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ArtVilnius’25 project zone Focus Baltic
Oct 3 2025
Litexpo
Rather than imposing a unifying narrative, the space accommodates multiplicity. Works from different contexts and histories are held together through openness and carefully calibrated distances, encouraging slow looking within the compressed time of the fair. The spatial logic echoes the Baltic condition itself: distinct voices shaped by different histories, yet bound by shared transformations and a heightened sensitivity to place, memory, and continuity. Collecting emerges here not as accumulation, but as a form of care—one that sustains artistic life, preserves fragile narratives, and allows lesser-seen works to surface.
In this way, Focus Baltic operates as more than a regional highlight. It becomes a temporary stage where Baltic practices step into public view, addressing both local and international audiences. The architecture supports this shift quietly, framing collecting as an active cultural force—one that links personal commitment with institutional responsibility, and regional specificity with global dialogue.
team:
Collections:
Art Museum Zuzeum (Latvia)
Boris Symulevič kolekcija (Lithuania)
COBALT kolekcija (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia)
Kruus kolekcija (Estonia)
Noewe Foundation (Lithuania)
Sapiegų Rūmai (Lithuania)
Stasys Museum (Lithuania)
Rothko Museum. The Rothko Bridge (Latvia)
VV Foundation kolekcija (Latvia)
Curators:
Inga Lāce, Maria Arusoo, Sonata Baliuckaitė Arlauskienė
Art Museum Zuzeum (Latvia)
Boris Symulevič kolekcija (Lithuania)
COBALT kolekcija (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia)
Kruus kolekcija (Estonia)
Noewe Foundation (Lithuania)
Sapiegų Rūmai (Lithuania)
Stasys Museum (Lithuania)
Rothko Museum. The Rothko Bridge (Latvia)
VV Foundation kolekcija (Latvia)
Curators:
Inga Lāce, Maria Arusoo, Sonata Baliuckaitė Arlauskienė
Architecture:
Gabrielė Černiavskaja
Head of technical team:
Jonas Aničas
Technical implementation:
Liudvikas Kesminas,
Rokas Janušonis,
Lukas Narvilas,
Kęstutis Montvidas
Gabrielė Černiavskaja
Head of technical team:
Jonas Aničas
Technical implementation:
Liudvikas Kesminas,
Rokas Janušonis,
Lukas Narvilas,
Kęstutis Montvidas
ArtVilnius Director:
Diana Stomienė
Diana Stomienė
Communication:
Laisvė Radzevičienė, Rasa Barčaitė, Augustė Marija Radzevičiūtė
Volunteers Coordinator:
Genutė Straigytė
Translators and copy editors:
Kristina Kudriašova, Sandra, Balžekaitė
Laisvė Radzevičienė, Rasa Barčaitė, Augustė Marija Radzevičiūtė
Volunteers Coordinator:
Genutė Straigytė
Translators and copy editors:
Kristina Kudriašova, Sandra, Balžekaitė