Art in Alytaus apskritis

“Dzūkija” is one of the few circus studios operating in Lithuania; it was founded in 1982. Training includes choreography, aerial acrobatics…

The “Vingiorykštė” art and ceramics studio at the Alytus Youth Center, where children take part in art and ceramics classes. The classes are…

Children learn how sheep’s wool clothed and warmed people in the past and what can be made from it, and at the end everyone felts a wool bal…

At the Perloja History Museum you can learn traditional crafts: weaving towels and bedspreads, decorating Easter eggs with wax, and lacework…

In this craft lesson at the national park’s ethnographic homestead participants prepare the wax, learn how beeswax candles are cast and make…

This craft lesson covers the traditions, materials and preparation behind Lithuanian straw mobiles (sodai) and their meaning in folk culture…

The Kapčiamiestis leisure hall offers bookable creative workshops for children and adults. In “Wish Dolls” participants learn about the hist…

The Emilija Pliaterytė Museum in Kapčiamiestis offers group workshops on old crafts and customs: wool felting, weaving Dzūkija pick-up sashe…

In these creative workshops, seniors make their own jewelry and home decorations. The program is offered at Likiškėliai Lower Secondary Scho…

In the art club, seniors create works of art, and their creations can be seen at exhibitions, such as the one at the Vidzgiris Library in Se…

In the sewing club, seniors learn how to design, pattern, and sew clothing. The program is offered at Likiškėliai Lower Secondary School as…

At the “Kadagys” Art Studio (founded in 1981), students learn the art of woodcarving: how to handle sharp tools, understand wood, and bring…