
August 01, 2025 – April 30, 2026
Nida Art Colony of Vilnius Academy of Arts (VAA NAC) is part of the Vilnius Academy of Arts. As a space for art and artistic research, it is characterized by its open structure that seeks to foster links between academia, the local and international cultural scene, and the public. As a place for art education, production, research, and social interaction, NAC is open to all, though mainly aimed at academics and creatives. The Nida Art Colony offers residencies for artists, designers, architects, art critics, and curators. The program seeks to promote innovation in art and art communication and to connect its guests with the local art scene in Lithuania. Program participants are invited to get involved in local cultural initiatives, work with Lithuanian institutions, and engage with local topics.
VAA NAC is located on the Curonian Spit, a 98-km (61-mile)-long forested sand dune shared by Lithuania and Russia. The Curonian Spit is a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site. In 2019, the art and research program Neringa Forest Architecture was launched to research and read the cultural and natural landscape and to reflect on different ways of seeing and understanding the forest. The Nida Art Colony is a fixture in the international arts scene, and from it have emerged several projects that have been realized at, among other places, the Lithuanian Pavilion of the Venice Biennale, including the opera “Sun & Sea,” which won the Golden Lion in 2019. The project managers developed this work at Akademie Schloss Solitude in Stuttgart. Since then, there has been contact with Clara Herrmann, today head of the JUNGE AKADEMIE.
Unter den Linden 32-34
10117 Berlin
Telefon: +49.30.20 62 29 65
Email: info@scheringstiftung.de
Thursday to Monday: 2 pm - 8 pm
Saturday to Sunday: 12 am - 8 pm
free entrance