OKNA – Espaço Cultural

THE UNFINISHED TALK

H2RG72 – Henrikas Riškus

UNFINISHED

A.BRAN – FOG

📚 OKNA Library is growing by gathering a rich c

📚 OKNA Library is growing by gathering a rich collection of publications on contemporary culture.

👉 Now available! - in partnership with @lithuanian_culture_institute

🟡 HOW THE EARTH CARRIES US: NEW LITHUANIAN POETS

The poetry anthology “How the Earth Carries Us. New Lithuanian Poets” introduces prominent Lithuanian poets born after 1970 who no longer fit in the writing tradition of the Soviet system. It is a new, free generation looking for original ways to speak in verse and interested in the meaning of poetry in the present-day society.

🟡 VILNIUS REVIEW

Vilnius Review is annual journal of Lithuanian literature in translation. Its aim is to promote of Lithuanian fiction, poetry and literary nonfiction. Here you will find extracts from the latest novels, poems and short stories from the latest collections, and essays and excerpts from the most interesting Lithuanian non-fiction works.

🟡 LITHUANIAN CULTURE GUIDE

“Lithuanian Culture Guide” is a representative and informative collection of six catalogues overviewing contemporary Lithuanian architecture and design, cinema, literature, music, theatre and dance, and visual arts.

◻️SAVE THE DATE! OKNa Cultural Association is

◻️SAVE THE DATE!

OKNa Cultural Association is presenting a collective performance event Widok z OKNa (View From the Window) taking place this Saturday, July 16 from 7:00 pm.

For this event @okna_culture is collaborating with @arena.artspace and will be showcasing the performative projects of 7 artists through 5 performances.

ARENA Art Space was founded in 2021 with the idea to find a space to give birth to new ideas, to experiment and to connect with others. The concept of Arena works like a travelling circus which connects creatives from all around and gives performance artists and creatives the podium to express themselves freely in an open-minded atmosphere.

Program:

⚪️ 19:00 | Blood of the Past, Victoria Catarino – @calorsovietico

⚪️ 19:25 |ULTIMUM MORIENS, Primavera – @apriimavera

⚪️ 19:50 | OPSIS TE IPSUM, Cristiana Alves and Maria Palma – @helli_anthus, @mariaabpalma

⚪️ 20:15 | Dawn, Beatriz Vale and Teresa Bessa – @tiz__vale, @kid___t

⚪️ 20:50 | The Miracle Workers, Pauline Maure – @paulinemaure

#culturaokna #arenaartspace

Our current exhibition H2RG72 by Henrikas Riškus

Our current exhibition H2RG72 by Henrikas Riškus - @h3minus1
is open for visits until July 10th.

Visiting Hours:
Wednesday - Saturday
16:00 - 19:00

Preparations for the upcoming exhibition H 2 R G 7

Preparations for the upcoming exhibition H 2 R G 7 2 w/ @h3minus1 , opening this Saturday, June 18 from 7pm.

Henrikas AKA H2 is multimedia artist, connecting aesthetics and chaos. He Works both with analog and digital media to create abstract and pattern works and solutions for individual cases and spaces.

Starting with graffiti, street art and murals he later moved towards digital arts. Right from the beginning H2 had a distinctive style of graphics that emerged from strictly implemented and calculated aesthetic rules, forming grids and patterns and playing with positive and negative space.

SAVE THE DATE! OKNA is pleased to invite you to t

Sunday, 12th June, 2022 19:00-21:00 UNFINISHED T

Sunday, 12th June, 2022
19:00-21:00

UNFINISHED TALK: Ema Lavrador, Agotaszk

“Between the 2nd and the 12th of June a collection of works under the provocation “unfinished” got to be exhibited at OKNA. The presentation of these works is truly inspirational, because not only the public can have a look at the material >>behind the scenes<< of an artist’s mind, but also experience a blackboard of chaos and order of ideas coming together. Every work on this exhibition is a process, sometimes an interrupted one, sometimes a never finishing, sometimes a great idea or a beginning.”

Ema Lavrador is a visual artist and researcher based in Porto. As a researcher at CITAR, she seeks to answer historical and technological questions of the various arts, while in her creative work she is interested in exploring ways of storytelling.

The guest speaker will give a short theoretical analysis of the UNFINISHED exhibition and the phenomenon of the unfinished in the artistic practice, this Sunday, from 19:00 at OKNA.

