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On October 22\u201323, Nida will host the Lithuanian Cultural Residency Forum \u201cBetween Spaces: Dialogues of Residencies,\u201d which will bring together professionals from the fields of culture and the arts, creators, and representatives of residencies. The two-day program will feature creative workshops, presentations, discussions, and meetings that will explore the role of cultural residencies, the value they create, international opportunities, and prospects for collaboration. <\/p>\n
OCTOBER 22, 2026 (Thursday) <\/b> <\/p>\n
International Center for Translators and Writers, 9 Skruzdyn\u0117s St., Neringa, Nida <\/b> <\/p>\n
3:00 p.m. Musical <\/b>Postcards from the Curonian Spit |<\/b> Creative Workshop with a Neringa Cultural Resident <\/p>\n
Singer Ingaja <\/p>\n
OCTOBER 23, 2026 (Friday) <\/b> <\/p>\n
Nida Culture and Tourism Information Center \u201cAgila,\u201d 4 Taikos St., Neringa, Nida <\/b> <\/p>\n
9:30\u201310:00 a.m. Welcome <\/b>coffee <\/p>\n
10:00\u201310:15<\/b> Welcome remarks to forum participants <\/p>\n
Tomas Juo\u010dys, Deputy Minister of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania <\/p>\n
Organizers of the Lithuanian Cultural Residency Forum <\/p>\n
10:15\u201311:15 LT27EU <\/b>. Temporary Alliances\u2014Art Residencies as a Potential Infrastructure for European Resilience | A discussion initiated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs <\/p>\n
Moderator: Eugenijus Kaminskis, a place-making expert <\/p>\n
Participants: Nar\u016bnas Lendraitis, Deputy Mayor of Neringa Municipality; Audra Plepyt\u0117, Ambassador and former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania; Gediminas Urbonas, artist and professor at MIT; Tomas \u010ceponis, representative of the Strategic Communications Department of the Lithuanian Armed Forces <\/p>\n
11:15\u201311:35<\/b> Residencies\u2014What Value Can They Create in a Creative Ecosystem? | Presentation <\/p>\n
Edita Sabalionyt\u0117, Director of the National Association of Creative and Cultural Industries <\/p>\n
11:35\u201311:55 Developing a Residency <\/b>System: The LKT\u2019s Contribution | Presentation <\/p>\n
Kristina Ma\u017eeikait\u0117, Chair of the Lithuanian Council for Culture <\/p>\n
11:55\u201312:40<\/b> \u201cCreative Europe: Funding Opportunities, Future Prospects, and New Partnerships\u201d | Presentation and Discussion <\/p>\n
Kamil\u0117 \u010celutkait\u0117, Head of the EU’s “Creative Europe” Office in Lithuania <\/p>\n
12:40\u20131:00 p.m. The International <\/b>Dimension: What Opportunities Does the Lithuanian Culture Institute\u2019s Residency Program Create for Lithuanian Artists? | Presentation <\/p>\n
R\u016bta Nanartavi\u010di\u016bt\u0117, Head of the International Programs Department at the Lithuanian Culture Institute <\/p>\n
1:00\u20132:00<\/b> p.m. Lunch break <\/p>\n
Nida Art Colony, 3 E. A. Jonu\u0161o St., Neringa, Nida <\/b> <\/p>\n
2:00 p.m.<\/b> The Nida Art Colony of the Vilnius Academy of Arts: Geopolitical, Ecological, and Poetic Perspectives on Kopa | Presentation <\/p>\n
Neringa Bumblien\u0117, Director of the Nida Art Colony<\/p>\n