MEETING WITH THE ARTIST EMILIJA ŠKARNULYTĖ

On March 21 at 3 p.m. we invite you to a meeting with Emilija Škarnulytė, the artist of the exhibition "From Amber to the Stars. Together with M. K. Čiurlionis: Now and Then".

During the meeting, artist and filmmaker Emilija Škarnulytė will present her work "Sofia", created especially for the 150th anniversary of M. K. Čiurlionis. With her latest work, Emilija Škarnulytė invites us to explore the connections between the sea and the space.

Emilija Škarnulytė is a Lithuanian-born artist and filmmaker. Working between the realms of the documentary and the imaginary, Škarnulytė makes films and immersive installations exploring deep time and invisible structures. She works in realms that range from the cosmic and geological to the ecological and political.

She most recently presented works at Louisiana MOMA, Palais de Tokyo, Villa Medici, MORI Art Museum, Kiasma, Gwangju Biennale, Helsinki Biennale, and Penumbra. With an upcoming solo show at Tate St Ives opening in October 2025, past solo exhibitions were presented at La Citadelle, Villefranche-sur-Mer (2024), Kunsthall Trondheim (2024); Canal Projects, NYC (2024); Kunsthaus Göttingen (2024); Ferme-Asile, Sion (2023); Kunsthaus Pasquart, Biel/Bienne (2021); Den Frie, Copenhagen (2021); National Gallery of Vilnius (2021); Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin (2017); Contemporary Art Centre CAC of Vilnius (2015).

Prizes awarded to Škarnulytė include the 2019 Future Generation Art Prize, 2023 Ars Fennica Award, and the Lithuanian Government Art and Culture Prize in 2023. She represented Lithuania at the XXII Triennale di Milano and participated in the Baltic Pavilion at the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale.

Emilija Škarnulytė’s films are held in the collections of the Centre Pompidou, Kadist Foundation, Kiasma, Fondazione in between Art and FIlm, IFA, HAM, FRAC Corsica, LNMA, and MO Museum, and in private collections. Emilija’s works have been screened at the Tate Modern and the Serpentine Gallery in London, Centre Pompidou in Paris, Museum of Modern Art in New York, and at numerous film festivals, including Oberhausen, Visions du Réel, Rotterdam, and Busan, among many others. She is a founder of and currently co-directs Polar Film Lab, a collective for analogue film practice located in Tromsø, Norway, and is a member of the artist duo New Mineral Collective.

Don't miss the opportunity to meet world-famous artist Emilija Škarnulytė!

 The event will be held in English (without translation).

The announced event is a part of the weekend programme dedicated to the exhibition "FROM AMBER TO THE STARS. TOGETHER WITH M. K. ČIURLIONIS: NOW AND THEN".

The exhibition is under the patronage of the President of the Republic of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda.

Financed by: the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania
The main media partner: LRT.lt
Benefactors: UAB "Axis Transport"
Sponsors: "Radisson Kaunas Hotel", UAB "Kauno šilas", "Lions" tarptautinės organizacijos Kauno M. K. Čiurlionio klubas, Uždaroji dizaino ir leidybos AB "Kopa"
Media sponsors: Kaunas Cinema Centre "Romuva", "Forum Cinemas"
Media partners: "Kaunas pilnas kultūros", "Kaunas IN", UAB "Diena Media News", VšĮ "Literatūra ir menas", UAB "Baltic trading company"
Partners: The Polish Institute in Vilnius, AB "Lietuvos paštas"
Allies: M. Gurskienės TŪB "Vadovų Klubai" Vilniaus vadovų klubas, UAB "Kauno autobusai", UAB "Meno tekstilė", UAB "ART to ART", UAB "Rūta"

The event are public, may be filmed and photographed. By attending an event, you agree to be seen in photographs and videos of the event and are informed that these photographs and videos may be made public.