On April 16, 2026, the regional round of the Lithuanian Students’ Folk Art Competition “Silver Wreath” took place at Grigiškės “Šviesa” Gymnasium. The exhibition featured 28 students from Vilnius Žirmūnai, Juodšiliai “Šilas”, Trakai Vytautas the Great, Grigiškės “Šviesa”, Vilnius Sholom Aleichem ORT, Lentvaris Motiejus Šimelionis, Trakai, Karoliniškės gymnasiums, Vilnius Sietuva progymnasium, and Vilnius Pranas Mašiotas and Patirčių Slėnis schools, taught by 10 teachers: Jurgita Radžiūnienė, Henrieta Stachovskienė, Danutė Trečiokienė, Vaiva Butrimienė, Vida Jaruševičiūtė, Laima Kantakevičienė, Birutė Lašinskienė, Renata Matulevič, Jolanta Tamulienė, Regina Sinkevičienė. The competition jury selected the best entries: first-place winners whose works will proceed to the national round in Telšiai and participate in the competition: Elžbieta Ustilaitė (ceramics). Trakai Gymnasium, teacher Jurgita Radžiūnaitė, Andrėja Reket – Lentvaris Motiejus Šimelionis Gymnasium (paper cutting), teacher Henrieta Stachovskienė, Sofija Semionovaitė (weaving), Trakai Vytautas the Great Gymnasium, teacher-grandmother Loreta Paškevičienė, Sonata Sadauskaitė (straw gardens), Karoliniškės Gymnasium teacher Laima Kantakevičienė, Adriana Stanaitytė (Easter eggs), Grigiškės “Šviesa” Gymnasium, teacher Jolanta Tamulienė. An additional 19 students’ works were awarded second and third places. All exhibition participants and teachers received certificates of appreciation (Lithuanian Folk Artists’ Union Vilnius Community), souvenirs, and commemorative gifts. Laureates were honored with diplomas from the Lithuanian National Culture Centre. We thank the administration of Grigiškės “Šviesa” Gymnasium for providing the opportunity to exhibit the show, teachers Jolanta Tamulienė and Sigita Maknienė for their assistance in organizing the exhibition, and Dalia Mackevičienė for the excellent concert.
Project Manager Ramutė Kraujalienė
Exhibition Curators: Jolanta Tamulienė, Sigita Maknienė
Project Partner – Grigiškės Šviesa Gymnasium
The project is supported by the Lithuanian Culture Council