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Liepāja 2027 returns from an exchange trip to Budweis 2028

At the beginning of August, the Liepāja 2027 team visited České Budějovice – Budweis – which will be the European Capital of Culture in 2028.

13. August, 2025

Liepāja 2027 Unveils New Art Trail Along the Ālande River

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.

10. August, 2025

Liepāja and Tartu will reinforce youth capacity in cultural management

The Liepāja 2027 Foundation by partnering with the Tartu 2024 Foundation, is launching a new international cooperation initiative called “Youth Connect” as part of the Interreg Estonia-Latvia programme.

31. July, 2025

Liepāja 2027 Announces Open Call for Collaboration Partner Catalog

Liepāja 2027 is seeking professionals in the creative industries — project management, production, communication, and marketing — to jointly deliver an ambitious cultural program featuring hundreds of events from 2025 to 2027!

More than 200 participants in Liepāja learned restoration and sustainable management skills

A garden party in the courtyard of the Liepāja Restoration Centre on the weekend of 26 July brought to a close an ambitious series of talks and masterclasses titled “From Know-How to Do-How”, dedicated to cultural heritage preservation and sustainable living.

28. July, 2025

Liepāja artist Franciska Anna Beļāne shares her “CreArt” residency experience in France

From October 3 to November 29, 2024, Franciska Anna Beļāne participated in a “CreArt” residency in the city of Clermont-Ferrand, France. During the residency, she had the opportunity to work on her project at the residency house “Chalet Lecoq”.

22. July, 2025

For the first time in Liepāja – the concert “Rock and Organ” invites listeners to vote for the Liepāja Song in organ sounds

On October 4 at 20:00, audiences are invited to an unforgettable concert, “Rock and Organ for Liepāja”, at Liepāja’s Lutheran Church. Due to high demand, an additional concert has been announced for October 3.

15. July, 2025

Open Call for Latvian Photographers for Residency in Japan Announced by Liepāja 2027 and EU-Japan Fest

In a step towards fostering international collaboration and deepening intercultural dialogue, the Liepāja 2027 Foundation, in partnership with the Japanese non-profit organisation EU-Japan Fest, is inviting Latvian photographers to apply for an opportunity of a fully funded residency in Japan as part of the internationally acclaimed project “European Eyes on Japan | Japan Today”.

15. July, 2025

Contemporary Art Exhibition “Unspoken Sandy Encounter II” Invites to Explore the Life Near Baltic Sea

On July 11, the contemporary art exhibition “Unscheduled Sandy Meeting II”, organized by the Liepāja 2027 Foundation, was opened to the public at the Bertschy Hall of the Art Gallery “Romas Dārzs”. The exhibition will be on view until mid-September.

14. July, 2025

Three New Contemporary Artworks to Open Along the Ālande River This August

On Saturday, 19 August at 16:00, the banks of the Ālande River in Grobiņa will come alive with the opening of the new environmental art trail “Face to Face with the Natural”, created by the Liepāja 2027 Foundation as part of the European Capital of Culture programme.

14. July, 2025