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SUMMARY:Riga Contemporary Surrealism Biennale - First Edition
DESCRIPTION:The first edition of the Riga Contemporary Surrealism Biennale brings together contemporary artists from the USA\, Canada\, the Netherlands\, Italy\, Turkey\, Romania\, Germany\, Finland\, and beyond — all working within the traditions of Surrealism\, Automatism\, Biomorphism\, Dadaism\, and Metaphysical Art. The mission: to make the hidden visible. \nAlongside the main exhibition: artist talks\, panel discussions\, curator-led tours every Saturday at 12:00\, and musical evenings every Thursday from 18:00 to 19:30. Group tours can be arranged on other days. \nOpening hours: Tue\, Wed\, Fri\, Sat — 10:00–18:00 Thu — 10:00–20:00 Closed Mon & Sun \nClosing event: May 30 from 13:00. \nTickets available via Biļešu Serviss\, Mobilly\, and on site. All tickets include access to the Latvian Railway History Museum permanent collection. \n\n📅 May 12–30\, 2026 📍 Latvian Railway History Museum 🌐 artriga.com · voyzxart.com/biennale \nSupported by: Happy Art Museum\, Dzelzceļa Muzejs\, LIAA\, Latvia Travel
URL:https://expatslatvia.com/event/riga-contemporary-surrealism-biennale-first-edition/
LOCATION:Latvian Railway History Museum\, Uzvaras bulvāris 2A\, Rīga
CATEGORIES:Culture & Arts
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SUMMARY:"Osculum. Basium. Suavium" - Krista Vindberga-Auzniece
DESCRIPTION:A kinetic sculpture installation referencing Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam – reimagined with creation left in a woman’s hands. Two hands rotate continuously toward one another\, their trajectory forming an endless cycle of closeness and distance. No divine hierarchy\, but two equal creators. Contact occurs at only one degree of the full 360-degree rotation – a moment where the intensity and fragility of creation are concentrated. \nThe title shifts from month to month – Osculum\, Basium\, Suavium – gradually narrowing the distance: from a restrained gesture\, through tenderness\, to sensual intensity. \nCurators: Krista Vindberga-Auzniece\, Laura Groza \n\n📅 May 25-31\, 2026 · Open 24/7 📍 Čehova teātra galerija\, Kaļķu iela 16\, Riga \nPart of Riga Art Week.
URL:https://expatslatvia.com/event/osculum-basium-suavium-krista-vindberga-auzniece/
LOCATION:Čehova teātra galerija\, Kaļķu iela 16\, Rīga
CATEGORIES:Culture & Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Riga:20260527T130000
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SUMMARY:“I want to Be Glue!” Shana de Villiers  (SA/NL)
DESCRIPTION:A large-scale installation at TUR combining textile\, soft sculpture\, and performance. Working with Latvian and South African snake mythologies\, Shana de Villiers creates a theatrical environment where hybrid\, monstrous characters become carriers of difference\, memory\, and transformation. Glimmering surfaces\, fragmented voices\, and shifting forms — the monstrous reimagined as familiar and inviting. \nCurator: Edvards Shautens \nOpening hours: Thu 13:00-22:00 / Fri-Sun 13:00-18:00 \nPart of Riga Art Week. \n\n📅 May 28 – June 27\, 2026 📍 TUR\, Tallinas iela 10\, Riga
URL:https://expatslatvia.com/event/i-want-to-be-glue-shana-de-villiers/
LOCATION:TUR\, Tallinas iela 10\, Rīga
CATEGORIES:Culture & Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Riga:20260527T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Riga:20260530T200000
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SUMMARY:"Have a Nice day\," Artist collective http://vide
DESCRIPTION:The second joint exhibition by artist collective http://vide (Dana Vetrova\, Katrīna Lipšāne\, Ļena Kiseļčuka\, Paula Ikase) — four graduates of the Art Academy of Latvia. The work explores the practice of creation after academic education through personal experiences: somatics\, employment\, ephemeral spaces\, and boredom. An attempt to find\, create\, or simply notice beauty in everyday life. \nTaking place at Smilga\, an independent cultural space in Āgenskalns — a pavilion designed by architect Modris Ģelzis in 1962\, located by the composers’ living quarters. \nOpening hours: Sun 14:00-20:00 \nPart of Riga Art Week. \n\n📅 May 30\, 2026 📍 Smilga\, Eduarda Smiļģa iela 34A\, Riga
URL:https://expatslatvia.com/event/have-a-nice-day-artist-collective-http-vide/
LOCATION:Smilga\, Smiļģa ielā 34A\, Rīga
