Family Day and exhibition at the UPDATE Media Arts and Technology Festival

From September 28 to October 5, the Art Research Laboratory (MPLab) of RTU Liepaja Academy in Liepāja hosts the UPDATE Media Art and Technology Festival, where participants and international guests and artists explore themes of creativity through audiovisual tools, artificial intelligence systems, marine ecosystems and various conceptual themes. The festival will close on Saturday, October … Read moreFamily Day and exhibition at the UPDATE Media Arts and Technology Festival

ART+ work PAPER TREES on view in Karlsruhe (Germany)

PAPER TREES is an augmented reality artwork created at the intersection of two artists’ fields of research – Maija Demitere studies “slow” media art and how to make our daily life sustainable, Eva-Maria Lopez is interested in biodiversity and the impact of climate change and human economy on plants. The 1st iteration of PAPER TREES … Read moreART+ work PAPER TREES on view in Karlsruhe (Germany)

Workshops and performances as part of the RETROSPECTROPIA exhibition at the Liepaja Museum

On Thursday, July 13 and on Sunday, July 16 visitors are invited to take part in workshops, meet the exhibition artists, and see audiovisual performances. The program is part of the exhibition RETROSPECTROPIA will take place in the Liepaja Museum. Activities will be free of charge. The exhibition features 15 new media artworks created by … Read moreWorkshops and performances as part of the RETROSPECTROPIA exhibition at the Liepaja Museum

A look back at the opening of RETROSPECTROPIA

The exhibition “RETROSPECTROPIA” will be displayed at the Liepaja Museum (Kurmajas pr. 16/18, Liepaja) until 30 July 2023 every day from 9 AM until 6 PM. Info on planning your visit on the museum’s website: https://www.liepajasmuzejs.lv/en. Curator: Anna Priedola. Artists in the exhibition: – 8 (Andris Vētra), Andrejs Poikāns, Diana Lelis, Gustavs Lociks, Kaspars Jaudzems, … Read moreA look back at the opening of RETROSPECTROPIA

RETROSPECTROPIA – Celebration of New Media Art in Liepaja over the past 15 years

The exhibition “RETROSPECTROPIA” will be displayed at the Liepāja Museum (Kurmajas pr. 16/18, Liepaja) from June 9 until 30 July 2023. Opening: June 8 at 5 PM. Info on planning your visit on the museum’s website: https://www.liepajasmuzejs.lv/en The exhibition “RETROSPECTROPIA” gives an insight into ghosts, myths, assumptions, and surprising turns of human imagination and emotions … Read moreRETROSPECTROPIA – Celebration of New Media Art in Liepaja over the past 15 years

A Review of the Opening of the SOUND DAY Festival

The annual international festival “Sound Days” opened on 27 and 28 May with an exhibition and open workshops. The festival took place from 27 May to 4 June in Liepāja, 20 Kuršu Street, Liepāja University and in the cultural space “Pegasus Courtyard”. The 2023 festival is dedicated to the search for an in-between space in … Read moreA Review of the Opening of the SOUND DAY Festival

Animation and Film festival UPDATE in pictures

Performances and exhibition. Friday, March 31 at MPLab Performance and exhibition was the final event of the festival. The unique audio-visual performance “Random Encounter” was created just for this event. The “Random Encounter” is a new collaboration between the experimental music group “Nejausi” (Roberts Dinters, Valdis Skarevics) and the French performance group “Live Animated Orchestra” … Read moreAnimation and Film festival UPDATE in pictures

Performances and exhibition at the end of the UPDATE Film and Animation festival

During the Film and Animation Festival UPDATE participants acquired such skills as laser scanning, script writing, the role of video in activism, different approaches to green screen and special effects in film and live stream, 3D sculpting for virtual reality (VR) and machine learning for creating visual artworks. On Friday at the Art Research Laboratory … Read morePerformances and exhibition at the end of the UPDATE Film and Animation festival