January 30, 6:00 PM, Pamėnkalnis Villa
Opening of the exhibition “Writers for Writers”
In their books, writers dedicate a variety of inscriptions to their colleagues – concise or long, friendly or respectful, expressing gratitude for help with publishing or translating, or wishing for career heights. These dedications are graphic, hand-drawn, serious, and playful. They range from classics like Jonas Jablonskis or Juozas Tumas-Vaižgantas to Jurga Ivanauskaitė, from Judita Vaičiūnaitė to today’s debut authors, and from Czesław Miłosz to Margaret Atwood.
The exhibition features autographs dedicated to writers such as Marius Burokas, Akvilina Cicėnaitė, Sigitas Geda, Gintaras Grajauskas, Giedrė Kazlauskaitė, Violeta Palčinskaitė, Vincas Mykolaitis-Putinas, Giedra Radvilavičiūtė, Rolandas Rastauskas, and others.
The exhibition “Writers for Writers” will be on display in the staircase and the 2nd-floor hall of the Pamėnkalnis Villa from January 30 to May 7, 2026.
Exhibition Curators: Rūta Elijošaitytė-Kaikarė and Pijus Opera (Pijus Vasiliauskas).
Exhibition Designers: Vesta Rugilė Nausėdaitė and Arnoldas Šliuževičius.
Books for the exhibition were lent by: Marius Burokas, Akvilina Cicėnaitė, Daiva Čepauskaitė, Uršulė Gedaitė (books of Sigitas Geda), Eglė Frank, Dovydas Grajauskas, Gintaras Grajauskas, Jurgita Jasponytė, Antanas A. Jonynas, Giedrė Kazlauskaitė, Virginija Kulvinskaitė, Audronė Meškauskaitė (books of Kęstutis Navakas), Violeta Palčinskaitė, Gytis Norvilas, Radvilė Racėnaitė, Giedra Radvilavičiūtė, Pijus Vasiliauskas (books of Rolandas Rastauskas), Alvydas Šlepikas, Kotryna Zylė, Laima Kreivytė.
The exhibition also features books of Vincas Mickevičius-Krėvė, Vincas Mykolaitis-Putinas, Tomas Venclova from the archives of the Professors’ House, Pamėnkalnis Villa, and the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania.
Following the opening of the exhibition, we invite you to take a tour of the renovated 2nd-floor premises, which are now ready for work and creative residencies.