Format: Lecture + interactive workshop (3 hours), offline
Date & time: April 30, Thursday, 16:00–19:00
Location: SavanoriĹł pr. 28, room 217, Vilnius
Language: Russian
The lecture will focus on how the contemporary art industry works and on the role of a portfolio not only as a formal requirement, but as a tool for positioning and advancing a creative career. It will be especially useful for those planning to apply to residencies, exhibitions, institutional projects, and grants.
Who it’s for:
students and practitioners in art, design, theatre, cultural studies, media, and related fields.
The practical part focuses on:
– articulating your own practice
– developing clear and precise language to describe your work
– working on short-format oral presentations
– receiving feedback through structured exercises
What participants will gain:
– understanding how to use a portfolio strategically
– orientation in development opportunities
– ability to clearly present their practice
– identification of concrete next steps (applications, projects, collaborations)
About the speaker:
Olga Klip is a curator and mentor who, over three years, has helped nearly 200 artists build professional portfolios (including CV, artist statement, and biography), enabling them to pursue education, exhibitions, contracts with agents, sales, and other forms of professional development.
Her work focuses on reintegrating art into everyday life, reducing elitism barriers, and supporting underrepresented artists, especially in contexts of cultural exclusion.
An EHU graduate, art historian, independent curator, and gallerist with international experience in museum work, exhibition practices, and art collections. She studied in Belarus, Lithuania (EHU), Russia, and France, including at École du Louvre.
Since 2016, she has been developing independent curatorial and gallery projects and is the founder of exhibition initiatives such as the “Autumn Salon with Belgazprombank” and the project “I am Monet I am Shishkin I am Malevich.” She has organized dozens of exhibitions of contemporary Belarusian artists and modernist projects in Belarus and the EU.
Her international experience includes professional work in Italy, France, and Poland (scholarship of the Polish Ministry of Culture, curatorial work at the Laznia Centre for Contemporary Art).
Registration is required: https://forms.gle/pVMLsDPNLeRUm56F8
