On September 18, 2026, painter and glass artist Kairi Orgusaar opened her solo exhibition in Lithuania, in the gallery of the Raseiniai Cultural Centre. The exhibition is complemented by a video installation by Erki Kannus.

The SEDNA series, which was created in collaboration with multimedia artist Erki Kannus, is based on the legend of the indigenous Greenlandic goddess of the sea. OCTARINE treats the experience of colour as visual music. SOUL LANDSCAPES takes a look at the creative women who have inspired the author in portrait form. THE FORMULA OF HARMONY examines beings whose states of mind are expressed in their changing skin colour. The watercolour portraits capture fleeting moments when the artist and model make direct contact. Kairi’s paintings convey nostalgia, flashes of thought, memories – an uninterrupted flow of consciousness with a slightly dreamlike undertone.

This exhibition celebrates the 35th anniversary of the cooperation between the twin towns of Rapla and Raseiniai. The exhibition was made possible with the help of the Raseiniai Cultural Centre, the Raseiniai Town Government and the Association of Local Authorities of Rapla County. The author would like to thank: Arunas Kazlauskas, Herbert Orgusaar, Merle Kannus.

Kairi Orgusaar (b. 1969) studied painting (BA) and glass art (MA) at the Estonian Academy of Arts, is the director of the Rapla County Contemporary Art Center and is active in the domestic and international art scene. His works can be found in the Lette Glass Museum (Germany), ETDM and private collections. Erki Kannus (b. 1958) studied art at TPI and EKA. He works in many media – painting, watercolour, glass, video, experimental music. His works can be found in the Estonian Academy of Arts and in private collections.

The art of Phoenixes
You are all invited to the opening of the exhibition of the female artists’ group Phoenix on Friday, 21.11.2025 at 18:00 at the Rapla Contemporary Art Center.

The opening exhibition “Phoenix 2” is the second appearance in the series of the new artists’ association this year. The first joint event took place on 09.03-03.04.2025 at the Pärnu City Gallery, where the group of female artists actually was born while testing themselves with the mirror of exhibition.

This time, we are celebrating the miracle of birth more consciously, and in a way fittingly for the Phoenixes. In the course of preparing the exhibition, in addition to creating new works, we also engaged in so-called introspection – it would be more appropriate to say, mapping the Phoenixes’ positions on some of the most important topics female artists are generally associated with. Through 20-30 years of experience as artists, we looked at the distribution of energy between creation and family responsibilities, the reflection of gender and age, the sources of
ideas and inspiration, or where creative POWER comes from. We solved the measurement of one’s own creation, based on the basic thesis of feminist
classics, according to which man = intellect/culture, woman = body/nature, in a more modern form, reflecting on the connections between NATURE and CULTURE in creation.

Guests of the exhibition can compare and connect Phoenixes` the self-reflections formulated as texts with the exhibited visual artworks. The more than 200-square-meter space is filled with visual mystery. There is nothing random in the room specially segregated for the event, but at the same time each combination of the works seeks its own place through balance created. This time the works are grouped by author, it makes the placement in the whole important. The uniqueness of the artists and the diversity of techniques are what makes the exhibition unique.

The following artists will be performing at the Rapla County Contemporary Art Center: Katrin Valgemäe, Alide Zvorovski, Marina Aleksejeva, Anne Rudanovski, Katrin Saag, Maria Kristiina Ulas, Ülle Saatmäe, Maris Siimer, Kalli Kalde, Kaire Nurk, Katrin Kaev, Lylian Meister, Lembe Ruben, Tiiu Rebane and Eveli Varik.

The music for the exhibition “Magus magus” is by Rene Varik.
The exhibition will remain open until mid-December.
On the last day, Sunday, 14.12.2025, the exhibition will be closed within 13:00-15:00 with artist talks.

Next year, in 2026, the activities of the Phoenix will continue at the same pace, currently preparing for performances in two galleries in Tallinn.