SHARED IMAGINATIONS
HOSTED BY VILNIUS ACADEMY OF ARTS (VDA)
Agenda (Eastern European time zone)
REGISTER (registrarion closed)
Wednesday, 11 October
19:30 Unofficial welcome dinner for early arrivals (restaurant Grey Pilies St. 2, 01124 Vilnius).
Thursday, 12 October
Venue: Maironio St. 3, Vilnius
11:30–11:50 Registration for the International Coordinators (registration for other participants will be open until 16:45)
12:00-13:00 Lunch for the International Coordinators (restaurant Grey Pilies St. 2, 01124 Vilnius).
13:00–15:00 International Coordinators’ Meeting (room 110)
15:00–15:15 Coffee for the International Coordinators
15:15–16:45 VDA Campus Tour led my dr. Marius Daraškevičius (meeting point in front of the building at Maironio St. 3)
17:00–19:00 Opening of the KUNO biennial “Shared Imaginations” (Maironio St. 3, Vilnius)
19:30 Welcome Dinner (MO museum Bistro, Pylimo St .17 01141 Vilnius)
Friday, 13 October
Venue: Maironio St. 6, Vilnius, Gothic Hall
9:15–10:00 Registration and coffee
10:00–12:00 Network Meeting
12:00–13:00 Lunch
13:00–14:00 VDA Campus Tour led my dr. Marius Daraškevičius (meeting in front of the building at Maironio St. 6)
13:00–14:00 Possibility to explore the KUNO biennial “Shared Imaginations” (Maironio St. 3)
14:00–14:45 Presentation “Imagination Exchange” by prof. Kristupas Sabolius
14:45–15:00 Coffee break
15:00–16:00 Presentation “Cosmic Imagination” by assoc. prof. Julijonas Urbonas
16:00–16:30 Coffee break
16:30-17:30 Keynote speaker Lina Lapelytė (artist and performer, co-author of the opera-performance “Sun & Sea” (Marina)
19:30 Dinner (restaurant La Boheme, Šv. Ignoto g. 4/3 01120 Vilnius)
Saturday, 14 October
Venue: Maironio St. 6, Vilnius, Gothic Hall
10:00–12:00 KUNO Teachers’ Seminar
10:00–10:20 KUNO intensive course “Rural Contexual Practice” by dr. prof. Vytautas Michelkevičius (VDA) and Daniel Peltz (University of the Arts Helsinki)
10:20-10:45 KUNO intensive course “Interaction between Culture and Nature” by dr. Julija Fomina (VDA) and Triin Metsla (EKA)
10:45-11:00 Coffee break
11:00 -11:30 KUNO intensive course “Intventory of Behaviours ” by Magnus Quaife (Uniarts)
11:30 –12:00 - KUNO intensive course “Border as a Place” by dr. Marius Daraškevičius (VDA), prof. Kirke Kangro (EKA) and Bjarki Bragason (IUA)
12:00–13:00 Lunch
13:00–14:00 Sum-up and closing of the KUNO network meeting
OPTIONAL PROGRAMME:
14:30 - Optional tours (prior registration for the tours is mandatory. Please fill in the registration form by the 5th of October at the latest)
Option 1 : 14:30 - 15:30 The Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights (KGB museum) - 1 hour guided tour in English
Option 2: 16:00 - 18:00 Lukiškės prison - 1:30 - 2h guided tour in English
Lukiškės prison is probably one of the most interesting cultural phenomena in Lithuania because the former prison is transforming into a hub for music, modern art, design and culture. A community of around 300 artists, musicians, dancers and so on have started creating a new story of the prison in summer 2021.
Option 3: 14:30 - 20:00 Visiting the International Contemporary Art Fair in Vilnius
The art fair ArtVilnius’23 will take place between October 13–15. This year, the fourteenth edition will inhabit the three main halls and outdoor areas of the Lithuanian Exhibition and Congress Centre Litexpo, covering 12,000 square meters in total and consisting of 70 art galleries/institutions and 300 artists from 18 countries.
Saturday night is free for networking
KUNO pays an extra night in the hotel for those staying until Sunday.
Recommended hotels
Hotel Vilnia, Maironio St. 1, LT-01124 Vilnius (2-minute walk from the Academy)
Classic Single Room – 80 € /per night
Shakespeare Boutique Hotel, Bernardinu str. 8 Vilnius (2-minute walk from the Academy)
Standard single room - už 75 € /per night
Amberton Cathedral Square Hotel, L. Stuokos-Gucevičiaus 1, LT-01122 Vilnius
Single room – 66 € /per night (5-minute walk from the Academy)
Neringa Hotel, Gedimino pr. 23, Vilnius (15-minute walk from the Academy)
Business class double room -91€ /per night
Travel
Vilnius Airport is the biggest in Lithuania, located just 7 km from Vilnius city centre.
Find the full map for Vilnius Airport flights: www.vilnius-airport.lt
You could also consider flights to/from Kaunas airport, which is just 100 km away from Vilnius.
There are shuttle Ollex minbuses going from Kaunas airpot to Vilnius. Please check the schedule here.
Practical information
KUNO REIMBURSEMENT INFORMATION & SUPPORT
KUNO supports up to 3 participants to take part in the network meeting: 1 international coordinator, 1 teacher and 1 leader (dean/rector/head of department for network meeting). KUNO supports the 3rd night for those choosing to stay in Vilnius until Sunday for the networking night.
What is reimbursed? Following the annual meeting, each participating school should send an invoice to KUNO Secretary for reimbursement of travel and hotel.
How to invoice: Following the KUNO network meeting in Vilnius, your academy should send an invoice addressed to Vilnius Academy of Arts / KUNO. It should be sent by email: lina.koseleva@vda.lt / Reference: “KUNO Vilnius” . The invoice should include the names of participants and receipts of the purchased flight tickets and hotel. The invoice should be sent no later than end of Dec 2023.
