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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

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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.

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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.

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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

Online launch of Memory Studies journal Special issue “The Return of Suppressed Memories in Eastern Europe: Locality and Unsilencing Difficult Histories”

Online launch on Facebook

29 September 17.00–18.30 EEST time, 16.00–17.30 CET time and 15.00–16.30 BST time
How are suppressed memories returning in Eastern Europe? What role does locality play in this process? How has this process been theorized and studied? And what kind of impact has Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine had to these articulations?

We are happy to invite you to the online launch of the recent Memory Studies journal Special Issue “The Return of Suppressed Memories in Eastern Europe: Locality and Unsilencing Difficult Histories” that was published in June 2022! During the launch authors will briefly introduce their articles that were published in the special issue by focusing on the notion of locality, one of the main keywords in this issue. The response of memory scholar Natalija Arlauskaitė will follow.

The special issue is part of the project “Communicating Difficult Pasts” (2019–2023), a project initiated by Estonian Academy of Arts and Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art and curated by Margaret Tali and Ieva Astahovska, who are also the editors of this Memory Studies Special issue. It grows out of the symposium Prisms of Silence organized in Tallinn, Estonian Academy of Arts in 2020.

Participants: Roma Sendyka (Jagiellonian University/Humboldt University), Asja Mandić (University of Sarajevo), Shelley Hornstein (York University), Mischa Twitschin (Goldsmiths, University of London), Ieva Astahovska (Latvian Centre for Contemporary Arts) and Margaret Tali (Estonian Academy of Arts). Natalija Arlauskaitė (Vilnius University) will act as a respondent.

LE–GEN–DAR–Y EKA FOX PARTY IS HERE!

It’s time to hold one of the craziest and most artistic EKA FOX PARTIES you’ve ever seen. The star of the event is the tradition of freshmen’s punch-performances, where the freshmen of each department prepare a punch drink in an extravagant performative presentation.

The party will be especially long and stripey, because this year Hartwall Original is here to be the main sponsor of the event! Several activities are planned, where everyone has a chance to win free long drinks. In addition, Hartwall puts out proper prizes for fox performances.

TICKETS

• EKA FOX 0€
• EKA TICKET*
  Early fox (until 22.09) 3€
  Sleepy fox 5€
• REGULAR TICKET
  Early fox (until 22.09) 7€
  Sleepy fox 10€

It is possible to pay in cash, by card or through Fienta system: https://fienta.com/et/eka-fox-party.

*Ticket is valid for all EKA students, workers and alumni who have to proove their connection with EKA at the event.

TIME
18:00 – DOORS
19:00 – EKA FOX PUNCH PERFORMANCES
21:00 – erootika303
22:00 – ants1
23:15 – YASMYN
00:10 – White Gloss
01:00 – Karl Martian
02:00 – Fake Versace

Event highlights will be captured by Enlil Sonn
Aftermovie will be made by Urmet Piiling

The event is by: EKA Üliõpilasesindus
The main sponsor of the event: Hartwall Original Long Drink Estonia

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/615222919956341/

Please join us for the launch of Flawless, Seamless – a new monograph by Marge Monko – on Friday, September 23 at 6 pm at Kai Art Center in Tallinn. At the launch Marge Monko will premiere her film Window on the Visible World, which is followed by a conversation with Maarin Ektermann. The film and book are in English, discussion is held in Estonian. During the launch the publication will be sold at a special price of 25 euros. 

Flawless, Seamless is the first monograph of Marge Monko, encompassing works from 2014 to 2021. The book presents nineteen works that explore what the artist calls “the architecture of desire,” drawing inspiration from public banners, print advertisements, shop displays, show windows, etc. These ubiquitous promotional strategies, designed to evoke an abiding, aspirational desire, suggest that the products they represent will fulfill the promise of luxury, romance, and happiness. Monko’s interest in these inseparable elements of capitalist society can be traced back to her childhood in the 1980s, which in the context of the Soviet Union was marked by the shortage of commodities.

The works are accompanied by an essay by curator and writer Moritz Scheper and three conversations with Monko’s fellow artists and friends, Erika Hock, Maruša Sagadin, and Paul Kuimet. In his text, Scheper makes connections between Monko’s earlier and more recent works, and elaborates on different femininities prevailing in East and West. The conversations touch upon the subjects such as artist’s work, materiality, collaboration, and bookmaking. The publication is edited by Laura Toots, designed by Indrek Sirkel, and published by Lugemik. The publication was supported by Cultural Endowment of Estonia and the Estonian Union of Photography Artists (Foku). 

The conversation with Maarin Ektermann is preceded by the premiere of Marge Monko’s film Window to the Visible World at 6.15 pm. The 21-minute film made in 2021 reflects upon the role of the window in architecture and visual culture. It is accompanied by a voice over written and read by the artist. A view from one’s window has been a recurrent motif in the history of visual art. Focusing on the legacy of the modernist architecture, the film draws parallels between the views from windows recorded in São Paulo and Tallinn. It follows different modes of images that equally serve as metaphors for the window – from engravings and paintings to virtual images on our computer and cell phone screens. The film was commissioned by Videobrasil in Context and Estonian Contemporary Art Development Center.

