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The Latvian Centre for Contemporary Ceramics announces the open call for the international juried exhibition FRESH 2026: New Voices in Ceramics , which will take place at the Sigulda Devons Cultural Centre from 22 August to 25 September 2026 . The exhibition highlights emerging artists and contemporary approaches to ceramic art in the Baltic region. The laureates of the exhibition will receive funded participation in prestigious C14 Paris fair dedicated to emerging ceramic

Exhibition at 4METERS GALLERY from March 27 until April 27, 2026 The planet is not merely a backdrop for our actions, but a living organism that observes and responds to humanity’s behaviour — this conviction is expressed by Haralds Jegodzienskis in the exhibition ‘The Earth Is Watching You!’ During his residency at the Latvian Centre for Contemporary Ceramics studio in the Daugavpils Fortress, the artist sought to ‘reach the essence of things,’ transforming an inner atmosp

Exhibition at 4METERS GALLERY from December 13, 2025 until March 25, 2026 During her residency in Daugavpils in June 2025, Romanian artist Delia Maxim created a series of expressive, improvisational porcelain sculptures — emotional architectures shaped by gesture, intuition, and the immediacy of touch. White, unglazed slabs fold, twist, collide and rise like fragments of thoughts made solid. Small bursts of colour and imprinted text — including BALSI! (“voice”) — appear as

From September 12 to November 23, 2025, the Liepāja Museum hosts the Baltic ceramics exhibition “Windless”. The exhibition is part of the 5th Latvian Ceramics Biennale, one of the most significant events in the field of ceramic art in Europe. The sea and wind in Liepāja are so familiar that they have become part of the city’s natural backdrop. The title “Windless” might seem almost ironically plain for this place, yet this very simplicity is an intentional choice – an invitat

Out of nearly a thousand submissions worldwide, the top honours of the coveted Martinsons Award 2025 went to artists from Poland and Latvia – Daria Kowalewska, Inese Brants, and Lilija Zeiļa. Established in memory of Pēteris Martinsons – an outstanding Latvian ceramicist, innovator and educator – the Martinsons Award is the creative axis of the Latvia Ceramics Biennale, a landmark event on the European cultural calendar, renowned for its scale, quality and curatorial vision.

Exhibition at the Rothko Museum from 5 September 2025 to 1 February 2026 Each time I start preparing for a new exhibition, I begin by listening inwards – searching for the reason to speak, and for the things I want to share. The answer comes slowly, through self-observation, through the patient and often difficult process of turning my gaze within. For me, the most intriguing part of creation is this inner journey – the search for meaning through self-exploration. Ceramics ho

Exhibition at the Rothko Museum from 5 September to 23 November 2025 “Lost for Words” is a guest exhibition at the 5th Latvia Ceramics Biennale, showcasing Polish contemporary ceramics by artists from the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design’s Ceramic and Glass Department in Wroclaw. The title comes from the Polish expression “brak słów” , which stands for “speechless”, but can also be interpreted more literally as “struggling to find words” . This dual meaning refle

Exhibition at 4METERS GALLERY from September 5, 2026 The exhibition “porTĀLS pārEJA” presents sculptural objects by ceramic artist Dainis Lesiņš, in which colorful and visually enticing forms serve as a counterpoint to the ideas embodied in the works—those of limitation, conditionality, and the illusion of control. The structures draw on the language of architecture, its forms and details—especially the portal as a symbol of entrance or transition. The objects simultaneously

International Juried Exhibition of the 5th Latvia Ceramics Biennale Rothko Museum, 5 September 2025 to 1 February 2026 The fifth edition of the Latvia Ceramics Biennale has once again transformed the country into a global magnet for ceramic artists and enthusiasts. Its rich and thoughtfully curated programme presents the latest artistic achievements in the field and paints a striking picture of the medium’s vitality and extraordinary breadth. At the heart of the Biennale lies

Exhibition at Martinsons House from 5 September to 23 November 2025 Creatures are living beings – animals and people, beasts of the forest and the field, the waters and the skies. Creatures are also the fantastic beings of ancient myths – neither entirely animal nor fully human, suspended between two worlds. More broadly, creatures are what humans bring into existence in a creative act. Creation turns idea into form – imagination made incarnate. These creatures are the artist

