EKA 109/EKA CERAMICS 100 – birthday, auction, reunion, party!

On October 27, we will celebrate the 109th anniversary of the Estonian Academy of Arts and the 100th anniversary of EKA ceramics with a joint big party, where we welcome all our alumni, students, employees and friends! There will be a big reunion – dear gatherings and, of course, also new joyful acquaintances.

For the second time already, a charity auction of the creations of EKA alumni and students will take place, half of the proceeds of which will be collected for the award fund for young artists and designers, the Leo Rollin support fund for the ceramics students, and the other half will go to the authors. Explore the works coming up for auction HERE.

You will see Keithy Kuuspu’s performance, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of EKA’s ceramics studies, an exhibition curated in cooperation with EKA’s museum, and ceramic-themed art by Mihkel Ilus.

We will eat a cake baked and designed by Maria Ader Bailey, an alumna of the painting major of EKA, listen to the beats and tunes of musicians and DJs from EKA’s music fund, sing karaoke with alumna Helina Risti, and of course dance!

There will be a tour of the EKA museum showcasing alumni works and a tour of the EKA building, for which we ask those interested to pre-register separately here.

Tickets for the event can be purchased in advance at a reduced price of €5 for students and €7 for others until October 24th, and supporter tickets for 109€ on Fienta here.  After that, tickets will be 7€/10€ respectively, sold on Fienta and on location. GET TICKETS HERE.

Let’s get together!

PROGRAMME

• 17.30 Doors open. EKA Shop, student bars in the lobby and gallery
• 18.00 Celebrating 100 years of EKA ceramics studies, welcome from the ceramics department, presentation of ceramic instruments: Clelia Piirsoo and Linda Viikant in room A501
• 18.00 EKA museum Metfond art tour, i.e. alumni artworks in the building (Registration link)
• 19.00 Rector’s welcome speech in the EKA gallery and assembly hall
• 19.15 EKA student Keithy Kuuspu’s performance in the lobby and courtyard
• 19.30 EKA Ceramics 100 exhibition opening (2nd floor)
• 19.45 Opening of Mihkel Ilus’ exhibition (3rd floor)
• 20.00–22.30 EKA auction in the Assembly Hall (A101)
• 20.00–21.00 EKA building tour (Registration link)
• 20.30–22.30 Drawing class with the legendary teacher Maiu Rõõmus (rõõm A306)
• 20:00–02:00 Music from the archives of former and current EKA students: DJ Inga Tislar; DJ duo Janek Murd and Erkki Tero aka Eesti Pops; DJ Andres Lõo, in the atrium
• 20.00–00.00 Video game station + weird and interactive music at EKA New Media Arts. Guest performance by Aubery Lis (as Astro The Fox)
• 21:00 to 23:00 Alumna Helina Risti’s karaoke hall (room A202)
• 23.00 CAKE, the work of painting alumnus Maria Ader Bailey, in the Gallery

(the programme may change)

All ERKI, Tallinn University of Arts’, and EKA alumni, students, lecturers, colleagues, and friends are welcome!

GET TICKETS HERE!

AUCTION

Explore the works coming up for auction HERE.

Ceramic artworks will be offered for bidding with a starting price of €100, while the rest will start at €109. The artist will receive 50% of the selling price, and the remaining 50% will be donated to the Young Artist and Young Applied Artist Prize Fund, as well as the Leo Rohlin Foundation, supporting young ceramic artists.

If you wish to participate as a buyer in the auction, please register here: https://forms.gle/3YtnRJUrLgaj3A8XA. (You can also register in person before the start of the auction)

If you cannot attend the auction in person but are interested in bidding on a specific piece, please use the registration form above to indicate the artist’s name of the desired work and the maximum amount you are willing to bid for it. The auction team will place bids on your behalf with the goal of acquiring the artwork at the best possible final price.

For any questions, please contact: eka@artun.ee