Gathering around the fire is an ancient tradition that evokes warmth, protection, and a sense of unity. In many cultures, fire is intertwined with storytelling, rituals, and community bonding, while in Lithuanian tradition, the stove was the heart of the home. The practice of cooking over open flames, in stoves, or with modern alternatives continues to play a vital role in contemporary community gatherings. At the SODAS 2123 cultural complex, the newly established OVEN PAVILION has quickly become a beloved public event space.
We invite you to shape and nurture this emerging space in Vilnius by sharing your ideas and visions for the public program. Whether you’re interested in organizing a pancake-flipping contest, leading an apple jam cooking workshop, hosting a musical improvisation, sharing your insights on vegetable fermentation, celebrating a harvest festival, or creating another unique way for us to gather around the fire, we want to hear what the OVEN PAVILION is telling you!
Please fill out the form: https://rb.gy/rclwh2
Event proposals are welcome until September 20th.
The results will be announced on September 27th.
Selected events and activities are planned to be included in this year’s October program.
OVEN PAVILION can offer:
- A multifunctional oven, suitable not only for baking pizza, bread, cakes but also for drying autumn harvests (mushrooms, apples, etc.);
- A stove with two cooktops (for making soup, apple jam, coffee, or frying pancakes);
- A smokehouse (cold smoking);
- Electrical access if needed;
- A one-time fee of 200 EUR;
- Up to 100 EUR for event production costs.
Oven Pavilion, Cultural Complex SODAS 2123, Vitebsko Str. 21, Vilnius
The Oven Pavilion is an interactive architectural sculpture, serving as a public space for community gatherings, education, events, and other activities. This work is a collaboration between interdisciplinary artist Kamilė Krasauskaitė and architects Ona Lozuraitytė and Petras Išora. The structure harmoniously combines the ideas of the three creators, functionality, and the surrounding environment – integrating the oven, the architects’ pavilion around it, and the space it occupies. This project, part of the Vilnius City Municipality’s Create Vilnius (Kuriu Vilnių) programme, reflects the needs of the local communities, creating a new focal point in the city that activates and enhances public space.
Creators of the Oven Pavilion: by Kamilė Krasauskaitė, Ona Lozuraitytė, Petras Išora
Architects: Ona Lozuraitytė-Išorė, Petras Išora-Lozuraitis
Author of the Oven and Programme Curator: Kamilė Krasauskaitė
Oven Builder: Vytautas Kazimieras Narbutas
Project Manager: Vitalija Jasaitė
Producers: Vitalija Jasaitė, Danutė Gambickaitė
Production Coordinator: Eglė Kliučinskaitė
Assisting Architect: Gabrielius Dovydėnas
Event Programme Coordinators: Neda Rimaitė, Gabrielė Voidė
Music Programme Coordinator: Benas Trakimas
Communication Coordinator: Gustė Grigaliūtė
Graphic Designer: Tauras Stalnionis
Special thanks to: Ieva Bagdonaitė, Jurgis Paškevičius, Virginijus Šakalis, Martynas Mockevičius, Agnė Kučerenkaitė, UAB Emadas
Organiser: Cultural Complex SODAS 2123
Sponsors: Vilnius City Municipality, Lithuanian Council for Culture, Ballooning.lt