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At 4 p.m. on Friday, 16 September, the Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre will open the 18th International Mark Rothko Painting Symposium 2022 exhibition and host a meeting with the authors.

At 4 p.m. on 16 September, an installation by the artist Maria Gvardeitseva, DRYGVA. BREATHE IN – BREATHE OUT, will open in the art tent of the Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre courtyard.

From 2 to 16 September, the Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre will host the 18th International Mark Rothko Painting Symposium 2022. September is ‘The Rothko Month’ at the Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre, invariably marked by the artist’s birthday and an international symposium that attracts painters and Rothko’s admirers from all over the world. The …

The Mark Rothko Memorial Trust has announced the re-launch of their artist award initiative that began in 1973. Beginning again in 2018, the newly launched format of the award is an artist-in-residence in partnership with the Mark Rothko Art Centre in Daugavpils, Latvia.

The Inward Gaze: a Conversation with Kang Haitao with Enrica Costamagna and Philip Dodd Our conversation with Kang Haitao moved from Buddhism to existentialism, from the artists Feng Zikai and Giacometti to his own life in provincial China. It is out of such a rich mulch that Kang Haitao has cultivated a profoundly spiritual art. …

Daugavpils will host an international festival of contemporary ceramics From 26 to 29 July, Daugavpils will host the International Contemporary Ceramics Festival 2022, delivering a vibrant programme of lectures, master classes, performances and exhibitions. Summer is the festival season when multiple consecutive events can be enjoyed for days in a row. This summer, ceramicists and …

From Friday, 15 July, the inaugural exhibition of the CERAMIC LABORATORY symposium is available at the 4METRES Gallery in the courtyard of 8 Hospitāļa Street Daugavpils.

These days, an artist needs to be extremely strong and steadfast to stick to painting as their primary form of artistic output. Dwelling in a small city away from the hustle and bustle of Beijing and Shanghai and using light as the essential medium to work with, Kang Haitao is undoubtedly such an artist. In …

At 4 p.m. on 8 July, the Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre will launch its summer season with new exhibitions in painting, ceramics and photography. Each medium is represented with two shows, resulting in a balanced artistic experience for all types of visitors, from seasoned art critics to casual explorers touring the city. “Tender is …

The Mark Rothko Art Centre extends its opening hours for the Daugavpils city festival. On Friday 3 June and Saturday 4 June, the centre will be open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Let us celebrate together!