Biodiversity in Šilainiai neighbourhood, Kaunas, Lithuania. Kaunas city is changing rapidly and in this fast pace it is easy to overlook the details, even though they are important to us. In 2019, during the project “Šilainiai Bees” (Šilainių bitės), local community members have identified, that bees are important to them, however, there is a problem…
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ŠILAINIAI URBAN GARDENS
I have happiness and pleasure here. I love earth. Having been born in the countryside. During warm months I spend four hours per day here. Fresh air. I gain health here. In these gardens I prolong life. Ona – Zita, senior from Šilainiai. Events at Šilainiai Urban Gardens, summer 2019 (middle part in English). For all up to…
Šilainiai [Paris] Project
14 July 2017, Kaunas, Lithuania ŠILAINIAI [Paris] PROJECT DĖL BASTILIJOS DIENOS Mes, Šilainių Projekto laisvieji menininkai ir mąstytojai, Atviro komunikacijos lauko inžinieriai, Vedami išsivadavimo iš erdvės į atvirus komunalinius kiemus, Skelbiame, jog Bastilijos šturmas yra būtinas ir neišvengiamas. Paryžius bus išvaduotas nuo sovietinio blokinio absoliuto, ir sukils į artistinę kovą prieš miegančius milžinus. Maištaujanti kūryba…
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…
Milda Gailiūtė
Milda Gailiūtė is a young Lithuanian painter who lives and works in Šilainiai. Sense of place is an important part of her work. She captures details with photography and then makes paintings based on them in the studio. Milda chooses to work with one colour, which is different for each location. Her latest series ‘Viena’ was…
Evelina Šimkutė
Artist Evelina Šimkutė will be resident in Šilainiai June – August 2016. Evelina will be continuing making work for her ‘Object’ sculpture series and engaging with the local community in Silainiai Photo project. About the artist I am a visual artist working with sculpture, photography and performance. My inspiration comes from the Šilainiai estate…
Marija Nemčenko
[Lietuviškai skaitykite žemiau] Artist Marija Nemčenko has worked in Šilainiai in January and August 2016. Marija Nemčenko was born in Lithuania and has recently graduated from Glasgow School of Art. She did a residency in Morocco which was funded by the European Cultural Foundation. Marija has exhibited works in England, Lithuania, Scotland and Morocco. Her…
Šilainiai Project 