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.
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.
he Cultural Department of the City of Chemnitz is offering a scholarship for a literary producer’s residency from April 1, 2026. The scholarship will enable people to engage more intensively with the past and present of life in the city of Chemnitz and the region. The application deadline is September 14.
Three works of art located on the banks of the Ālande River mark the constant changes in nature and invite trail visitors to get to know the meeting of the layers of the past, present and future in the coastal landscape during the hike.
On 16 August from 14:00 to 20:00, the leafy paths of Karosta will once again become home for the traditional Lāčplēsis Garden Festival. This year’s theme, “Karosta Stories”, will honour the 400th anniversary of Liepāja and 135 years of Karosta, with a day dedicated to the tales and dreams of the neighbourhood.
