On April 24 at 16:00 (4:00 PM), the solo exhibition “Marmoleum Real 2mm” by artist Zane Priede will open at the RTU Liepāja Academy’s Center for Humanities and Arts gallery (Kūrmājas pr. 13).
Zane Priede’s solo exhibition “Marmoleum Real 2mm” is a visual study of the aesthetics and material culture of the 1990s. Through large-format photographs and studio-created still lifes, the artist analyzes the “imitation culture” characteristic of that era, where cheap materials—such as linoleum, drywall, and plastic—attempted to replicate symbols of longed-for prosperity.
The exhibition focuses on the “autotopography” of objects—their ability to store emotional memories and shape our collective identity. These vibrant works reflect on the transition from Soviet grayness to capitalist consumer culture, searching for footprints of the past and nostalgia within the scenography of modern everyday life.
About the Artist: Zane Priede (b. 1990) is a professional photographer whose works feature imagined and surreal scenes using everyday objects. She is a graduate of the Design Academy Eindhoven in the Netherlands. Zane’s deep passion for architecture and design is evident in her visual approach, which involves constructing scenes with small-scale objects. Her interest in science, biology, and psychology is focused within her visual research, offering a playful approach to storytelling and revealing the fantastic within the mundane. In 2023, Zane was nominated for the European photography platform “Futures.”
Visitor Information
Admission: Free of charge
Hours: Weekdays from 12:00–19:00 (12:00 PM – 7:00 PM)
Location: gallery on the 2nd floor of the building
Duration: Until May 22
Organized by: The association ASTE (Art, Science, Technology, Education) in cooperation with RTU Liepāja Academy.
Supported by: The State Culture Capital Foundation and the Liepāja Culture Department.
On Thursday, February 5, at 17:00, the exhibition “Blue Shift” will open in the exhibition hall of the Liepāja Music, Art, and Design Secondary School at 18 Alejas Street. It will feature various visual and interactive artworks, as well as augmented reality experiences. The exhibition will be open from February 5 to February 26 on weekdays from 12:00 to 19:00.
The title of the exhibition, “Blue Shift,” is borrowed from the astronomical concept describing a spectral shift toward the blue end of the spectrum, indicating movement, approach, and increasing energy. In this exhibition, “blue shift” becomes a metaphor for changes in our perception and relationships with marine and water ecologies, technology, and human presence in environmental processes.
The works in the exhibition focus on the sea as a sensitive, changing, and significant environment—Baltic Sea ecology, water pollution, climate change, the human footprint, and the role of technology in perceiving and interpreting these processes. Artists use digital media, interactive installations, and various visual forms to invite the viewer to pay attention to processes that often remain invisible or abstract in daily life.
The exhibition encourages thinking about the significance of “blue” space not only as a natural resource but also as a field of culture, memory, and responsibility, where human actions and choices become part of broader ecological and social processes.
Artists in the exhibition: Arūnė Baronaitė (LT), Diana Lelis, Līga Vēliņa, Rebeka Lasmane, Maija Demitere, Marta Zomerovska, Zane Zelmene, Ivo Tauriņš, Jekaterina Jevdokimova, Madara Kronberga, and others.
As part of the exhibition, new augmented reality works will be launched in the ART+ mobile app. These augmented reality artworks will be viewable in various locations throughout the city of Liepāja. To view the works, a smartphone or tablet with GPS and an internet connection is required; users must download or update the ART+ app and go to the specific location of the artwork. Currently, 50 augmented reality artworks are already viewable in Liepāja.
The exhibition was created as part of the Media Art and Technology Festival “UPDATE,” which annually offers a program for young artists and art students, especially those who have chosen digital technologies as their creative tool. Within the framework of “UPDATE: Blue Shift,” participants took part in workshops, masterclasses, boat trips at sea and on the lake, as well as a hike along the Liepāja beach to study the presence of microplastics in the coastal environment.
