The gates of the Sculpture and Stained Glass Center are opening for the third time. Friday, May 3, 18 p.m. there will be an evening of open artist studios, creative workshops, art installations and live music.
The organizers of the event are happy to invite to the event with a poster created by Mikalojus Povilas Vilutis, a famous Lithuanian graphic artist, painter, winner of the National Culture and Art Prize, and promise that a flame fire sculpture will be made in the Kirtimi district, stones will be hammered, old and new, completed and unfinished sculptures will emerge from the studios. , huge spaces will be decorated with video installations and will be mentioned Leonardo da Vinci 500th anniversary of his death, and will be eaten hotdogs.
A long-time resident of the center, the famous Lithuanian sculptor Kęstutis Musteikis says that the Sculpture and Stained Glass Center started operating in 1984. It is an industrial building, unique in its original purpose - to design large Soviet sculptures characterized by the ideology of the time. In the center, which now belongs to the Union of Lithuanian Artists, since the regaining of independence, artists have had workshops who have resurrected the center for a new and free stage. Until now, original works, sculptures, monuments, monumental works of art, stained glass windows are produced or restored here, artists also reside, exhibitions are planned. In 2017, the gallery "Meno stalčius" also operates in the center. Its designer, sculptor Liutauras Griežė, said in an interview with Lithuanian news, "After the production of great Soviet sculptures stopped, the building seemed to be stuck in time. Having rented a workshop here, I saw the potential of this place (more precisely, its size). London's Tate Modern gallery is a former powerhouse the station, an industrial complex on the banks of the Thames - now transformed into a center for contemporary art. These facilities are of a similar size and capacity."
The visitors of the event can expect spectacular views - the surroundings will delight the eyes of 5 m. high doe, 10 m. long Cuban cigar and an almost life-size dolphin dozing somewhere in the grass, and inside there is a stage and concert space under a 12-meter-high ceiling, designed by animator, video artist Pijaus Čeikauskas (aka Pidgin Works) created video installations and other behind-the-scenes curiosities of the creative process.
During the event, anyone who wishes will be able to visit the studios of artists residing in the Sculpture and Stained Glass Center. As many as nineteen Lithuanian artists promise to open the doors.
Event visitors at 19 p.m. will be able to choose from two activities taking place at that time - there will be a creative workshop for children together with Aiste Kisarauskait and Žilvin Landzberg, as well as at 19 p.m. sculptor Daumantas Kučas will conduct a tour of the studios of sculptors, painters, and stained glass artists and introduce the artists working in them.
19:30 p.m. there will be a presentation and conversation with art researcher Nijole Tumėniens and the creator of the highlight of the evening - the fire sculpture - Kęstučius Musteikis about Leonardo da Vinci and 22:00 p.m. glowing fire sculpture, art and life.
The Baden Baden company will quench the hunger and thirst of the event's visitors, and at 20 p.m. will begin concert, during which the visitors will be entertained by the performances of the bands Karšti klijai, Afterneath and Chalat Jazz.
At dusk, at 22 p.m., a fire sculpture will light up in the courtyard of the center. Its author Kęstutis Musteikis dedicates this installation Leonardo da Vinci to commemorate the 500th anniversary of his creation and death.
The event will be closed by a player who is no longer in his first decade and is well known among music lovers Paul Sadness DJ set.
More information: https://www.facebook.com/events/387612351834078
Event free of charge
Place: Sculpture and Stained Glass Center, Darius ir Girėno st. 25, Vilnius
The organizers of the event are Sculpture and Stained Glass Center, Kirtimiu Cultural Center
