International contemporary art festival “Kaunas in Art”

Essential goal of the 7th edition of „Kaunas in Art“ is not only to give a look through works of contemporary artists to new possibilities of cultural collaboration that opens up thanks to globalizing world, but to show for society how representatives of react, how they think in categories of today’s topical issues concerning ecology, political life, human rights. Therefore, the programme of 2016 festival consists of projects, talking about relevant social, political, economical, conservation of natural resources, historical memory, artist as representative of contemporary culture, relation with society aspects.

For the first time festival’s programme contains such a wide artists’ geography and will deliver the opportunities for cognition of above mentioned aspects and cultures.

Contemporary art festival "Kaunas in Art" – one of the biggest contemporary art projects held in Kaunassince 2008.

Ministry of Culture approved the festival for the programme of 2013-2015 and 2016-2018 year "International Art Events Organised in Lithuania”.

M. Žilinskas Art Gallery (Nepriklausomybės a. 12, Kaunas)

Artists:

Andreas Mares (Austria);
Anida Yoeu Ali (Cambodia / United States of America) / Studio Revolt & JavaArts (Phnom Penh);
Federico Baronello (Italy);
Rieko Koga (Japan);
Patricija Gilytė (Lithuania / Germany) / gallery „Meno parkas“ (Kaunas);
Andrius Kviliūnas (Lithuania);
Valda Verikaitė (Lithuania);
Joël Andrianomearisoa (Madagascar / France) / gallery „Sabrina Amrani“ (Madrid); 

Opened till the 30th of October, 2016