Events

Fibrous, the 1st exhibition held in the international Skulpakuu event. From November 6th until the 14th, seven international sculpture and installation artists will take over the Old EKA Gallery. The exhibition will explore the topics of power and authority. There will also be a curator tour on 08.11 and a panel-discussion about the current notion of sculpture in contemporary thought on 13.11.

You resonate with this. To take over this basement room, seven artists come together in a symbiotic relationship. Though being aware of the rules in the cooperation, they seek to grow laterally.
Fibrous, an exhibition about power, control, choice, force… themes that are suggested in the individual artworks, as well as where the works meet each other in space. The artists seek to expose the connecting fibres, the strategies of taking over and persisting within a defined room. This might show an internal struggle occuring as they give and take to find balance.

The form is fragile, it dissolves, when you touch it, it is not the same as before. It is mutable. I look around and it permeates all. It throbs in our veins, and with it, we are able to change anything.

The exhibition is curated by Laura De Jaeger with artistic director Stacey Koosel. Itwill open on November 6th at 18.00, featuring works by Barbara Kocsis, Ben Caro, Darja Krasnopevtseva, Johannes Luik, Laura De Jaeger, LAURi and Martina Buck.

Fibrousis a part of Skulpakuu, theinternational sculpture- and installation month, andis made possible by the Estonian Academy of Arts, EKA Student Union, Õllenaut, Kalamaja pruulikoda, Peninuki craftery, with Marko Mrkobrad and Arne Nuyts for the graphic design.

Dear EKA member!

You are kindly invited to attend EKA Day on 30 October when we will be celebrating the 104th anniversary of the Estonian Academy of Arts in its new location.

Birthday song at 10:35 in the lobby
The EKA Chamber Choir will sing a birthday song to the school. Muffins will be served.

Open workshops and studios at 11:00–16:00
Our new academic building is like a maze with rapidly evolving content. After the big opening party, this anniversary event offers us a new opportunity to rediscover our building. To mark the occasion, we have opened our workshops and studios for EKA members. You will be welcomed by technicians and heads of workshop who will kindly show you all the technical equipment – both brand new and from previous locations. Let’s use this opportunity to make new acquaintances and rekindle old contacts. It might become the starting point for your next creative step!

The following workshops and studios are open:

B104 Woodworking and Modelling Shop
B106 Metalworking Shop
B106.4 Smithy
B204 Prototyping Lab
B304 Scenography Studio / Black Box
B311 Animation Studio
B404 Photo and Video Studio
B405 Analogue Darkroom
B409 Graphics Studio
B504 Jewellery Workshop
B506 Enamelling / Stone-Cutting
B510 Accessory Studio
B511 Bookbinding Workshop
B602 Ceramics Workshop
B604 Glass Workshop
C404 3D Lab
C408 VR Lab
D308 Painting and Sculpture Conservation Studios
D308.2 Sculpture Conservation Studio
D412 Architecture Conservation Studio
D502 Textile Printing Studio
D503 Knitting Studio
D505 Weaving Studio
D505.1 Textile Futures Studio
D507 Sewing Workshop

Thursday, 8 November will start bright & early at 9 am with our Morning Coffee where students and graduates from the interior architecture department will come and share their experiences from studying, working or doing an apprenticeship somewhere else in the wide and wild world – through the spectrum of space and spatial design, naturally. We’ll meet at C406, EKA new building.

On stage this time: Siim Karro talking about his time at the Danish Royal Art Academy, Hotel Pro Forma and life in Copenhagen in general. Everyone’s welcome to listen & ask questions — it’s in Estonian though, so best for those of you who have some Estonian skills already.

This event is perfect for students and those wanting to become a student, but also tutors; the door is always open to anyone from other EKA departments or other schools. The interior architecture department Morning Coffee events take place about once a month and there will most definitely also be coffee – and upon occasion, there has been also delicious cake (for the cake, you might want to bring a tiny bit of cash).

Set your alarm clocks, join us!

EDITED ON 9 Oct: THIS EVENT IS FULLY BOOKED;

The space of Home: intrapsychic, interpersonal and socio-political dimensions

The sense of home and belonging to a home is one of the most fundamental realities of human beings. What are the complexities that constitute the multifaceted phenomenon and image of home? How do these complexities affect people who have lost their intimate space involuntarily? How can we assist such people when they experience the painful effects of such involuntary dislocation? These are some of the questions that this seminar will address, in a maximum possible interactional exchange with the participants.

