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Studija, Kaļķu iela 14, Kuldiga (2026)

02/10/2026

We are delighted to welcome Ernest Sabine to the residency in October!

Ernest Sabine is a Latvian-American artist based in New York City whose work explores memory, displacement, and the quiet dialogue between nature and personal history. Working intuitively with painting and natural materials, he reconstructs inherited narratives into contemporary forms. His practice moves fluidly between abstraction and recollection, guided by a natural, instinctive process that lets the work unfold.

During his time in Kuldīga, Ernest Sabine will develop “Between Two Breaths”, an installation of paintings, printed fragments, and mixed-media works. The project explores memory as both personal and inherited, tracing how fragments of the past are carried across people, places, and generations and continue to surface in the present.

Images:
- Portrait of Ernest Sabine
- “Memories Left Unsaid” by Ernest Sabine. 2026. Acrylic, Graphite, Oil Stick on Paper

29/09/2026

For Studija’s 2027 residency program open call, we received a total of 108 applications from artists, curators, writers, and other cultural professionals from around the world. Given the strong response, the selection process was particularly challenging, as the applications were both highly diverse and of a very high quality.

The selection committee consisted of:
- independent curator and Studija director Maija Rudovska (Maija R),
- artist and Studija project manager Andris Freibergs (ANDRIS FREIBERGS),
- Rupert director Viktorija Šiaulytė (),
- artist and co-founder and director of Part Time Gallery Liene Pavlovska (Liene Pavlovska).

After carefully reviewing all the applications, we are delighted to welcome the following artists and cultural professionals to Studija’s 2027 residency program:
- independent curator, writer and researcher Canan Batur (Canan Batur),
- artist Inga Levi (Інга Леві),
- artist, theater maker and scenographer Beate Poikāne (B E A T E P O I K Ā N E) and journalist, videographer and documentary filmmaker Georgii Guliaev (),
- artist Karl Kaisel (Karl Kaisel),
- artist Linda Vilka (Linda Vilka),
- artist Diana Shpungin (Diana Shpungin Studio),
- researcher Varoon Bashyakarla,
- artist Paula Punkstiņa (Paula Punkstina),
- artist Satoshi Fujiwara (Satoshi Fujiwara 藤原聡志)
- artists Katrīna Biksone (Katrīna Biksone) and Lauma Muižarāja (Lauma M.),
- artist and researcher Úna Hamilton Helle (),
- artist Bob Demper (Bob Demper).

Congratulations to all the selected residents! 🪲

27/09/2026

During her residency at Studija, Melanie Holland began exploring the idea of “homes away from home”, but her time in Kuldīga unexpectedly led her towards the ongoing discussions around the sculptures in the 1905 Park.

Moved by the Memorial Wall for the Victims of 1919 and a ceremony held in its honour, Melanie created two collage works, "1919–2026: 1" and "1919–2026: 2", as a personal response to the sculptures and the histories they represent.

Working with collage, Gelli prints, local materials and imagery, she reimagined the figures through a palette inspired by Latvia – red, amber, ochre and stone grey – while exploring themes of memory, mourning and care.

During her stay, Melanie also held Gelli printing workshops with local art students.

Thank you, Melanie, for your time at Studija! 🤍

08/09/2026

Iepazīsti izstādē “Es un Līvija” aplūkojamos darbus un to autores! 🪲

Inga Meldere
“Austras koks” (audekls, eļļa, 2026)

Darbs, balstoties tā oriģinālajā simboliskajā nozīmē, atveido pasaules uzbūvi, saules ceļu un dzīvības nepārtrauktību, uzsverot pagātnes, tagadnes un nākotnes savstarpējo vienotību un vienlaikus simbolizējot arī pasaules kārtību. Gleznojumā saskatāms kokam līdzīgs veidols ar lejupvērstiem zariem vai arī abstrahētas, spēcīgas rokas – iespējams, Līvijas veidotājas rokas. Tās ir tikpat jaudīgas, lai radītu tēlu un formu akmenī, cik saudzīgas, lai aizsargātu un rūpētos.

Pigmentu izmantojums izstādes kontekstā, iespējams, sasaucas ar Līvijas apzināto pirmatnējo materiālu izvēli un to tiešo saikni ar zemi, cikliskumu un saules ceļu, kā arī ar augu pasauli. Tajā savijas pamatīgums un nesaraujamā saikne ar pirmatnējo ar vienlaikus klātesošu jūtīgumu un trauslumu. Darbs aktualizē zemes dzīļu noslēpumus un dabas pastāvību – tās spēju mainīties un vienlaikus saglabāt sevī kaut ko nemainīgu.

