On May 28, at a former rubber-products factory 'Provodnik' in the Sarkandaugava district of Rīga, a festival of street art 'ROW' ('Riga open wall') will take place with 18 artists participating and everyone welcome, Latvian Radio reported on Friday.
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A newly painted mural “Tribute to Džemma Skulme” by the head of the Painting Department of the Latvian Academy of Art Kristians Brekte, has produced mixed reactions in the society. People have even initiated signature collections for the removal of the mural.
University of Latvia (LU) has recently issued a monograph on Latvian grammar in English – “Latvian Grammar”, authored by linguists Andra Kalnača and Ilze Lokmane.
Local and foreign cinema projects are actively taking place in Latvia. This year there is a particularly strong demand for co-financing for foreign films in Latvia, National Film Center (NKC) told Latvian Radio May 19.
Artists of the Latvian National Ballet are using the current pandemic time to work on a new production: a ballet based upon Bram Stoker's horror classic, "Dracula".
Built as part of a culture boom that saw concert halls rise in towns across Latvia, the Lielais dzintars (Great Amber) concert hall in Liepāja, western Latvia, is celebrating its fifth anniversary.
Tuesday, August 18, at Kalnciema Street square, the concert "Flower Power" will take place, inspired by love-and-flowers theme, representatives said August 13.
24 newly graduated Riga Technical University (RTU) architects displayed their diploma projects offering modern architectural solutions for the regeneration of various Rīga territories in an exhibit titled “100% Organic Architects” at the RTU Faculty of Architecture on January 24, according to a Latvian Radio broadcast on January 28.
On January 6 theater critic Silvija Radzobe was awarded the Normunds Naumanis' Annual Art Criticism Award at the “NN Night” awards ceremony, and on January 7 she spoke with Latvian Radio's “Kultūras Rondo” broadcast about the importance of theater in everyday life in Latvia.
Rīga's youngest movie theater Kino Bize is from December 6 to December 11 kicking off its 4th anniversary with a week of films by Stanley Kubrick, reported Latvian Radio's Kultūras Rondo on Monday.