Based on Professor Papadopoulos’s own extensive work in the field of involuntary dislocation, which includes not only research and training but also clinical work and activism, this seminar aims to address the complexities, dilemmas and traps that are engendered whenever we deal with any themes related to the image of home in the context of phenomena of involuntary dislocation.

Renos K. Papadopoulos, Ph.D. is Professor of Analytical Psychology, Director of the ‘Centre for Trauma, Asylum and Refugees’, and member of the ‘Human Rights Centre’ and ‘Transitional Justice Network’, all at the University of Essex and with an honorary appointment at the Tavistock Clinic. He is a clinical psychologist, systemic family therapist and Jungian psychoanalyst, also involved in the training and supervision of these three specialists. As consultant to the United Nations and other organizations, he has been working with refugees, tortured persons and other survivors of political violence and disasters in many countries. Recently he was given Awards by the European Family Therapy Association for his ‘Outstanding contribution to the field of Family Therapy and Systemic Practice’ and by the University of Essex for the ‘Best International Impact Research Project’. He lectures and offers specialist trainings internationally and his writings have been published in 15 languages.

NB! For attending to the seminar is necessary to read in advance following material:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1k6kZfANZ5F261HUiORAm0yGQcuYdXRSz?usp=sharing

NB! Registration is required, spaces are limited! Follow this link to register: https://seminarium1.eventbrite.com
password: seminarium

This year’s Graduation Ceremonies will be held on 21.06. in the large hall of the National Library (Tõnismägi 2, Tallinn).

12.00 o’clock – graduates of Faculties of Design and Art Culture

3 o’clock pm – graduates of Doctoral School and the faculties of Architecture and Fine Art

NB! Dear graduate, please come 10-15 minutes earlier, so we can lead you to your place.

Vít Havránek’s “Display Case: Enjoy the Mirror” is the opening exhibition of the Showcase Gallery of the EKA Department of Photography. The gallery is connected to the Lembitu 10 building and the exhibition will open with a performance on 4 June at 14:00.

The exhibition “Display Case: Enjoy the Mirror” reflects on the usage of latin verb reflexio (reflection) that from early middle ages as description of a body that is repulsed by a mechanical obstacle. In this sense Descartes develops the reflections as a process of thinking when the thought is returned as a subject of thought about itself and its conditions. In this connection mirror image in absence of thinking is a bare image.

Vít Havránek is an art theoretician and curator living in Prague. He has been working since 2002 as director of the contemporary art initiative Tranzit.org. He has previously worked as a curator at Prague City Gallery and National Gallery in Prague. Havránek is a lecturer of contemporary art at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague and he co-curated Manifesta 8 and the 15th Jakarta Biennale. In 1999, Vít Havránek was one of the founders of the PAS collective. The group was created as a unit for organizing and producing events that promote new models of mediation between the public and art. In 2000, as one of the first projects, PAS set up showcase galleries in various Czech cities.  The showcase galleries were based on the example of the Communist showcase galleries that were used in the 1980s by the Communist regime and local authorities for disseminating political propaganda.

TASE is the annual spring graduation show of the Estonian Academy of Arts, with this year’s main exhibition taking place at the Faculty of Fine Arts building at Lembitu 10. The exhibition will open on 30 May at 17:00 and the final projects will remain on view until 13 June.

The exhibition can be considered a farewell ceremony to the temporary spaces EKA has been working on since its main academic building at Tartu mnt. 1 was demolished eight years ago. The Lembitu 10 building has hosted EKA’s academic and creative activities over the past four years and, with the TASE ’18 exhibition, students will have a chance, as a symbolic gesture, to show their final projects in a space that EKA will leave behind when it moves to the new building this summer.

The exhibition will feature the final projects of fine arts, architecture, design and art and culture master’s students with the additional final works of fine arts bachelor’s students.

 

Main organiser: Keiu Krikmann

Co-organisers: Fidelia Regina Randmäe, Solveig Jahnke, Mart Vainre, Maarja Pabut, Laura Kuusk, Kelli Turman and Ingela Heinaste

Exhibition design: Ulla Alla, Madli Kaljuste and Margus Tammik

Graphic design: Martina Gofman, Johanna Ruukholm, Nathan Tulve; supervisor: Indrek Sirkel

 

More info www.artun.ee/tase

On the impact of designers in different organisational structures.

In the second open seminar for IxD.ma, and the first ever for IxDA Tallinn, we invite Ine Marie Vassøy, a Service Design lead from Cisco, to talk about working as a designer in small agencies versus big companies.