During the festival program, artists created works reflecting on the human role in water ecologies and the significance of water ecologies in the urban environment of Liepāja, combining observations, artistic research, and technological solutions.
Exhibition opening: Thursday, February 5, at 17:00.
The exhibition is open from February 5 to February 26, on weekdays from 12:00 to 19:00.
As part of the international project Future DiverCities, the City of Liepāja has invited local communities and artists to reflect on the regeneration of the city’s vacant zones — with particular attention to the vast wooded areas of Karosta, a part of Liepāja still unfamiliar to many of its residents.
From 2023 to 2025, a series of sensory mapping activities, artistic interventions in Karosta’s natural and urban environments, and an international artist residency have taken place. Invited artists explored the local landscape and communities — including youth groups and military divers — transforming their experiences into multisensory artworks. These works include the creation of a Karosta scent archive, sculptures from biodegradable natural materials, multimedia poetry readings, tactile graphics, and sound art compositions, all forming a layered and contemporary portrait of the area.
The Association of Media Artists ASTE. Art, Science, Technology, Education, actively involved in the municipality’s creative interventions, is organizing the exhibition “Future DiverCities: The Potential of Gaps” from November 13 to December 12, 2025, at the RTU Liepāja Centre for Humanities and Arts Gallery. The exhibition brings together works and research materials created by participating artists: Aistė Ambrazevičiūtė (LT), Maija Demitere, Krista Dintere, Juan Duarte (MX/FI/DE), Diana Lelis, Kristīne Martinova, Sandris Mūriņš, and Anna Priedola.
Opening: November 13, 2025, at 17:00 Venue: Kūrmājas prospekts 13, 2nd floor, Liepāja
Opening hours: November 14 – December 12, 2025 Monday to Friday, 9:00–19:00 Venue: Kūrmājas prospekts 13, 2nd floor, Liepāja
The exhibition is supported by the State Culture Capital Foundation, Liepāja Cultural Department, RTU Liepāja Academy, and the Creative Europe program.
On Thursday, 29 May, the public is invited to the opening of the exhibition “FLUVIUS” in the Gallery of RTU Liepāja Humanities and Arts Centre, 2nd floor. The exhibition “FLUVIUS” [Latin: river] is a continuation of the journey started by Zanda Puce and Armands Ange in 2018 along Latvia’s longest river – the Gauja. The journey was inspired by the story of Zanda’s great-grandfather, boat builder Juhans Jurs. Several expeditions have provided audiovisual material, some of which will be featured in the book “Aa fluvius. In Search of the Lost River”, which was shortlisted for the Golden Abel book competition.
The accumulated research evidence highlights the material and immaterial traditions of the Gauja valley and its surroundings included in the Latvian cultural canon, as well as the possibilities of preserving, archiving and transmitting memories. Since 1933, when the School Museum organised the first “Gauja Exhibition”, the rural landscape has changed. Discovering the imprints of different eras and the diversity of the cultural landscape ensures the continuation of these values.
In the exhibition, the relationship between man and nature is explored through the aspect of movement and the symbolic representation of water, which helps to create a reflection of the individual experience. The stories of the people encountered by the Gauja River have become an important part of the artists’ experience. They have met the aunt of Zaķi, who greets the sunrise and sunset on her hill in Kurmos, the people from the parish of the Orthodox Church of Ežu (Māli) who take care of the nearby church, Dmitrijs, who lives at the Nēķena watermill in Taurene, and many others.
Based on the observations made, the connection with nature, established by personal and external factors, is explored. The answers given by nature to inner questions – loneliness, sadness, self-seeking, finding and accepting oneself, as well as discovering oneself both as an artist and as a human being – are revealed.
This exhibition is a continuation of our shared memories. The underwater world created in the New Castle of Sigulda allowed us to get to know the Gauja River surrounded by the city, its banks and the people who live in the area, to revisit what we have collected. The exhibition allows us to dive back into what was seen and deeply felt during the journey.
