Newly appointed Board of Stasys Museum held its inaugural meeting

On 30 October, the newly appointed Board of Stasys Museum held its inaugural meeting.

The Board contributes to the museum’s strategic planning, discusses its areas of focus and provides recommendations on the museum’s development, artistic programme and other key operational matters.

We are delighted to have brought together professionals from a wide range of fields and look forward to fruitful collaboration in strengthening the museum’s role in the cultural landscape of Panevėžys, Lithuania and internationally.

Members of the Stasys Museum Board:

Stasys Eidrigevičius – painter, graphic artist, photographer, creator of installations, sculptures and performances, scenographer, poet, writer and director; recipient of the Lithuanian National Prize for Culture and Arts;

Assoc. Prof. Dr Linara Dovydaitytė – art historian, critic and curator; Head of the Department of Art History and Associate Professor at the Faculty of Arts, Vytautas Magnus University;

Virginija Januškevičiūtė – curator at the Contemporary Art Centre;

Prof. Audrius Klimas – graphic designer, Professor at the Department of Graphic Design, Vilnius Academy of Arts, and author of books;

Dr Liutauras Labanauskas – sociologist;

Gintaras Malčiauskas – community activist and lawyer;

Prof. Dr Vytautas Michelkevičius – curator, researcher, artist, and editor and author of books;

Julija Palmeirao – art critic, art historian and curator of exhibitions and art events; member of the International Association of Art Critics (AICA) and the French Association of Exhibition Curators (C-E-A);

Rytis Račkauskas – Deputy Mayor of Panevėžys, with responsibility for culture; representative delegated by the Municipality;

Ūla Tornau – Cultural Attaché at the Embassy of Lithuania to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

The Board is appointed for a five-year term by order of the Director of the Stasys Eidrigevičius Arts Centre.

Photo by U. Serapinaite