#culturaokna

Today/Hoje 02 JUN, 16h00 Location:::: @aartes.por

Today/Hoje

02 JUN, 16h00
Location:::: @aartes.porto

Inauguration of the exhibition “Heavy Landscapes” by @luize.ruksane

More info: @aartes.porto

Collaboration supported by @okna_culture

Textures from the “UNFINISHED” - Collective Ex

Textures from the “UNFINISHED” - Collective Exhibition

Opening today! 02 Jun. from 19h00 at OKNA Gallery.

The exhibition is presenting artistic projects that for various reasons didn’t reach completion stage, despite the artist’s intent, attempts, effort and time invested.

Artists:
Telma Araújo - @telmaaraaujo_
A.Bran - @a.bran_
Rute Garcia - @paraisofiscal__
Inês Manuel - @maisumaines
Megan Sharkey - @megansharkeytextiles
Kalin Mihov - @sharo.kalin
Vijay Patel - @portomeerkat
Beatriz Prazeres - @beaaafixeee
Andreea Rechitean - @why_do_tadpoles_become_frogs
Laura Stanciu - @whatisafullstop
Luīze Rukšāne - @luize.ruksane
Leonie Viola - @leonievjanssen
Juna Wesley - @juna_wes

Curators/Selection Jury:
Agota Szk - @agotaeklektika
Rita Marinho - @mtricos
Andrei Alecsandru - @alecsandru.a.p

SAVE THE DATE! Exhibition by @luize.ruksane “He

SAVE THE DATE!

Exhibition by @luize.ruksane “Heavy landscapes” At ARTES (R. Calouste Gulbenkian 239, Porto) @aartes.porto

Opening on 4th of June 16 – 20

Exhibition open from 5th to 25th of June by appointment (@luize.ruksane @aartes.porto)

“Emotional cartographies are a shift towards interpreting maps as being a subjective representation of space and time, instead of the older understanding of completely objective graphics. It is a recognition that maps are often made by dominant groups, whilst other groups have a different understanding of space that can be represented differently, and only through encounters of different cultures can the differences come to surface.

The images of this exhibition can be seen as a cross section, an unseen dimension of a more sensitive cartography.”

Agotaszk

Supported by @okna_culture

SAVE THE DATE! 02 JUN 2022, from 7pm, UNFINISHED

SAVE THE DATE!
02 JUN 2022, from 7pm, UNFINISHED - Collective Exhibition Opening at OKNA Gallery.

UNFINISHED is an exhibition showcasing artistic projects that for various reasons didn’t reach completion stage, despite the artist’s intent, attempts, effort and time invested.

The purpose of the exhibition is not so much to give a thorough analysis of the reasons behind the reluctance to finish, but to create a space for sharing the (un)pleasant and vulnerable state of being stuck, in the hope for a transformative experience of community for both the participating artists and the visitors.

However we do think that reflection and contemplation on the phenomenon of the “unfinished” in artistic practice are inevitable secondary results.

Artists:
Telma Araújo - @telmaaraaujo_
A.Bran - @a.bran_
Rute Garcia - @paraisofiscal__
Inês Manuel - @maisumaines
Megan - @megansharkeytextiles
Kalin Mihov - @sharo.kalin
Vijay Patel - @portomeerkat
Beatriz Prazeres - @beaaafixeee
Andreea Rechitean - @why_do_tadpoles_become_frogs
Luīze Rukšāne - @luize.ruksane
Leonie Viola - @leonievjanssen
Juna Wesley - @juna_wes

Curators/Selection Jury:
Agota Szk - @agotaeklektika
Rita Marinho - @mtricos
Andrei Alecsandru - @alecsandru.a.p

UNFINISHED, 02 - 12 JUN 2022.

#culturaokna

💥 LAST SESSION 💥 Cinema Surpresa no. 28 T

💥 LAST SESSION 💥

Cinema Surpresa no. 28

This Sunday marks the last screening of this Cinema Surpresa season.

• Sunday, 29 May
• Film: Unknown
• Doors open: 19:00h /Screening: 20:20
• Entry: 2* (free for OKNA Members)
• RSVP - (link-in-bio)

okna.pt/cinema-surpresa

🚧 🎶 Entre o ruído exterior e a nossa playli

🚧 🎶 Entre o ruído exterior e a nossa playlist de Chopin, permanece a exposição "Fog" de @a.bran_ - com a última semana aberta para visitas (15h00 - 19h00).

📚 Uma série limitada de postais e zines do artista, que complementam a exposição, estão disponíveis para compra até domingo 29 de Maio.

