Art book fair + Dutch Serial Photography Exhibition (curated by BOOKS at)
Fair and exhibition working hours:
28th September, 11 AM – 7 PM
29th September, 11 AM – 6 PM
“Kaunas Art Book Fair” is accessible for visitors with reduced mobility.
Events will be held in Lithuanian.
Entry to the fair and its events is free of charge
“Kaunas Art Book Fair” is a value-creating and networking event that focuses exclusively on the culture of art book publishing, the creation of a new community, the support of the existing one and the initiation of global trends in Lithuania.
The mission of this project is to cultivate and nurture a community of art book readers, viewers, publishers and creators in Lithuania, creating a platform for meeting and dialogue with the general public.
The vision is to become the leading art publication event in the Baltic countries.
“Kaunas Art Book Fair” is organised by Kaunas Photography Gallery and the educational programme is curated by “Six Chairs Books”.
Fair participants
“Artseria”
“Hands on Press”
Publishing house “Arklys”
Ona Vidūnaitė “Fragile Drawings”
Vilnius Academy of Arts Kaunas Faculty Graphics department
Inga Skripka
Inga Armonaitė
Kaunas Photography Gallery
Lithuanian Cultural Research Institute
Dalia Bieliūnaitė
Justina Česnauskaitė
Publishing house “Žalias kalnas”
Lithuanian National Museum of Art
Lithuanian Interdisciplinary Artists’ Association
Bookshop “Kolibris”
“Six Chairs Books”
M. K. Čiurlionis National Museum of Art
Margarita Musytė
Publishing house “Artseria”, in line with its priorities - the "Dailė" (“Art”) magazine, the representation of the activities of the Artists' Association and the publishing of art books - pays great attention to the aesthetics and beauty of a book. The "face" of the publishing house's books is created by the best contemporary book artists, and the publishing process is based on the latest technologies.
Contemporary artist who does artistic research, costumes, videos, etc. At the fair, she will present and sell this year's publication, an artistic research on old weavers and the craft of weaving.
Independent artist whose works on cultural themes have been published in Magazine for Kaunas "Į" (2018 and 2022), children's literary magazine "Laimiukas" (2021 and 2023), and the Kaunas Festival of Stories (2020 and 2021. In 2021, the author's illustrations were selected for the final of the prestigious Bologna Children's Book Exhibition in Italy. In 2022, the author was awarded a grant from the Lithuanian Council for Culture to create a picture book about the stage designer L. Truikis and the opera soloist M. Rakauskaitė, "Liudas ir Marijona", which is currently being planned for publication. In the same year, a personal exhibition of comics and illustrations "Adventures of Kaunas Artists" by D. Bieliūnaitė was opened at Kaunas City Museum. She will be selling her written and illustrated books, postcards and paintings at the fair.
A bookshop with shelves full of carefully selected books, established to promote publications from various publishing houses, not forgetting individual publishers.
It is an analogue print and self-publishing studio located in the centre of Kaunas. The studio on K. Donelaičio Street is run by two pairs of hands – designers and illustrators Gabriele and Inga – who love analogue printing techniques and strive to present them in inventive ways. "Hands on press“ offers services in risography, screen printing, fine printing (linen, woodcut, etc.), bookbinding and publication design, illustration and workshops.
Using mixed media printmaking techniques, the author creates postcards and prints for Kaunas, Vilnius, Neringa and other places in Lithuania with architectural and historical heritage.
Freelance illustrator, currently working with publishers and museums. She creates illustrations for books, educational games, museum exhibitions. This year saw the publication of the bilingual colouring book "Let's Cook Together", inspired by her life experiences abroad. This summer, she opened an exhibition of her bilingual illustrated recipes "Lithuanian flavours" in Peterborough, England. She will be selling postcards, prints and stickers at the fair.
Founded in 1979, Kaunas Photography Gallery is one of the most active galleries in the country, promoting the art of photography not only in Lithuania but also abroad. The gallery is constantly looking for new forms of presenting photography, organising exhibitions, residencies and bookmaking workshops for professional and emerging artists, and has been publishing photography books and magazines for over a decade. The publications of Kaunas Photography Gallery include acclaimed representatives of classical Lithuanian photography (Antanas Sutkus, Virgilijus Šonta, Vitas Luckus) and local and foreign artists implementing contemporary art projects (Indrė Šerpytytė, Joan Fontcuberta, Ieva Stankutė). Newest publication – "Women's Workshop" (edited by Cale Garrido, 2023)
Publishes children's books with lasting artistic value. The publishing house's bookshelf features Lithuanian and foreign authors and artists, and has won numerous awards in Book Art and other children's book competitions. The publishing house is located in Kaunas.
"Six Chairs Books” is an independent art bookstore, a rare book publishing house and an online platform to showcase the most interesting examples of artistic publishing and self-publishing. The bookstore aims to develop a culture of independent publishing in Lithuania and to use its resources to support sustainable and creative publishing practices. In 2019-2022 and 2024, the bookstore has put together a programme of special events for Kaunas Art Book Fair, the only art book fair in Lithuania.
