Events

Final review and zine launch

Welcome to the final review and launch of NO-ZINE #1: This is Not a Pizza, the final project of the Urban Studies studio NO-THING: Theories and Urbanisms of the Void.

The research studio critically examines the narratives of potentials and resistance that accompany the gaps, voids and wastelands of the city. Though the void at the heart of urban space appears to hold the promise of something public, shared and democratic, its “nothingness” also serves as a fertile ground for speculation. What might the contemporary valorization of nothing hold from the perspective that nothing is, in fact, something? Weaving science fiction, fake bootlegs, counterfeit ads, GAN prompts, and essays about entrepreneurs, swimming pools, and market stalls, NO-ZINE #1 investigates the contemporary city through the lens of its perceived other—its emptiness—to examine the processes and forces that shape the city today.

The final review will be followed by the launch of NO-ZINE #1: This Is Not a Pizza. A limited number of copies will be available for distribution.

Students: Christian Hörner, Jarþrúður Iða, Nabeel Imtaz, Carl-Magnus Meijer,  Luca Ritter,  Paul Simon, Nora Soo, Paula Viedenbauma

Final Critics: Maroš Krivý and Bettina Schwalm

Course tutors: Leonard Ma and Helen Runting

Graphic design support: Oliver Long

Mini-conference “Defining Public in the Space” will take place at the Estonian Academy of Arts on December 8th, 11 a.m. till 4 p.m.

The discussions will focus on the art in public space as a consideration of aesthetic and political decision-making and will discuss topics such as the responsibility of public space in shaping ethical values in society, the reflection of history, and the rights and freedom of author. Several international practitioners and experts in the field will give short presentations under the thematic blocks “Public Space as an Archive” and “Public Space and its Authors”.

The conference will take place within the framework of international collaborative project PARTGO. PARTGO is a joint programme of theoretical research and practical workshops between the Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA), the Dublin College of Art and Design (NCAD), the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design (MOME) and the Turku Academy of Arts (TUAS) focusing on the educational aspects of teaching public art. The project started in 2018 and named conference is one of its final events.

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Conference will be held in English and live streamed in EKA TV www.tv.artun.ee

Public Space as an Archive 

Mini-presentations(10-15 min) of each speaker, followed by moderated discussion (1h)

11:00 opening words, Kirke Kangro
11:05 Andres Kurg – Maarjamäe: Two Ideologies of One Aesthetic
11:20 Linda Kaljundi – Museum Ethics in the Age of Decolonisation – Estonian and Eastern European perspectives
11:35 Marek Tamm – Lives and Afterlives of a Public Building: The Baltic Exchange
11:50-12:50 panel discussion, moderator Kirke Kangro

13:00-13:30 coffee break (30min)

Public Space and it’s Authors

13:30 Taavi Talve – Paldiski Project: Case Study
13:45 Villu Jaanisoo – Everything is Possible: Destruction and Eternal Life
14:00 Eglė Grėbliauskaitė – Let’s Not Forget Not to Remember
14:15 Yoko Alender – Urban Space and its Wounds
14:30-15:30 panel discussion, moderator Rebecca Duclos

Urban Studies will host a zine launch on Tuesday, December 6th at 7 p.m., presenting the final outcome of Urban Studies’ Studio 3. 

This semester, the students of the second year of Urban Studies have been dealing with the theme of “urban nothing”. What disappeared in this case is “the pizza from the box”, and a non-zine has been materialised, featuring individual contributions, inspired by various urban voids.

To celebrate the last studio ever of MUR21, Urban Studies Department is hosting a launch event to give everyone a taste. 

The boxes will be the first to inhabit the new “EKA Zine Library” – if you have any laying around that you might wanna add to the archive, bring it with you. 

Studio 3 was taught by Helen Runting and Leonard Ma.

Contributions by Nora Soo, Paul Simon, Jarþrúður Iða, Nabeel Imtiaz, Luca Liese Ritter, Christian Hörner, Carl-Magnus Meijer, Paula Veidenbauma

Join us on November 21st at 6–8 p.m. (Estonian time) to find out more information about the Garage48 Future of Wood: Rebuild Ukraine makeathon.

AGENDA

– Opening words and makeathon introduction.

– Challenges overview

– Startup Estonia Challenge: Wood industry in 2050

– Thermory & Ülemiste City Challenge: Revitalising the urban environment with timber

– Get acquainted with the submitted ideas and pitch your idea to find team members from Ukraine

– Matchmaking through breakout rooms

– Closing words

The final team formation happens at the beginning of the makeathon on Nov 25th. The pre-webinar is an additional option to start matchmaking already before.

How does the pitching work? Participants who have an idea will present the idea over a 90-second pitch. After ideas are presented, we will facilitate matchmaking over Zoom breakout rooms.

Join us at the webinar on ZOOM

Bika Rebek (Some Place Studio): Between Worlds

We are focusing on Berlin. What is being done in this city, which architecture offices operate in Berlin, what is being built and what is being thought about: the series of open architecture lectures of the EKA Faculty of Architecture will travel to the capital of Germany and one of the most colourful metropolises in Europe this fall, with architects from Berlin as guests.

On November 3, architect, educator and curator Bika Rebek, head and co-founder of the architecture studio Some Place Studio, will be making sense of Berlin in the EKA hall. The studio is engaged in the creation of sustainable spaces for diverse communities. Rebek’s work is defined by an expansive interest in contemporary issues of equity, sustainability and technology through the lens of architectural discourse. Some Place Studio operates mainly in Berlin, but also brings globally together architects, designers and strategists from around the world.

Warum Berlin?

According to the curator of the lecture program, Johan Tali, Berlin is loaded. On the one hand, due to its tragic past, the wounds of which have to be dealt with in the urban space until now. On the other hand, hundreds of communities with different cultures gather in Berlin, and the result is one of the largest cultural compotes in Europe.

