Photobooks & Zines - Parallel masterclass with Void

We are happy to be hosting another masterclass with amazing Void in Riga - this time as part of Parallel platform activities! From 6 - 14 June, Void founders Myrto Steirou, João Linneu and Sylvia Sachini will be working with selected Latvian photographers in order to conceptualise, edit and produce unique publications with their artistic work. Responding to the current situation, the masterclass will take place entirely online. Supporters – Antalis.

More information here: Photobooks & Zines - Parallel masterclass with Void in Riga

Call for applications: "Void Impromptu"

Void viesojas Rīgā! Aicinām pieteikties grāmatu un zīnu darbnīcai "Void Impromtu" ar Void dibinātājiem Mirto Steiro un Žuāo Linēu no 1. - 6. maijam. Pieteikšanās līdz 1. martam.

Void is visiting Riga! Book and zine making workshop "Void Impromtu" with Void founders Mirto Steiro and João Linneu on May 1-6 is open for applications! Apply by 1 March! 

ISSP Riga Residency 2019 - selected artists

We are happy to announce 15 artists selected for the 2019 ISSP Riga Residency programme: Anna Hornik (Poland), Annemarijn Vlinder (Netherlands), Céline Gobillard (France), Cleo Wächter (Netherlands), Demelza Watts (UK), Ekaterina Anokhina (Russia), Emma Sandström (Sweden), Fernando Criollo (Peru), Filippo Zambon (Finland/Italy), Franek Ammer (Poland), Jaana Kokko (Finland), Jeff Downer (Canada), Julia Borissova (Russia), Sara Palmieri (Italy), Shoji Kato (Finland/Japan). Looking forward to welcoming them in Riga in 2019! 

ISSP 2019 - first thematic edition!

Dear friends, happy and successful New Year to everyone! We are very excited to announce that in 2019 the International Summer School of Photography will be moving to a new location and introducing its first thematic edition - Photography and the World. Mark the dates : 12 - 20 July 2019. The call for applications will be announced in February 2019! 

Artist talk :: Tekla Inari, Anastasia Starikova

Otrdien, 8. janvārī, aicinām uz ISSP Rīgas Rezidences mākslinieču Teklas Inari (FI) un Anastasijas Starikovas (LV/UK) autorvakaru plkst. 18:30 ISSP telpā Berga Bazārā.

On Tuesday, 8th of January 6:30PM, we will host an artist talk by ISSP Riga Residency artists Tekla Inari and Anastasia Starikova - welcome! 

Guided tour and talk :: Diāna Tamane, Commissions

20. decembrī plkst. 18.00 ISSP Galerija aicina uz ekskursiju pa izstādi "Pasūtījums" un tikšanos ar mākslinieci Diānu Tamani un izstādes kuratori Evitu Gozi. Būs iespējams uzzināt vairāk gan par izstādē redzamajiem darbiem, gan par iepriekšējiem projektiem, kuros Diāna sadarbojusies ar savu ģimeni.

On December 20 at 6pm the ISSP Gallery is hosting a guided tour in the exhibition Commissions & talk with the artist Diana Tamane and curator Evita Goze - a chance to hear more about the images in the exhibition and Diana's previous projects involving her family.

Meklējam jaunu komandas biedru!

Jau no 1. janvāra mūsu lieliskajai komandai aicinām pievienoties BIROJA UN GALERIJAS ASISTENTU (pusslodze)! Meklējam izcili atbildīgu indivīdu ar konstruktīvu un draudzīgu attieksmi, kā arī aktīvu interesi par kultūru/mākslu/fotogrāfiju.
Pieteikumus – CV un nelielu aprakstu par sevi - gaidām uz office@issp.lv līdz 21. decembrim!

Iznācis ISSP plānotājs 2019 / Weekly Planner 2019 released

Priecājamies ziņot, ka iznācis ISSP dizaina plānotājs 2019. gadam ar ISSP 2018 dalībnieku fotogrāfijām - lieliska dāvana svētkos! To var iegādāties ISSP Galerijā, mājaslapā vai izmeklētos dizaina un grāmatu veikalos Rīgā.

We're happy to announce the ISSP Weekly Planner 2019 has been released, featuring original photographs by emerging photographers from 30 countries - the participants of the ISSP 2018. The planner can be purchased at the ISSP Gallery, online, or at select design and book shops in Riga.

Riga Photography Biennal & ISSP Gallery prize winner announced

Congratulations - the Riga Photography Biennial and ISSP Gallery Award ‘Seeking the Latest in Photography!’ has been presented to Annija Muižule (Latvia) for her series ‘Joyful Businessmen Throwing Papers and Having Fun in the Office’. We're excited to show Annija's exhibition at the ISSP Gallery next spring!

Congratulations also to Reinis Lismanis, who received the special prize - an opportunity to publish his "Trial and Error" series as a photography book with NoRoutine Books!

Bērnu & ģimeņu diena ISSP Galerijā

ISSP pirmo reizi aicina uz bērnu & ģimeņu dienu!
Svētdien, 25. novembrī, plkst. 12.00 - 14.00

Šobrīd ISSP Galerijā redzama mākslinieces Diānas Tamanes fotogrāfijas izstāde "Pasūtījums", kas ir kopdarbs ar mākslinieces ģimenes locekļiem. Bērnu un ģimeņu dienā būs iespēja tuvāk iepazīties ar izstādi un piedalīties radošā aktivitātē mākslas pedagoģes Noras Vrubļevskas vadībā. Aicinātas piedalīties ģimenes ar bērniem visdažādākajos vecumos! Ieeja bez maksas. 

Paradise conversations: Collage workshop with Michael Holland and Andrejs Strokins

Aicinām piedalīties kolāžas tehnikas darbnīcā "Paradīzes sarunas" ar māksliniekiem Maiklu Holandu un Andreju Strokinu ISSP telpā 1. - 2. decembrī. Pieteikties aicināti fotogrāfi, mākslinieki, kā arī ikviens ar interesi par kolāžas tehniku un vēlmi atraisīt radošumu. Pieteikšanas līdz 20. novembrim!

ISSP invites you to take part in the Paradise Conversations collage workshop with artists Michael Holland and Andrejs Strokins in Riga on December 1 - 2. The workshop is open to artists, photographers and anyone who is interested in the subject and in unlocking their creativity by trying out collage techniques. Apply by November 20!