A book publishing house founded by young students of Vilnius Academy of Arts Graphic Arts BA 1 (2023 - 2024). The twenty-one artists of the Arklys label include handmade art, conceptual and picture books. Each publication is unique in its theme and circulation, reflecting the different creative fields of interest and characters of the authors; it fosters the values of unexpected juxtapositions, playful lightness, creative experimentation and discovery. In the last six months, the publisher's name has appeared in the metrics of more than forty picture and art books.
LCRI is a research institution with the status of a state research institute. The Institute's researchers study the historical development of Lithuanian culture, art and philosophy, its peculiarities and links with the history and development of contemporary and world culture. LCRI prepares histories of Lithuanian culture and its components – art, music, theatre, philosophy – and analyses the dissemination of contemporary Lithuanian culture and its individual spheres, as well as their interaction with the political and social development of the state. The Institute has its own publishing centre, where most of the Institute's scientific output is prepared for the press: monographs, collections of articles, continuing publications ("Lithuanian Culture Studies", "Cultural Studies", "Ancient Baltic Culture", "Studies in the History of Art", "Athena") and periodicals ("Menotyra", "Sovijus"), studies of the heritage of religious culture, and others.
LNMA preserves the heritage of art and seeks to reveal its importance by making a positive difference in people's everyday lives. LNMA opens its collection of museum treasures to the public through long-term exhibitions, exhibitions in Lithuania and abroad and award-winning publications. The museum publishes albums, exhibition catalogues, exhibition guides, scientific studies, collections of articles, memoirs and educational publications.
It is the only place in the world where almost the entire creative legacy of the most famous Lithuanian painter, composer, writer and public figure M. K. Čiurlionis (1875–1911) is collected. The museum is an institution with a memory preservation and social mission. In the context of these missions, museum publications are an important tool to help museums establish and maintain a relationship with their visitors. They are essential for the development of an intelligent, civic society that understands the meaning of our country's historical, cultural and artistic heritage.
"Fragile Drawings" is a project of drawings and poems that the author started in 2020. The drawings and their thoughts have recently been put together in a small book "Silent Geometry". The author likes to write about relaxation, the connection with oneself that is strengthened in nature, which is why every year O. Vidūnaitė publishes an illustrated calendar about nature. Currently, the author is devoting a lot of time to the creation of an illustrated short story about Lithuanian rivers. She will share the first chapters of this work during the fair.
LIAA is an association founded in 1997. It brings together more than 170 young and established contemporary artists who have received National and other important prizes, participated in the Venice Biennale and other renowned international and local exhibitions. It is the only organisation in Lithuania run by contemporary artists and curators and has been operating consistently for more than two decades. It organises and produces exhibitions, events, residencies, publications and represents artists in socio-political situations.
Illustrator from Kaunas, who creates cosy digital illustrations on the theme of Lithuanian nature. The author will be selling her prints at the fair.
VAA Kaunas Faculty Graphics department, which has been operating since 2004, offers Applied Graphic Art and Illustration study programmes, aiming to educate artists who are able to make professional and creative use of conceptual and functional graphic art technologies and expression possibilities, and then to find, improve and experiment in their own unique stylistic styles, in order to pursue the path of a professional illustrator/creative artist.
During the fair, the VAA Kaunas Faculty Graphics department will invite you to get acquainted with recent student works, debut books and young creativity.
Marija Puškovaitė
Illustrator who creates posters, postcards and stickers with upbeat and cosy illustrations full of cute creatures.
Laima Numavičė “Numas studio”
The designer creates computer graphics compositions on the theme of interwar Kaunas architecture. The artistic composition is based on the principle of collage, combining authentic buildings, their fragments and ornaments into a new, unusual whole, flooded with rich "art deco" colours and emotions. In this way, Kaunas Modernism comes to life in a new form, encouraging interest, nurturing and dreaming about the future of the city. Some of the postcards are nostalgically interwoven with the objects of Kaunas Modernism that have not survived to this day, in order to keep them in the hearts of the city's citizens. The reverse side of the postcards contains short texts in Lithuanian and English.
“Kai Gerai”
The author is involved in affordable publishing, illustration, book design, children's literature and comics. She has taken part in comic book exhibitions and competitions such as "Fumetto", "MickeyMouse", "Comics in the air". His comics have been published in the magazine "Laimiukas" of the publishing house "Nieko Rimto", in the magazine "Greenas", in the magazines "Naturegraffix" and "SW/ON". The author will be present at the fair with her children's book "Fly - I'll Catch You" and postcards.
Culture journal “Nemunas”
“Nemunas” is a culture and art magazine published in Kaunas since 1967.
Team
Gabrielė Arlauskaitė
Chief Executive Director
kaunasartbookfair@gmail.com
Daiva Juonytė
Media relations
presskaunasartbookfair@gmail.com
Jonas Vaikšnoras
Graphic designer
Donatas Stankevičius
Architect of the Fair
Justina Zubaitė-Bundzė
Curator of Educational Programme
info@sixchairsbooks.org
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