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The mystery of the monument.
Памятник Юло Соостеру. В конкурсе участвуют двадцать пять эстонских скульпторов SA Sooster Foundation Пресс-релиз 20.02.2026 В конкурсе идей на памятник художнику Юло Соостеру принимают участие 25 скульпторов. Конкурс проводится по инициативе SA Sooster Foundation. Крайний срок по-дачи конкурсных работ - 16 марта, а призовая тройка вместе с победителем будет объявлена не позднее середины апреля. Юло…
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Sooster’s School
On 25 October 2025, the Tartu New Theatre premiered the production “Sooster’s School.” Author and director: Ivar Põllu. Partners: the University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy; the Tartu Art Museum; the Sooster Foundation. The production became a notable event in Estonia’s theatre life. Reviews and notices can be found on the theatre’s website...
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Ülo Sooster memorial in Kärdla
Sooster Foundation SA invites sculptors to share their vision for a new Ülo Sooster memorial in Kärdla, Hiiumaa. The monument will commemorate Ülo Sooster (1924–1970), one of the most significant Estonian artists of the 20th century, and will be installed on the square in front of the artist’s former school, which is now Kärdla Music School (Uus 4).
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"And this still torments me to this day..."
Fortunate indeed! Both the representatives of the Sooster Foundation who prepared this interview and those who will watch it are truly fortunate—to hear Evi Tihemets’s recollections of Ülo Sooster, of their visits together to the studios of his friends, the avant-garde artists of the 1960s, and of the enduring mystery of his art and personality…
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Collectible porcelain. "Landscape with eyes"
55 years after the death of Ülo Sooster, a limited edition series of his collectible plates has been released. For this project, artist Tenno Sooster, head of the Sooster Foundation, selected a fragment from one of his father’s most iconic paintings, “Landscape with Eyes” (1968). Created in collaboration with the Hopperdietzel Porzellan workshop (Meissen, Germany), the series brings Ülo Sooster’s legacy into a new material.
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Sooster Foundation Youtube Channel
Materials about the life and work of Ülo Sooster, archival recordings, as well as modern projects inspired by his legacy. Channel address: Sooster Foundation
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The foundation's Instagram page
Life, work and legacy of the artist Julo Sooster. Activities of the Sooster Foundation. Page address: Sooster Foundation
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The foundation's Facebook page
SA Sooster Foundation introduces the life, work, and legacy of the artist. Page address: Sooster Foundation
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Exhibition "Prison and Love. Life and Dream. Julo Sooster 100"
The exhibition "Prison and Love. Life and Dream. Ülo Sooster 100" at the Pikk Maja Museum in the city of Kärdla, on Hiiumaa Island (31.08 - 16.11.2024). A joint project of the museum and the Sooster Foundation. It features a unique collection of camp drawings belonging to the Sooster family, paintings and graphics from museums and private collections, copies of rare photographs, and archival documents.
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Sculptor Tõnis Tilga, Hiiumaa
Tõnis Tilga did not know Ülo Sooster personally. But he knew, saw and felt. He knew Hiiumaa Island because he came here to live. He saw Ülo Sooster's works, he felt them. That is why 30 years ago he designed and made a monument to the artist, which the whole world erected.
