Lina Michelkevičė, PhD, is a Senior Researcher at the Institute of Art Research of Vilnius Academy of Arts, a lecturer, and the author of the books Tarytum ruošėmės tikram veiksmui. Kultūros kūrėjai ir protestas [Sort of Always Preparing for the Real Action: Cultural Creators and Protest] (2025) and Būti dalimi. Dalyvavimas ir bendradarbiavimas Lietuvos šiuolaikiniame mene [To Be Part: Participation and Collaboration in Lithuanian Contemporary Art] (2021). She is interested in manifestations of cultural and social participation, public space politics, activism, performativity, pedagogical tools in art, and interdisciplinary forms of art, education, and research. https://​www​.vda​.lt/​en/institute-of-art-research/departments-and-researchers/lina-michelkevice.