The open lectures are intended for students and professionals of all disciplines – not just the field of architecture. All lectures take place in the large auditorium of EKA, are in English, free of charge and open to all interested parties.

Every academic year, the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning of EKA brings to the audience in Tallinn about a dozen unique practitioners and valued theoreticians of the field. You can watch previous years’ lectures on YouTube and www.avatudloengud.ee

The lecture series is supported by the Cultural Endowment of Estonia.

Curator: Johan Tali

The Estonian Academy of Arts is once again inviting you to one of the biggest Christmas fairs in Estonia, where you can purchase original Estonian art and design works throughout the five floors of the building. Every single piece is handcrafted by our own students and alumni.

Come and see for yourself where top-notch design and art comes from!

Around 80 sellers – artists and designers – will be taking part of the fair with a wide array of products.

REGISTRATION FOR THE SELLER

TIME AND DATE

– 11.12.2022

– 11:00–17:00

ENTRANCE

– Doors will open at 11:00

– The entrance is FREE!

– Entrance from Kotzebue 1

PS! Bring cash to make shopping more comfortable.

EKA Student Council

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Garage48, Estonian Academy of Arts, Estonian Research Council and TSENTER Competence Center invite you to create the future of wood. This time all the creative and out of the box ideas are welcome to rebuild Ukraine in a green and sustainable manner. 

Ukraine has been fighting a war on their home since February 24th. They need our ongoing support now as much as when the invasion began. We believe that the Future of Wood makeathon can be a place to contribute to this matter. Let’s create collaboration between Estonia and Ukraine to build, create and revalue the use of wood, for the purpose of rebuilding in Ukraine.

The end result we seek at the makeathon is either physical or digital prototypes. So whether you are someone who works with a CNC machine, a chisel or a laptop – we welcome you. We’re welcoming students, working practitioners, experts and enthusiasts. You can join with or without an idea, as an individual or a team.

The focus topic this year are:

• Modular, circular and climate neutral construction;
• Technologies for rapid design, engineering and production;
• Smart valorization of biomass in construction and long-lasting products;
• Roll-up, Fold-up, Flip-up, Pack-up – products that fit perfectly into, onto or next to modular buildings.

See more information about the machinery available, our experts and the focus topics on our website

SIGN UP NOW

Pre-event

Estonian Research Council and EAS are hosting a SekMo (sectorial mobility measure) cooperation day for entrepreneurs and researchers that will be focused on wood. It is a great way to have 1:1 discussions between entrepreneurs and researchers regarding their problems and field of study. Use this opportunity to build a base for future cooperation and brainstorm ideas that can be turned into a physical prototype at the Garage48 Future of Wood: Rebuild Ukraine makeathon.

More information

Register 

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to get in touch with us at noora@garage48.org

Põhja puiestee 7, Tallinn – Estonia Academy of Arts

Garage48 Future of Wood 2022 is financed by the Estonian Academy of Arts, the Estonian Research Council, and the Cultural Endowment of Estonia

Presentation of the new book by EKA photography professor Marge Monko in New York.

On Wednesday, October 12, artist Marge Monko, professor of the Department of Photography at EKA, will present her new monograph “Flawless, Seamless” in New York, at the Margot Samel Gallery. At the book presentation, Monko talks to the critic and theoretician R.H. With Lossin.

The editor of the book is Laura Toots, an alumnus of the photography department of EKA, the graphic designer is Indrek Sirkel, a doctoral student and junior researcher of EKA, and the publisher is Lugemik.

“Flawless, Seamless” is Marge Monko’s first monograph, which includes the artist’s works from 2014-2021. The book presents nineteen works, all of which in their own way explore the “architecture of desire,” a term Monko has used to characterize his work. Monko draws inspiration from messages in public spaces, print advertisements, store displays, shop windows, etc. Ubiquitous advertising strategies designed to create lasting desire try to convince us that the products being presented will help us achieve luxury, romance, and happiness. Monko’s interest in these integral elements of capitalist society stems from his childhood in the 1980s, when goods were scarce in the Soviet Union.

The works are accompanied in the book by an essay by curator and theorist Moritz Scheper and three conversations with Monko’s fellow artists and friends: Erika Hock, Maruša Sagadin and Paul Kuimet. Scheper discusses the connections between Monko’s earlier and more recent works and the different forms of expression of femininity dominant in the East and the West. Conversations touch on topics such as creativity, materiality, collaboration and book making. The completion of the book was supported by the Estonian Cultural Foundation and the Association of Photographers (Foku).

The book presentation will take place as part of the Lugemik publishing house’s participation in the world’s largest art book fair, NY Art Book Fair 2022. Lugemik will show at the fair, besides Marge Monko, a large number of publications by EKA alumni and teachers: Ott Kagovere, Sandra Nuut, Edith Karlson, Paul Kuimet, Mari Laanemets and Flo Kasearu. Lugemik’s participation in the fair is supported by the Estonian Ministry of Culture and the Estonian Cultural Foundation.

Save the date!

More info soon!

BUY TICKETS HERE

19.00 – Speeches, workshops, house tours
19.30 – Music by Andres Lõo
20.00 – Auction
21.45 – Cake
22.00 – The Boondocks
23.00 – DJ Raul Saaremets

Buy the tickets from Fienta: https://fienta.com/eka-108.
Discounted tickets (5€ for alumni and employees and 3€ for students) available until 28th October!

An art auction is planned, where the works of both alumni and students will be sold. With the collected money, we support young artists.

The majors organize workshops, Ülle Marks together with the students makes an unforgettable drawing spectacle, there are excursions in the exhibition and in the building of the EKA museum.

Bars and cafes are open.

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/3214788912109329