of light, warm-cold light, shadows, darkness, a place. I was at the Kordon residency in November 2019.  The exhibition idea comes from November. From the darkest time of the year. For  planning the installation I started with mapping the area. I was watching how the light moved inside the sea. I observed the movement of darkness at the sea. I painted mind maps which are based on these movements.

Ivar Kaasik's painting exhibition Breaking Lights in Draakon gallery will be open from Tuesday, July 7th, 2020. The abstract paintings have been completed during the period of 2018-2020. Exhibition design has been completed by Andro Kööp. Exhibition will be open until August 1st.   Light seems to be white or transparent for our eyes. Physically, light is mostly perceived as warmth. In the process of diffraction either on the edge of glass or in the mirror, light becomes rainbow-coloured. In Kaasik's artwork, these diffractions have acquired fixed borders and specific form. Abstraction and hyperrealism can serve the same purpose – to direct the viewer to forgotten roads as well as open them up for new experiences. Minimalistic, simple spots of paint on the canvas remind of reflections of touch on the screen or the diffracted rays on the surface of various matters.

The annual exhibition From the Roots of the Estonian Fashion Designers' Union will be open in Hobusepea gallery from Wednesday, July 1st 2020. Exhibition will be open until August 3rd.   At the present exhibition former clothing culture meets contemporary fashion design. Through  innovative working methods and modern solutions, fashion designers express respect towards their origin, beauty ideals of various generations as well as the phenomenon of continuity.   In their creative process, the participating artists have been most inspired by an clothing item or an everyday object that has belonged to the artist's close family member. The artists have been influenced by the activities, rituals and clothing of their relatives dating back to the artists' childhood – while now analyzing the aspects connecting or disconnecting them to the individuals related to their memories.