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ESC: Unleash your inner artist at Kaunas Artists' House

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About the project

ESC: Unleash your inner artist 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

Are you passionate about cultural diversity and community engagement? Kaunas Artists’ House (Kauno menininkų namai) is looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help organize and prepare for our upcoming summer events! About Kaunas Artists’ House: Dedicated to presenting new cultural formats, connecting communities, and promoting openness through culture, Kaunas Artists’ House is a vibrant hub for artistic expression. Throughout the summer and especially at the end of May, Kaunas Artists' House has a few big events such as the Courtyard Festival and Street Music Day which are organized every year. Getting to help in preparing and organizing these events would not only be a huge help but also an invaluable experience for a volunteer! Join us in fostering creativity and dialogue through artist residencies, education programs, and community events.

🏠 Accommodation on site

A private room in a shared flat with other international volunteers; public transport card; monthly food and pocket money.

🎒 Leisure activities

On-arrival training; monthly meetings with your mentor; monthly volunteers' meetings.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: Volunteer joins the activities that are being carried out in KAH depending on their abilities and interests. These activities range from practical preparation for events to co-curating projects. Some of the tasks: copying material for workshops, organizing supplies, preparing and decorating spaces, greeting guests who come to events, representing KAH to foreign guests (live and online), working together with local volunteers, and helping coordinate events organized by partner organizations.
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

LT40096

15/05/2024 → 31/08/2024

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 Standard Time

Local time: 21:58 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Lithuanian Russian