Programme of the 7th Riga International Textile and Fibre Art Triennial QUO VADIS?
From 16 June 2023, the ambitious 7th Riga International Textile and Fibre Art Triennial with the theme QUO VADIS? will take place, offering a diverse programme of exhibitions.
The 7th Riga International Textile and Fibre Art Triennial is an important international cultural event bringing together participants not only from Latvia and other European countries, but also from Canada, USA, Japan, Brazil, Costa Rica, South Africa, Taiwan, and elsewhere. The triennial unites 79 artists from 30 countries who were selected by an international jury from 237 submissions.
The triennial presents an extensive exhibition programme including following events:
The main exhibition
QUO VADIS?
7th Riga International Textile and Fibre Art Triennial
16.06.–17.09.2023
Museum of Decorative Arts and Design / Skārņu iela 10, Riga
Art Museum RIGA BOURSE / Doma laukums 6, Riga
Sattelite exhibitions
At Own Pace
Solo exhibition by Włodzimierz Cygan (Poland)
16.06.–27.07.2023
Mentzendorff’s House / Grēcinieku iela 18, Riga
Włodzimierz Cygan. Still in Green. 2021. PVC tubes, optic fiber, weaving, artist’s own technique. Courtesy of the artist. Publicity photo
Włodzimierz Cygan. Still in Green. Detail. 2021. PVC tubes, optic fiber, weaving, artist’s own technique. Courtesy of the artist. Publicity photo
Włodzimierz Cygan. From the series Between the Lines. Detail. 2021. Linen, optic fiber, weaving, artist’s own technique. Courtesy of the artist. Publicity photo
Tapestries in Bloom / Les Gobelins en fleurs
Tapestries from the collection of the Mobilier national (Paris, France)
18.06.–17.09.2023
Rundāle Palace Museum / Pilsrundāle, Bauska District
Concert at the Fountain. Early 16th century. Unknown tapestry workshop. Wool, silk. Height 3 m, width 3,64 m. Mobilier national collection (purchased in 1889), France. Photo: Philippe Sébert
Baiba Osīte. Exodus
16.06.–16.08.2023
Art Station Dubulti / Z. Meierovica prospekts 4, Jūrmala
Baiba Osīte. XXX. 1993. Linen, cotton, wood, artist’s own technique. Collection of the Latvian National Museum of Art. Publicity photo
Egils Rozenbergs. Tapestries
13.05.–01.10.2023
Jēkabpils History Museum / Rīgas iela 216 b, Jēkabpils
Summer of 1900. Textile Designs as Images
Exhibition in collaboration with Belgian textile designer
and collector Marc Van Hoe and the Embassy of the Kingdom of Belgium
08.06.–05.11.2023
Museum Riga Art Nouveau Centre /
Alberta iela 12 (entrance from Strēlnieku iela), Riga
Wool, Copper and Lace with Arsenic
Solo exhibition by Daiga Štālberga
08.06.–08.07.2023
Cēsis Exhibition House / Pils laukums 3, Cēsis
Electus
Young Textile Artists’ Exhibition
12.06.–21.06.2023
The New Hall of the Latvian National Theatre, 1st floor vestibule /
Kronvalda bulvāris 2, Riga
Vibration
Exhibition of the Latvian Textile Artists’ Association
13.06.–09.07.2023
The Latvian National Library Basement foyer, -1st floor /
Mūkusalas iela 3, Riga
1+1 makes 2
Exhibition of Pēteris Sidars and Sandra Dzilna
14.06.–29.06.2023
Art Gallery Tifāna / Jāņa iela 16, Riga
Several Lives
Solo exhibition by Ieva Caruka
17.06.–06.07.2023
Art Gallery M/Gallery / A. Briāna iela 9, Riga
Power and Love. Archeological and Ethnographic Crowns in Latvian Culture
Joint project of the Art Academy of Latvia and the National History Museum of Latvia
20.06.–26.11.2023
National History Museum of Latvia / Brīvības bulvāris 32, Riga
Egils Rozenbergs. Transfiguration
12.07.–01.10.2023
Exhibition Hall of the Mežaparks Big Stage / Ostas prospekts 11, Riga
