{"id":25387,"date":"2026-06-29T09:39:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T06:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lndm.devmerit.com\/vilniaus-paveikslu-galerija\/edukacija\/in-the-beginning-was-the-line-the-lithuanian-national-museum-of-art-collections-drawings-from-the-18th-to-the-21st-century-educational-programme\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T09:39:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T06:39:48","slug":"in-the-beginning-was-the-line-the-lithuanian-national-museum-of-art-collections-drawings-from-the-18th-to-the-21st-century-educational-programme","status":"publish","type":"edukacija","link":"https:\/\/lndm.devmerit.com\/en\/vilnius-picture-gallery\/education\/in-the-beginning-was-the-line-the-lithuanian-national-museum-of-art-collections-drawings-from-the-18th-to-the-21st-century-educational-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Beginning Was the Line. The Lithuanian National Museum of Art Collections: Drawings from the 18th to the 21st Century. Educational Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"

The line was humanity’s first gesture in the attempt to comprehend and shape the world. Drawing became a link between gaze, thought, and the movement of the hand. This exhibition traces its journey: from academic discipline to free, conceptual thinking; from careful observation to the expression of inner impulse.<\/p>\n

Eight rooms present a concise overview of the Lithuanian tradition of drawing and its transformation over time. The exhibition opens with examples of academic drawing from the art departments of Vilnius University. It then moves through the Vilnius Drawing School and the interwar modernist period, continuing into the late 20th century and the work of contemporary artists. Five thematic sections \u2014 \u201cPatience and Impulse\u201d, \u201cDiscoveries in Everyday Life\u201d, \u201cStrokes of Personality\u201d, \u201cContours of Ideas\u201d, and \u201cUndrawn Boundaries\u201d \u2014 not only survey the history of drawing, but also reassert its relevance and reveal the full breadth of its possibilities.<\/p>\n

The exhibition invites visitors to consider drawing as a universal form of artistic expression and as the outcome of a living creative process.<\/p>\n

EVENTS<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Public Lectures<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

14 July, 5:30 p.m.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cConstructing Everyday Life in 19th-Century Lithuanian Drawings\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr Au\u0161rin\u0117 Cemnolonsk\u0117<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

1 December, 5:30 p.m.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cA (Not Quite) Forgotten Draughtsman: The Work of Artur Bartels (1818\u20131885) in the Collections of the Lithuanian National Museum of Art\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr Joana Vitkut\u0117\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

15 December, 5:30 p.m.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBetween the Margins of Art and the Search for a Contemporary Language: The Paradoxes of Drawing Today\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Deima \u017duklyt\u0117-Gasperaitien\u0117<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Discussion<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

22 September, 5:30\u00a0 p.m.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Discussion \u201cDrawing and Its Significance for Artists Today\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Participants: J\u016brat\u0117 Stauskait\u0117, \u017dygimantas Augustinas, Paulius Ju\u0161ka<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Moderated by Algirdas Gataveckas and Remigijus Gataveckas<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

GUIDED TOURS<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Guided Tours with Curators*<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

17 November, 5:30 p.m.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

7 January, 5:30 p.m.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sunday Guided Tours with Museum Guide* **<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

20 September, 1:00 p.m.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

22 November, 1:00 p.m.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

6 December, 1:00 p.m.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Registration for tours with exhibition curators and Sunday tours with museum guides opens one week before the event.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

* Participation in the tour requires purchase of a museum visitor ticket.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

** Tours with museum guides can also be booked individually by prior arrangement at\u00a0<\/span>gidai.vpg@lndm.lt<\/span><\/a>\u00a0or telephone +370 681 90 329.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

12 September, 1:00 p.m.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Educational Workshop \u201cHomonyms: A Work Based on the Gataveckai Brothers’ Creative Practice\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

17 October, 1:00 p.m.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Educational Workshop \u201cGrid Drawing\u201d\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

21 November, 1:00 p.m.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Educational Workshop \u201c5 Minutes\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

