Aijas Bley ilustrāciju grāmatas “8.b klase” atklāšanas vakars

Ilustrācija: Aija Bley

Aicinām uz Aijas Bley ilustrāciju grāmatas “8.b klase” atklāšanas vakaru ISSP Galerijā, kura laikā būs iespējams satikt autori un iegādāties izdevumu par īpašu cenu.

Aijas Bley grāmata “8. b klase” veidota kā pusaudzes dienasgrāmata, kas vizuālā valodā dokumentē autores atmiņas par skolā pavadīto laiku. Unikālās 80. gadu sākuma liecības atklāj visdažādākās tēmas – arī mīlestību, sevis meklējumus, pieaugšanu un nāvi.

Aija Bley jau iepriekš ir strādājusi dažādās tehnikās, apvienojot fotogrāfiju, eksperimentālo video un grafiku, bet ilustrācija viņas darbos ir kas jauns. Darbu ar ilustrācijām pamudināja Aijas Bley nesen uzsāktās studijas Latvijas Mākslas akadēmijas Grafikas nodaļā. Aija Bley ir kinorežisore un multimediju māksliniece. Viņas jaunākās dokumentālās filmas “Mēs gribējām izmainīt pasauli” pirmizrāde notika šī gada oktobrī Varšavas kino festivāla konkursa programmā. Savukārt novembrī “Kamergalerijā” Rīgā bija skatāma Aijas Bley personālizstāde “Zero Waste”.

Atklāšanas laikā, 9. decembrī no plkst. 17.00 līdz 20.00, ISSP Galerijā būs iespēja satikt mākslinieci un iegādāties grāmatu par īpašu prezentācijas cenu – 6 eiro. Turpmāk tā būs pieejama ISSP Galerijā, www.issp.lv un Aijas Bley mājaslapā www.aijabley.lv. Pirmie 30 grāmatas īpašnieki dāvanā saņems arī Aijas Bley oriģinālgrafiku ar grāmatas ilustrāciju.

Aijas Bley ilustrāciju grāmatas “8.b klase” izdevējs – “On the Road”. Izdošanu atbalsta Valsts kultūrkapitāla fonds un Salaspils novada dome.

ISSP 2009 Exhibition Opening in Riga

We are happy to announce that the ISSP 2009 results are about to be presented in Riga - the ISSP 2009 Exhibition opens on 3 December 2009, 18:30 at Goethe-Institute Riga! All the participants, family and friends of the International Summer School of Photography are invited!

ISSP 2009 exhibition in Riga

The date and time of the ISSP 2009 Vernissage in Riga is 3 December 2009, 18:30, at Goethe Institute !

The exhibition will feature a selection of most vivid works (5 per workshop), to be selected by ISSP teachers. We also very much hope to present the ISSP 2010 Catalogue!
Everyone is cordially invited!

In connection with the Opening we also present first ISSP workshop in Riga: Photoworks presentation: sequence, context & strategies or How To Get Your Work Out in Public by Kai Olaf Hesse from BerlinPhotoWorkshops. Two days, December 4-5, applications till November 20. More information coming soon!

ISSP 2009 gallery online!

Hallelujah! After a couple weeks of struggle with technicalities, the Gallery of ISSP 2009 final works is available online - see here !

If you still notice any small mistakes, please contact us!

ISSP Club evenings to start from September

We have launched a new activity - a series of ISSP club meetings in Riga! The club evenings will take place with an approximate regularity of every second week. In the programme: ISSP participants’ presentation of completed or ongoing projects, invited artists’ talks, and a special selection of photography-related movies. The main motivation is to keep up the contacts and networking among the ISSP participants.
All ISSP friends are welcome! Information on upcoming events - in your mailboxes, or at ISSP Facebook group.

Ps. Thanks to Jānis & Red Roofs Hotel for location support!

ISSP evening programme

ISSP 2009 is officially launched by now! :) The evening programme Sunday - Wednesday, as well as the Gala Event and the Opening of the Exhibition on Saturday 8 August is open for guests and visitors!

ISSP 2009 participants selected!

The ISSP Selection committee has completed its work evaluating 2009 applications. It was a hard task to select the best 50 (52!) out of 108 - and we did receive more quality applications than we could accept…

Congratulations to the chosen ones! ;) We are looking forward to hearing your participation confirmations soon. And, yes, over ten applicants are currently in the waiting list, in case any places free up.

We also want to thank everyone who applied this year - we really appreciate the interest and hope you try again next year. All of the applicants will very soon receive emails informing of the status.

2009 application process completed

Hey hey! The admission of applications for ISSP 2009 has been completed yesterday - we have received over 100 applications, from over 20 (!) countries. Thanks to all of you for your interest!

The selected participants shall be announced on this site in the beginning of June. We will also inform all the applicants by email.

Till very soon! :)

Vanessa Winship to teach ISSP Workshop nr.5

Good news - the teacher for Workshop nr.5 of ISSP 2009 is finally confirmed! Vanessa Winship (UK) will be giving a workshop on Environmental portrait. Vanessa is a double winner of World Press Photo Competition (1998 and 2008) and a Photographer of the Year 2008 of SONY World Photography Awards. We are very happy for this solution and grateful to SONY for special support. See www.vanessawinship.com for more on the latest addition to ISSP 2009 teachers’ group.

Ps. Applications to ISSP still open until 17 May 2009!