Šiauliai Artists’ Organisation

Šiauliai branch of the Lithuanian Folk Artists’ Association
Activity of Šiauliai branch of the Lithuanian Folk Artists’ Association (LFAA) is to popularise and to continue folk art traditions, to unite folk artists of Šiauliai city and county in common activities, to share experience with youth and to seek out and reveal new talents.
Projects of importance: anniversary exhibitions held by folk artists, traditional exhibition of folk artists of Šiauliai region held in Šiauliai art gallery (since 1966). This is a creative, informative and educational project. The exhibition is called “regional” and it includes not only Šiauliai city, but also other regions associated with the Šiauliai branch of the LFAA, such as Akmenė, Joniškis, Pakruojis, Radviliškis and Kelmė. At these exhibitions all types of art are displayed, such as weaving, textile, painting, ceramics, wood, carving, sculpturing, etc.

Photography association “Forma”
Activities of the photography association include cultural projects.
Projects of importance: introduction of photo artists’ creative works to Lithuanian galleries, mobile international photography exhibition “Modernaus kūno antropologija” (“Anthropology of the Modern Body”).

VO artists’ club
The artists’ club was established in 1994. This is the most important and professional promoter of various types of modern art in Šiauliai city.
The club unites artists of different ages (painters, video and multimedia art producers, theatregoers, dancers, electronic and music club representatives).
The main activity of the club is cultural and modern art projects.
The artists’ club co-operates with Lithuanian and foreign institutions, organisations and companies.
Projects of importance:
Series of concerts “Muzikinės teritorijos” (“Musical Territories”)
Interdisciplinary festival of modern art, called VIRUS (organised since 1995).
Psychosocial projects of artistic therapy: “Be’asmeniškai” (1997). “Akistata” (1998).
Development of internet portal “siauliai.menas.lt”, etc.