Kaunas was the European Cultural Capital in 2022 and served as the Temporary Capital between the two World Wars (1919–1940) after Poland annexed Vilnius. However, the label of being a pointless and counterproductive city still haunts the minds of those in Kaunas and beyond, even after eighty years. The aim of the Young Curators of Kaunas 2022 project was to engage young people in developing ideas for participatory cultural events as part of the Youth Season Highlight, which was the main event of the youth programs. 

Holis’ role was to design, facilitate, and assist in managing the workshop in collaboration with the Kaunas2022 team. Our two facilitators, Dana Olarescu and Michala Lipkova, spent 40 online hours with the 5 teams, resulting in 9 participatory cultural event proposals.  Based on these presentations, the Kaunas2022 team selected the best projects and participant to take part in the final workshop in Kaunas.