Liepāja 2027 volunteers have launched the initiative “Paper Bridges. Handwriting Connects People,” during which letter writing becomes a heartfelt shared experience. The aim of the initiative is to revive the tradition of handwritten letters and to build friendships with volunteers, their coordinators, and communities from other European Capitals of Culture.
The first meeting took place on January 20, when volunteers prepared letter paper at the Liepāja Theatre. In the following two workshops at the Liepāja 2027 office, calligrapher Dzintra Vīriņa introduced participants of “Mission (un)rest” to the basic principles of calligraphy and letter formation. Notably, the calligrapher herself conducts the workshops on a voluntary basis.
The initiative “Paper Bridges. Handwriting Connects People” will continue with further letter-writing sessions. The letters will be sent to past and future European Capitals of Culture in Lithuania, Estonia, Italy, Germany, Denmark, Portugal, Finland, Romania, and France.
We hope that these handwritten messages will mark the beginning of new friendships, creative collaborations, and lasting connections among European Capital of Culture communities.
On 11 April, Liepāja 2027 will take to the stage at Tallinn Music Week 2026’s City Stage to present the concept of Liepāja – European Capital of Culture 2027: (un)rest.
With this open call for artists to participate in the exhibition and symposium, the association “ASTE. Art, Science, Technology, Education” launches the project “ElektrON – The Future of Amber”, interpreting the heritage of amber—along with the future potential of other fossil materials—through a symbiosis of art and science, within the programme “Liepāja – European Capital of Culture 2027”. Applications to participate in the project can be submitted by 23:59 on 19 April.
On July2, experimental music festival Skaņu Mežs will hold an exclusive mini-edition in the city of Liepāja, featuring musical acts and sound artists from Latvia, Japan, Norway, United Kingdom, Sweden and Germany.