The exhibition will be open until 30 June on weekdays from 8.00 to 19.00, on Saturdays from 8.00 to 16.00 in the Gallery of RTU Liepāja Humanities and Arts Centre, 2nd floor. On 23 and 24 June the exhibition will be closed to the public.
Organised by: association “ASTE. Art, Science, Technology, Education”, supported by RTU Liepāja, Liepāja Culture Board and State Culture Capital Foundation.
On April 4, the solo exhibition “Veikals SPAZ” by artist Margrieta Griestiņa was opened at the Gallery of the Centre for Humanities and Arts at RTU Liepāja Academy (Kūrmājas prospekts 13, 2nd floor). This exhibition marks the beginning of the contemporary art exhibition series “Image Flow”.
At the centre of the exhibition is a fictional fashion and household goods brand – the GolfClayderman store “SPAZ,” where a cyber fox and a bohemian bear run the operations. In this ironic narrative, the store’s previous location in Madona is referenced, while the new chapter begins in Liepāja – the “temple of education in the city of wind.” Griestiņa’s artistic language merges childhood memories, pop culture, and video game aesthetics into a distinct and playful visual experience.
Anna Priedola, the exhibition’s curator, emphasizes the lack of contemporary art presence in Liepāja, highlighting that “Veikals SPAZ” offers an excellent opportunity for art students and the public to engage with current tendencies in contemporary art.
The exhibition is open to visitors until April 25, 2025, on weekdays from 8:00 to 19:00 and Saturdays from 8:00 to 16:00, and is available free of charge.
The “Image Flow” exhibition series is organized by the media art association ASTE. Art, Science, Technology, Education in collaboration with the Art Research Lab (MPLab) at RTU Liepāja Academy.
The project is supported by the City of Liepāja and the State Culture Capital Foundation of Latvia.
On April 4, 2025 at 5:00 p.m., the solo exhibition “Shop SPAZ” by artist Margrieta Griestiņa will be opened at the gallery of the Humanities and Arts Center of RTU Liepāja Academy (Liepāja, Kūrmājas prospekts 13, 2nd floor), starting the “Image Flow” cycle of contemporary art exhibitions organized by the association ASTE. Art, Science, Technology, Education and RTU Liepāja Academy.
In the visual language of Margrieta Griestiņa, childhood memories merge with imagination, her paintings incorporate images from video games, politics and pop culture, revealing the importance of visuality in the construction of everyday experience, and the imprints of fleeting screen experiences on the minds of their consumers. The author does not criticize either society or individual choices, accepting and playing with the codes of capitalism and mass culture, yet taking on the role of a producer and brand manager, not just an artist. ““Veikals SPAZ” is a store of the fashion and household goods brand GolfClayderman, where a cyber fox and a bohemian bear work. The first store branch was located in Africa, but since the contract with the beverage supplier “Monster” was terminated, the store had to settle in Madonna, where the brand’s subsidiary company MABOCA is also located. Due to popular demand the store is now moved closer to Western culture – to the windy city’s temple of education – RTU Liepāja Academy,” the artist describes the idea of the exhibition.
Curator Anna Priedola emphasises how needed it is to increase the diversity of visual expression and the accessibility of contemporary art in the regions. “Liepāja is still lacking the presence of contemporary art, and I am glad that “SPAZA Shop” will also be able to feed the hunger of Liepāja art students for current examples of contemporary art in their surroundings. Margrieta Griestiņa inspires me a lot not only with her creative work, but also organizes high-quality contemporary art and culture outside the center – in Madona.”
The exhibition is open during the working hours of the RTU Liepāja Academy (on weekdays from 8:00 to 19:00, on Saturdays from 8:00 to 16:00) from April 5 to April 25, and is available free of charge. Opening – 04.04.2025. at 17:00. The exhibition was implemented with the financial support of the Liepāja City and the State Cultural Capital Fund.
