From 21 to 25 November, the international New Media Art Festival “UPDATE 2023: AUTOMATED CREATIVITY” will take place in Liepāja, bringing together more than 100 new media artists, art students, designers and new technology experts from the USA, Germany, Estonia, Ukraine, Latvia, etc. In the creative workshops at Liepaja University Art Research Laboratory (MPLab) and … Read moreUPDATE 2023: Automated Creativity
As part of the Kuldiga art festival “Cooldiga Art Fest”, eight new augmented reality art objects were created and can be seen using the mobile app ART+ (https://artplus.app). ART+ users in Kuldiga can see the unique sight of fish jumping in Venta, a scene that is usually only visible for a few weeks a year, … Read more8 ART+ objects in Kuldiga
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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