On October 15-16, 2021 a programme of performances, screenings and open studios will be presented as part of the international congress “To Research or Not To Research in the Post-disciplinary Academy?”. It is jointly organized by the Lithuanian Interdisciplinary Artists’ Association (LTMKS), the cultural centre SODAS 2123, the doctoral department of the Vilnius Academy of Arts and the moderator dr. Vytautas Michelkevičius together with the curator dr. Akvilė Anglickaitė. The congress is being organized on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of doctoral studies in art in Lithuania.
More than 70 local and international artists and researchers will join in person and online to discuss “To Research or Not To Research in the Post-disciplinary Academy?”.
Congress will take place on-site in Vilnius Academy of Arts and in the new artists cultural complex SODAS 2123 between 14 and 17 October. It will offer an intensive programme of performances, screenings and open studios by artists-researchers. Please see the programme below.
Programme of performances, screenings and open studios at SODAS 2123 and Atletika gallery 15-16 October:
FRIDAY – OCTOBER 15
19:00-22:00 performative evening and open studios (part of Vilnius gallery night programme Art After Hours) at SODAS 2123
19.00-19.30 Welcome performance: “Dear Art”, Robertas Narkus, Empty Brain Resort
19.30-20.00 “Metaphysical Drain”, Anastasia Kolas, Atletika gallery
20.00-20.15 “From Imagination to Tangible Objects: Reflecting Collective Past Through Digital Fabrication”, Raivo Kelomees, Atletika gallery
20:30-21:15 “Everything is Illegal”, radio performance, Hardi Kurda, Atletika gallery
21:15-21:30 “Akimirka (ne)sustok”, Karolina Jašinskaitė & Justė Pečiulytė, Atletika Entrance Hall
21:30 “Placing a musical interactive performance into words”, Raminta Naujanytė, Shower hall on 2nd floor in new building
19:00-22:00 open studios of (doctoral) researchers in art and design: Vytautas Gečas & Marija Puipaitė, Akvilė Anglickaitė, Aistė Kisarauskaitė / Trivium, Jelena Škulienė, Laima Kreivytė, Vitalij Červiakov, Austėja Platūkytė, Gabrielė Gervickaitė
Consult separate map of SODAS 2123
Invited guest-artists: dr. Rūta Spelskytė-Liberienė, dr. Tomas Daukša, Arnas Anskaitis.
SATURDAY- OCTOBER 16
18:30-20:00 “Deep Fry Club”, workshop/experience/presentation with DJ Andrew Gryf Paterson, ALT LAB
19:00-20:00 „Stepai, gazo!“ arba „Stepas, Step on the Gas!“ Aleksandr Špilevoj, Garden (outside)
20:00-20:20 “Spotting A Tree From A Pixel (With Remote Sensing Researchers)”, Sheung Yiu, Atletika gallery
20:30-20:50 “Artist-run Initiatives, Self-narrative, and Identity Play”, Dan Goodman, Atletika Entrance Hall
20:50-21:00 A film essay titled “The People Behind the Scenes”, Elsa Gomis, Atletika gallery
21:00-23:00 “Music for Laboratories” Live-Radio-show, Jan Georg Glöckner
19:00-21:00 open studios of (doctoral) researchers in art and design Vytautas Gečas & Marija Puipaitė, Akvilė Anglickaitė, Aistė Kisarauskaitė / Trivium, Jelena Škulienė, Laima Kreivytė, Vitalij Červiakov, Austėja Platūkytė, Gabrielė Gervickaitė
Consult map of SODAS 2123
Invited guest-artists: dr. Rūta Spelskytė-Liberienė, dr. Tomas Daukša, Arnas Anskaitis.
Dinners will be available to purchase throughout the event from 6:30 pm from Tipo Cafe and food truck Mars Mobilis.
Entrance is only with registration and Covid Pass.
Address: Vitebsko Str. 21 & 23, Vilnius (SODAS 2123 and Atletika gallery)
The Congress
The congress will take place at Vilnius Academy of Arts. Full congress programme.
Please register until 11th of October following this link.
Organised by VDA Doctoral Department in Partnership with LTMKS, SODAS 2123 and Atletika.
Partners and sponsors: Lithuanian Music and Theatre Academy, MENE, Nordic-Baltic Mobility Programme for Culture, Research Council of Lithuania.
Main information partner: 15min.lt
Activities by Lithuanian Interdisciplinary Artists’ Association funded by Lithuanian Council For Culture and Vilnius City Municipality.