On Friday, November 22, at 16:00, the exhibition “Sensory Imagination” will open at the Liepāja Music, Art, and Design High School Gallery (Alejas street 18). The exhibition will showcase virtual and augmented reality artworks, art installations, and results from workshops conducted during the media art and technology festival UPDATE. The exhibition will be open from November 25 to December 6 on weekdays from 8:00 to 19:00.
The exhibition will feature four virtual reality works:
Jekaterina Jevdokimova’s “I (Don’t) Remember” – an interpretation of the artist’s childhood memories from the late 90s and early 2000s.
Kaspars Lēvalds’ “Mist” – based on the 1919 Latvian War of Independence in Liepāja after World War I.
Elīna Dreimane’s “Lost in the Mist” – exploring Latvian power sites described in traditions, folklore, and stories.
Olga Barbina’s “Pneuma” – experimenting with human breath as a means of navigation in a virtual reality environment.
As part of the exhibition, ten new augmented reality works will be launched on the mobile application ART+ (https://artplus.app). The augmented reality artworks will be viewable in various locations in the city of Liepāja. The works reflect on cultural heritage, contemporary world issues, the climate crisis, and pollution, experimenting with technologies, as well as expressing personal experiences and reflections on mental health through art. The works will be visible on Liepāja’s beach, Seaside Park, Karosta, and other city locations. To view the works, a smartphone or tablet with GPS and internet connection is required, the ART+ application must be downloaded or updated, and visitors need to go to the designated location of the artwork. Currently, 50 augmented reality artworks are already on display in Liepāja.
The exhibition will also feature two international artists who participated in artist residencies organized by the foundation “Foundation Liepāja 2027” from September to October this year. Spanish artist Carlos Munnoz will present his social platform experiment and installation “Deficiencies of Utopia”, while Ukrainian artist Iryna Loskot will showcase a series of works titled “Invitations” that explore the self-destructive and self-renewing nature of our planet.
The exhibition will display the results of the annual media art and technology festival UPDATE workshops – an interactive sound installation created during the workshop “Become an Antenna” led by Tata Frenkel, a guide on how to be an artist in a world without digital technologies, developed during the workshop “OFFLINE/OFF-GRID” led by Vytautas Michelkevičius, and an interactive work combining motion capture suits and photogrammetry, created during the workshop “Experimental Motion Capture” led by Oleksandr Sirous.
Exhibition Opening: Friday, November 22, at 16:00. Exhibition Open: November 25 to December 6, weekdays from 8:00 to 19:00. Exhibition Website:www.updatefestival.lv Contact: Maija Demitere (maija.demitere@gmail.com, +371 29948430).
The exhibition “Sensory Imagination” is part of the UPDATE festival, organized by the Liepāja-based media artist association ASTE (https://aste.gallery), RTU Liepāja Academy’s Art Research Laboratory (MPLab, https://mplab.lv), and the association ART+ (https://artplus.app). ASTE’s activities in 2024 are supported by the State Culture Capital Foundation (VKKF) for professional non-governmental cultural organizations. UPDATE is realized with the support of Liepāja City Culture Department, VKKF, and RTU Liepāja Academy. The event is implemented with the co-funding of the foundation “Foundation Liepāja 2027” and the European Union’s “Creative Europe” program project “CreArt 3.0 #STRINGING_TOGETHER.”
On Saturday, August 24, a unique digital art exhibition will open at the Adatu Fabrika (Kuldiga, Kalpaka Street 4). As part of “COOLDIGA ART FEST”, visitors will be able to experience 4 virtual reality artworks created by Latvian artists and a virtual reality game dedicated to the city of Kuldīga. During the festival, 8 new augmented reality artworks will be launched, and will be available to users through the ART+ mobile app (www.artplus.app).
