NEGOTIATIONS Glass and print exhibition April 26 - June 24, 2025 Pärnu Museum of New Art Two seemingly incongruent art disciplines - glass art and printmaking - have entered a round of negotiations. One of them is transparent; the other, not so much. Some artists have invaded each other’s territories and discovered common ground: both media are frequently unpredictable, not fully subdued to the author’s will. The artwork meets its maker only when emerging from the kiln, acid bath, printing press or some other environment where chemistry and physics tend to overshadow human capabilities. In life, reaching an understanding can be equally chaotic. The artist encounters situations which, more often than not, elude their full control. All this chaos is temporarily brought to a kind of order at the Pärnu Museum of New Art. The exhibition is a continuation of the project “Imagine” which took place in 2024 at the ARS Project Space, Tallinn. Participants: Sofi Aršas, Sirje Eelma, Maria Erikson, Riho Hütt, Anu Juurak, Erki Kannus, Merle Kannus, Malle Karik-Hallimäe, Kati Kerstna, Eve Koha, Kairi Orgusaar, Rait Prääts, Kerttu Rannik, Lembe Ruben, Maret Sarapu, Tiina Sarapu, Eili Soon, Helen Tago-Mullaste, Andres Tali, Mirjam Varik, Kai Kiudsoo-Värv, Vello VInn. Curators: Merle Kannus, Lembe Ruben. Exhibition Design: Merle Kannus Graphic Design: Lembe Ruben Lighting Design: Kati Kerstna Thank you: Cultural Endowment of Estonia, Town of Pärnu, Museum of New Art, Estonian Glass Artists’ Union, Estonian Printmakers’ Association.
