VAA Graduation show 2025

On the 3rd – 14th of June, the Vilnius Academy of Arts (VDA) will hold its third annual public Graduate Exhibition, presenting the creative output of its graduating students.

Over 400 creative projects will be on display across the VDA’s own galleries and public venues in Vilnius, Kaunas, Telšiai, and Klaipėda. The exhibition introduces the next generation of artists, designers, restorers, architects, and art historians, showcasing their innovative ideas and creative solutions.

For many, this event becomes a first serious debut in the professional art field — a milestone that brings public recognition and the attention of professionals and potential employers. Organizers note that early exposure and validation often become a decisive encouragement for a young artist’s continued creative development and career growth.

“Every ending marks a new beginning. The day the doors of the Vilnius Academy of Arts close, others open — to prestigious galleries, museums, leading architecture and design studios, restoration workshops, editorial offices of art journals, and research institutions. There are as many paths as there are graduates of the Academy,” – says VDA Rector, prof. Ieva Skauronė.

On 3rd – 13 th of June the exhibition of the final graduating works of Graphic Arts programmes will be on display at VGAC‘s Kairė-dešinė gallery. The exhibition focuses on the younger generation of graphic art creators and the growing contemporary printmaking scene, encompassing both traditional printmaking solutions and the relationship between the graphic image/phenomenon and the interdisciplinary field.

The exhibition showcases the graduation projects of young artists Anna Chostegian, Adomas Mažeika, Elzė Milašiūtė, Grėtė Pileičikaitė, Nida Shah from the Bachelor and Master of Graphic Arts programmes, who have worked in the fields of printmaking, illustration, books, and video installation.

The exhibition is part of the Culture Night event programme, during which the authors will present the stories of their projects live to Culture Night visitors on 13 June.

Organisers: VAA VF Graphic Art Department, Vilnius Graphic Art Center

More about the VAA graduation exhibition: vdagraduation.lt/en/

Other final works of the VAA VF Graphic Arts BA and MA programmes are presented in the following VAA spaces: C campus, Malūnų st. 5; C1 campus, Malūnų st. 3; VAA “Titanikas” exhibition halls, 1st floor, in the group exhibition “Blades”, Maironio st. 3; VAA gallery “Akademija”, Pilies st. 44; the LNMA Former Detention Centre, T. Kosciuškos st. 1; Cultural spaces “Retrito smarsas”, Nemenčinės pl. 7.