During the opening on August 24, visitors will have a chance to see and experience virtual reality games and artworks created this year, meet the artists and take part in a workshop where everyone will have the opportunity to learn how to create 3D objects using VR tools. Workshop will be open to anyone, even those with no prior experience.
Workshop “3D Making in VR”
On August 24, from 12:00 – 16:00, a workshop will be open to everyone, regardless of their digital skills or previous experience, to learn how to create 3D objects using simple, intuitive, even playful tools. Participants will use VR glasses and controllers to create 3D objects through body movements, offering a more intuitive and accessible approach to 3D modeling compared to traditional, screen-based methods.
The workshop is free of charge and no prior reservation is required. Interested participants can join the workshop at any time. Although there is no age limit for the workshop, children under 10 may find the VR tools too large to use comfortably.
Virtual reality works in the exhibition
Jekaterina Jevdokimova’s “I (Don’t) Remember” is a story about her childhood experiences in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The artist’s interpretations of her memories show the changes that came with computers becoming a part of everyday life, as well as the visually fantastic impression left by growing up in a mass housing block.
Elina Dreimane’s ” Square of Strength” explores Latvian places of power described in folklore, stories and traditional lore. In her work, the artist has digitalized several such places and brought them together in one magical landscape. The work evokes reflections on whether digital experiences and digital tourism might be able to replace the experiences of human beings, whether virtual reality tools can transmit the ancestral wisdom and the power that nature gives us?
Kaspars Lēvalds’ work “The Mist” is based on the Latvian freedom struggle in Liepaja in 1919 after the World War I. Combining game and educational elements, this experience allows us to immerse ourselves in certain scenes of history and explores whether VR can evoke feelings of empathy, patriotism or deepen interest in learning about the history of a nation.
Olga Barbina’s “Pneuma” uses a unique, artist-designed VR experience interface. The work uses sensory data about the user’s bodily processes – breathing and muscle movement – to navigate throughout the work.
A group of artists, Jekaterina Jevdokimova, Kaspars Levalds and Mihails Pavlovecs, have developed a unique VR game dedicated to Kuldiga, interesting for visitors and residents alike. The VR game ” The Treasures of Kuldiga” will allow visitors to explore different places in the city and to see them in a new light.
Augmented reality works in ART+
As part of the festival, 8 new artworks will be launched in Kuldiga. The works will be available for viewing in the augmented reality mobile app gallery ART+. To view the artworks users will need a phone or tablet with internet connection and GPS. ART+ will work on iPhones newer than 6S; and Android devices with ARCore. Unfortunately, ART+ will not work on devices that do not have access to Google Services.
If a suitable device is not available or it is not possible to travel to the locations of the artworks, ART+ works are also available in a web browser and can be viewed from anywhere, on any device with an internet connection. To view ART+ works in a web browser, visit the ART+ website (https://artplus.app).
“Erosion” by the Dutch artist group ROTOR reflects on human nature and the impact of the environment on it – how we are affected by our environment and the culture we live in, just like the water waves and currents affect the shore and the seemingly unchanging rocks.
Latvian 3D artists Gustavs Lociks and Olga Barbina have created a giant plastic island floating above people’s heads in the Kuldiga watchtower, offering a futuristic scene in which new life forms emerge from man-made rubbish.
Latvian artist Kristena Sokolovska and Canadian sound artist Shawn Pinchbeck’s ” The Echo of Fear” is an interactive audiovisual work – the work will transform depending on how far the user is from the tree in the artwork.
ART+ artists at “COOLDIGA ART FEST”: Alex Sirous (UA), Anna Priedola (LV), Elīna Dreimane, Inga Šlangena, Kristena Sokolovska, Madara Kronberga, Maija Demitere, ROTOR (NL), Shawn Pinchbeck (CA).
Opening of the art festival “COOLDIGA ART FEST” will take place on August 24 at the Adatu Fabrika (Kuldiga, Kalpaka street 4) from 12:00 – 16:00.
