Myymälä 2 Baltic Fellowship Network

BFN project manager Ramiro Camelo presentation of Mymälä2 Seven of Seven and Raw overview at Starptelpa Festival curators assembly. Zuzeum, Riga.

The Baltic Fellowship Network (BFN) is a curatorial research programme initiated by Myymälä2, designed to strengthen collaboration, foster partnerships, and facilitate artistic exchanges among art institutions, exhibition spaces, individuals, and peer organisations operating across Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. BFN is inspired by a shared interest in establishing strong multi-directional networks between individuals and institutions from Finland to the Baltic countries, and vice versa. The programme seeks, over time, to lay the foundation for a more interconnected, thriving and dynamic community of artistic producers throughout the region.

BFN started in the autumn of 2019 and so far has included professional curatorial trips to Tallinn, Tartu and Narva (Estonia); Riga (Latvia), Vilnius and Kaunas (Lithuania). Projects resulting or initiated in the frame of BFN include the exhibition “You Were a Bird”, by Krista Mölder, (EE) 2021, in collaboration with Temnikova & Kasela Gallery, Tallinn, The inclusion of Margus Kontus (EE) in “Quantum Critic, 2020” at Myymälä2. The participation of Regina-Mareta Soonsein (EE) in Seven of Seven, 2021; the inclusion of Ewa Paukstyte (LT); Laura Kuusk (EE); Varvara & Mar (EE & ES) in “Quantum Critic 2021“, 2021 at Masters Art School, St.Petersburg and Myymälä2 pop-up gallery, Helsinki.

Past projects include the participation of GolfClayderman (LV) Maria Metsalu (EE) and Saulė Noreikaitė (LT) in Seven of Seven, April 2022 , and two exhibitions “Happily ever after” by Maria Ader (EE) in Sep 2022 and “Elu ja surma laulund” by Pille Ernesaks (EE) in Oct 2022.

Through conversation with counterparts in Estonia, Myymälä2 became sponsors of DE STRUCTURA – a Tallinn based long-term pan-European initiative which strives to create more opportunities, training and mentorship for young creatives working in the arts sector. As part of the context of De Structura outcomes, in the summer of 2023, Myymälä2 hosted “On the Texture of Feelings“, an artist’s residence and series of public programme events, talks and exhibitions.

In 2023 Myymälä2 presented solo exhibitions by artists Madara Kvēpa, (LV) Katrin Valgamäe (EE) and Seven of Seven Festival 2023 will also featured a performance by Anita Kremm (EE). The Lithuanian artist Vytautas Bikauskas and Bailey Polkinghorne presented the exhibition The chopping, The stirring, The occasion. Additionally Regina-Mareta Soonsein, (EE) participated in “Quantum Critic 2023“.

Photo: 52 Weeks by Jurgita Wru 2025

In 2024, BFN presented ‘Thirst for Beauty’ by Saskia Järve (EE), project manager Ramiro Camelo was invited to the Curator’s assembly at  Starptelpa Riga Performance Festival and guest lecturer at the Vilnius Art Academy. 

In 2025, Myymälä hosted the International Curatorial Research Residence, “Enquiry for Ancestral Memory”, with curators and artists from Finland, Lithuania and Sweden. And two exhibitions by Lithuanian artists: “Domestic Astronomy” by Lithuanian artists Dalia Mikonyte and Adomas Žudys, and ‘52 weeks’ by Jurgita Wru. Additionally, project manager Ramiro Camelo was invited as Eramus + guest lecturer at the Art Academy of Latvia.  

Photo: Domestic Astronomy 2025

In 2026, BFN will host ‘Salt in the Mouth of the Stone’ by Kaunas (LT) based artist Julija Pociūtė.  In the summer RAW Festival will be curated by Starptelpa Riga Performance Festival, and in the autumn, a group exhibition ‘Enquiry for Ancestral Memory’ includes a selection of Lithuanian artists. 

BFN has received financial/mobility funding, exhibition production and in-kind support from:

The Finnish Cultural Foundation, SKR; The Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture; The Nordic Culture Point; CCA Estonian Centre for Contemporary Art; Temnikova & Kasela Gallery, Tallinn; Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art; The Embassy of Latvia in Finland, the Lithuanian Culture Institute and Culture Moves Europe mobility program.