12 December, 1:00 p.m.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Educational Workshop \u201cIn the Beginning Was the Line\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHomonyms: A Work Based on the Gataveckai Brothers’ Creative Practice\u201d<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This is a live drawing performance. Artists Algirdas and Remigijus Gataveckai create one-off collaborative drawings together with exhibition visitors. Each artist works individually with one visitor, so two independent drawing processes unfold simultaneously. Sheets of A2 paper, fixed to polystyrene boards, are turned to face the visitors. A participant approaches, takes a marker, closes their eyes, and begins to draw a portrait; the artist, also with eyes closed, draws on the other side of the same sheet, responding to the pressure of the participant\u2019s marker, its direction,\u00a0and the intensity of its movement. The drawing is made in a single unbroken line, guided not by sight but by sensation, trust, and mutual connection. In this process, the image emerges not from the will of a single author but from shared action, sensory response, and dialogic exchange. With their eyes closed, the artists relinquish their usual control over the image, and the work takes shape through touch, attentiveness, movement, and response to the other. The line becomes a measure of shared time: as long as it continues, so does the connection; when it ends, the action concludes. Each completed work is a unique trace of a particular encounter. The finished piece is signed by both the artist and the participant, affirming their shared authorship and the act of co-creation. The original work remains with the participant. In this way, the piece becomes not only a portrait but a material testament to an encounter, a record of time shared, trust extended, and shared presence.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Duration: approximately 1\u20131.5 hours. Suitable for schoolchildren, adults, and senior visitors.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cGrid Drawing\u201d<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Grid copying is one of the oldest techniques for reproducing images. During this workshop, participants will visit the exhibition, explore the similarities and differences between the works on display, and try the grid method for themselves.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Duration: 45\u201360 minutes. Suitable for pupils in grades 6\u201312, adults, and families.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c5 Minutes\u201d<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Can a person be drawn in five minutes? Yes, it can be done. This workshop introduces a method used in art academies, in which participants draw one another within a set time. With only five minutes available, participants practise observation, selection of the most essential details, and rapid conveyance of the sitter’s character. When the time is up, participants swap places and repeat the exercise four times in total. Drawing becomes a game with time, attentiveness, and creativity.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Duration: 45\u201360 minutes. Suitable for pupils in grades 1\u201312, adults, and families.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn the Beginning Was the Line\u201d<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Have you ever tried to draw without being able to erase a single line? This educational workshop introduces the fundamentals of drawing and explores several techniques that have been used throughout the history of art and continue to be practised today. Drawing on established drawing traditions, participants investigate how form, light, shadow, and space emerge from the simplest of marks. Through practical exercises, they learn to control the line, develop tone, and convey volume.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Duration: 90 minutes. Suitable for older pupils, adults, and senior visitors.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To register for educational workshops, call +370 682 45 314 or email at\u00a0augustina.ivanauskaite@lndm.lt<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Educational workshops can also be booked through the Culture Pass system.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Exhibition organiser<\/span><\/b>\u00a0LNDM Vilniaus paveiksl\u0173 galerija<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Curators:<\/span><\/b>\u202fRasa Adomaitien\u0117, Regina Urbonien\u0117\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Coordinators:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Aist\u0117\u202fBimbiryt\u0117, Gabija\u202fKasparavi\u010diut\u0117-Kaminskien\u0117, Joana Vitkut\u0117\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Architects\u00a0<\/span><\/b>RESH<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Graphic designer<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Edita\u202fNamaj\u016bnien\u0117\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Designer<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Vadim \u0160amkov<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Editor\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Ilona \u010ciu\u017eauskait\u0117\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Translator<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Raminta Bumbulyt\u0117<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Conservators<\/span><\/b>\u00a0The Paper Conservation Department of the Pranas Gudynas Restoration Centre<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Educators:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Augustina Ivanauskait\u0117, Jolanta Sereikait\u0117<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Tour Guides:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Dalia Kaladinskien\u0117, Akvil\u0117 Murauskait\u0117<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Partners<\/span><\/b>\u202fAlgirdas ir Remigijus\u202fGataveckai\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Media sponsors:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0JCDecaux Lietuva, Delfi\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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