Inga Meldere dzīvo un strādā Helsinkos. Viņa studējusi Latvijas Universitātē un Latvijas Mākslas akadēmijā. No 2013. līdz 2014. gadam Meldere bija pētniece Jana Van Eika akadēmijā Māstrihtā. 2021. gadā viņa absolvēja glezniecības maģistra programmu Helsinku Mākslas universitātē. Savā mākslinieciskajā praksē Meldere pievēršas glezniecībai kā performatīvam līdzeklim, vienlaikus strādājot ar starpdisciplinārām, inovatīvām un spekulatīvām pieejām konservācijas, pedagoģijas un laikmetīgās mākslas jomā. Viņas praksē būtiska vieta ir nepastāvības pēdu izpētei, pievēršoties jautājumiem par autentiskumu, sociālo un mikrovēstures nozīmi.

Attēli:
- “Austras koks”. Inga Meldere. 2026. Foto: Maija Rudovska
- Ingas Melderes portrets. 2026. Foto: Kristīne Madjare

05/09/2026

Iepazīsti izstādē “Es un Līvija” aplūkojamos darbus un to autores! 🦩

Liene Rumpe
“Prombūtnes akts” (dekoratīvā akmens masa, audekls, eļļa, 2026)

I

Noņemšanas fakts nav apstrīdams.
Piekļuve ir slēgta.

II

Apstākļi nav precizēti.
Forma tika atdalīta.

III

Turpmāka izskatīšana nav paredzēta.
Sekas neietilpst šī dokumenta kompetencē.

IV

Lieta slēgta.

Liene Rumpe ir gleznotāja un instalāciju māksliniece, kura 2022. gadā absolvējusi Latvijas Mākslas akadēmiju, iegūstot maģistra grādu glezniecībā. Par savu maģistra instalāciju viņa saņēma BDO Jaunā mākslinieka balvu (2022), savukārt personālizstāde “Akupunktūra kaktusam” (2023, galerija DOM) tika nominēta “Purvīša balvai 2025”. Liene ir viena no mākslinieku vadītās telpas DOM līdzdibinātājām. Rumpes mākslas darbus raksturo arhetipisku ideju konfigurācijas, kas tiek veiktas ar jēdzienisku personāžu palīdzību. Vizuālajai valodai raksturīgs scenogrāfisks piegājiens, kas tiešā veidā izriet no glezniecības.

Attēli:
- “Prombūtnes akts”. Liene Rumpe. 2026. Foto: Maija Rudovska
- Lienes Rumpes pašportrets. 2026

01/09/2026

We are delighted to welcome Melanie Holland to the Studija Residency in September!

Melanie Holland is a collage artist and printmaker whose work explores the beautiful unease of the in-between. Her collages and prints lean into history, religion and folktales, and the pairing of the familiar and uncanny. She is interested in the intersections between memory and nostalgia, and loves the unusual connections that emerge when images are pieced together.

During her residency in Kuldīga, she will be exploring “homes away from home” – the sense of belonging (or not) in the physical places we occupy, and the larger idea of what “home” means in liminal spaces and time. Melanie is based in Charlottesville, Virginia, in the US.

Images:
- Portrait of Melanie Holland
- Collages by Melanie Holland

31/08/2026

Aicinām 5. SEPTEMBRĪ uz māksliniecisku intervenci “Viņi atceras” 1905. gada parkā, Kuldīgā

“Viņi atceras” izpildīs poļu māksliniece Veronika Trojanska (Weronika Trojańska) weronika trojanska Tā norisināsies īsi pirms parka pārbūves un tur esošo Līvijas Rezevskas pieminekļu demontāžas, iezīmējot telpu starp klātbūtni un prombūtni, iemūžinot brīdi, kurā klātbūtne jau nes zaudējuma sajūtu – skulptūras vēl ir klātesošas, taču to prombūtne jau tiek gaidīta. Lai uzsvērtu šo pāreju jeb starptelpu, tiks izmantotas putnu balsis.

Latviešu folklorā putni nav vienkārša dabas ainavas daļa, bet gan tēli, kas nodod ziņas, nes informāciju par pārmaiņām un pārvietojas starp dzīvo un mirušo pasauli. Izveidojot kolektīvu skaņu ainavu no svilpēm un putnu saucieniem, dalībnieki veidos pagaidu rituālu ap pieminekļiem. Uz īsu brīdi skulptūras tiks ietvertas cilvēku un putnu balsu korī – īpaša sēru izpausme un kopīga uzmanības izrādīšana pirms ainava tiek pārvērsta.