Ine is a Service Designer from Norway. She has years of experience working with different agencies, designing services for sectors such as healthcare, telecoms, energy, and finance. She holds an MA in Interaction Design from the Umeå Institute of Design, and has held senior positions in several internationally renown agencies, including Designit in Norway, Fjord and Spotless in London. Currently she is working for Cisco Systems Inc., where she is designing services for the future of collaboration.

Interaction design (IxD) is a theme that has emerged to address the ongoing advancements in technology and the way it relates to people. At IxD.ma we keep a broad view on the field, and cover more areas than what is related to digital technology.

The event is free and open for everyone. Please RSVP on EventBrite:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/open-seminar-critical-design-tickets-43316677348

PRISHTINA Architecture & Art Festival (PAAF) with the slogan “The sound of place”, is an event that seeks to link Architecture and other disciplines in the field of Art through Conferences, Exhibitions, Concerts, Exhibitions, Roundtables, Workshops, Films, Instalations, etc..

The cultural diversity of Southeast Europe, the multicultural complexity and interdisciplinary interweaving demonstrates an unprecedented extension of Architecture and Art to this region. Despite the successive conflicts in Europe, on these spaces is articulated a harmonious language both in architecture and art, craftsmanship and culture in general. Relationship between the forms of artistic expression and the cultural diversity linked with the location, will be in the focus of PAAF’18 and festivals that will be held in 2019 and other years in the future.

 

This year festival is scheduled to take place during 3-5 May 2018 in Prishtina-KOSOVA, besides the professors, experts and assistants, there will be considerable space for young scientists and artists and especially students.

 

Date: 3-5 May, 2018

Place: Prishtina, Republic of Kosovo, AAB COLLEGE

 

“The sound of Place”

(Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary approach in Architecture&Arts)

CONTENT:

Scientific Conference (Architecture&Art)

Exhibition (Paintings, Photography, etc.)

Competition:

– “The Best Diploma Project” PAAF’18 (Architecture&Interior Design)

–  “The best Branding design” for PAAF’18 (Visual Communication)

From design to implementation “Kosovar Euro coin”

“Authenticity and modernity in fashion design”

Concert: “Acousmatics-correlation of music and architecture”

1. CONFERENCE of PAAF’18:

 

In this edition on PAAF’18, is the 4th International Scientific Conference organized at UAAB. This year’s conference is considered very specific because apart from architecture, it also brings together other visual arts (Graphic design, Fashion Design, Interior Design) but also musicology and documentary film. The two facets of PAAF’18 and especially the Conference are MULTI and INTER the discipline of topics from architecture and art but also the connection to a certain territory which is the territory of Southeast Europe. It is expected that the works will have a comprehensive approach by exploring the relationships between the various arts in the midst of their own, especially with architecture. They look like works related to autochthonous houses trying to overlook its typological background. The conference welcomes scientific papers – according to the Thesis Kosova criteria (attached to the end) which be published on Proceedings Book with ISBN, poster presentations and presentations (e.g. PowerPOINT) open for discussion.

 

Deadlines to be followed:

o Deadline for Submission of Abstracts, April 5, 2018

o Deadline for Submission of Draft Works and Presentations at PowerPOINT, 15 April 2018

o Deadline for submission of final work according to Thesis Kosovo criteria: 15 May 2018

 

SUBMIT for CONFERENCE: New Full Paper/Poster/Abstract Submissions: 5th March, 2018 2018 (Early Bird deadline)

The attendance on the event for researches should submit the abstract no later than 5th April 2018 at 11:00 o’clock by filling the application provided in the link

 

SUBMISSION using Email: paaf@universitetiaab.com  and Web page: https://aab-edu.net/en/ or https://paaf.aab-edu.net

 

One of the Best Papers will be will be awarded with Certificate for Best Paper of the conference.

 

Accepted papers of the conference will be published (free of charge) in the printed in Scientific Review “Thesis” (https://aab-edu.net/en/research/scientific-review-thesis/) proceedings with valid International ISBN number.

 

1. COMPETITIONS:

 

This edition organize three different competition:

o Best diploma project

o Best branding design

o Best Documentary film

 

In all categories of competition will be engaged international jury.

 

BEST DIPLOMA PROJECT:

The competition “The Best Diploma Project” PAAF’18 is dedicated for the students of Architecture & Interior Design. This competition has 3 categories: MASTER, BACHELOR and Diploma for Secondary School of Architecture and Interior.

