The “10th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2024” is a unique non-commercial cultural project. The purpose of the Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius is to promote artist’s books, creators of artist’s books from all over the world; to connect in one big art family galleries, publishers, editors and printers of fine art & limited editions, the greater general public, collectors and individual artists.
Open Call for International Artists
Theme of the Triennial: “To Be”
The “10th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2024” is one of the most important project of the contemporary artist’s book in the world. The project consists of artist’s book exhibitions in Lithuania and abroad, artist’s book conference in Vilnius and artist’s book workshops.
During 26 years from the “1st International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 1997”, we have done 9 international artist’s book triennials to which 911 artists from 68 countries were selected for the exhibitions. The Triennials were exhibited not only in Lithuania, but also in Salzburg (Austria), Lille (France), Leipzig, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Rheine (Germany), Venice, Vercelli, Urbino (Italy), Seoul (South Korea), Halmstad (Sweden), Silkeborg (Denmark), Evanston and Fredonia (US).
Over the 26 years, we did more than 50 international artist’s book exhibitions, workshops, symposiums and lectures in Lithuania, Germany, Austria, South Korea, Japan, Italy, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Poland, France and US.
History of the Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius
Regulations for Participants:
Deadline: 15th of November, 2023.
If you need more info: artistsbook.triennial@gmail.com
Organiser: Circle “Bokartas” & Artist‘s Book Museum
Curator: Prof. Kestutis Vasiliunas
Application: Each artist may submit only one artist’s book.
Not accepted books will be returned after the jury meeting on the organisers money. Accepted books with the catalogue will be returned after all exhibitions in Lithuania and abroad in the end of 2025.
International Jury will select artist’s books for the “10th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2024″:
Prof. Timothy Frerichs, US
Dr. Rasa Januleviciute, Lithuania
Artist Hanne Matthiesen, Denmark
Ass. Prof. em PhD Vilborg Stubseid Hovet, Norway
Artist Roberta Vaigeltaite-V., Lithuania
Prof. Kestutis Vasiliunas, Lithuania
The Grand Prize: 1000 Eur.
Time & Location:
2024 March 21-24. Leipzig Book Fair, IAKH: Globus Galerie + Edition Lebensretter, Germany.
2024 March 27 – April 13. Gallery SG, Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, Venice, Italy.
2024 May 24 – July 1. Museum of Applied Arts and Design, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2024 May 25. “International Artist’s Book Conference Vilnius” in the Museum of Applied Arts and Design, Vilnius.
2024 August. The Plunge Municipal Clock Tower Library, Lithuania.
2025 Spring. The Morgan Conservatory, Cleveland, US.
2025 Spring. Reed Library of the State University of New York at Fredonia, US.
In 2024-2025, we plane to show the “10th Artist’s Book Triennial” in Lithuania, Germany, Italy, the US and other countries. We are working on it. We will inform you about the exact dates of the exhibition in Vilnius and abroad.
In Cooperation with:
The Lithuanian National Museum of Art, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Vilnius Academy of Arts, Vilnius, Lithuania.
IAKH: Globus Galerie + Edition Lebensretter, Leipzig, Germany.
Reed Library of the State University of New York at Fredonia, US.
The Morgan Conservatory, Cleveland, US.
Gallery SG, “Scuola Internazionale di Grafica“, Venice, Italy.
The Plunge Municipal Clock Tower Library, Lithuania.
© Circle “Bokartas”, Artist’s Book Museum
© Artist’s Book Creators 2023