On 8 April 2026, the National Museum of Art of Moldova opened Direct Dialogues, a solo exhibition by Latvian artist Māris Čačka, organised in partnership with the Embassy of Latvia in Chișinău. The exhibition presents recent large-scale works where painting and graphic elements merge into a layered abstract language. Čačka’s practice explores dialogue not asContinue reading “Māris Čačka. Direct Dialogues in Chișinău”
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Māris Čačka. Satellites Exhibition Opened in Šiauliai
On 20 March 2026, the solo exhibition Satellites by Latvian artist Māris Čačka opened at Šiauliai Art Gallery. The exhibition brought together a new body of paintings exploring the idea of personal “orbits” shaped by people, memories, and encounters. Through layered colour fields, pulsating lines, and graphic elements, Čačka reflects on presence and absence, connectionContinue reading “Māris Čačka. Satellites Exhibition Opened in Šiauliai”
14th Latgale Graphic Art Symposium Exhibition Opened at the Rothko Museum
On 7 March 2026, the 14th International Latgale Graphic Art Symposium at the Rothko Museum concluded with the opening of a group exhibition presenting works created during a two-week residency. Nine artists from Italy, Canada, Poland, Ukraine, India, Lithuania, and Latvia developed new printmaking works through an intensive process of exchange, experimentation, and collaboration. TheContinue reading “14th Latgale Graphic Art Symposium Exhibition Opened at the Rothko Museum”
Māris Čačka’s Satellites at Valmiera Museum
On 12 December 2025, the solo exhibition Satellites by Latvian artist Māris Čačka opened at the Valmiera Museum Exhibition Hall, where it will be on view until 11 February 2026. The exhibition marks a concentrated and conceptually precise stage in the artist’s practice. Rather than unfolding as a linear narrative, Satellites is constructed as anContinue reading “Māris Čačka’s Satellites at Valmiera Museum”
OPEN CALL for 14th International Latgale Graphic Art Symposium
The Rothko Museum in collaboration with the Gallery SIVIA, invites applications for the 14th International Latgale Graphic Art Symposium, taking place from 23 February to 8 March 2026 in Daugavpils, Latvia. This prestigious symposium serves as a dynamic platform for artistic exchange, bringing together leading graphic artists from around the world. Over the years, it has hosted more than 100Continue reading “OPEN CALL for 14th International Latgale Graphic Art Symposium”
Māris Čačka’s artworks presented at the exhibition Basil Alkazzi: Artist and Philanthropist in Gdańsk
The exhibition is dedicated to Basil Alkazzi (1938–2025) and serves as a tribute to his generosity and lifelong dedication to art, recognizing his role as a true friend and patron of the National Museum in Gdańsk.For ten years, Alkazzi supported the museum by donating his own artworks, works by international artists, and by funding theContinue reading “Māris Čačka’s artworks presented at the exhibition Basil Alkazzi: Artist and Philanthropist in Gdańsk “
Māris Čačka. Relationships… Painting as Dialogue
On 18 September at the Art Gallery (Respublikos St. 3) the exhibition “Relationships… Painting as Dialogue” by Latvian artist Māris Čačka was opened. The display will be available to visitors until 19 October 2025. In his works, the artist sees painting as a form of dialogue – with the world, the viewer, silence, time, form,Continue reading “Māris Čačka. Relationships… Painting as Dialogue”
Colours Born in Latgale: 9th International Painting Plein Air “Valdis Bušs 2025”
From 21 to 31 July 2025, the town of Viļaka in northeastern Latvia will host the 9th edition of the International Painting Plein Air “Valdis Bušs 2025”. Rooted in the cultural landscape of Northern Latgale, the plein air is both a tribute to the renowned Latvian landscape painter Valdis Bušs and a contemporary artistic dialogueContinue reading “Colours Born in Latgale: 9th International Painting Plein Air “Valdis Bušs 2025””
Artist Residency: Māris Čačka @ ARTEFORA
From 17 to 23 June 2025, Latvian artist Māris Čačka is taking part in the ARTEFORA Residency Program, preparing a solo exhibition for the festival “The Hill Always Comes Out”.Set among the rolling vineyards of Langhe and Monferrato, the festival will bring together 22 artists, over 40 artworks, international residencies, workshops, and site-specific installations acrossContinue reading “Artist Residency: Māris Čačka @ ARTEFORA”
Artist Residency: Beate Gjersvold
SIVIA Gallery was pleased to welcome Norwegian artist Beate Gjersvold for an individual artist residency in Daugavpils from April 28 to May 17, 2025. During her stay, Beate created new works inspired by the landscapes and culture of Latgale, connecting artistic communities in Latvia and Norway. Artist Residency in Daugavpils – Beate Gjersvold Revisiting theContinue reading “Artist Residency: Beate Gjersvold”
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