Co-funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union, FUTURES is a Europe-based photography platform bringing together the global photography community to support and nurture the professional development of emerging and mid-career artists across the world. The platform currently has 18 active member organizations. Every year, each member nominates artists to join the platform, who then gain access to a wide network of professionals, markets and audiences increasing their commercial opportunities. Selected artists are offered access to tutoring sessions, lectures, workshops and curated exhibitions organized by the FUTURES platform.
Since joining the FUTURES platform in 2022, we are working towards offering wider networking opportunities presented by the FUTURES network to artists from the Baltic region. In the previous year, ISSP nominated Kristīne Krauze-Slucka (LV), Konstantīns Žukovs (LV), Sergey Melnitchenko (UR), and Kristina Õllek (EE), who together with ISSP curator Iveta Gabaliņa joined the annual FUTURES event in Turin, Italy in November.
This year ISSP nominated 5 artists to join the FUTURES platform – Reinis Hofmanis (LV), Zane Priede (LV), Jurģis Peters (LV), Cloe Jancis (EE), and Ieva Baltaduonytė (LT).
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Reinis Hofmanis is a Latvian artist and photographer. He studied photography at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Hannover, Germany, and obtained a master's degree from the Visual Communication Department of the Art Academy of Latvia. The artist’s works are characterized by a socio-anthropological point of view, which manifests in an interest in typifying different groups of society, their behavioral patterns and effect on the surrounding environment.
Zane Priede is a self-taught still life photographer based in Riga, Latvia, with a background in design and a passion for photography. She has graduated from the Design Academy Eindhoven in the Netherlands. Zane creates imaginary and surreal scenes from everyday objects, infusing them with fantasy. Her deep fascination with architecture and design can be seen in her approach to constructing scenes with small-scale objects. Additionally, her interests in science, biology, and psychology are evident in her visual explorations, adding a playful approach to storytelling.
Jurģis Peters is a new media artist currently based in Riga, Latvia. He is mainly interested in visual explorations of the impact and consequences of various advances in technology. One of the main focuses of his work is Artificial Intelligence (AI) both as a medium and as a conceptual basis. Having a strong background in technologies and the IT industry, Jurģis often writes his own algorithms and tools. Jurģis has graduated from the Art Academy of Latvia with an MA in Audiovisual Arts, and from the University of Birmingham (UK) with an MSc in Cyber Security and BSc in Digital Media Technology.
Cloe Jancis is an Estonian artist working in the media of photography, video, drawing and installation. She graduated from the Estonian Academy of Arts with a bachelor’s degree in photography (2018) and is currently studying in the master’s programme of the Faculty of Liberal Arts at the Estonian Academy of Arts. Jancis is fascinated by the social image, everyday roles of women and the myths, expectations and feelings related to these. In recent years, she has focused on objects and rituals associated with performing femininity.
Ieva Baltaduonytė is an emerging Lithuanian lens-based artist. She holds a BA in Photography from the Dublin Institute of Technology. Informed by her own personal experience of migration, her work engages with topics and issues relating to migratory culture. Ieva is preoccupied with revealing personal and collective narratives where trauma, identity and memory encourage a deeper engagement with cross-cultural dialogue. By using photography for both personal expression and to foster a critical dialogue with contemporary society, she invites the viewer to participate in societal debates, foregrounding human experiences, and exposing what is otherwise obscured or ignored.
A book with a full collection of photographs shot in Russia during the war in Ukraine by Russian photographer Alexander Gronsky is now available for pre-order in our webshop in limited edition. The book will be released on November 22. All profits from sales will be donated to relief organisations working in Ukraine.
Krievu fotogrāfa Aleksandra Gronska grāmata, kurā apkopota pilna kolekcija ar fotogrāfijām, kas uzņemtas Ukrainas kara laikā Krievijā, ierobežotā daudzumā pieejama pasūtīšanai mūsu internetveikalā. Grāmata nonāks pārdošanā 22. novembrī. Visi grāmatas ieņēmumi tiks ziedoti labdarības organizācijām Ukrainā.
ISSP turpina meistarklases labāko Latvijas un Baltijas profesionālo fotogrāfu vadībā—tiem, kas jau strādā vai vēlās profesionāli strādāt ar fotogrāfiju. Meistarklases sniedz iespēju attīstīt savu radošo vīziju un papildināt amata prasmes. Šajā rudenī piedāvājam meistarklases ar lieliskiem fotogrāfiem Sandiju Ruļuku, Lindu Lauvu, Kristīni Madjari un Zani Priedi.
Dear friends, we invite image submissions for the inclusion in the ISSP design Agenda 2023! The upcoming edition will traditionally combine the functions of a weekly planner, a bullet journal and a notebook and will remain as user-friendly and minimalistic in design as always. The Agenda will feature around 25 selected images from local and international artists.
Theme of the year - Light /and Darkness/ Submit your images until 30 September here
Riga Photography Biennial – NEXT 2023 and ISSP Gallery announces an open call for the “Seeking the Latest in Photography!” Award 2023. Young artists from Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia are invited to submit their work until October 2. The winner of the award will be chosen by an international jury and will have an opportunity to hold a solo exhibition at the ISSP Gallery as part of the Riga Photography Biennial – NEXT 2023 program held in May 2023.
