Conference: Working with the Printed Material in the Virtual Age – ΓΑΚ, 12/5/2025, 10:00-16:00

Conference: Working with the Printed Material in the Virtual Age
May 12, 2025 – State Archives’ Building, Ioannina
Organized by:
Assist. Prof. Konstantinos Papamichalopoulos (School of Fine Arts, University of Ioannina)
Assoc. prof. Elena Grudzinskaite (Vilnius Academy of Arts)
Hosted by:
General State Archives, Historical Museum of Epirus
Program Schedule
10:00 – 10:30 | Arrivals, Coffee & Tea Reception
10:30 – 10:45 | Opening Talk: Assist. Prof. Konstantinos Papamichalopoulos “From Renaissance to Digital Age: The Fusion of Traditional and Digital Art”
(School of Fine Arts, University of Ioannina)
10:45 – 11:00 | Talk: Vice-rector, Prof. Xenofon Bitsikas, – ‘Constructed Realities: Worldmaking in Art’ (School of Fine Arts, University of Ioannina)
11:00 – 11:25 | Prof. Ieva Babilaitė-Ibelgauptienė – ‘Picture Book and Personal Artistic Practice’ (Vilnius Academy of Arts)
11:25 – 11:50 | Prof. Agnė Dautartaitė-Krutulė – ‘On the Edge Between Book Design and Self-Expression’ (Vilnius Academy of Arts)
11:50 – 12:15 | Prof. Kęstutis Vasiliūnas – ‘What is an Artist’s Book and What is Not’ (Vilnius Academy of Arts)
12:15 – 12:30 | Short Break (Restroom Pause)
12:30 – 12:45 | Jonė Dūdaitė – ‘Artistic Book as a Medium for Feelings’ (Student, Vilnius Academy of Arts)
12:45 – 13:00 | Emilija Čepulė – ‘Exploring the Geographic Surfaces Through the Form of an Art Book’ (Student, Vilnius Academy of Arts)
13:00 – 13:15 | Viktorija Rybakova – ‘Artists’ Book as an Art and Research Practice’ (Student, Vilnius Academy of Arts)
13:15 – 13:30 | Elzė Milašiūtė – ‘Illustration as a Self-Investigation’ (Student, Vilnius Academy of Arts)
13:30 – 13:45 | Alvė Skauronaitė – ‘The Anatomy of the Horse. How Students Established a Publishing House’ (Student, Vilnius Academy of Arts)
13:45 – 14:15 | Discussion. Formal Conference Wrap-Up.
14:15 – 16:00 | Lunch
16:00 – 17:00 | Guided Tour of the Exhibition ‘Ioánnina Artbook and Zine Festival: Handmade Editions: Department of Graphic Art, Vilnius Academy of Arts’ by Prof. Agnė Dautartaitė-Krutulė