Creative team

Andrew, originally from Scotland, has spent more than 25 years working internationally, particularly across the Baltic Sea region, with long periods based in Helsinki, Finland. He works at the intersections of art, digital culture and science, alongside cultural activism, the DIY/Do-It-With-Others ethos, sustainability and cultural heritage networks. Andrew creates participatory and experiential formats – from workshops and performative events to collaborative storytelling sessions.

Anna’s life and creative rhythm are deeply rooted in Liepāja. With a master’s degree in new media art, she now shares her expertise as a lecturer at the RTU Liepāja Academy alongside her artistic practice. Her work brings together technology, data visualisation, found objects and food, using these materials to reflect on the realities of an ageing society, dementia and other social challenges. Anna played a key role in shaping the Liepāja 2027 Bid and now works as a creative producer at the Foundation, developing contemporary art and interdisciplinary projects.

Barbara’s artistic approach explores self-representation and the shifting expressions of queer and female bodies in the post-Soviet cultural landscape. Alongside directing, Barbara organises events and cultural programmes that create spaces for diverse communities to meet, exchange and enrich one another.

Evarts has degrees from the Latvian Academy of Culture, the Hamburg University of Music and Theatre, and the University of Salzburg’s programme “Curatorial Practice in the Performing Arts”. He focuses on dramaturgy for contemporary theatre and music theatre. His productions include the opera “I Played, I Danced”, the opera-film “Baņuta”, and the performances “Devils”, “Ummis un Lobelia” among others. Since 2025, he is a research assistant at the Latvian Academy of Culture. He collaborated on the implementation strategy of the “Liepāja 2027” programme.

Gundega’s academic path spans music, cultural theory, social anthropology, and urban studies – fields that intertwine naturally in her work. Her projects create spaces for the emergence of new relationships among humans, place, and other beings. Until 2020, Gundega led the International New Theatre Festival “Homo Novus”.

Igors has curated Daniela Vētra’s solo show (Riga Contemporary Art Space), solo exhibitions by Mareunrol’s, Krišs Salmanis, Voldemārs Johansons, Artūrs Virtmanis, Miķelis Mūrnieks (M. Chekhov Theatre Gallery); solo exhibitions by Anna Dzērve (PAIR) and Rasmus Mark (Tartu). Contributed to group exhibitions “In the Name of Desire” (Latvian National Museum of Art), “Bare Life” (Cēsis Art Festival), “The Unaccounted” (P. Stradiņš Museum of the History of Medicine).

Iveta curates contemporary photography exhibitions, educational programmes, and international collaborations, focusing on Baltic artists and socially relevant themes. Iveta holds degrees from the Arts University Bournemouth and Aalto University, and is currently a doctoral student at the Art Academy of Latvia. She also performs with the “Garataka” folklore ensemble and is one of the organisers of the Annual Art Award of Latvia.

With more than 15 years of experience in non-formal education, Lība has worked with several NGOs, mainly in art and inclusion. She has extensive experience working with mixed groups, including people with mobility, visual, hearing, and intellectual disabilities, in settings such as art therapy and non-formal education. Lība works with many Latvian institutions to advance accessible and inclusive cultural environments, while building international experience through projects and collaborations in Poland, Turkey, Portugal, Greece, and beyond.

“I DID IT” is a distinctive force in Latvia’s cultural, with a growing international presence. Their portfolio includes Riga City Festival, Contemporary Culture Forum “White Night” and large-scale national celebration concerts. For the past 5 years, they have curated the international poetry festival “Page Break”. Creators of acclaimed original light installations in Latvia and abroad, “I DID IT” says: “We do big and small things, in Latvia and beyond. We believe cultural events and initiatives help both society and ourselves grow wiser and better.”

Māra is a curator with over 15 years in contemporary art. Educated at the Art Academy of Latvia and the Latvian Academy of Culture, she specialises in art history and cultural theory. She works across art mediation, education and social inclusion, linking artists, schools and international projects. She has led an Erasmus+ initiative on art therapy for people with dementia and continues to develop projects linking artistic practice with social engagement. Her latest curatorial project – exhibition “NSRD. Information on a Transformed Situation” (Vilnius).

Marta’s inspiration is Liepāja’s creative freedom and people sustaining its artistic pulse. It’s how she created her full-length film “BUM”. Her projects “Tutas lietas” and “Ukulele” have become key works in contemporary Latvian children’s culture, earning recognition across European TV. “Garainis” and “Literatūre” have also received critical acclaim. Marta believes that culture begins with curiosity, desire to understand more deeply, and see the world more openly. This mirrors her journalistic research into contemporary cultural processes and their representation in the media.