Exhibiting with us
The programme for 2025 is being confirmed. The selection will be made at the latest by mid-October. The next open call will be announced in August 2025.
EKA Gallery
Floor plan
SketchUp model (3D)
Height: 5,8 m
Surface: 179 m²
EKA Billboard Gallery
Measurements: 26 × 1,435 m (exposition area: 26 × 1.2 m)
Minimum size of a file: in case of 100 × 120 cm, 5906 × 7087 px, 150 dpi
Instructions and templates of EKA Gallery’s visual identity can be found here.
What do we offer?
- Exhibiting rent-free
- Mentorship of the gallerist and technical director
- Project communication
- Graphic design and printing of distribution materials
- Help with installing and dismantling (4 days, 8 hours a day)
- Invigilating
- Presentation equipment (depending on availability in EKA equipment rental)
- The possibility to produce works in EKA workshops (under the supervision of workshop managers)
- Opening photos and exhibition views
- Fee*
* Each EKA Gallery and EKA Outdoor Gallery project that is not directly related to teaching, such as the Evaluation Marathon and the thesis festival TASE, has a fee fund, the exact distribution of which depends on the nature of the event and the number of participants. The size of the fee fund will be revealed at the end of 2024. If desired, EKA students can additionally receive credits for work within the project(s).
Principles of putting together the program
When making choices, we give preference to current and former students of the Estonian Academy of Arts (in that order), but in the case of group exhibitions, the groups may also include persons not connected to EKA. We try to keep diversity in mind when selecting projects. We prefer projects that have been specifically made for EKA Gallery or which are shown for the first time. We favor projects that promote collaboration (between different curriculas).
In 2025, the EKA Gallery program will consist of 8 exhibition projects (one of which will be organized by EKA Museum). In addition, the TASE graduation festival and assessment marathon of the faculty of Fine Arts are held twice a year in the gallery. The average duration of exhibitions is 4-5 weeks including set-up and take-down. There are 3 exhibitions a year in the EKA Billboard Gallery, the duration of the projects is 3–4 months. As a result of the open call, at least 5 exhibition projects and 3 short events are chosen to take place in the EKA Gallery and at least two projects in the EKA Billboard Gallery will be completed in 2025.
For the first time, the EKA Gallery competition awaits portfolios in addition to project proposals. We want to create opportunities for new collaborations and save participants’ time by avoiding a lot of preliminary work before being selected. Those who do not wish to apply with a specific project idea are also welcome to submit portfolios.
