PRE-SALE: ISSP Weekly Planner

We are happy to announce that the ISSP Weekly Planner 2025 PRE-SALE has started! Order the Weekly Planner for a special pre-sale price of 18 EUR until November 21! 

The ISSP Weekly Planner 2025 combines the functions of a planner, a bullet journal, and a notebook. It is perfect for handwritten notes and includes 40 original photographs by 28 Latvian and international authors.

Theme of 2025: Metamorphosis - From the Latin meta (to change), morphosis (form), metamorphosis, a powerful symbol of transformation, reflects one aspect of the psyche's encounter with its development: a radical change in form, function, character and state of being.

The Weekly Planner can be ordered online shop.issp.lv or purchased at the ISSP Gallery.

Inside you will find:

  • 12 monthly openings with a special selection of images, yearly calendars;
  • 53 weekly openings with space for notes, international holidays, and Latvian name days;
  • 80-page notebook for personal notes;
  • New! An envelope for storing important things at the end of the planner;
  • 40 original photographs by Latvian and international authors:

Photographs by: Agnese Madžule, Alessandro Truffa, Anna Dzērve, Britta Baumann, Caitlin E. Littlewood, Céline Gobillard, Cemil Batur Gökçeer, Eltaj Zeynalov, Emilia Martin, Eva Gjaltema, Evija Pintāne, Guido Gazzilli, Herta Krūmiņa, Hilda Lindström, Imants Daksis, Krista Dzudzilo, Kristina Mos, Lavinia Parlamenti, Leonardo Taddei, Michele Quondam Pasquale, Nanna Hammer Tiittanen, Nicola Russo, Olia Koval, Ronit Porat, Sanna Larmola, Valdis Putniņš, Viviana Bonura, Zanda Puče

Produced with love by ISSP in partnership with Antalis and VV Foundation.

  • Size: 13x18 cm
  • Pages: 240
  • Language: English
  • Design: Artis Briedis, rabit!!
  • Production: Jelgavas Tipogrāfija, Riga Prints SIA

Pre-sale price: 18 EUR until November 21 (regular price: 24 EUR) 
Order your copy here.

Creative direction: Julija Berkoviča, ISSP

Special thanks to: Daiga Zvaigzne, Vita Liberte, Ulrika Māliņa, Sintija Mikanovska

Artist Talk: Laine Kristberga / Anna Maskava

Aicinām uz asociētās profesores Laines Kristbergas lekciju “Feminisma estētika Annas Maskavas mākslas darbos: formālie un konceptuālie risinājumi” saistībā ar ISSP Galerijā skatāmo izstādi “Ancestral Body / Senču ķermenis"!

Radošās darbnīcas sadarbībā ar Latvijas skolas somu!

No šī rudens piedāvājam divas jaunas radošās darbnīcas Latvijas skolas somas projekta ietvaros! Radošā darbnīca “Fotogrāfija un performance” norisinās kā dinamiska spēle un tā ļauj ielūkoties fotogrāfijas lomas mijiedarbībā ar citām, savukārt darbnīca “Kad foto izkāpj no plaknes” paredz ceļojumu instalācijā, arhitektūrā un objektu mākslā. Darbnīcas tiek rīkotas pēc pieprasījuma ISSP telpā Berga Bazārā vai izbraukumā skolā.

ISSP Photowalk No. 2 :: Avoti district with Arnis Balčus

Join us for the second Photowalk around Riga neighborhoods, our new series of English-language events! Together with the best Latvian photographers, we invite you to explore and learn more about Riga's neighborhoods through the lens.

Artist Talk: Joan Calsina

Meet the ISSP artist in residency, who is with us until mid-November, Joan Calsina! He will talk about his previous projects and show the work in progress made in Riga.

FUTURES photography platform has received further funding from the European Commission

We would like to share some great news - the FUTURES Photography platform has received further funding from the European Commission and will continue its collaborative work in 2025 - 2028! Thanks to support from Creative Europe, FUTURES will continue to promote the careers of emerging talents in contemporary photography around Europe and have a greater impact on the art world. 

ISSP meklē praktikantu/s

Rudens/ziemas mēnešos aicinām ISSP komandai pievienoties praktikantu/s, kas asistēs ISSP ikdienas darbos un mūsu rīkotajos projektos un pasākumos! Ja tev ir vismaz 18 gadi un tevi interesē fotogrāfija, laikmetīgā māksla un radošie procesi, tu pārvaldi latviešu un angļu valodu, un vēlies gūt pirmo darba pieredzi, piesakies ISSP praksei! Praksi iespējams apvienot ar citiem darbiem un studijām.

ISSP Photowalk No. 1 :: Āgenskalns with Reinis Hofmanis

Join ISSP for a new series of English-language events: Photowalks around Riga neighborhoods! Together with the best Latvian photographers, we invite you to explore and learn more about Riga's local neighborhoods through the lens.

Artist Talk: Kristine Mifsud

We invite you to meet our artist-in-residence Kristine Mifsud (CA/LV) on October 2, at 7 PM at Bolderāja! Kristine will speak about the experimental analogue process she undertook during her residency, how she arrived at this project, her previous work, and the importance of experimentation and failure in art making. Welcome!

Zanes Priedes izstāde “Marmoleum Real 2mm” pagarināta līdz 24. oktobrim

Dalāmies ar lieliskiem jaunumiem - Zanes Priedes izstāde “Marmoleum Real 2mm” tiek pagarināta līdz 24. oktobrim (ar pārtraukumu no 2. līdz 7. oktobrim)! Savukārt no 4. līdz 6. oktobrim ISSP Gallerijas komanda ar Zanes Priedes izstādi viesosies Viļņā ArtVilnius’24 mākslas mesē!

We would like to share great news - the exhibition ‘Marmoleum Real 2mm’ by Zane Priede is extended until October 24 (with a break from October 2 to 7)! Also, from October 4 to 6, the ISSP Gallery team will participate in the ArtVilnius’24 art fair with the exhibition!

Art Fair ArtVilnius’24

From October 4 to 6, the ISSP Gallery team will participate in the ArtVilnius’24 contemporary art fair with the exhibition ‘Marmoleum Real 2mm’ by Zane Priede!

ArtVilnius’24 presents exceptional works of art and promotes creativity, cultural dialogue, and international cooperation. The programme of the fair is complemented by an education programme of discussions, lectures, presentations of art publications, and excursions with art critics.

Open Call: 'Seeking the Latest in Photography!' Award 2025

Together with the Riga Photography Biennial, ISSP Gallery announce an Open Call for the ‘Seeking the Latest in Photography!’ Award 2025! Until 6th October 2024, young artists from Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia are invited to submit their work. 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 within the framework of the Riga Photography Biennial – NEXT 2025 program held in spring, 2025, where the awarding of other laureates will also take place.