
Mayors of Liepāja, South Kurzeme Region and Kuldīga discuss mutual cooperation

Today, the European Capital of Culture 2027 team met with the partners who joined hands to bid for the title – Mayors of Liepāja, South Kurzeme Region and Kuldīga municipalities and discussed the project’s progress and current updates.
The meeting took place in amidst the beautiful paintings by Jānis Ferdinands Tīdemanis.
The team discussed the basic principles of the existing cooperation, the artistic programme projects, and the planned governance structure, distribution of funding and common challenges.
All participants agreed that this cooperation strengthens not only the Kurzeme Region, but also the common cultural space of Latvia.
In the coming weeks, intensive work will continue on the preparation of the application to be submitted to the international jury in early April.



Liepāja 2027 Artistic Director Baiba Bartkeviča is participating in the European Spring Ateliers forum in Molenbeek, Belgium
At the end of April, Liepāja2027 Artistic Director and Board Member Baiba Bartkeviča visited Molenbeek, Belgium, where she has been invited to join the international forum European Spring Ateliers as one of the recognised experts in the European cultural field.