The “International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius” is a unique non-commercial cultural project, organized to promote artist’s books, creators of artist’s books from all over the world; to connect artists, galleries, publishers, editors and collectors.
Organisers: Circle “Bokartas” & Artist’s Book Museum Vilnius
Curator: Prof. Kestutis Vasiliunas
We would like to express our sincere gratitude to all artists for participating in the exhibitions of the “10th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2024”. Thank you for participating in this major international art project.
The “10th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2024” was exhibited:
2024 March 21-24. Leipzig Book Fair, IAKH, Germany.
2024 March 27 – April 26. Gallery SG, 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 September 6 – October 7. The Plunge Municipal Clock Tower Library, Lithuania.
2024 October 25 – December 1. Art and Museum Library of the City of Cologne, Köln, Germany.
January 5 – February 17, 2025. Evanston Art Center, US.
March 2-31, 2025. Reed Library of the State University of New York at Fredonia, US.
May 23 – June 28, 2025. The Morgan Conservatory, Cleveland, US.
2025 September 25 – 2026 January 23. Granada, Spain.
Since 1997, 1975 artists from 100 countries have submitted about 4,000 artist books. The international jury selected 988 works from 69 countries.
During the 29 years of the Triennial’s existence, artist books have been exhibited in Vilnius, Nida, Plungė (Lithuania), Leipzig, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Rheine and Cologne (Germany), Lille (France), Silkeborg (Denmark), Venice, Vercelli, Urbino (Italy), Seoul (South Korea), Halmstad (Sweden), Salzburg (Austria), Evanston, Fredonia, Cleveland (USA) and Granada (Spain).
It is sad to say, but the “International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius”, which began in 1997, has come to an end. With the “10th Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2024”, we are stopping our activities because, after 33 years of active artistic educational activities in Lithuania and around the world, we receive very little financial and moral support from Lithuanian art institutions. And that is too little to continue the Triennial.
In Cooperation with:
Vilnius Academy of Arts, Vilnius, Lithuania
IAKH: Globus Galerie + Edition Lebensretter, Leipzig, Germany
Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, Venice, Italy
The Lithuanian National Museum of Art, Vilnius, Lithuania
The Plunge Municipal Clock Tower Library, Plungė, Lithuania
Kunst- und Museumsbibliothek, Köln, Germany
Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL, US
Reed Library of the State University of New York at Fredonia, US
The Morgan Conservatory, Cleveland, US
Biblioteca del Hospital Real, Granada, Spain
Universitaria de Granada, Spain
© Artist’s Book Museum Vilnius 2026