Participants of the discussion include members of the Arts and Culture Magazine Publishers Forum network: Mariann Enge (Kunstkritikk, Norway), Vitalija Jasaite (Echo Gone Wrong, Lithuania), Viivi Poutiainen (EDIT, Finland), Hólmar Hólm (Art in Iceland, Iceland), and Elina Kempele (WunderKombinats, Latvia). The discussion will be moderated by Keiu Krikmann (A Shade Colder). The event will be held in English. The latest print issues of the publications will be on display during the event.
The magazine A Shade Colder has been published since 2022 and is one of the most unique English-language art magazines in the region. In addition to covering the Estonian art scene, it also publishes on art in the broader region, facilitating communication between art fields in different countries. Consequently, A Shade Colder became one of the founding members of the Arts and Culture Magazine Publishers Forum (ACMPF). ACMPF is a network that connects art and cultural magazines in the Baltic and Nordic countries. The network includes A Shade Colder (Estonia) published by the Center for Contemporary Art Estonia, Artnews.lt and Echo Gone Wrong (Lithuania), EDIT (Finland), Kunstkritikk (Norway), Art in Iceland (Iceland), and WunderKombinats (Latvia). The aim of the network is to maintain and enhance communication between publications in the Baltic and Nordic regions, build connections with writers, share knowledge and experiences to better manage the daily challenges faced by cultural publications, and find solutions while introducing readers to the works of new and exciting writers.
The discussion evening is part of the research trip of the Arts and Culture Magazine Publishers Forum to Helsinki and Tallinn. The activities of the network are funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers’ Nordic-Baltic Mobility Programme for Culture.
Location: Estonian Centre for Contemporary Art, Suur-Karja 23 (enter through the courtyard, then turn left and find door C. Come up the stairs one floor and enter.)
