In summer 2019 we organised urban furniture workshops in Šilainiai neighbourhood, because simply we severely lack benches. It is the first time we did this, so we invited Lasnaidee – active community association team from Tallin, Estonia, to share their experience and teach us how to do it. Here are some moments from the workshops: Lasnaidee team…
Tag: architecture
Street art in Šilainiai
Following requests from Šilainiai community members, we started to look more closely at these small buildings. We believe they are a perfect canvas for creativity! Walk in Šilainiai with local street artists, 2017. 2017 talks and discussions about street art. Vytenis Jakas artist talk in Kaunas J. Grušas Art gymnasium: watch here. Artist Tadas Šimkus giving…
The Lake Twins
The Lake Twins will be Artists In Residence in Šilainiai 15 – 24 August 2016. Artists profile: We are London based identical twin artists who have a degree in Fine Art from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design. Our practice is predominantly site specific and multi-disciplinary, consisting of drawing, painting, film, installation and text based…
Francis Olvez – Wilshaw
Artist Francis Olvez – Wilshaw will take part in Šilainiai residency 30 July – 6 August 2016. These are his initial plans for the residency: My work firstly looks at the financial crash of 2007/08 and the models/institutions that underpinned and caused the crisis. Currently I appropriate the motifs, symbols and architecture used by the…