Western Winds’24

The 10th anniversary exhibition of artists from the Lithuanian Artists’ Association (LAA) Klaipėda branch, “Western Winds’24”, this year becomes a unique dialogue between visual art and literature. Works by LAA Klaipėda artists have inspired members of the Lithuanian Writers’ Association to create new texts, displayed alongside the artworks, fostering a profound connection between artistic word and image. The exhibition reveals the creative potential of Western Lithuanian artists and encourages a fresh appreciation of individual artistic expression’s significance within our culture. 

 

The concept of this exhibition reveals the artists’ relationship with creative dedication and their engagement in a shared cultural event. The tradition of presenting one or several works for the exhibition carries deeper significance than a simple “report” of their creative output. In this context, artists do not simply offer randomly selected works – instead, they dedicate specially created pieces, as if devoted to the artistic landscape of Western Lithuania. This act of dedication becomes a unique celebration, now marking its tenth occurrence. The exhibition does not impose a single, obligatory theme that would limit or bind the artists. Instead, it embraces a diversity of ideas, allowing each artist to contribute their own unique work. This approach highlights the productivity of the artists, endowing each piece with the significance of an independent galaxy within the larger cosmos of creation. 

 

Participating artists: Antanas Garjonas, Romualdas Inčirauskas, Simas Žaltauskas, Daiva Ložytė, Saulė Želnytė, Aurimas Anusas, Danutė Žalnieriūtė, Daiva Dašenkovienė, Zita Inčirauskienė, Liuda Liaudanskaitė, Dalia Kirkutienė, Aušra Mačiulaitienė, Dalia Skridailaitė, Irmina Viningienė, Žydrūnė Kriūkaitė Juciuvienė, Inga Šmitienė, Rytas Jurgelis, Ernestas Žvaigždinas, Dalia Čistovaitė, Mindaugas Pupelis, Tatjana Simanaitienė, Jolanta Vitkutė, Laima Gedvilaitė Sakalauskienė, Toma Šlimaitė, Sergejus Plotnikovas, Danius Drulys, Audronė Adomavičienė, Neringa Poškutė-Jukumienė, Angelina Banytė, Kęstutis Balčikonis, Petras Gintalas. 

 

Participating writers: Sondra Simanaitienė, Dainius Sobeckis, Nijolė Kepenienė, Sara Poisson, Elena Karnauskaitė, Diana Latvė, Rita Latvėnaitė-Kairienė, Jūratė Sučylaitė, Marija Sokolovaitė, Rosana Lukauskaitė, Dalia Tamošauskaitė, Daiva Molytė-Lukauskienė, Dominykas Matulionis, Juozas Šikšnelis. 

 

Exhibition Curator – Neringa Poškutė-Jukumienė 

 

Exhibition Architect – Vladas Balsys 

 

Project Coordinator: Rosana Lukauskaitė 

 

Design – Virginijus Bakas 

 

Organizer – LAA Klaipėda Branch 

 

Partners: Lithuanian Writers’ Association Klaipėda Branch and Klaipėda Cultural Communication Center 

Supporters: Klaipėda City Municipality 

The exhibition is part of the creative program of the Lithuanian Artists’ Association and LAA Klaipėda branch. The organization’s strategic activities are funded by the Lithuanian Council for Culture.