LT.art Vienna
a series of events presenting the contemporary culture of Lithuania in the Austrian capital Vienna. In recent years, the festival has grown to become one of the most significant events for the Lithuanian community in Austria and has also attracted a wide audience. The festival's core team is made up of Lithuanian curators and artists living and working in Vienna who have been involved in the city's artistic scene for many years.
A consistent theme of the festival’s programmatic message is that of being "other", "different", or "interesting" in current sociocultural contexts. In 2019, LT.art Vienna featured Lithuanian artists living and working in Austria in a series of events under the theme "Adaptation." "Identity" and "Integration" into our physical surroundings were the topics of the festival in 2020 and 2021.
In 2022 the festival focused on social acceptance and recognition. The title "Admission Fee" alludes to the monetary and emotional costs of achieving acceptance both within the broader society and within smaller communities with different identities or geographical definitions.
Justina Špeirokaitė
Justina Špeirokaitė is a Vienna based curator and cultural organizer, who is a co-founder at Improper Walls cultural platform, project coordinator at QUESTION ME & ANSWER, project manager at LT.art Vienna and one of the initiators of XX Art Flânerie festival. During the past 7 years, Justina has worked with a number of art, cultural and social events. Her scope of interests varies from socio-political topics to new technologies and research on cultural identity.
Viltautė Žemelytė
Viltautė Žemelytė is cross-sectorial project developer and manager. For more than a decade she has been working on building synergies among culture, education, social and health care. Viltė is co-founder of RED NOSES clowndoctors organization in Lithuania, collaborated on many independent performing art projects and now is responsible for performing art and short film program in LT.art festival.
Danielė Brekytė
Daniele Brekyte is classical contemporary music artist, violinist currently based in Vienna. She took part at various prestigious music festivals including Wien Modern, Ostrava days. As a soloist she was invited to perform with the Lithuanian State Orchestra and others. She is a music manager of an art festival LT.art Vienna.
Julija Karimzanova
Julija Karimzanova is a project manager and coordinator based in Vienna. For the last 5 years she has worked as a coordinator for different cultural projects in the area of performing arts. Julija is responsible for the performing arts programme of the LT. Art Vienna initiative and oversees the administrative processes.
Urtė Špeirokaitė
Urtė Špeirokaitė is a Vienna based cultural organizer, co-founder of a cultural platform Improper Walls, curator at QUESTION ME & ANSWER, coordinator at LT.art Vienna. Her interests follow digital media possibilities and contemporary art, with a focus on socially engaged topics.