
Unlearning Eastern Europe
In 2019 a continuing residency program called Unlearning Eastern Europe was launched. It is planned for 2019-2022 and seeks to rethink the problems specific to the (Eastern European) region – from traumas of historical past, opportunities for decolonization to strategies of memory politics or activism. In 2020, it is planned to expand the program’s geography by opening it to contemporary art curators and researchers not only from the Baltic but also from other Eastern European countries.
The format of Unlearning Eastern Europe residency program responds to the need for curatorial residencies (there is no specifically curatorial residency program in Lithuania), encourages exploration of curatorial potential and builds international partnerships. The curators participating in the program are invited to examine the various sociopolitical contexts of the Eastern European region and the possible activation of new scenarios, to associate their curatorial and artistic practices with activism, and to seek social change. The KMN (Kaunas Artists’ House) residency program Unlearning Eastern Europe aims to create a supportive space for critical discourse, curatorial research, discussing it in the context of Kaunas involving and engaging local artists, students, activists, academics, and other residents of the city.
Residents:
Tanel Rander (EE)
In 2019 April KAH hosted curator, artist Tanel Rander (EE). His residency included two public lectures: “A Mole, Larger in Size Than Ever Seen Before” and “Unlearning Eastern Europe”. More…
Eglė Mikalajūnė (LT)
In 2019, during July and August, KAH hosted the second curator to participate in the year’s programme – Eglė Mikalajūnė (LT) who conducted a lecture “Illegal realities in contemporary society and fake news as an artistic strategy”. More…
Anete Skuja (LV)
In 2019 December KAH hosted the third curator to participate in the year’s programme –Anete Skuja (LV) who conducted a lecture “Archival Impulse: tour through archive based photography art” at Kaunas PhotographyGallery (Vilnius st. 2). More…

Activities
Mocuments // “Under a Placid Sky”
Mocuments // “Under a Placid Sky”
The Kaunas Artists' House programme "Mocuments" - a project for the dissemination of video art and films analysing the construction of different realities - invites to the closing of the second films screenings cycle "Personal as Historical".
Mokumentai // „Kvailių laivas“
Mokumentai // „Kvailių laivas“
The Kaunas Artists' House programme "Mocuments" - a project for the dissemination of video art and films analysing the construction of different narratives - invites to the closing of the first films screenings cycle "Anonymous as Political".
Mocuments // Los Angeles Plays Itself
Mocuments // Los Angeles Plays Itself
Kaunas Artists’ House opens its doors again by inviting you to the programme of the film screenings “Mocuments”. This video art and film distribution project analyzes the different realities and