The first international contemporary art fair in the Baltic States. More than 100 well-known and new galleries from Lithuania, its neighboring countries and foreign countries will occupy Litexpo. Auxiliary pavilion spaces and approaches of the space will shelter exhibitions of sculptures, objects and installations, expositions of art publications, cultural institutions etc. Rich program of collateral events, podium discussions, educational initiatives...
ORGANISED BY Lithuanian Art Gallerists’ Association (LMGA)
ARTVILNIUS'09 – the first international contemporary art fair in the Baltic States
Vilnius is the European capital of culture in 2009. One of the most important and largest events of this program will be the first international art fair ever to be held in the Baltic States – ART VILNIUS’09.
A wide and representative panorama of contemporary art will be opened at LITEXPO Lithuanian Exhibition and Conference Center. On 8-12 July more than 100 well-known and new galleries from Lithuania, its neighboring countries and foreign countries will occupy LITEXPO.
Galleries from 31 country will participate in ARTVILNIUS'09:
Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Sweden, Iceland, Denmark, Germany, France, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Hungary, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Romania, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Argentina, Canada and India.
Auxiliary pavilion spaces and approaches of LITEXPO will shelter exhibitions of sculptures, objects and installations, expositions of art publications, cultural institutions etc. Podium discussions, educational events and plenty of other different events are also in the program of ARTVILNIUS’09.
ARTVILNIUS'09 will become an art bridge between the East and the West
We are waiting for attention from art experts, gallerists, collectors, museologists, art critics and certainly for all local and foreign lovers of art.
LITEXPO Communications Officer: Rasa Keliuotytė
Tel. +370 5 2686821 Fax +370 5 2686822 E-mail: rasa@litexpo.lt
Lithuanian Exhibition and Conference Center LITEXPO
Laisves av. 5 - Vilnius
Open Hours:
8th of July, Wednesday 11a.m. - 8 p.m.
9th of July, Thursday, 11a.m. - 8 p.m.
10th of July, Friday, 11a.m. - 9 p.m.
11th of July, Saturday, 11a.m. - 8 p.m.
12th of July, Sunday, 11a.m. - 5 p.m.