The “COOLDIGA ART FEST” VR art exhibition will be open on weekdays by appointment from August 24 to September 13. The augmented reality artworks are available to ART+ users at any time.
“COOLDIGA ART FEST” is organised by Kuldīga Digital Innovation Centre and ART+. The festival is supported by Kuldīga Municipality, State Culture Capital Foundation (VKKF), RTU Liepaja Academy, RTU LA Art Research Laboratory (MPLab, mplab.lv) and ASTE. Art, Science, Technology, Education (aste.gallery).
Visiting the exhibition at the Adatu Fabrika is by appointment only, so please contact us to arrange a time. This can be done by calling or writing to +371 22352248 (Toms Girvaitis) or by e-mail: toms.girvaitis@kuldiga.lv.
More information about ART+: Maija Demitere (+371 29948430).
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 recognized artists, graduates of the study program “New Media Art” of Liepaja University. In the creative workshops, visitors will be able to try out the diverse practices and approaches of media artists, learn how to sculp 3D objects using virtual reality (VR) tools, participants will be invited to a deep listening and sound recording masterclass, as well as how to obtain environmentally friendly dyes from edible materials.
The exhibition RETROSPECTROPIA can be viewed until July 30. Info on planning your visit is available on the museum’s website: https://www.liepajasmuzejs.lv/en.
Program:
Thu, July 13 17:00 – 18:00
PERFORMANCE: AV RYTHMS BY PAULA VĪTOLA
In the performance AV RYTHMS by Paula Vitola visitors will be able to observe exciting demonstrations of the principle of photoacoustics and will learn more about this long-forgotten technology.
Participants have to apply by emailing the curator, please include the desired time in the email. Email to: anna.priedola@liepu.lv. Limited number of participants.
WORKSHOP: 3D SCULPTING IN VR (starting times: 12:00; 12:30; 13:00; 13:30; 14:00; 14:30)
Participants have to apply by emailing the curator, please include the desired time in the email. Email to: anna.priedola@liepu.lv. Limited number of participants.
WORKSHOP: ECO PAINTING (participants can join at any time, no need to apply) (from 12:00 until 15:00)
TOUR OF THE EXHIBITION RETROSPECTROPIA WITH THE CURATOR (starting times: 12:00, 13:00, 14:00)
3D sculpting in VR
More about workshops and artists:
AV RHYTHMS by Paula Vitola
Visitors will have the opportunity to get to know the artist’s research in the world of light and sound, learn the principles of the instrument’s operation and try it, as well as learn from a new point of view how our senses work and how sound, light and other signals are related to each other.
Since 2015, Paula Vitola has been researching a unique phenomenon – the photoacoustic effect and its artistic potential – in her creative work. The photoacoustic effect is a process by which light is converted into a sound signal. On July 13 the artist will give an audiovisual performance and involve visitors in a sensory and technological experiment using a unique instrument – a photoacoustic synthesizer prototype.
The instrument uses flashing lights and kinetic objects, combining photoacoustic and stroboscopic effects. The strobe light, by rapidly changing its state from on to off, creates the illusion of a continuously on light. This illusion divides our perception into “frames”, visually slowing down the movement. Audible sounds will indicate that the light is not switched on continuously – the light is converted into sound with the help of solar cells, and its flashing frequency corresponds to the audible frequency. In this way, it is possible to obtain an infinite number of tones, rhythms and their combinations.
Paula Vītola is an artist and lecturer at Liepaja University, mainly working in the field of art as research, media archeology and sound art. The artist experiments with various technologies, natural and physical phenomena. In her most recent work, the artist focused on the method of photoacoustics – transferring light to sound – in order to study invisible energy and the materiality of signals. relationships as well as our perceptions. The artist experiments and develops prototypes, performances and other artistic experiences that help to understand these signals and allow them to be experienced with the senses.