Applications are open to ISSP Riga Residency for the period January - December 2023. The residency provides an opportunity for concentrated work on a personal project informed by interaction with Riga and its residents - we welcome photographers and artists working with photography interested in exploring local social and cultural context and connecting to ISSP platform of activities. 3 Nordic / Baltic photographers will receive Nordic scholarship!
Application deadline: 16 October 2022.
No 16. septembra līdz 11. novembrim ISSP Galerijā būs skatāma islandiešu mākslinieces Bjargejas Olafsdotiras (Bjargey Ólafsdóttir) personālizstāde “Rófurass. Cilvēks ar asti.”, kas veltīta cilvēka un viņa mājdzīvnieka – suņa – attiecībām. Darbs pie sērijas uzsākts 2018. gadā, māksliniecei uzturoties ISSP Rīgas rezidencē. Izstādes atklāšana notiks 15. septembrī no 18.00 - 20.00. Laipni lūgti!
From September 16 to November 11 the ISSP Gallery will host a solo exhibition by Icelandic artist Bjargey Ólafsdóttir. Rófurass. The Dog Within is dedicated to the relationship between humans and their canine pets. Work on the series began in 2018, while the artist was taking part in the ISSP Riga Residency. The opening will take place on September 15 from 6.00 - 8.00 PM. Welcome!
Sestdien, 17. septembrī ISSP Galerijas telpās darbosies neparasta suņu fotostudija. No 12.00-16.00 apmeklētājiem būs iespēja satikt izstādes "Rófurass. Cilvēks ar asti” mākslinieci Bjargiju Olafsdotiru klātienē un tikt pie sava mājdzīvnieka portreta. Laipni lūgti!
On Saturday, September 17 the ISSP Gallery will host an unusual dog photo studio. From 12.00 - 16.00, visitors will have the opportunity to meet Bjargey Ólafsdóttir, the artist behind the exhibition "Rófurass. The Dog Within" and receive a portrait of their pet. Welcome!
No 13. septembra atsāksies iknedēļas radošās fotogrāfijas nodarbības jauniešiem (vecuma grupas 11-14 un 15-18 g.v.). ISSP Jauniešu skola piedāvā pusaudžiem interaktīvā un mūsdienīgā veidā iepazīt fotogrāfiju un tās plašos izmantošanas veidus, kā arī apgūt attēlu veidošanas pamatprasmes.
7. septembrī plkst. 16.00 - 19.00 aicinām uz Atvērto durvju dienu - ar iespēju piedalīties radošajās darbnīcās un iepazīties ar programmas pasniedzējām Adelīnu Kalniņu un Līvu Veiguru!
Uzmanību! Atvērta pieteikšanās ISSP Skolas intensīvajam divu mēnešu kursam "Ievads fotogrāfijā", kas paredzēts dalībniekiem bez (vai ar nelielām) priekšzināšanām. Tā ir iespēja spert pirmos soļus fotogrāfijas pasaules izzināšanā, izprast attēlu veidošanas principus un iemācīties radīt labākas fotogrāfijas. Kursa ietvaros dalibnieki iepazīstās ar kameras tehniskām iespējām, kā arī mācās pielietot jauniegūtās zināšanas, veidojot nelielu fotosēriju. Kursa sākums - no 13. oktobra!
On Friday, September 9 at 6:30 p.m at the ISSP Gallery, the discussion How to prevent the sea from overeating? will bring together four people with close ties to the sea: artist Kristina Ollek, WWF Latvia Baltic Sea and Freshwater programme manager Magda Jentgena, Latvian Institute of Aquatic Ecology researcher Solvita Strāķe and journalist Eva Johansone.
The discussion is taking place as part of Estonian artist Kristina Õllek's ISSP Gallery solo exhibition Filtering With Cyanobacteria, Double Binds & Other Blooms (open until September 9). In it, she is focusing on cyanobacteria and the Baltic Sea, which is one of the most polluted and human-affected seas in the world.
Meklējam kolēģi! No septembra aicinām pievienoties ISSP komandai KOMUNIKĀCIJAS SPECIĀLISTU (kopejā slodze 32-40 stundas nedēļā).
Komunikācijas speciālists plāno un īsteno aktuālās komunikācijas aktivitātes saistībā ar ISSP Skolas izglītības programmām (isspskola.lv), ISSP Galeriju, ISSP Rezidenci un citiem ISSP vietējiem un starptautiskiem pasākumiem un projektiem.
Kristinas Ollekas personālizstāde ISSP Galerijā Filtrēšana ar zilaļģēm, dubultajām saitēm & citiem ziediem (15.07–09.09.2022) ir viņas projekta Filter Feeders, Double Binds & Other Silicones turpinājums, kas balstās uz personīgiem novērojumiem un pētījumiem par antropocentrisko ietekmi uz jūras ekoloģiju. Atklāšana 14. jūlijā plkst. 18.00. Laipni aicināti!
Kristina Õllek’s solo exhibition Filtering With Cyanobacteria, Double Binds & Other Blooms at the ISSP Gallery (15.07–09.09.2022) is a continuation of her ongoing project Filter Feeders, Double Binds & Other Silicones, based on personal observations and research around anthropocentric influences on marine ecology. Opening on July 14 at 18.00 - welcome!
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