To enrich the programme of Liepāja – European Capital of Culture 2027 with innovative, cross-sectoral, contemporary and outstanding cultural events, hence boosting the international cooperation, the Liepāja 2027 Foundation is launching an open international competition for the co-financing of cultural and artistic initiatives. The deadline for submissions is 11:00 a.m. (EEST/Latvian time) on 10 September 2025.
The forum will bring together creators of cultural life in Kurzeme – state and municipal employees working in the cultural sector, representatives of the private and NGO sectors, artists and art process organizers, culture students and other interested parties, as well as anyone who values the development of culture.
Kristaps Priede works in painting, sculpture, and environmental art, which includes Land Art and Site-specific Art, where artworks are created for a particular location. In addition, Kristaps also engages in performance and photography.
On 9 August, a new chapter was added to Grobiņa’s landscape, as the environmental art trail “Face to Face with Natural”, created by the Liepāja 2027 Foundation, opened to the public along the banks of the Ālande River. Winding across 1.5 kilometres, this trail brings together three newly commissioned contemporary artworks by Ieva Viese, Krista Dintere, and Rihards Vītols, offering a sensory and reflective journey through time, sound, and speculative futures.
The foundation “Liepāja 2027” invites cultural professionals, event organisers, institution managers, producers, and everyone interested to participate in the international conference “Cultural Renovation”, which will take place on 22 October 2025, at Liepāja Concert Hall “Lielais dzintars”.
f|x|r gallery of the House of Arts Veszprém is inviting applications of unique, 20-second looped moving images to be projected in a four-walled, immersive exhibition space. The submission deadline is September 10, 2025.