CATEGORIES:Culture & Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Riga:20260529T090000
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SUMMARY:Conference: "The Aesthetics of Protest and Legal Mobilization"
DESCRIPTION:An international conference exploring the aesthetic\, moral\, legal\, and social dimensions of contemporary protest. Special focus on the symbols\, gestures\, images\, and performative practices through which civic demands are expressed – and how protest movements generate visual forms that travel across borders. \nResearchers and artists from Latvia\, Lithuania\, Poland\, Finland\, the Netherlands\, Sweden\, the UK\, Iran\, Portugal\, Mexico\, and Argentina. \nHeld in dialogue with the Riga Performance Festival “Starptelpa” and its 2026 theme “Sonic Vibrations.” \n🌐 Full programme \n\n📅 May 28–29\, 2026 · 09:00–17:00 📍 Art Academy of Latvia\, K-2\, Kalpaka bulvāris 13\, Riga \nOrganizers: Institute of Literature\, Folklore and Art (University of Latvia)\, Latvian Centre for Performance Art
URL:https://expatslatvia.com/event/conference-the-aesthetics-of-protest-and-legal-mobilization/
LOCATION:Art Academy of Latvia\, Kalpaka bulvāris 13\, K-2\, Rīga
CATEGORIES:Culture & Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Riga:20260529T120000
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SUMMARY:"Zoom In: Ecology" - Riga Photography Biennial 2026 (Friday Session)
DESCRIPTION:A group exhibition presenting nine works by international artists exploring the intersection of digital technology\, ecology\, and human identity. Part of the Riga Photography Biennial 2026\, running April 16 – July 3. \nArtists: Astrid Ardagh (NO)\, Nanna Debois Buhl (DK)\, Henna-Riikka Halonen (FI)\, Inka & Niclas (SE)\, Kristina Õllek & Kert Viiart-Õllek (EE)\, Rasa Šmite & Raitis Šmits (LV)\, Sabīne Šnē (LV)\, Istvan Virag (HU/NO) Curators: Inga Brūvere (LV)\, Marie Sjøvold (NO) \n🌐 rpbiennial.com \nOpening hours: Fri 12:00–19:00 · Sat 11:00–19:00 · Sun 11:00–17:00 \n\n📅 May 26–31\, 2026 📍 Rīgas Laikmetīgās mākslas telpa\, Kungu iela 3\, Riga \nPart of Riga Art Week.
URL:https://expatslatvia.com/event/zoom-in-ecology-riga-photography-biennial-2026-friday-session/
LOCATION:Rīgas Laikmetīgās mākslas telpa\, Kungu iela 3\, Rīga
CATEGORIES:Culture & Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Riga:20260529T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Riga:20260529T190000
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SUMMARY:"To Dust: A Memorial for Robot Vacuum Cleaners" - Rosie Gibbens (UK) 3 Showings
DESCRIPTION:A performance by British artist Rosie Gibbens imagining a near future where broken robot vacuum cleaners are mourned through elaborate funeral ceremonies. Combining absurdity\, dark humour\, and ritualistic staging\, the work explores emotional attachment to domestic technology\, surveillance\, and data collection in the home. Audio imagined as recordings collected by a robot over its lifetime forms the memorial soundtrack. Created in collaboration with dancers Lelde Beate and Sintija Skrabe. \nThree showings: 17:00\, 18:00\, and 19:00. Free entry\, advance registration required. \n🎟 Register on Eventbrite \n\n📅 May 29\, 2026 · 17:00 / 18:00 / 19:00 📍 Biroju komplekss VERDE\, Roberta Hirša iela 1\, Riga   Admission: Free with registration \nPart of Riga Art Week.
URL:https://expatslatvia.com/event/to-dust-a-memorial-for-robot-vacuum-cleaners-rosie-gibbens-uk-3-showings/
LOCATION:Biroju komplekss VERDE\, Rīga
CATEGORIES:Culture & Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Riga:20260529T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Riga:20260529T190000
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SUMMARY:“Definition” LMA Fashion Show 2026
DESCRIPTION:The annual Fashion Show of the Art Academy of Latvia returns for its 33rd edition at Hanzas Perons. This year’s theme “Definition” explores how art\, design\, and fashion mark their boundaries and define their place in a changing era. Featuring the best collections from this year’s Fashion Design students\, combining craft traditions and digital technologies. \nPart of Riga Art Week. \n\n📅 May 29\, 2026 · 19:00 📍 Hanzas Perons\, Hanzas iela 16A\, Riga \nOrganizer: LMA Design Department
URL:https://expatslatvia.com/event/definition-lma-fashion-show-2026/
LOCATION:Hanzas Perons\, Hanzas iela 16A\, Rīga\, Rīga
CATEGORIES:Culture & Arts
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