Riga Photography Biennial and ISSP Gallery open call
Visvaldas Morkevičius (LT), from the series “Looking forward to meet Me”, 2020
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. Participants will also receive special prizes from “VV Foundation” and the Lithuanian independent publishing initiative “NoRoutine Books”.
The competition is open to emerging artists and photographers from the Baltic states – Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania – provided that the work they are entering in the competition was created within the last three years.
The winner of the prize will be determined by an international jury comprised of the founder of the "BZH Photo" festival and coordinator of the "Photo Days" event in Paris Camille Gajate (FR), art critic, historian and curator Adam Mazur (PL), artist, professor and Head of the Photography Department at the Estonian Academy of Arts Marge Monko (EE), artist and curator Paulius Petraitis (LT) and artist and teacher Ieva Epnere (LV).
Besides the main prize – an opportunity to hold a solo exhibition at the ISSP Gallery in Riga, the jury members will nominate five finalists (including the winner) who will present their work at the exhibition launch, and ten finalists who will be granted the opportunity to participate in the NEXT 2023 program portfolio review to the industry professionals free of charge. For the second time, the foundation „VV Foundation” is to choose a laureate for a 1000 euro monetary prize and an opportunity to spend a month working at their residency “PAiR” (Pāvilosta Artist in Residency) in Pāvilosta, Latvia. The founders of the independent publishing initiative “NoRoutine Books”, Gytis Skudžinskas and Vilma Samulionyte (LT), will select one of the participants for their own award – the opportunity to publish a photo book.
The winners of the RPB 2016 award “Seeking the Latest in Photography!” were Vika Eksta (LV), Andrejs Strokins (LV) and Alissa Nirgi (EE). The 2018 winners were Diāna Tamane (LV), Taavi Suisalu (EE) and Kristīne Madjare (LV). In 2019, the award was received by Annija Muižule (LV). In 2021, Visvaldas Morkevičius (LT) became the winner, and he also received the first award presented by the “VV Foundation”. The winners of the “NoRoutine Books” award were Ieva Balode (LV) in 2016, Madara Gritāne (LV) in 2018, Reinis Lismanis (LV) in 2019 and Kristīne Krauze-Slucka in 2021.
The goal of the award “Seeking the Latest in Photography!” is to discover and appraise the creative efforts of young artists who demonstrate the power of the image in their works, offering an original point of view and conceptual depth reflecting our current times. The curators of RPB – NEXT are seeking portfolios of artists who stimulate discussion and offer diverse ideas. At the same time, the organizers wish to provide a public platform for young artists at the beginning of their creative journey in photography or a medium associated with it, so that they can present themselves to a wider audience.
Great News! Together with three other European photography centres, we have launched a new two-year EU-funded cooperation project: "Heritage Lens: Visual Narratives on Cultural Heritage Challenges and Resilience against Climate Change".
The project aims to raise awareness about the impact of climate change on European cultural heritage through artistic expression, employing the lens of photography. Through a transnational collaboration involving 12 photographers from around Europe, experts, and activists, HeritageLens seeks to facilitate the creation and dissemination of artistic works that raise awareness on this issue.
Christmas is just around the corner, and we have curated a list of unique gift ideas for you and your fellow photo-lovers! By purchasing gifts from us, you support the ISSP Gallery, our public education programmes and the talented artists we work with. Wishing you a warm and magical holiday season from all of us at ISSP!
Tuvojas Ziemassvētku laiks, un esam izveidojuši ideālo sarakstu ar unikālām un pārdomātām dāvanu idejām Tev un Tev tuvajiem foto-mīļiem. Iegādājoties dāvanas pie mums, tu atbalsti ISSP galerijas darbību, publiskās programmas un māksliniekus, ar kuriem sadarbojamies. ISSP komanda vēl siltus un maģiskus svētkus!
Ziemas saulgriežos, 21. decembrī, plkst. 11.00-15.00 aicinām uz vara talismanu darbnīcu Ellas Ruicēnas vadībā!
Ziemas saulgrieži ir īpašs laiks, kas tradicionāli veltīts pārdomām un jaunu ieceru veidošanai. Šajā darbnīcā būs iespēja iepazīt talismanu veidošanas procesu - darināsim unikālus vara priekšmetus, kas var kalpot kā personīgi simboli vai atbalsts ikdienā. Darbnīca norisināsies ISSP Galerijā saistībā ar Annas Maskavas izstādi “Ancestral Body / Senču ķermenis”.
ISSP invites artists from Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia working within the medium of photography to apply to become a part of FUTURES, the prestigious European-based photography platform dedicated to supporting emerging talents in photography. Three artists from the three Baltic countries will be selected to join the platform in 2025.
The FUTURES platform pools together the experience of leading photography institutions across Europe in order to increase the capacity, mobility and visibility of its selected artists.
Join us for the third 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.
Turpinot tradīciju, arī šogad ISSP ir izdevis ikgadējo plānotāju, kurā iekļautas 40 Latvijas un ārzemju mākslinieku autorfotogrāfijas. Šī gada tēma ir “Metamorfoze” - spēcīgs transformācijas un attīstības simbols.
Ceturtdien, 12. decembrī plkst. 19.00 ISSP telpās, par godu ISSP plānotāja 2025 izdošanai norisināsies prezentācijas vakars, kurā Ziemassvētku noskaņā un radošā atmosfērā satiksies plānotāja autori, ISSP domubiedri un citi interesenti.
Ielūdzam uz Mazās mākslas meses atklāšanu topošās “Radošās rūpnīcas Veldze” teritorijā Matīsa ielā 8, piektdien, 6. decembrī no pulksten 16:00 līdz 20:00!
Mazās mākslas meses ietvaros (laikā no 6. - 8. decembrim) četras galerijas – galerija “ASNI”, 427 galerija, ISSP galerija un arterritory.com galerija-klejotāja energART – piedāvās apskatīt un iegādāties mākslas darbus.
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"!
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.
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.
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.
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.