Dead line for submission 23rd April, 2018

 

BEST BRANDING DESIGN:

Since “PAAF” is going to be a yearly festival, we encourage all the Graphic Designers that want to be part of “PAAF 2019” branding, to apply and start competing to win the next year branding contest. In order to apply, the designer should send an request email on: paaf@universitetiaab.com and during the next week we will send all the required info. The winner will be announced on the last day of this year festival.

DOCUMENTARY FILM:

Documentary film night offers a wide selection of diverse competition and non-competition films. Incorporated into the PAAF’18 festival with a series of sidebar events to promote authenticity and identity audience and professional appreciation for documentary films with priority on Southeast Europe.

Deadline for submission 23rd April, 2018

 

1. OTHER EVENTS of PAAF’18

 

STUDENT WORK PRESENTATION:

“Authenticity and Modernity in fashion design”:

“The sound of place” is the title that will embody the fashion design student work presentation at the first edition of the Prishtina Architecture and Arts Festival Application on this topic of costumes with focus on Authenticity and reflection in today fashion design could be done with photos or drawings (Dead line for submission 23rd April, 2018). Final participation should be with model in open show. In this project can participate all students from Southeast countries. The show will be organized by Krenare Rugova (Head of Fashion Design Department) and Albulena Borovci (Project Creative Director).

 

FROM DESIGN TO IMPLEMENTATION: “Kosovar Euro coin”

PAAF’18 will present exhibition of student work on design of Euro coin which is ongoing project in internal competition of students of AABU. During PAAF’18 students will prepare model of winner in proportion 100:1 and present printed designs of all other participants. This intern competition is organized by professor Fitim Aliu.

 

CONCERT:

A concert of acousmatic music performed through the octophonic system of 8 loudspeakers. The programme explores sound materials and the “echoes” of the sounds in space. The auditor, eyes closed, will sense the space and allow the imagination to deploy its spatial sensations. The concert will feature the works of Kosovar composer/professor Donika Rudi in assistance od students of UAAB.

 

We invite also young composer and students to participate with similar projects in PAAF’18.

 

SITE SEEING of USA Embassy’s in Prishtina (under construction)

In cooperation with Embassy of USA in Kosovo is organized site seeing of building which is under construction for group up to 10 participants. The interested participants should apply until 1st March 2018. This visit will be facilitated by Professor Adelina Tahiri (adelina.tahiri@universitetiaab.com).

 

Enquiries: paaf@universitetiaab.com

Web address: https://aab-edu.net/en/ & https://paaf-ks.com

 

Awards

The following “Awards” will be given to the participans which will be selected by the committee among the presented papers/posters/ presented in the Conference and commpetitions.

– Best Paper Award

– The Researcher of the Year Award

– The Young Researcher of the Year Award

– Best Diploma Project (Architecture&Interior Design)

– Best Branding Design of PAAF’19

– Best documentary Film

– Best Costume Design

Premiere at cinema Sõprus
Monday, 2nd of April, 6.30 pm
Free entrance!

The film “Screen Tests for Köler Prize 2018” accompanies the 7th Köler Prize exhibition of the nominees at EKKM, open during 31.03.–20.05.2018.
The nominees for Köler Prize 2018 are: ANNA ŠKODENKO, HOLGER LOODUS, TAAVI TALVE, TANJA MURAVSKAJA and TARVO VARRES.

Idea: EKKM & Nora Särak
Cinematographer: Nora Särak
Editing: Raul Tõnurist, Epp Kubu, Nora Särak
Sound recording: Antti Mäss, Dmitry Natalevich, Siim Skepast, Tanel Kadalipp
Sound design: Jevgeni Berezovski
Colour correction: Epp Kubu
Graphic design: Ott Kagovere

Thank you:
Cultural Endowment of Estonia, Estonian Ministry of Culture, AS Smarten Logistics, family Kruuse, Baltic Film and Media School, Estonian Artists’ Association, Estonian Contemporary Art Development Center, Tõnu Talpsep

Köler Prize is an art award established in 2011 by the Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia (EKKM). Its main objective throughout the years has been to give recognition to important artists and art collectives that are active in Estonia and to popularise contemporary art in general. Five artists or art collectives of Estonian origin or who reside permanently in Estonia are nominated for the Köler Prize on the basis of their creative work over the past three years.

More information:
info@ekkm.ee
www.ekkm.ee/en
+372 53305449