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ESC: Ignite Your Creative Spark at Kaunas Artists' House!

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About the project

ESC: Ignite Your Creative Spark at Kaunas Artists' House!

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Kaunas Artists' House (KAH) is a vibrant institution for contemporary culture. KAH is one of the most important and longest existing Kaunas artistic spaces. Previously known for the bohemian atmosphere, today the villa of KAH works with contemporary content and diverse cultural phenomena. We present emerging artists, new ideas and cultural experiments. Situated in a beautiful historical street the building of KAH now hosts a wide range of events: concerts, film screenings, slam poetry readings, creative workshops, small community festivals and more. KAH aims to offer a diverse cultural repertoire through several different programs. KAH residency programs hosts artists and curators from abroad, presenting their work in Kaunas. KAH educational program offers workshops, camps and other events for children and youngsters from different backgrounds: socially and economically challenged youth, refugee youth, differently abled youth. KAH also has an Infocentre - a cultural embassy of the city which connects artists, institutions and residents as well as guests of the city. The Infocentre collects and spreads cultural online and printed information, and also takes care of our little library with the latest international cultural publications. KAH has a young and ambitious staff and we aim at presenting contemporary formats and ideas. Sometimes we become pioneers with content that hasn't been presented in the city before and we always try to find new interesting people and organisations to cooperate with. The biggest part of our audience consists of young, educated, active city people. We have a strong emphasis on accessibility, diversity and inclusion: we cooperate and have projects with the community of people with hearing impairment (deaf people), visually impaired (blind people), refugee youth, local youth centres and the elderly. We are an open-minded institution, constantly looking for new ideas, formats and links to local and international communities.

💼 What the programme involves

Kaunas Artists' House is a center for contemporary culture. We carry out cultural activities, present contemporary art, especially emerging artists, and organize and present cultural programs to the public. KAH produces cultural and artistic content and coordinates city cultural information through the Cultural Infocenter. While KAH has been operating for half a century and is one of the oldest cultural institutions in Kaunas, the team of KAH consists of a group of young professionals, working on progressive ideas and principles of equality, inclusion, and tolerance. Since 2017 the following platforms have consistently been created and developed at KAH: artistic residencies, educational programs, and the Cultural Infocenter. Next, we carry out different projects ranging from exhibitions and concerts to cultural activities with specific communities (LGBTQ+, people with certain disabilities, refugees, etc.).

🏠 Accommodation on site

Accommodation in a private room in a shared apartment - Monthly ticket for public transportation - Monthly food and pocket money.

🎒 Leisure activities

Volunteering group meetings once a month - Meeting with a mentor once a month - On-arrival and mid-term trainings - Online language learning - Participating in public solidarity events - Organization of info/promo solidarity events

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: We are looking for a person who is curious and open-minded, communicative, and able to work on a changing schedule (as every week is a bit different, depending on the projects we work on). Previous experience in art isn't necessary, but an interest in art, social justice, and politics would be welcomed. You will: - join an open-minded community of creatives; - get to know the cultural life of Kaunas in particular and Lithuania in general; - get a chance to understand your intentions in cultural/educational fields and gain experience working on various projects.
Deadline: No application deadline

ℹ️ Additional information

The project is implemented under the European Solidarity Corps Programme, financed by the European Commission.
The participating organisations have to be mindful of these needs as they are responsible for providing a respectful and trusting hosting environment. At the same time, the organisations participating in the initiative devote a great deal of time, energy and resources to set up a high-quality activity; they should therefore expect that European Solidarity Corps participants show a similar level of respect for the local communities and the people that are directly concerned by the activities (https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/mission_en).
What do we provide ?
  • Training before and after the project
  • Health insurance during your project
  • round-trip travel reimbursement
  • accommodation and food
  • pocket money
  • language course
  • Return Week-end
  • Youth Pass and SVI international Volunteer passport

Before applying for this volunteering project, you need to enroll yourself at European Solidarity Corps Platform (https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity_en) and specify your European Solidarity Corps Participant Number (PRN).
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label.
Contact the ESC coordinator at +32 2 888 67 13 to get more informations.

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📅 Available sessions

LT40269

01/09/2024 → 31/07/2025

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 2
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ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–30 years old

Solidarity donation

0.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Kaunas, Kaunas City Municipality, Lithuania

Lithuania

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Eastern European Summer Time

Local time: 21:23 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Lithuanian Russian