Pasākuma noslēgumā māksliniece no Kuldīgas – Ilze Vanaga Ilze Vanaga – paredz uzņemt visu klātesošo dalībnieku portretus 1905. gada parka teritorijā, tādējādi iemūžinot cilvēkus un parku pirms tā pārmaiņām.

Laiks: sākot no plkst. 16.00
Vieta: 1905. gada parks, sākums pie 1905. gada pieminekļa
Dalība: bez maksas
Pasākums norisināsies latviešu un angļu valodā

Attēli:

1. Joannas Vroblevskas (Joanna Wróblewska) kolāža, kas reflektē par Līvijas Rezevskas pieminekli 1905. gada cīnītājiem. 2026.

2. Skats no Veronikas Trojanskas (Weronika Trojańska) darbnīcas “Studijas” rezidences laikā, 2026. gada aprīlī.

3. Fotogrāfija. Piemineklis 1905. gada cīnītājiem. Pie pieminekļa stāv Līvija Rezevska (no kreisās) un Leja Novoženeca (?). 1950. gadu vidus. Atrodas Kuldīgas novada muzeja krājumā.

27/08/2026

A look back at Ilga Leimanis’ residency at Studija, where she spent a month in Kuldīga developing a body of drawings, watercolours and writing around time, longing and potential.

Beginning with observational drawings of Līvija Rezevska’s “Ilgas” (1978) – a vulnerable, upward-looking woman whose name, meaning “longing”, echoes Ilga’s own – Ilga began exploring questions of duration, memory and the blurred boundaries between past, present and future.

The residency also offered an opportunity to reconnect with her Kurzeme roots, retracing family steps through Nīca, Bernāti and Liepāja. Alongside this personal connection to place and memory, Ilga’s research brought together her longstanding interest in the “bloom space” of affect and diagrammatic language with Latvian ornaments and signs, as well as ideas of more-than-human, cyclical and emergent futures.

Through drawing, writing and thinking, Ilga asked what a distinctly Latvian sense of time might reveal: a space of longing, relation and possibility, still in the process of becoming.

Thank you, Ilga, for bringing your questions, observations and research into the space at Studija!

📸 Ilga Leimanis

25/08/2026

We are delighted to welcome Joanna Wróblewska to the Studija Residency from late August into September!

Joanna Wróblewska is a visual artist and expressive arts therapist working between Poland and Belgium. She holds an MA in Intermedia Graphic Design, a PhD in Visual Arts, and an MA in Expressive Arts Therapy with a Minor in Psychology. Joanna works primarily with individuals who have experienced migration in any form, as well as those searching for a sense of belonging. Her practice is rooted in gentle, trauma-informed, and cross-cultural approaches that weave together various art-based tools, somatic awareness, guided imagery, and deep relaxation techniques.

Joanna’s creative and therapeutic work is deeply inspired by the natural world, especially the quiet presence of greenery and forests. Through her connection with nature, she finds both artistic expression and the capacity to hold restorative, compassionate spaces for people navigating cultural transitions, loneliness, guilt, doubt, sadness, and the many emotions that accompany moments of change and transformation.

During her residency at Studija, Joanna will develop the project “Twilight Forms of Migration”, which explores migration not only as the movement of people from one place to another, but also as a more personal experience of leaving, arriving, belonging, feeling like an outsider, adapting, and changing. Through storytelling, movement, sound, visual expression, and other creative exercises, the project will explore the stories of Kuldīga, looking at familiar stories and experiences from new perspectives.

Images:
- Portrait of Joanna Wróblewska
- Artworks by Joanna Wróblewska

18/08/2026

Join three creative sessions led by Joanna Wróblewska, an art therapist and visual artist, during her residency at Studija this August and September!

During her residency, Joanna will develop “Twilight Forms of Migration”, a project that approaches migration not only as the movement from one place to another, but also as a personal experience of leaving, arriving, adapting, changing, belonging — or feeling like an outsider.

As part of the project, Joanna would like to spend time with people in Kuldīga and explore the stories of the city together. Participants will be invited to work with storytelling, movement, sound, visual expression and other creative exercises, looking at familiar stories and experiences from new perspectives. The sessions are intended as open, exploratory artistic encounters — a space to share, listen, experiment and discover different ways of expressing stories that might otherwise remain unseen or unheard.

📍 Studija, Kaļķu iela 14, Kuldīga
🗣️ The sessions will be held in English
🎟️ Free of charge

Dates & times:
* 26 August, 17:00–19:00
* 29 August, 12:00–14:00
* 2 September, 17:00–19:00

Interested in taking part? Send us an email at [email protected] by Friday, 21 August. 🦥

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