Lithuania
Circle "Bokartas", Vilnius, Lithuania is an organizer of International Artists’ Books Triennials in Europe.
The 1st International Artist's Book Triennial was in 1997, in Gallery "Kaire Desine", in Vilnius, Lithuania. The theme of it was "Diary: Eight Days". 65 artists from 13 countries took part in the Triennial.
The 2nd International Artist's Book Triennial was in 2000, in Gallery "Arka" in Vilnius and in "Galerie 5020" in Salzburg, Austria. The theme of it was "Apocalypse". 138 artists from 29 countries took part in the Triennial.
The 3rd International Artist's Book Triennial was in 2003, in the Contemporary Art Centre in Vilnius. The theme of it was "23 Sins". 118 artists from 37 countries took part in the Triennial. The Triennial was showed in 2004 in Frankfurt Art Fair in Germany; in 2004 in Thomas Mannas’ House in Nida, Lithuania; in 2004 in Gallery "Le Carre" in Lille, France;
The 4th International Artist's Book Triennial was in 2006, in the Gallery "Arka" in Vilnius. The theme of it was "Rabbit and House". 130 artists from 29 countries took part in the Triennial. After the exhibition in Vilnius the Triennial was showed in 2007 in Leipzig Book Fair in Leipzig, Germany; in 2007 in Seoul International Book Arts Fair in Seoul, South Korea.
5th International Artist's Book Triennial Vilnius was in 2009. The theme - "Text". The Triennial was showed in 2009 in Leipzig Book Fair, Germany; In the Gallery "Arka" Vilnius, Lithuania; In the Art Centre Silkeborg Bad, Silkeborg, Denmark; In 2010 in the Gallery "Hübner Bokform, Halmstad, Sweden; In the "Scuola Internazionale di Grafica Venezia", Venice, Italy. 330 artists from 56 different countries sent their books for the 5th International Artist's Book Triennial Vilnius 2009. The jury selected 131 artists for the exhibition.
6th International Artist's Book Triennial Vilnius was in 2012. Theme "Love". The international jury selected 94 artists from 33 countries for the exhibition. The 6th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2012 was showed in “Scuola Internazionale di Grafica”, Venice, Italy; in Leipzig Book Fair, Germany; in Gallery “Titanikas”, Vilnius, Lithuania; in Kloster Bentlage, Rheine, Germany.
The 7th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2015.
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