Summer Exhibition Guide: From Ogre to Liepāja

Summer is a great time for an exhibition tour across Latvia. This season, several cities offer diverse displays ranging from contemporary art reflections to explorations of tradition.

At the Ogre Museum of History and Art, until September 27, the personal exhibition "Belongings" by Dārta Madara Cielava is on view. The paintings explore the boundary between the personal and the public, focusing on the bed as a place of safety and work. The artist uses bright colors and unpainted linen areas to create contrast between presence and absence.

In Jūrmala, on Dzintari beach near Turaidas Street, until September 6, the international sculpture and installation exhibition "Art Beach. Mystery Oasis" is taking place. Works by seven artists from Latvia, Poland, and Lithuania are placed on piles driven into the sand, symbolizing the power of nature and human-environment interaction.

At the Jelgava NGO House, until August 31, the costume collection "Memory Code" by Ukrainian designer Olena Riumina is on display. It features a typological study of Latvian and Ukrainian folk ornaments, combining cultural elements of both nations. The collection was created within the project "Strong Together," which supports the integration of Ukrainian civilians.

In Rēzekne, at the Latgale Embassy "Gors" Art Gallery, until August 26, Ilze Griezāne's landscape exhibition "In Search of Ideal Landscape" is open. The exhibition gathers works created in different years and seasons, reflecting the moods and harmony of Latvian nature. Griezāne has particularly focused on motifs of the Daugava River.

At the Liepāja Latvian Society House, until August 31, the exhibition "Without America" is running, created in collaboration with the World Latvian Art Centre. It displays works by Latvian diaspora artists from Australia, Canada, Sweden, England, Italy, Venezuela, and other countries. The exhibition offers a perspective on the collection highlighting artists outside the USA.