3D SCULPTING IN VR by Rogier Jupijn and Agnese Damberga
In the creative workshop, one will have the opportunity to try the simplest form of 3D modeling – 3D sculpting – getting an insight into the construction work of virtual reality and feeling what it would be like to paint in a three-dimensional world. The workshop will last 25 minutes, 5 people will be able to work at the same time, therefore prior registration is required by writing to anna.priedola@liepu.lv.
The creative workshop will be led by the developers of the augmented reality (AR) app ART+. More information about the app and how to download it for free on the website https://artplus.app/.
AUGMENTED LISTENING by Krista Dintere
When living in a noisy urban environment, the human brain adapts and learns ways how to ignore what is happening around us – traffic sounds, road works, various devices running in the background. In ancient cultures, sound was often associated with wonder, because its source was not always visible and understandable. As a physical phenomenon, sound has a profound effect on the human body and consciousness, and can also be used in meditation.
Sound artist Krista Dintere will invite workshop participants to open their consciousness to hearing and enjoying the sounds of the surrounding environment both directly with your senses, learning deep listening techniques, and amplifying the weaker sound sources, such as the flapping of insect wings, with the help of recording technology, creating fun, shared sound etudes as a result of the workshop.
The number of workshop participants is limited, so we invite you to apply for one of the three times, by writing to the curator anna.priedola@liepu.lv. The workshop will take place in the garden of the museum.
Krista Dintere is an artist from Liepaja who works in the fields of sound art, experimental composition, media art and creative research. In her works, she strives to realize the limits of the physicality of sound, and also focuses on the psychoacoustic aspects of sound perception and communication. The artist often works with recorded sounds, which are used both in creating site-specific installations and experimental compositions, revealing the complex relationship between the factuality of the field recording and fictitious sound worlds created by artistically interpreting the actual. Since 2012, she has participated with her works in media art and sound art exhibitions, light festivals and other projects in Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Germany, Italy and Poland, including the RIXC gallery, the “Staro Rīga” light festival, the “Sound Days” festival, Liepaja University MPLab, “Art Laboratory Berlin”.
ECO PAINTING by Maija Demitere
In her research Maija Demitere is working on developing sustainable practices and technologies to reduce the impact created by various daily activities.
During the ECO PAINTING workshop participants will learn how to create dyes at home, and will have a chance to discover their creativity by painting on canvas and creating flags to celebrate the diversity of nature. All materials will be provided free of charge and participants can join at any time, and stay as long as they want.
Maija Demitere is an artist and researcher focusing on “slow” media art and “deep” sustainability. In her artistic practice and research, she tries to describe the role of nature / the natural in the “normal” everyday life of a any person.
Workshop ECO Painting
About the exhibition RETROSPECTROPIA
15 years have passed since 2007, when the New Media Art studio in Liepaja started its 1st year, and the community of new media artists has grown quite large, and their range of technical specialization and thematic interests is just as wide – from video to sound art and for experiments in augmented and virtual reality, challenging both the audience’s perception mechanism and the technology’s performance.
Artists in the exhibition have developed their creative activity in various European and Latvian cities, while still keeping an active bond with Liepaja. Works in the exhibition look back at the records of the past, capture and reveal to the viewer the myths and captivating phantasmagoric images created in them, drawing attention to the fact that and how these existing records – especially due to the peculiarities of machine learning that are relevant today – shape our future, both locally, both on a global, individual and community scale.
Exhibitions, performances and creative workshops are organized by the association ASTE. Art, Science, Technology, Education, Liepaja University Art Research Laboratory and Liepaja Museum. Supported by the State Cultural Capital Fund.
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.
Curator: Anna Priedola. Artists in the exhibition: – 8 (Andris Vētra), Andrejs Poikāns, Diana Lelis, Gustavs Lociks, Kaspars Jaudzems, Krista Dintere, Līga Vēliņa, Maija Demitere, Paula Vītola, Rihards Vītols, Santa France.