Exhibition at Cēsis Exhibition Hall from 16 August till 28 September 2025 The 5th Latvia Ceramics Biennale opens in style with a compelling celebration of emerging local talent. Featuring recent graduates from the Art Academy of Latvia’s Ceramics Department, FRESH shines a spotlight on the artists who are navigating the very start of their creative paths – establishing their studios and staging exhibitions, leading workshops and channelling their energies into a range of ot

4METERS Gallery, Daugavpils Fortress, August 10, 2025 - September 5, 2025 Questioning cultural identity in a life of constant fragmentation and integration, Koçak ponders the concepts of belonging and ownership. She tries to balance the controlling aspects of uncertainty, insecurity, alienation, fear and risk factors with the simple and basic characteristics of human beings. In other words, she creates simple forms with ceramic clay. Following simplicity and simplicity in the

Selected Participants Announced for the Fifth Latvia Ceramics Biennale Exhibition “Martinsons Award” Following the decision of an international jury, artists from thirty countries have been selected to compete for the prestigious Martinsons Award at the fifth Latvia Ceramics Biennale. The award winners will be chosen during the exhibition at the Rothko Museum this September. A total of 941 works were submitted for “Martinsons Award 2025”, representing 69 countries worldwide.

FRAGILITY. Eleonora Pastare 4METERS Gallery, 14 June 2025 - 5 August 2025 "Fragility – that which breaks and cracks effortlessly. Fragile ice, fragile stems, fragile flower, fragile vessel. The inherent fragility of life, of vitality, and of ourselves. How can this fragility be expressed in the language of art? Porcelain is a narrative of fragility – a story forged by the artist and the kiln fire. I perceive porcelain as a delicate, fragile, almost ethereal material, and I

Exhibition in Martinsons House, Daugavpils Fortress, 30 May to 24 August, 2025 Born in Rīga in 1939, Violeta Jātniece first discovered clay not in a studio, but in the wilds of childhood summers. In the coastal village of Tūja, her playground was the clay pit near a local brick kiln, where young Violeta had her first hands-on experience with the material and her first taste of a workshop setting. These early encounters laid the foundations for a lifelong dialogue with the mat

Ceramic Laboratory 2025 13th International Ceramic Art Symposium 28 April - 18 May, 2025, Daugavpils Established over a decade ago, CERAMIC LABORATORY has redefined the traditional ceramics symposium format. From its very first edition, which transformed Daugavpils Fortress into a vibrant experimental space, the symposium has defied convention, blending historic architecture and local material traditions to spark bold new approaches. For international artists, it has become a

4METERS Gallery, Daugavpils Fortress, March 22, 2025 - April 30, 2025 Shifts, unexpected changes, visible and invisible movements, transformations revealed in ceramics and occurring naturally in nature and human life and even globally in a world. Instability, the uncontrollable flow of time, the impermanence of the moment and the starting point of change, these are things that excite me and that draw my attention. How to sense when the very start of a new process, a turning p

Exhibition at Martinsons House, Daugavpils. 29 November 2024 - 23 February 2025. When things get tough, we seek support and solace. It feels refreshing to spend time imagining a sanctuary – a paradise where you feel sheltered from all harm. Where you can hide beneath a canopy of leaves and blossoms, step peacefully into a sun-warmed pool or stream and melt into its soft embrace, sink into warm and verdant light, part luscious foliage and discover strange and exquisite plants.

4METERS Gallery, Daugavpils Fortress, October 5, 2024 - February 5, 2025 In Breeze , Nellija Dzalba explores the subtle interplay of movement and stillness through ceramics. The exhibition presents a series of works that are both refined in craftsmanship and thoughtful in concept, reflecting the influence of natural phenomena with a focus on understated shifts in form. The pieces engage with the idea of transformation, inviting viewers to appreciate the quiet dialogue between

Exhibition at Martinsons House, Daugavpils from 13 September 2024 till 17 November 2024. Skaidrīte Cihovska was born in 1937 in Skrunda. Having graduated from the Rīga Secondary School of Applied Art (1957), she pursued a degree at the Art Academy of Latvia, Ceramics Department (1957–1964). 1963 through 1966, Cihovska was Chief Creative Officer at the Jelgava Ceramic Factory. In 1969, she joined the Latvian Artists Union and started working at the experimental ceramic studio