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“Sensual Architecture” by Pēteris Martinsons at the Valmiera Museum
28.03.2022
1 April through 28 May 2022 the Valmiera Museum exhibition hall receives an exhibition of graphic art and ceramics by Pēteris Martinsons from the Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre collection. The world-renowned Latvian ceramicist, Pēteris Martinsons (1931–2013), was born in Daugavpils, where he would spend the first thirteen years of his life. For more than …
Change of originals at the Rothko Centre
27.03.2022
Throughout the day on Sunday, 27 March, visitors to the Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre will be able to see Mark Rothko’s originals free of charge. After a three-year period, the time has come to change the latest set of Mark Rothko’s originals that have been available at the Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre. The …
Mycelia: Performance art at the Rothko Centre
22.03.2022
At 4 p.m. on Friday 25 March, the Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre will host three art performances and open the catalogue of “Mycelia”, a German-Latvian project from the current exhibition season. “Mycelia”, an international exhibition project now available at the Rothko Centre, will be enhanced by three very different performances, as three artists will …
The Rothko Centre will open its collection catalogue
14.03.2022
On Friday 18 March, the Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre will open the catalogue of its exhibition “Found in the Collection”. “Found in the Collection” is the most ambitious exhibition from the Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre collection to date. It displays art and cultural values collected in the nine years since the centre was …
“In the Draught” – Ukrainian artists in the Rothko Centre collection
07.03.2022
To appreciate the contribution of Ukrainian art and culture and emphasise the input of Ukrainian artists to the Rothko Centre activities and its collection, from 8 March till 10 April, the Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre offers a pop-up exhibition, “In the Draught”, featuring Ukrainian art from its collection. The thematic orientation of the show …
The Rothko Centre named Latvia’s Best Place for Culture 2021
22.02.2022
On 19 February, winners of the Kilogram of Culture 2021 Award by Latvia’s public media were announced, highlighting last year’s standout achievements in the field of culture across nine nominations. The Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre earned one of the prizes as “Best Place for Culture 2021”. We can enjoy culture across a broad spectrum …
Pēteris Martinsons. Graphics
07.02.2022
From the Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre collection The father of Latvian contemporary ceramics and a chief driving force behind the field’s development, Pēteris Martinsons (1931–2013), remains one of the most renowned Latvian ceramicists to have earned broad international acclaim. For more than half a century, his art and persona charmed and inspired generations of …
The Rothko Centre launches its winter season with five new exhibitions
24.01.2022
On 28 January, the Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre launches this year’s first exhibition season with five very different projects featuring Latvian, Lithuanian, Estonian and German artists. Diversity in means of expression and varying degrees of directness in address. From charming natural elements in delicate colour fields to unmistakably textual representations. From serene classical painting …
Open Call for two symposiums and a plein air by the Rothko Centre
21.01.2022
The Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre announces an Open Call for artist applications to participate in two painting symposiums and a plein air held within its residency programme 2022. To commemorate the uniqueness of the artist Silva Linarte’s creative legacy and promote international interest in Daugavpils as an artistically stimulating city, the Rothko Centre will …
The Rothko Centre offers discount admission on 16 January
10.01.2022
On Sunday, 16 January, all temporary exhibitions currently on show at Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre will be available at a discount price. Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre enters the final preparation stage for its new exhibition season. This means ongoing week is the last chance for the public to see the current temporary exhibitions …