Tag the author – win an artwork

The Tag the Author project is now in its third year and aims to promote respect for creators and the habit of tagging the authors of visual artworks on social media.

This social advertising campaign invites art viewers to tag the authors of artworks they photograph and share on Instagram, use hashtags, and thus contribute to the recognition of creators. This social advertising campaign invites art viewers to tag the authors of artworks when photographing and sharing them on Instagram, use hashtags, and thus contribute to conscious cultural consumption.

The campaign runs from September 2 to November 2, 2025.

Prizes: three works of art, the winners of which will be announced in November.

Competition entries

Akvilė Anglickaitė – “As soon as he touched the moss, his power passed into the forest, and the roots of the trees turned into rivers.”
75×75 cm, c-print, framed, 2018

The work combines the themes of human touch, forest, and change. In it, spaces and surfaces shift, and situations seem open to various possibilities. It is a reminder that anything can happen. Anglickaitė is an interdisciplinary artist who explores the relationship between nature and culture, often incorporating elements of sound and light into her work.

Tomas Daukša – Sun Face Bigfoot (FRIENDSHIP)
bone porcelain, gold, 26x13x11, 2024

The work is based on a variation of the Bigfoot legend, highlighting motifs of solar symbolism and elements of folklore. Daukša is an interdisciplinary artist with a master’s degree in painting and a doctorate in art, combining conceptual research and aesthetic form in his work.

Algirdas Jakas – Circuit Board
Epoxy resin, acrylic, aluminium, colored pencils, 2025

The work combines technological elements and human form, raising questions about the relationship between humans and technology and our dependence on devices. Jakas explores themes of concern and collective anxiety in his work, using the specificity of place as an additional layer of investigation.

Photo credit: sesupe.com.

How to participate:

Upload a photo to your Instagram account (post, not stories).

Tag:

the author(s) of the work – @name or #firstnamelastname;

the hashtag #žymėkautorių;

@vilniausgalerijusavaitgalis.

If the photo features the work of more than one author, tag them all.

Important: only posts that tag all authors and use all the required hashtags will be eligible. Winners will be selected at random. The results will be announced on the website www.vilniausgalerijusavaitgalis.lt/zymek and winners will be contacted via Instagram.

This campaign aims to remind people that crediting authors is a sign of respect for creators and an important part of cultural awareness. “Tag the author” invites all visitors to actively participate and become part of the creative community.

The campaign is financed by the Lithuanian Council for Culture