Estonian Artists Association (abbreviated EAA; et, Eesti Kunstnike Liit) is organization which connects
artist
An artist is a person engaged in an activity related to creating art, practicing the arts, or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse refers to a practitioner in the visual arts only. However, th ...
s in Estonia. EAA primary functions are "participating in cultural policymaking and sectoral development activities, protecting the interests of artists,
curators,
art historian
Art history is the study of aesthetic objects and visual expression in historical and stylistic context. Traditionally, the discipline of art history emphasized painting, drawing, sculpture, architecture, ceramics and decorative arts; yet today ...
s and theorists as well as other art workers, and promoting their working conditions".
President of EAA is Elin Kard.
Every year EAA organizes Annual Exhibition of Estonian Artists' Association.
EAA precursors were ''Central Association of Estonian Artists'' (established 1922), ''Estonian Soviet Artists Association'' (1943) and the ''Artists Association of the Estonian SSR'' (1957).
EAA has several suborganizations, eg ''Estonian Painters' Association'' ('Eesti Maalikunstnike Liit').
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Non-profit organizations based in Estonia
Arts in Estonia
Estonian artist groups and collectives