RUA 2024 – it’s a wrap! See full gallery!

RUA 2024 - it's a wrap! See full gallery!

RUA 7th edition 2024 in Elva municipality - it's a wrap! We already miss all of the brilliant artists, spending time together in the evenings and seeing how the artworks appeared. Nothing like an artsy week in the Estonian countryside! Much love to the heroes of the festival - the artists who traveled all the way to Estonia to leave a piece of their creation to our little nation. Cannot wait to see everyone again in future projects!

Enjoy the gallery of the completed artworks in Elva town and five surrounding villages.

Here's the artist lineup with locations:

Greete Okas (Estonia) · Rõngu care center, Valga mnt 9, Rõngu
Robin Nõgisto (Estonia) · Elva library, Tartu mnt 9, Elva
Lily Brick (Spain) · Annikoru tee 8, Annikoru
Viv Magia & Ruusa Art (Finland) · Kesk 32, Elva
Viktoria Berezina (Ukraine) · Valguta bus stop, Valguta
Karolis Dezuteje & Tadas Vincaitis (Lithuania) · Rõngu high school, Rõngu
Pablito Zago (France) · Puhja youth center, Viljandi tee 28/2, Puhja
Raphe (France) · Annikoru substation near the skate park, Annikoru
Ola Kalnins (Sweden) · Aakre community house, Mõisa tee 12, Aakre
Lauri Täht & Viktor Gurov (Estonia) · Youth camp instructors: Fence in front of Rõngu care center, Valga mnt 9, Rõngu

SPONSORS

The festival of 2024 was made possible thanks to:

Akzo Nobel Baltics AS / Sadolin, Montana Colors, Elva municipality, Color Expert, Fere OÜ, Cultural Endowment of Estonia, Institut français d'Estonie / French Institute in Estonia, Embassy of Spain, Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania to the Republic of Estonia, NGO Mondo.

Local businesses and small entrepreneurs made sure the artists have enough to eat and drink, have a warm bed during the week and a little souvenir to take with: Anderson's Brewery, Viinamärdi Farm, Birch Lagoon, Ramirent, Spekter Shop, Kanarbiku Wine Farm, Verevi Motel, Pub Üksteist.

The youth camp was supported by NGO Mondo in collaboration with the government of the United States of America.

Photos by Andrea Margó Rothenberg