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From May 8, the Riga Photography Biennial – NEXT 2023 (RPB – NEXT 2023) group exhibition “Time Found” will be on show at the “Pilot” Experimental Art Space of the Art Academy of Latvia.
On May 1, Rīga Photography Month will begin with the project “Latvia by Artificial Intelligence”. All artists this year will be AI image generators, the festival's organizers said.
Rīga Photography Biennial has announced that its program RPB – NEXT 2023 will take place from April 27 to July 23.
The decision on whether to build a contemporary art museum in Latvia must be made quickly as the permit for its construction expires this year, the Latvian Contemporary Art Museum Foundation said in a media statement on April 11.
Friday, March 3 brings the openign of the new spring season's exhibitions at the Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre.
Any Russian diplomats (or spies) who have got tired of the view of a death's head Putin from their embassy windows will no doubt be delighted that they now have a new sight to while away the hours between justifications of genocide and the spreading of gonzo propaganda.
Shoppers will be able to get a bit of culture as they peruse the wares at a Rīga shopping mall with the opening of a new art exhibition.
The Latvian Centre for Contemporary Ceramics, in cooperation with the Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre, has announced an open call for the MARTINSONS AWARD 2023 International Ceramics Competition under the 4th Latvia Ceramics Biennale 2023.
On Friday February 3 at 18:00, Ukrainian artist Daria Kalashnikova will stage a live performance of her piece "How long can this all last?" at the Latvian National Museum of Art.
Controversy has risen its ugly head at the Mark Rothko Art Center in Daugavpils over a sculpture depicting a set of male genitalia in combination with a Christian-style cross, reports Latvian Radio.
Cultural organisation 'Wunder Kombinat' has released a collection of what it calls "non-academic research articles" titled WunderKombināts I. Latvian Art Yearbook 2022 which deals with current processes in contemporary art and culture.
On Monday, November 21, the third of a total of five graffiti drawings dedicated to one of the major investment goals of the European Union (EU) funds for 2021-2027 was completed in Jelgava, the Ministry of Finance announced.
In Rīga, Sarkandaugava, a wall open for everyone has been unveiled so artists or curious beginners can decorate it with street art, Latvian Television reported on November 3.
October 28 brings the launch of five new exhibitions at the Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre which will run for the winter season.
There are countless examples of the courage and resilience of Ukrainians at the moment – and also of their creativity, even in difficult circumstances.
Daria Kalashnikova, a Ukrainian artist who has quickly made a splash in the Latvian contemporary arts, will unveil a new solo exhibition on October 3.
Young artists from Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia are invited to submit their work until October 2, 2022 for the “Seeking the Latest in Photography!” Award 2023.
September is ‘The Rothko Month’ at the Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre, marking by the artist’s birthday by means of an international symposium that attracts painters and Rothko’s admirers from all over the world.
The popularity of cryptocurrency is rapidly expanding. One of the types of this currency, non-fungible tokens (NFT),is often associated with digital art. The first gallery of this digital art has also been opened in Latvia, Latvian Television reported August 5.
From July 26 to 29, Latvia's second-largest city, Daugavpils, will host the International Contemporary Ceramics Festival 2022, delivering "a vibrant program of lectures, master classes, performances and exhibitions."
Estonian artist Kristina Õllek will hold her first solo exhibition in Latvia, at the ISSP Gallery in Rīga from July 15 - September 3. Filtering with Cyanobacteria, Double Binds & Other Blooms focuses on the Baltic Sea, one of the most polluted seas in the world.
This year's Rīga Performance Festival will include a special performance by Daria Kalashnikova, a Ukrainian artist, in a performance dedicated to Ukraine.
Latvian municipalities have taken to dismantling the Soviet regime's monuments. The Latvian Artists' Union has volunteered to help with depositing and storing them after removal, Latvian Television reported May 22.
The Latvian central bank, Latvijas Banka has announced that on May 25 it will issue a silver collector coin dedicated to the much-admired artist and educator Vilhelms Purvītis.
From May 20 to July 3, within the framework of the Rīga Photography Biennial 2022, visitors will be ale to see a new exhibition, “Surfaces”, by the Lithuanian artist Paulius Petraitis at the ISSP Gallery in the Latvian capital.
For the fourth time running, the Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre is hosting the Silva Linarte Painting Symposium to honour the distinguished Latgale artist and long-term art educator Silva Veronika Linarte (1939–2018) and celebrate her creative legacy.
The Latvian Center of Contemporary Arts' exhibition Difficult Pasts. Connected Worlds dedicated to the histories of Eastern European countries has traveled to Vilnius, the LCCA said.
From April 21 through July 10, Riga Photography Biennial 2022 will take place in both exhibition halls and the urban environment.
In response to the war in Ukraine, the third Riga International Biennial of Contemporary Art (RIBOCA3) has been postponed to summer 2023, the organizers said. It was previously planned between July 15 and October 2 this year.
Latvian photographer Alnis Stakle has won a prestigious international award, LSM's Culture department reports.
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