Open Call: Virtual Residency for Sculpture Artists in Riga

The aim of the program is to create concepts for public artwork in Riga city for the festival in 2024. During the 12 week program, the artists, together with the festival team will work to prepare public art projects, which will be implemented within the festival in 2024 in Riga, continuing the festival's tradition to foster the availability of public art in Riga. The program will be running from 20 September to 3 December.

The focus of the program is to develop concepts and projects for pieces in the urban environment of Riga. Over the course of the program artists will have the opportunity to get acquainted with the history of urban art in Riga, meet with Latvian art professionals, curators and producers.

Application for the program is open until 5 September 2021. Participation in the program is free and the work language will be English.

When applying, artists and/or collectives must submit a portfolio and a brief outline of the idea, topic or direction to be developed during the program. Applications are evaluated by the festival team. Some of the developed projects will be commissioned for SQR2024. The detailed content of the program will be announced in the second half of August.

The residency program requires
•   Commitment fo 4-6 hours per week
•   Availability for video calls
• Provides lectors and mentors from Latvian art scene
•   Selected artist participation in festival 2024

More information and application to be found on the organization's website.