Teaching period: 18th-25th of November, 2026
Host institution: Vilnius Academy of Arts
Location: Mizarai Practice and Recreation Centre, Mizarai, Lithuania
Teacher(s): dr. assoc. prof. Vygintas Orlovas
ECTS: 3 ECTS
Number of available places for KUNO students: 8
Level: (BA/MA)
Application deadline: 6th of November, 2026
How to apply: Please apply by filling in this form: https://forms.gle/kWdnuCu5JBDvgMCc7
About the course
The course is aimed at exploring Vaporwave and publishing the results of the workshop as a collaborative album. On the surface Vaporwave, is a microgenre of electronic music and a meme; however, the ideas behind it are a statement and a position towards music production, art and copyrights in general. The course will provide in-depth knowledge on the background, core ideas, strategies and methods for functioning applied in Vaporwave.
Even though it will be a music album, no prior knowledge of sound design or sound editing is required.
Organization of the course
The course will start with an introductory meeting on the evening of the 18th of November to discuss the field where Vaporwave formed, the ideas behind it and the methods and strategies applied in it. Afterwards, we will divide into groups depending on the interests: source scouting, audio editing, image editing, video editing. On the 19th, we will start by having short introductions to using the basic features of related free and cross-platform software: Audacity, Affinity and DaVinci Resolve. Afterwards, we will have a hackathon type of a workshop to create a collaborative album and the relevant materials for it. Depending on how productive we will be, the workshop can last till the evening of the 23rd - we will have to finalize the release by then to do the audio mastering and share the results on the evening of the 24th.
Practical information
The course will take place in VDA Mizarai workshop and recreation base.
We will meet at Vilnius faculty of VDA and take a bus to travel there together.
Both the bus and accommodation (which includes bed linen and towels) at Mizarai are provided by VDA. Be sure to come to Vilnius either in the morning on the 18th or one day in advance to be able to board the bus at 13:00 on the 18th of November. We will be back in Vilnius via bus in the afternoon of the 25th of November.
Notes
* All participants should have a laptop. If you do not have the possibility to bring one, inform me and I’m sure I could find some extra ones in the academy or my personal storage. Those who wish to work with sound editing, need to bring a set of headphones as well. We will be using cloud storage for sharing files and working together as a group.
* The result of a similar courses hosted in 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2025 was a project called “One Person And”
(https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd78ljdlMd1PCllN5C9W0w61uI7hrRrw_&si=BlqndMtyG7-qnzR5). The result could be the fifth album of this project, but if it ends up being different, it could be a new project instead.
Financial support by KUNO:
Travel support between countries: 330 € (except 660 € to/from Iceland)
Subsistence: 250 € per week (5-7 days), 100€ per second week.
General KUNO Eligibility Rules:
- only BA and MA full-degree students from the KUNO network schools can participate;
-exchange students from other institutions, which do not belong to the KUNO network, studying at one of the KUNO network schools, CANNOT participate;
- full-degree students from the KUNO network schools, currently on exchange at another institution, CANNOT participate (neither with nor without the KUNO grant).
In case of any questions please contact: Vygintas Orlovas at: vygintas.orlovas@vda.lt
