ArtVilnius’25. Photo by Augustinas Žukovas
From October 1 to 4, 2026, the 17th international contemporary art fair ArtVilnius brings together 70 art galleries from Austria, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom. The 17th edition of the fair focuses on the contemporary art scenes of Vilnius, Warsaw, and Vienna, fostering cross-regional exchange while supporting the international visibility of artistic practices.
The fair returns to the Lithuanian Exhibition and Congress Centre Litexpo, the country’s leading exhibition venue, just 15 minutes from Vilnius city center. Each year, the event attracts between 18,000 and 23,000 visitors of all ages.
International Exhibitors and Regional Focus
Dave Bopp, Conjunction After Sunset, 2022, Mixed media, 80×100 cm. Presented at ArtVilnius’26 by Galerie Sturm & Schober, Vienna
The gallery program in Vienna features Christine König Galerie, one of Austria’s premier contemporary art spaces which has presented conceptual and contemporary art at international fairs for over four decades, and Galerie Sturm & Schober.
From Warsaw, LETO Gallery – a participant in the first edition of ArtVilnius – returns after nearly a decade, as does Le Guern Gallery. MutualArt Partner Gallery HOS Gallery and Fijewski Gallery, which represent contemporary Polish artists, both make their debut.
Ina Budrytė, Būgnininkė, 2026, Painting, 40×29,5 cm. Presented at ArtVilnius’26 by The Room, Vilnius
First-time participants also include Galerie 3AP from Düsseldorf, Galleri Lundberg-Sandhagen from Stockholm, Tur from Riga, and Galerija Vartai from Vilnius. Returning galleries include Estonia’s KOGO Gallery, Riga’s ISSP, Paris’s Galerie Nivet-Carzon, Viborg’s Galleri NB, Vilnius’s The Room gallery, and Tallinn’s OKAPI. The Vilnius Academy of Arts presents six of its galleries, complemented by regional Lithuanian spaces from Utena, Molėtai, Trakai, Ukmergė, Šiauliai, and Panevėžys
