This year’s exhibition invites the viewer to consider the cup as an intimate companion of everyday life—an object which, in the hands of an artist, acquires metaphorical, conceptual, or even ritual qualities. It provides an opportunity to observe how materiality, surface, and form construct the semantic structure of the artwork. The theme of the cup becomes a point of departure for both functional and sculptural expression, revealing the individuality of each creator and their relationship with the material. 

The exhibition showcases a wide range of ceramic materials and firing techniques: from delicate bone china to chamotte, stoneware, and red and white clay. Visitors will encounter works created through ancient reduction firing, raku, anagama, wood-fired soda, and electric kiln techniques. This diversity highlights the cup’s ability to function simultaneously as a utilitarian object and a compact artistic statement full of conceptual and aesthetic tension. 

You are cordially invited to the opening of the exhibition on 9 December 2025 at 6:00 PM at the Museum of Applied Arts and Design, Arsenalo St. 3A, Vilnius. 

Participants: Neringa AKCIJONAITYTĖ (LT), Giedrė BALTAKYTĖ (LT), Eglė BARTKEVIČIŪTĖ-SKRICKĖ (LT), Diana BOITMANE (LV), Eglė ČESONYTĖ (LT), Ilze DILANE (LV), Eglė EINIKYTĖ-NARKEVIČIENĖ (LT), Matas GAUČAS (LT), Dalia GINEITĖ (LT), Beatrise GRUDELE (LV), Miglė GRIGUTYTĖ (LT), Diana GROCHOVSKA (LT), Una GURA (LV), Maria ISAEVA (UA), Saulius JANKAUSKAS (LT), Jurgita JASINSKAITĖ (LT), Danutė JAZGEVIČIŪTĖ (LT), Rasa JUSTAITĖ-GECEVIČIENĖ (LT), Vida JUŠKAITĖ (LT), Virginija JURŠIENĖ (LT), Ramutė JURŠIENĖ (LT), Miglė JURŠYTĖ-PAKŠTALIENĖ (LT), Yana KAPRAN (BY/LT), Beatričė KELERIENĖ (LT), Vilija KINDERAVIČIŪTĖ (LT), Agnė KONDRATAITĖ (LT), Zofia KOSIOREK (PL), Valdas KURKLIETIS (LT/SE), Eglė KULBYTĖ (LT), Jovita LAURUŠAITĖ (LT), Dalia LAUČKAITĖ-JAKIMAVIČIENĖ (LT), Rima LEIPUVIENĖ (LT), Eugenia LOGINOVA (LV), Jurgita MAŽEIKIENĖ (LT), Eglė MASKALIŪNAITĖ-BUTKUVIENĖ (LT), Laima MATUZONYTĖ (LT), Alma MIRZIENĖ (LT), Ana MOLĖ (LT), Algimantas PATAMSIS (LT), Eugenijus PAUKŠTĖ (LT), Ieva PAUKŠTYTĖ-SCHINELLO (LT), Milena PIRŠTELIENĖ (LT) , Jurgita RADŽIŪNAITĖ (LT), Ilona ROMULE (LV), Ieva RUTĖ (LT), Liga SKARINA (LV), Ivanda SPULLE-MEIERE (LV), Kristina STRIOGAITĖ (LT), Agnė ŠEMBERAITĖ (LT), Rūta ŠIPALYTĖ (LT), Ūla ŠUKYTĖ (LT), Ineta ŠYPALĖ (LT), Ona Rūta TAMULIŪNIENĖ (LT), Theodora TSIRAKOGLOU (GR), Eglė VALENTINAVIČIENĖ (LT), Daina VANAGAITĖ-BELŽAKIENĖ (LT), Otar VEPKHVADZE (GEO), Gražina VISOCKIENĖ (LT) 

Curators: Eglė Einikytė-Narkevičienė, Milena Pirštelienė, Rūta Šipalytė, Agnė Šemberaitė. 

Sponsors: Museum of Applied Arts and Design, Lithuanian Artists’ Association, UAB „Vilniaus dailė“