(Read English text below)
Katariina Käik ärkas uuele elule 1995. aasta suvel.
Lühikesel tänaval, mis on oma nime saanud siinse Katariina kiriku järgi,
asuvad järjestikku tarbekunsti erialade avatud ateljeed, kus käib
igapäevane tööelu. Vene ja Müürivahe tänavat ühendav keskaegne
hoonetekompleks on unikaalne. See on mõjutanud nii tööruumide kujundust
kui ka igapäevast töökorraldust – kunstnikke ühendab Katariina Gild.
Katariina Käik (St Catherine's Passage)
awakened to its new life in the summer of 1995. On this short street, named for the Katariina church which borders one side of it, there are
various open studios which function as everyday workrooms for the
artists. Connecting Vene and Müürivahe streets, the buildings form a
unique medieval ensemble and as such have affected both the layout of the
studios as well as the organization of work.
Tallinna ajalooliste käsitöötsunftide hulgast samanimelist meistrite ühendust ei leia. Seega on Katariina Gild sümboolseks sillaks mineviku ja tänapäeva vahel, ühendades kaheksat ateljeed ja neljateist naiskunstnikku. Nagu gildisüsteemis kombeks, on siingi ametis nii meistrid, sellid kui õpilased.
Uniting the artists is Katariina Guild,
unique in the annals of historical guilds and masters. Thus is Katariina
Guild a symbolic bridge between the past and the present, integrating
eight studios and fourteen women artists. As is customary in the guild
system, here also one finds both master crafters as well as apprentices
and students.
1. Ehtedisain / Jewellery design
2. Kübarakoda / Hat workshop
3. Stuudiogalerii Ene ja Anni tekstiilid / Ene and Anni patchwork studio-gallery
4. Stuudio Emma Leppermann ja sõbrad / Emma Leppermann and Frtiends studio
5. Nahakunsti stuudio / Leather studio
6.
Kaire Tali stuudio / Kaire Tali studio
7. Keraamika stuudio / Ceramics studio
8. Kai Koppel klaasistuudio / Kai Koppel glass studio
Minevikku meenutades oli Katariina Gildi tekkimine omas ajas midagi väga erilist. Pidulikule avamisele 21. septembril 1995. a eelnes huvitav ja meid kummaliselt lähendav ühine mõttetöö. Kaua ja rahulikult arutlesime ühise ja üksiku suhete ja võimaluste üle. Koos jõudsime hästitoimiva töökorralduseni, mis ümberringi muutuvas maailmas toimib meil siiani. Teistmoodi olek ongi see, mis võlub jätkuvalt meid endid ja neidki, kes meie töötubadest läbi jalutavad. Vahetus, loominguline ehedus ja pühendumine iseloomustavad kõike mida teeme. Need on tänapäeval hinnatud nähtused. On tore, et oleme omavahel kokku kasvanud nagu suur pere ja suudame innustada teisigi. Kindlasti said meie algatusest hoogu Tartusse loodud Antoniuse Gild ning hiljem ka Bonifaciuse Gild Viljandis. Meie naabruses tegutseb Meistrite Hoov, kust leiab samuti tarbekunstiateljeesid ja käsitööpoode.
The founding of Katariina Guild was quite special in and for its time. Prior to the opening on 21 September 1995, we all participated in deliberations that were both inspring as well as captivatingly unfying. We considered at length both individual and collective relationships and possibilities, collaboratively arriving at a workable organization that, even in the midst of a constantly changing environment, functions well to this day. The atypicality of our situation is what charms both those who wander through our studios as well as ourselves. Immediacy, the authenticity of creativity, and dedication inform all that we do and all that we create. These attributes are as valued in the present day as they have been in the past. It is gratifying that we have been able to bond into a large family and have even been able to inspire others. Among these others are the Antonius Guild in Tartu and later the Bonifacius Guild in Viljandi. Within a stone’s throw of us is the Masters’ Courtyard, where one also finds crafters’ studios as well as handicraft shops.