The painters of RCCCA open their exhibition Focus, where one can observe artists freely reflecting on whatever catches their interest, each with their personal handwriting. We’re all looking for a focus, whether on camera or in life. Sometimes, we also need to distance ourselves from a narrow focus and see the big picture instead. It is vital to appear visible, to stay in focus – this means, something must also remain hidden. The exhibition attempts to shift the focus toward things that need to come out of hiding.

Participants: Mikk Allas, Ulvi Blande, Anne Kase, Eha Koit, Helena Lasner, Karin Polluks, Mari Põld, Olga Sokk, Margit Terasmees, Ave Tislar, Mati Toomla, Tiina Tubli, Marge Vonk.

Design: Helena Lasner.

2D, an international travelling exhibition of art glass, taking place for the third time, focuses on the expressive opportunities offered by two-dimensional glass. Among its main attractions are large-scale glass installations, stretching the boundaries of the medium.

The concept had its beginnings in Vilnius, with Lithuanian artist Dalia Truskaité as the initiator and main curator. Starting with the second biennial, new organisers have come from Latvia, Estonia, and Finland. The first event, taking place in 2012, brought together 32 artists from Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, and Sweden; the works were exhibited in Vilnius and Klaipeda. In 2014, artists from Norway, Denmark, and Iceland joined the show, with 38 participants in total; venues included Vilnius, Jurbarkas, Pärnu, and Riga.
This year, there are 29 participants from around the Baltic Sea – Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, and Sweden, and the exhibition travels again between Vilnius, Jurbarkas, Pärnu, and Riga.

Artworks in a variety of hot and cold glassworking techniques explore the possibilities of two-dimensional glass in three-dimensional space. The so-called Vilnius School – historically a centre of 2D glass art – meets and exchanges ideas with its Baltic neighbours.
The opening will take place on Friday, December 9, 2016, at 18:00. Maili Metssalu and Ragnar Toompuu will make music at the opening.

The exhibition is open on Tuesdays to Sundays 15:00-18:00 on December 9-23.

Bringing the exhibition to Rapla was supported by Rapla County Municipal Development Fund (Raplamaa Omavalitsuste Arengufond).

Photos: Tiina Kõrtsini

09.09.– 02.10.2016

A group of six Danish photo artists use the camera and the posssibilities of digital editing the same way a painter employs a brush and paints, or a composer employs the piano. The click of the shutter is just the beginning of the process: the artists of METAMORPHOSIS work near the boundary of fiction and reality, intermingling experimental and conventional means of expression. They create a visual language that weaves new connotations out of fiction and reality. They don’t seek beauty or harmony, but show the way to genuine self-expression through the avenues specific to photography.

Participants: Annemette Rosenborg Eriksen, Else Vins, Erik Jrgensen, Josephine Ernst, Peder Brdsted Pedersen, Peter Birk.