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Solo Show – Save the Date

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Please save the date for the Evelina Simkute solo show

at ‘Kabinetas’ project space, Mapu g. 20 Kaunas, Lithuania

22 – 31 August 2016.

This exhibition will present Evelinas’ sculptural work to Lithuanian audience for the first time.

Invitation to follow.

Šilainiai Photo

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In autumn 2015 I have launched a project called ‘Šilainiai Photo’. It is based in Šilainiai microdistrict in Kaunas, Lithuania. The project involves collecting both archival and new photographs of the area produced by the local community as well as photo-walks and photography workshops in local schools.

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Silainiai Photo workshop in Grusas Art Gymnasium, Kaunas 2015.
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Photo-walk in Šilainiai, January 2016. Photography: Vita Ku

I am pleased to say that the project has been very well received by the local community. Spring 2016 photo-walk was lead by a local community Association “Šilainių baltai“.

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Association “Šilainių baltai“ leading the spring photo-walk in Šilainiai, 2016.

I was invited to curate an exhibition in honour of Šilainiai 30th birthday. The exhibition took place in Šilainiai library and featured photographic documents from Lithuanian National Archive, photographs made by Grusas Art Gymnasium students and Romas Simkus and my own works.

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Silainiai Photo launching exhibition, 2015.

You may follow the progress of the project on its website www.silainiaiphoto.com.

More images from the photo-walks are in the Worksop section.

Photographs contributed by the local residents can be found in the Foto section.