Monika Lipšic participates in curatorial residency at the Centre for Contemporary Arts in Glasgow
2024-08-07
In August 2024 Monika Lipšic will be participating in a one-month curatorial residency at the Centre for Contemporary Arts in Glasgow (CCA Glasgow). This residency is initiated as a collaboration between the Centre for Contemporary Arts in Glasgow and the Lithuanian Interdisciplinary Artists’ Association, as well as the Cultural attaché of the Republic of Lithuania.
Having identified the existing need for curatorial residencies, the CCA Glasgow and the Lithuanian Interdisciplinary Artists’ Association (together with the cultural centre SODAS 2123) are initiating a curatorial residency exchange, which will provide an opportunity for two curators – one from Glasgow, UK, and one from Vilnius, Lithuania, to participate in two one–month residencies – in Glasgow and in Vilnius – between 2024-2025.
The curatorial residency exchange programme between CCA Glasgow and the Lithuanian Interdisciplinary Artists Association was conceived as a platform for the participants to exchange ideas and to think together about today’s geo-political challenges and post-colonial tensions, as well as possible visions for solving these seemingly dead-end situations. By initiating this curatorial residency exchange programme, the partners aim to strengthen the connections between their geographic locations which are both close and distant, and to contribute to the development of possible creative collaborations.
The exchange starts with Monika Lipšic’s residency in Glasgow where she will have an opportunity to follow the work of CCA Glasgow, to get to know the art scene of Glasgow and its diasporic part, to carry out research in relation to The School of Mutants and artist-curator Thomas Abercromby exhibition at the CCA Glasgow, to visit the Edinburgh Art Festival. In spring 2025, a residency by a Scottish curator is planned to take place in Vilnius at the cultural centre SODAS 2123.
Monika Lipšic is a curator and artist who creates exhibitions, events and performances. Her projects combine historical experiences through materials and ideas with contemporary art processes and presentations of artists’ work. Returning from maternity leave, Monika is also curator of Rupert’s residencies and public programme. In the past, she has presented events such as Wheel of Fortune (Rupert’s 10th birthday programme) (2022), the exhibition The Invisibles. Historic Furniture from a Contemporary Design Perspective. (2022) together with Vytautas Gečas and Marija Puipaitė at the Museum of Applied Arts and Design in Vilnius, a group exhibition of artists of different generations The Storm (2021) at the Pamario Gallery in Juodkrantė, she is also the founder of the video art festival Videograms (from 2020), together with Viktorija Šiaulytė. Lipšic has also presented various curated and group art projects at organizations such as Blaffer Art Museum Houston, Wattis Arts Institute in San Francisco, Tallinn CCA, Kunstverein Amsterdam, Nomas Foundation in Rome, etc.
CCA is a not-for-profit, multi-purpose, centre for contemporary art and culture located in the city centre of Glasgow. The centre curates thought-provoking, often experimental work and provides a platform for a collaborative, civic-led programme, all of which serves as a catalyst for new ways of thinking and active engagement. The centre hosts a programme of exhibitions, events, films, music, literature, workshops, festivals and performances – working collaboratively with more than 200 programme partners every year. At the core of all activities is the desire to work with artists, develop relationships with communities across the city and beyond, commission new work and provide a welcoming and accessible space for the widest possible audience to enjoy art and culture. Across all these activities, and the building, CCA Glasgow are actively working towards integrating sustainable practices.
This residency is organised by the Centre for Contemporary Arts in Glasgow and the Lithuanian Interdisciplinary Artists’ Association, as well as the Cultural attaché of the Republic of Lithuania. It is co-funded by the Lithuanian Culture Institute. Activities of LIAA are funded by the Lithuanian Council for Culture.
Photo by Bon Alog.