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 5, from 12:00 to 16:00 at MPLab (Liepāja, Kūrmājas prospekts 13, entrance from the back yard) with an exhibition of workshop results and a Family Day – workshops for children and young people on various creative technologies.
The exhibition will showcase more than 30 works created during the workshops. The festival featured 8 workshops where students and artists explored technology, created conceptual works, sound art installations, performances, as well as several short films dedicated to Liepāja.
Workshop hosts: Zil Lilas (DE/LT), Vytautas Michelkevicius (LT), Tata Frenkel (LT), pETER Purg (SI), Oleksandr Sirous (UA), Heinrich Lenz (DE), Gustavs Lociks (LV), Carlos Munnoz (ES).
Contacts:
Festival website: www.updatefestival.lv
Maija Demitere (maija.demitere@gmail.com, +371 29948430)
UPDATE is organised by the association of Liepaja media artists ASTE (https://aste.gallery) and RTU Liepaja Academy Art Research Laboratory (MPLab, https://mplab.lv). The activities of the association ASTE in 2024 are supported by the VKKF for professional non-governmental cultural organisations. UPDATE is supported by the Liepaja Municipality institution “Culture Department”, the VKKF, RTU Liepaja Academy and RIXC, a network for art, science, culture and innovation. The event is co-organised by the foundation “Liepāja 2027 Foundation” and the European Union Creative Europe Programme project “CreArt 3.0 #STRINGING_TOGETHER”. The workshop “Soundscapes” is realised in the framework of the Artillery 35 project “Soundfields”, supported by Nordplus Horizontal.
