Open Call for Artists: The Rothko Museum Announces Its 2025 Symposium Programme
The Rothko Museum invites artists to apply to its 2025 symposium programme, which will feature four major international events in painting, graphics, and ceramics.
The first event in the 2025 line-up, the 13th International Latgale Graphic Art Symposium, will run from 10 to 22 March 2025. This vibrant creative forum remains the most significant international printmaking event in Latvia’s Latgale Region. Co-produced with the SIVIA Association, it aims to revitalise the graphic medium in Daugavpils and boost Latgale’s international profile by drawing artists to this dynamic space where creativity can thrive. Applications are welcome till 25 January 2025.
From 28 April to 16 May 2025, the Rothko Museum will host the 13th International Ceramic Laboratory Symposium. Organised in a close partnership with the Latvian Centre for Contemporary Ceramics, this open platform for contemporary experiments in the ceramic medium attracts the world’s leading ceramic artists, who spend almost three weeks in a shared studio space exploring different firing techniques – from electric and wood firing to more innovative, experimental technologies. Applications are welcome till 31 January 2025.
From 21 to 31 July 2025, the Rothko Museum will partner with the Balvi Municipality to organise the 9th Valdis Bušs International Painting Plein Air. Taking place in Viļaka, a scenic town in eastern Latvia, it commemorates Valdis Bušs, a renowned Latvian landscapist who was born there, and promotes Viļaka as an excellent destination for artists with a focus on quality, professionalism and sustainable growth. Applications are welcome till 30 April 2025.
Finally, from 12 to 27 September, the Rothko Museum will host the twenty-first instalment of its signature creative forum – the Mark Rothko International Painting Symposium. Mark Rothko’s name and unmistakable iconic style remain intensely relevant today, and the two-week tribute symposium held in his birthplace attracts worldwide attention, especially from the artists who resonate with Rothko’s visual language and profound philosophy. Applications are welcome till 1 June 2025.
For application details, please visit the Rothko Museum’s website: https://rothkomuseum.com/en/museum/catalogues/symposia/.
