Alternative Photography

The alternative photography studio is designed to get acquainted with alternative photography techniques. The main distinctive feature of these processes is the wide range of possibilities for experimentation and application. In the world of unlimited digital images, Paulius will invite you to physically touch the origins of photography and create unique works. Workshops on various analog photography processes and various cultural projects take place in the studio. The photo lab is also available for personal use.

Ongoing workshops in the studio: film development, silver gelatin stamp - experiment, cyanotype, lumen technique, polaroid lifting technique, pinhole.

Arts

Art studio activities are aimed at fostering creativity. Thus, activities are designed and a microclimate is created in such a way that your creativity can freely express itself.
This studio organise art workshops which involves traditional art genres and a bit of performance elements: graphich arts, painting and scuplture.

Applied Theatre

In the applied theater studio, general skills and qualities are developed, during which the aim is to foster creativity, develop working group and individual skills, strengthen self-confidence and tolerance. Movement theater classes are also held, which will help the creative potential of each participant to unfold, creating a harmonious work environment, expressing support and respect for each other. In addition, stage language skills are developed in the theater studio. During them, participants get to know voice control and breathing techniques that give them more self-confidence when speaking in public.

Design

Design Studio is open to anyone who wants to tap into their time and be in the community creating or freeing their thoughts and turning them into a body. The design studio hosts changing workshops for people of all ages, where we work sustainably, combining the following techniques: batik, cyanotype, linen carving, fabric printing, upcycling old clothes, and bringing them to new life. We talk about our style searches, subtleties and review the functions of modern clothes and fashion trends.

Audio - video

It is a space and opportunity for people to acquire knowledge and practical skills in creating video, audio, and social media content. Using the equipment in the studio, you can not only start learning but also deepen the knowledge you already have. People attending workshops and camps will be assisted by an experienced team of lecturers.

Planned activities: the audio-video studio will teach journalism basics, introduction to the film industry, and sound design training for young people and adults. Seniors will be invited to creative audio recording workshops, children will be able to spend their free time in day camps. According to the need of visitors, there will be many trainings offered: communication with the media, social network administration, graphic design, audio recording which will improve the competencies of working people.

The studio closely cooperates with the Panevėžys city and district branch of the Lithuanian Blind and Visually Impaired Union.

Residencies

Pragiedruliai residence programs are intended for Lithuanian and foreign creators of various fields - artists, researchers, representatives of creative industries, and other creative activities. They are given the opportunity to live and work in Panevėžys, in the picturesque Skaistakalnis Park, surrounded by nature right next to the Nevėžio River. The neighborhood is home to industries that have great potential for art-industry synergy. During the programs, creators work on individual projects and get involved in local community and cultural activities.

Arriving residents have the opportunity to live in the studio of the manor in the park, use the common kitchen, and create in a separate space. The resident has the support of a supervisor throughout the program. It is also possible to use the equipment of other studios operating in the homestead, upon prior arrangement.

Community garden

A communal natural garden is being created in Pragiedruliai. The community is creating a naturalistic forest garden open to the public. City residents are given a piece of land in the very center of the city, in the city's oldest park. The garden is open to courageous, environmentally friendly tests, experiments, ideas, and initiatives of residents. Mineral fertilizers, herbicides, insecticides, and other chemicals are not used in the garden. Gardeners are provided with the necessary tools, advice is given on planting issues, and raised beds are installed for the disabled.

The garden invites everyone who wants to garden to join.