At 10 p.m. through 2 a.m. on Friday 8 June, the Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Center will organize its fourth Art Night, this time with the motto “Woman in Art”, the center announced May 29.
The preparations are complete for the official inauguration of the Latvian Pavilion “Together and Apart” at the Venice Biennale Architettura 2018, organizers said May 24. The opening will take place on Friday, May 25 at 12:30, at the Arsenale Artiglierie.
April 24 marks five years since the Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Center in Latvia opened its doors to the public as one of the most ambitious 21st-century cultural projects in Eastern Europe.
The world famous Musee d'Orsay in Paris has released a brief film previewing a much-anticipated exhibition showcasing the Symbolist influence in Baltic art a century ago.
Celebrating the centenary of the Latvian state next year, Latvian Centre for Contemporary Ceramics, in cooperation with Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre, has announced that applications are open to the International Juried Ceramics Exhibition Martinsons Award, which will feature on the program of the II Latvia International Ceramics Biennale.
An art show in London next year will feature a large steamy window courtesy of Latvia.
The annual ''Staro Rīga'' (Riga Shines) illumination festival will celebrate its tenth birthday on November 18 as Latvia celebrates its own 99th birthday.
A Latvian interior designer has won an industry award in the United States.
The Baltic Assembly, an organization consisting of parliamentarians from Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania, announced October 3 it had awarded its annual prize for a notable contribution in the artistic world to Laima Slava, a prominent Latvian art historian.
September 7 sees the start of the annual 'Survival Kit' arts festival run by the Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art.
Russian billionaire Petr Aven is considering Riga as the city to host his private art museum, the influential businessman told the Financial Times.
July 7 ses the launch of the summer season of exhibitions and events at the Mark Rothko art center in Daugavpils.
A major exhibition of Baltic art masterpieces will take place in Paris next year, the Latvian Institute said June 8.
For the third year in a row, on June 9 in Daugavpils fortress, a special 'Night of Art' is taking place and is open to the public under the slogan “Artist in the region”.
A 4-meter sculpture of a "bandaged" horse is making its way from Liepāja to Daugavpils, reported Latvian Radio on May 29.
The NOASS floating gallery on the River Daugava in Riga is starting its 19th season with concerts and modern art on a body of water, reported LTV on May 16.
This year marks the 125th anniversary of the birth of Aleksandra Beļcova, a Latvian and Russian modern painter. For the next six months, the museum of the creative couple Romans Suta and Aleksandra Beļcova will be showcasing her work in 'The Word Belongs to a Woman'.
The exhibition “I Touch Myself” is on show at the Latvian National Museum of Art in Riga from 9 March to 23 April 2017 featuring works by five Latvian artists and offering a fresh perspective on the female body and sexuality.
David Adjaye, whose international team of architects will design Latvia's contemporary art museum, will be knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his contributions to architecture, reported archdaily.com.
Latvia's classical violinist Gidons Krēmers on Tuesday received the prestigious Praemium Imperiale award, given annually by the Japan Art Association, reported Reuters.
The artist Romans Suta is turning 120 this year. While most of the festivities are slated for next year, 2016 has seen a number of events dedicated to one of the pioneers of Latvian modern art. A series of book illustrations by Romans Suta are on show at the Museum of Romans Suta and Aleksandra Beļcova, reported Latvian Radio's Baiba Kušķe Wednesday.
Riga city council on Wednesday approved two new names to appear of street signs in the Latvian capital.