SODAS 2123 

SODAS 2123 cultural centre is a self-governing community-based space, operated and curated by the Lithuanian Interdisciplinary Artists’ Association. It brings together creators and researchers from different fields, with practices based on experimentation, developing unexpected formats, and responding to the latest cultural, social, geopolitical and ecological
issues.

With over 50 artists’ studios, rehearsing studios for bands, offices for design, film and visual arts organisations, exhibition spaces, event spaces, various workshops, a cafe, a public outdoor garden space, a public allotment, and more, SODAS 2123 provides space for a variety of art and cultural disciplines, and each resident of the complex is open to sharing, learning and craftsmanship.

Artists, creators and organisations have been selected and invited to participate in this complex on a curatorial and open call basis – Architektūros Fondas, Design Foundation, independent film production company Just a Moment, animation studio Artshot, Empty Brain Resort, Institutio Media, publisher Hubris and Vilnius Philosophers’; Club, Kirtimai cultural center (with music bands Homechestra, Justas Sarapas, Ministry of Echology, Umiko, Kotori, Shishi), Garso generatoriai, animation studio Vilniaus Primavera, workshop RUFCUTS, Light Forms, filmlab SPONGE, project space Swallow, gallery Atletika, VVA students gallery FAMM, Lithuanian Interdisciplinary Artists’ Association members (Vitalij Červiakov, Gabrielė Gervickaitė, Emilija Škarnulytė, Tomas Martišauskis, Brigita Kazlauskaite, Jelena Škulienė, Joana Kairienė, Aušra Griškonytė, Adomas Danusevičius, Monika Lipšic, Arturas Bumšteinas, Gailė Griciūtė, Laima Kreivytė (Coolturistės), Aistė Kisarauskaitė, Žygimantas Kudirka, Ignas Pavliukevičius, Kamilė Krasauskaitė, Akvilė Anglickaitė, Milda Zabarauskaitė, Arūnas Gudaitis, Gintarė Minelgaitė (Dr. GoraParazit), Aistė Viršulytė, other artists and creators – Ona Lozuraitytė, Petras Išora, Jonas Narbutas (Kabloonak), Goda Jaruseviciute and Demetrio Castellucci (Unarcheology), Stefanija Jokštytė, Ieva Rojūtė and Aldona Majakovaitė, Marek Voida (design studio Ariel Ink), Adomas Palekas, Vytautas Budzejus, Gintautas Trimakas, Kotryna Butautytė, Marija Puipaitės and Vytautas Gečas, Anta Marija Antanavičiūtės ir Domas Raibys, Kotryna Gurskaitė and Kristupas Sabolius etc.

Initiators of cultural complex SODAS 2123 – Danutė Gambickaitė, Kotryna Žukauskaitė, Lina Rukevičiūte, Vytautas Michelkevičius, Ona Lozuraitytė, Petras Išora.