Programme

Wednesday, July 8 – Guests’ Day 11:00–21:00

Conference Hall 5.1
12:30–14:00 Podium discussion What are the ways for a gallery to enter the international art market? Participants:

Leonid Bazhanov (Russia) art critic, member of AICA, artistic director of the National Centre for Contemporary Art
Viktor Misiano (Russia) art critic, curator, editor-in-chief of the Moscow Art Magazine
Yevgeniy Karas (Ukraine) head and founder of Karas Gallery; Contemporary Art Association of Ukraine; Artportal. Internet community (www.artportal.org.ua)
Gregor Podnar (Slovenia, Germany) director of Galerija Gregor Podnar
Prof., Dr. Jurėnaitė (Lithuania) artistic director of the ARTVILNIUS’09
Discussion moderated by Dr. Rasa Andriušytė-Žukienė (Lithuania) Faculty of Arts, Vytautas Magnus University

15:00–16:00     Press conference

16:30–17:30     Presentation Collecting topical art in Russia. Passion. Fashion. Investment. Presenter: Artemy Troitsky (Russia) art critic, journalist, collector

Hall 3 Lobby
18:00     Official opening of the ARTVILNIUS’09. Announcement of the winners in the following categories:
    the best Lithuanian gallery display

The best foreign gallery display
Kalnapilis GRAND nomination - the best Lithuanian young artist (under 35)
The best foreign young artist (under 35)
The best sculpture installed outside gallery displays

Panel of Judges:

Leonid Bazhanov, Artistic Director of the National Centre for Contemporary Arts; art critic;
member of AICA (Russia)
Viktor Misiano, Editor-in-chief of “Moscow Art Magazine”; art critic; curator (Russia, Italy)
prof. dr. Raminta Jurenaite, ARTVILNIUS’09 Artistic Director (Lithuania)
doc. dr. Rasa Andriusyte-Zukiene, Faculty of Arts, Vytautas Magnus University (Lithuania)
doc. dr. Ieva Kuiziniene, Dean of Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Vilnius Academy of Arts (Lithuania)

Thursday, July 9 11:00–20:00

Outdoor Pavilion
11:00–20:00     Creative workshops for children

12:00–13:00     Winsor&Newton educational program The Day of Acrylic Paints, dedicated to W&N “Artists’ Acrylic Colour” paints and mediums. For all art lovers. Workshops conducted by the artist Kerstin Pettersson (Sweden). Advanced registration needed. More information at www.piestukai-popieriukai.lt

16:00–17:00    Winsor&Newton educational program The Day of Acrylic Paints, dedicated to W&N “Artists’ Acrylic Colour” paints and mediums. For all art lovers. Workshops conducted by the artist Kerstin Pettersson (Sweden). Advanced registration needed. More information at www.piestukai-popieriukai.lt

Conference Hall 5.1
16:00–17:00     Presentation What is art? Looking for an answer in Riga
    Presenter: Zane Culkstena (Latvia) leader of the pilot project Kim? by the Latvian Museum of Contemporary Art

18:00–20:00     Podium discussion The index of Lithuanian art: the necessity that we have matured for? Participants:

Dr. Gitanas Nausėda (Lithuania) expert in market economy
Arvydas Žalpys (Lithuania) representative of the Lithuanian Art Gallerists’ Association, head of the Meno Parkas Gallery
Dr. Algimantas Muzikevičius (Lithuania) sociologist
Dr. Elona Lubytė (Lithuania) art critic, expert in art management theory
Discussion moderated by Dr. Simona Makselienė (Lithuania) director of the Art Market Agency

Booth 5.13 (Gallery Candyland, Sweden)
11:00-20:00 Ongoing: Action pasting and Paradismatic jam

Friday, July 10 11:00-21:00

Outdoor Pavilion
11:00–20:00     Creative workshops for children

12:00–13:00     Winsor&Newton educational program The Day of Water-colour Paints, dedicated to W&N “Artists’ Water Colour”. For all art lovers. Workshops conducted by the artist Kerstin Pettersson (Sweden). Advanced registration needed. More information at www.piestukai-popieriukai.lt

16:00–17:00    Winsor&Newton educational program The Day of Water-colour Paints, dedicated to W&N “Artists’ Water Colour”. For all art lovers. Workshops conducted by the artist Kerstin Pettersson (Sweden). Advanced registration needed. More information at www.piestukai-popieriukai.lt

Booth 5.12 (Gallery Walter Bischoff, Germany)
14:00 – 16:00 Activ demonstration by drawing artist Friederike Oeser

Booth 4.2 (Gallery Bulart, Bulgaria)
17:30-18:00 Paolo Vivian perfomance Ding dong (Italy)

Booth 5.13 (Gallery Candyland, Sweden)
11:00-21:00 Ongoing: Action pasting and Paradismatic jam

Saturday, July 11 11:00–20:00

Outdoor Pavilion
11:00–20:00 Creative workshops for children

11:30–12:30 Winsor&Newton educational program The Day of Oil Paints, dedicated to W&N “Artisan Water
Mixable Oil Colour”. For all art lovers. Workshops conducted by the artist Kerstin Pettersson (Sweden). Advanced registration needed. More information at www.piestukai-popieriukai.lt

Booth 5.13 (Gallery Candyland, Sweden)
11:00-20:00 Ongoing: Action pasting and Paradismatic jam

Sunday, July 12 11:00–17:00

17:00 End of the Art Fair