From March 21 to 23, 2025, Laura Dzērve took part in an artist gathering in Aveiro, Portugal, organized within the “Encontro de Artistas CreArt” project. Alongside the textile artist, four other artists represented France, Spain, Lithuania, and Portugal.
The project featured musical performances, various workshops, exchange of ideas, and an exhibition, where Laura presented her artworks reflecting on the theme of demography. “Right now, this is a major issue in Latvia, and through my work, I express something harsh in a visually beautiful way,” says Laura. She exhibited the following four pieces:
Laura encourages artists from Liepāja to apply for CreArt projects, highlighting: “The best part is that artists from 13 medium-sized European cities can participate, which gives Liepāja-based artists a great opportunity to showcase their work to a wider audience without having to compete with artists from capital cities.”
Stay up to date with the latest CreArt open calls in the “Participation – Open Calls” section of the Liepāja 2027 website!
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.