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

The exhibition “RETROSPECTROPIA” will be displayed at the Liepāja Museum (Kurmajas opr. 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

Master classes, shows and performances at the UPDATE film and animation festival in Liepaja and online

From March 27 to 31, the UPDATE festival dedicated to moving images will take place in Liepaja and online. The festival program is intended for artists as well as anyone interested in art and technologies, film and animation techniques, as well as those who just want to try something new. All festival activities are free … Read moreMaster classes, shows and performances at the UPDATE film and animation festival in Liepaja and online

Registration for the UPDATE festival is open

The focus of the UPDATE festival is the moving image – film and animation. During the festival, anyone interested can attend workshops and masterclasses, as well as take part in film screening, performances, and networking events. All festival events are free of charge for everyone. The festival will be held from the 27th to the … Read moreRegistration for the UPDATE festival is open

3 new ART+ works celebrating holiday season

To celebrate the end of this year, ASTE, a Liepaja based collective of artists, and the creators of ART+ are offering three special augmented reality objects now available using ART+ app. The new objects are located next to the “Great Amber” concert hall, on the Vecā ostmala promenade and next to the Liepāja Latvian Society … Read more3 new ART+ works celebrating holiday season

Exhibition / TEHNO / ECO / SYSTEMS

The exhibition “/ TEHNO / ECO / SYSTEMS” is created as part of the New Media and Digital Art Festival UPDATE that took place from Nov 21 until Nov 26, 2022. Please enjoy the created works, new knowledge and video recordings of all the UPDATE events on our specially created online exhibition experience: https://update.aste.gallery The … Read moreExhibition / TEHNO / ECO / SYSTEMS

10 new ART+ artworks in Liepaja

ART+ app is created by new media and 3D artists based in Liepaja. ART+ gallery offers 27 different objects around Liepaja for Android and iOS users. Google Play: https://ej.uz/artplus Apple Store: https://ej.uz/iosart ART+ in your browser (for those who don’t have a valid device or who are not presently in Liepaja): https://artplus.app ART+ will work … Read more10 new ART+ artworks in Liepaja

A Saturday for art, technology, discussions, and families at the UPDATE festival

As a concluding event of the UPDATE festival, a weeklong work-lab for new media, digital art and technologies, this Saturday, November 26, from 12:00 until 16:00 Zivju Street 10/12, Liepaja, we offer a special program for the public with virtual reality (VR) works, interactive installations, spatial sound artworks, new media, and contemporary art. During the … Read moreA Saturday for art, technology, discussions, and families at the UPDATE festival