22° G: State
On September 1-27, 2025, a series of three exhibitions united by the title 22° G is presented at Vilnius Academy of Arts’ Titanikas exhibition halls and the Akademija and 5 malūnai galleries.
The 22° G exhibitions are dedicated to the 220th anniversary of Vilnius Academy of Arts’ Department of Graphic Art and present three generations of artists active in the contemporary art and graphic art scene. The authors featured in the exhibitions include prolific artists of the younger generation who are alumni of the Department of Graphic Art, artists who educate the new generations of graphic artists as tutors at the department, and young artists studying at Vilnius Academy of Arts who associate their professional future with graphic art.
The exhibition on the 2nd floor of the Titanikas exhibition halls, 22° G: State, presents works by the alumni of the VAA Department of Graphic Art.
Opening on September 1 at 6 pm.
The exhibition title 22° G: State conceptually encodes the years of activity of the Department of Graphic Arts and simultaneously the influence of the specific air temperature of 22° C on a human being, as it is most comfortable for both mental and physical work. In the context of the exhibition, the numerical and symbolic cipher of 22° G signifies the comfortable condition of being a graphic artist, feeling good about having chosen one’s authentic expression, which is shaped equally by the traditions and values of graphic art, the movement, change and trends of contemporary art, and the personal experiences, achievements, discoveries and artistic decisions of each author. For many, graphic art entails a distinctive dynamic definition of its expressive means – graphic art can assume the form of drawing, line, print, book and illustration, video recording, photography or installation. In terms of expression, graphic art seems boundless and difficult to pigeonhole, encompassing vast possibilities of artistic language. Through exploration and experimentation, graphic artists constantly discover original themes, avenues of activity and unique forms that expand and enrich the conventional understanding of graphic art as a creative discipline. The 22° G: State exhibition presents authors who employ the principles of graphic art and contemporary visual art to rethink the essence and nature of printmaking, using drawing elements, texts, typographic signs, objects, video, installation and other tools, effectively creating graphic (and not only) art that is relevant today, shaping its interdisciplinary face and defining the prospects of graphic art to come.
Curated by Elena Grudzinskaitė
Artists:
Roma Auškalnytė, Linas Blažiūnas, Pijus Burakas, Simona Buzė, Miglė Ceinorytė, Liepa Gaidauskaitė, Lina Itagaki, Kamilė Jadevičiūtė, Algirdas Jakas, Joana Kairienė, Saša Kochan, Kamilė Krasauskaitė, Justė Kuliešaitė, Indrė Lubytė, Akvilė Magicdustė, Laima Matuzonytė, Roma Salė, Živilė Minkutė, Nastassia Pazniak, Diana Remeikytė, Eglė Ruibytė, Anastasia Sosunova, Linas Spurga Jaun., Karolis Strautniekas, Marija Sučilaitė, Eglė Šaka, Toma Šlimaitė, Ūla Šveikauskaitė, Ieva Trinkūnaitė, Monika Vaicenavičienė, Augustė Verikaitė, Gasparas Zondovas, Kornelija Žalpytė, Viltė Žumbakytė, Vilmantas Žumbys
Accompanying events:
September 13 (Saturday), 12:30 pm: guided tour of the exhibitions at the VAA Titanikas exhibition halls and the Akademija and 5 malūnai galleries with the curators Elena Grudzinskaitė, Jurgita Ludavičienė and Marija Marcelionytė-Paliukė. Duration of tour – 2 hours.
September 13 (Saturday), 3 pm: paper lithography workshop by the artist Saule Budriūnaite at the Vilnius Academy of Arts Graphic Laboratory. Duration of creative workshops – 2 hours.
September 27 (Saturday), 12:30 pm: guided tour of the exhibitions at the VAA Titanikas exhibition halls and the Akademija and 5 malūnai galleries with the curators Elena Grudzinskaitė, Jurgita Ludavičienė and Marija Marcelionytė-Paliukė. Duration of tour – 2 hours.
September 27 (Saturday), 3 pm: bookbinding workshop by the Arklys publishing initiative at the Vilnius Academy of Arts Graphic Laboratory. Duration of creative workshops – 2 hours.
The project is financed by the Lithuanian Council for Culture and Vilnius Academy of Arts
Organised by Vilnius Academy of Arts and the Department of Graphic Art
Initiated by Elena Grudzinskaitė
Architecture by Algirdas Jakas
Graphic design by Jokūbas Griška, Jonė Dūdaitė
Exhibition catalog design by Agnė Dautartaitė-Krutulė, Ūla Norvilaitė
Lithuanian language editor Jurgita Radzevičiūtė
Translator Jurijus Dobriakovas
Partners and support by Media Traffic, www.echogonewrong.com, Vilnius Graphic Art Centre, National M. K. Čiurlionis School of Art
Photos by Rusnė Šimulynaitė