Cinema Surpresa no. 27 • Sunday, 22 May • Fil

Cinema Surpresa no. 27

• Sunday, 22 May
• Film: Unknown
• Doors open: 19:00h /Screening: 20:20
• Entry: 2* (free for OKNA Members)
• RSVP - (link-in-bio)

okna.pt/cinema-surpresa

🌫 Para visitar até 29 de maio! "Fog" por A.bra

🌫 Para visitar até 29 de maio! "Fog" por A.bran no @okna_culture

🗓 07 Maio - 29 Maio 2022 | R. Igreja de Cedofeita 27, Porto

Terça - Domingo: 15h00 - 19h00

"O nevoeiro flutuante tornou o mundo inteiro cego."

O artista lituano A.BRAN equilibra o trabalho entre o comentário social e situações íntimas e pessoais que questionam os estigmas sociais e o nosso papel como indivíduo na sociedade contemporânea. A pesquisa no trabalho do artista torna-se uma exploração da vulgaridade quotidiana que frequentemente se revela mais estranha do que a ficção se não for seguida pela primeira impressão, mas sim observada mais de perto. Os seus trabalhos tornam-se documentação dessas situações específicas.

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🌫 To visit until May 29th! "Fog" by A.bran at @okna_culture

🗓 07 May - 29 May 2022 | R. Igreja de Cedofeita 27, Porto

Tuesday - Sunday: 15h00 - 19h00

"The floating fog made the whole world blind."

The Lithuanian artist A.BRAN work balances between social commentary and intimate, personal situations questioning social stigmas and our role as an individual within contemporary society. The research in the artist’s work becomes an exploration of everyday commonness that often turns out to be stranger than fiction if not followed by first impression, but rather observed more closely. His works become documentation of those specific situations.

#culturaokna

Cinema Surpresa no. 26 • Sunday, 15 May • Fil

Cinema Surpresa no. 26

• Sunday, 15 May
• Film: Unknown
• Doors open: 19:00h /Screening: 20:20
• Entry: 2* (free for OKNA Members)
• RSVP - Mandatory

okna.pt/cinema-surpresa

No sábado passado inaugurou a nova exposição na

No sábado passado inaugurou a nova exposição na Galeria OKNA - "FOG" por @a.bran_

A exposição pode ser visitada até ao dia 29 de Maio de 2022, de terça a domingo, das 15h00 às 19h00.

#culturaokna

Cinema Surpresa no. 25 • Sunday, 08 May • Fil

Cinema Surpresa no. 25

• Sunday, 08 May
• Film: Unknown
• Doors open: 19:00h /Screening: 20:00
• Entry: 2* (free for OKNA Members)
• RSVP - Mandatory

okna.pt/cinema-surpresa

🚧 Preparations for “FOG”, our upcoming exhi

🚧 Preparations for “FOG”, our upcoming exhibition w/ @a.bran_

This Saturday, May 07, OKNA invites the Lithuanian artist @a.bran_ to present his new works exploring the certain physical and non-physical effects of brain fog on society - such as forgetfulness, blurred vision and rest deprivation.

Opening, May 07 from 18:00.

#culturaokna

A.BRAN - FOG, opens this Saturday, 07 May from 18:

A.BRAN - FOG, opens this Saturday, 07 May from 18:00h.

The floating fog made the whole world blind.

The Lithuanian artist @a.bran_ work balances between social commentary and intimate, personal situations questioning social stigmas and our role as an individual within contemporary society.

The research in the artist's work becomes an exploration of everyday commonness that often turns out to be stranger than fiction if not followed by first impression, but rather observed more closely.

The new works created for his solo exhibition ‘FOG’ at OKNA Gallery explore the certain physical and non-physical effects of forgetfulness, including blurred vision, rest deprivation and brain fog.

The exhibition will present a series of paintings and ceramic works made between 2019 and 2022.

🌫 SAVE THE DATE! "FOG" - Exhibition by @a.bra

🌫 SAVE THE DATE!

"FOG" - Exhibition by @a.bran_ opens on Saturday May 07, from 6pm.

The floating fog made the whole world blind.

The new works created for the solo exhibition at OKNA Gallery explore the certain physical and non-physical effects of forgetfulness, including blurred vision, rest deprivation and brain fog. Exhibition will present a series of paintings and ceramic works made between 2019 and 2022.

Taking over the gallery space, A.BRAN shows feelings and thought processes as an absurd attempt to rationalize the complexity of our bodies’ processes and outputs.

#culturaokna