Marge Monko is a visual artist who lives and works in Tallinn. She has studied at the Estonian Academy of Arts, University of Applied Arts Vienna, and Higher Institute for Contemporary Art (HISK) in Ghent. Monko works with photography, video, and installation. Her works are inspired by historical images and theories of psycho-analysis, feminism, and visual culture. She works as a professor in the Department of Photography at the Estonian Academy of Arts.

Maarin Ektermann is an art worker who deals with creating points of contact between contemporary art, more and less experimental education, art criticism, etc. In addition to managing several projects in the field of art, her focus has also been mediating what is happening in the field of art – both through writing art criticism and organising public debates. She has been one of the initiators and leaders of the art criticism blog Artishok, and hosted the show Kultuuriministeerium in Klassikaraadio (with I. Grigor). She has taught several different courses at the Estonian Academy of Arts, where she also works as the head of Centre for General Theory Subjects.

In the fall of 2022, Narva Art Residency’s international artists are going to give online lectures to tell in detail about the practice of a professional artist, what the everyday life of art residencies looks like, and how to take part in the opportunities offered. It’s a possibility for the wider English-speaking audience to get to know 6 professional artists and learn their tricks and tips as well learn about their artistc practices. Online lectures take place every two weeks starting from the 15th of September. Each time at 18 o’clock in the evening.

The lecture series is broadcasted at the EKA TV webpage – a platform of the Estonian Academy of Arts. The lectures will be available also for viewing later.

EKA TV link:  https://tv.artun.ee/nartavatudloengud/7reYLVjZtv

Schedule:
15.09 at 18.00 Kenneth Bamberg

29.09 at 18.00 Jacque Falcheti 

13.10 at 18.00 TBA

27.10 at 18.00 TBA

10.11 at 18.00 TBA

24.11 at 18.00 TBA

The first lecture is by Kenneth Bamberg, who is spenting a 3-month residency in Narva. He is a Finnish photography artist from the Åland Islands who explores the different angles cultural and traditional ways of expressing masculinity.

The second lecture is by Jacque Falcheti, a singer and songwriter from Brazil. She already took part in the Station Narva festival and will write 6 songs during the time of the residency about Narva.

The EKA School Fair has started in the EKA lobby

30.08–02.09 & 05.09–07.09

Lots of EKA merch – things that you can wear, give, use, lose and find again. Mainly buy.

See you at the EKA Fair!

Fashion design from here and there. The opening of DiMa. 

There has been a little cell of circular design working around in the corridors of the Estonian Academy of Arts for many years now. It has done science, created new materials, experimented with different design solutions and mapped out textile waste, and eliminated it by circulating it back by using different design methods. The 19th of September is the day for bringing it all into the spotlight and making it official. It is the opening of DiMa.  

On stage, you can see fashion design that has been made from industrial leftovers and post-consumer textile waste that has seen more countries than passionate travellers can dream of. As one of the research topics of DiMa is circular design, specifically upcycling and recycling the show brings you design that has been made by using the before-mentioned design methods. An enormous amount of textile waste has been brought back into circulation through design. 

Participants:
Dr. Reet Aus
Cärol Ott
Sandra Luks
Kristel Aimee Laur
Marta Konovalov
Maria Kristiin Peterson
Yvette Agani
Bibi Mwanzala
Loise Wangari
Olivia Njeri
TOKU shoes  

The event is co-funded by Estonian Environmental Investment Centre and European Regional Development Fund 

On the 2nd of September the recent graduates and current second years of the Masters of Contemporary Art Program will hold a studio sale at Uus Rada, Raja 11a.

Participating Artists include: Brenda Purtsak, Eero Alev, Heli Haav, Jamie Dean Avis, Janne Lias, Johannes Luik, Junny Yeung, Katariin Mudist, Kati Müüripeal, Lily Marleen Verilaskja, Maris Paal, Marleen Suvi, Maryliis Teinfeldt-Grins, Noah E. Morrison, Olev Kuma, Samuel Lehikoinen, Solveig Lill, Sophie Durand, Triin Türnpuu, Tõnis Laurson, Zody Burke

The aim of the event is to help generate sales of works to support the transition into professional practice following graduation and financing of projects to be produced in the final year of graduate studies. 100% of the money generated from sales will go to the artist. It will be a salon style exhibition, each artist will participate with up to 3 works in a salon style exhibition which will be held at Uus Rada (Raja 11a).

Available artworks can be seen AT THIS LINK 

Opening Reception:

2nd September 2022 – 19:00 – 22:00

The exhibition will be open to the public

3rd September 2022 from 12 – 18

4th September 2022 from 12 – 18

Sold works will be available for collection on the 5th of September.

Please contact Sophie Durand for more information at sophie.durand@artun.ee or +37256256468

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