ISSP Riga Residency 2024

The ISSP Residency is aimed at photographers and artists working with photography and provides an opportunity for concentrated work on a personal project in Riga and surroundings.

Overview

The ISSP Riga Residency provides an opportunity for concentrated work on a personal research or art project informed by interaction with Riga and its residents (or elsewhere in Latvia), or much needed time to rethink and complete ongoing work. They welcome photographers, artists and curators interested in exploring the local social and cultural context and connecting to ISSP platform of activities and other contemporary art and culture actors in Latvia. 

Practical Info

New open call for residencies between March and August 2024 is now open. The residency calendar is based on full month slots, from 1 to last day of the month. Two month stays are recommended in order to get to know the new location and make some proper work. 

There are no limitations regarding age, background or photographic style of the participants. The residents will be chosen based on the strength of their applications and fit to the residency calendar. Collaborative projects engaging local residents are welcome. Thanks to their cooperation partner kuš!, the residency also hosts illustrators and comics artists. The residency participation fee is 500 EUR per calendar month; a partial advance is payable to confirm the participation. Applying for the residency is free of charge. The participants are responsible for their travel and production costs. ISSP will provide an official invitation letter that you can use to apply for public funding. Selected artists will be offered a private room in a comfortable residency apartment in the center of Riga (3-bedroom apartment), shared with 2 other artists; a possibility to use the library and extra equipment at the ISSP premises; contact with a part-time staff member to provide local support, and access to the ISSP local network; a possibility to meet with the local community at an artist talk, and to organise a pop-up exhibition or a small workshop.

Applicants need to fill in the application form with short information about themself, why would they like to go to Riga and their project idea.

About ISSP Riga Residency

The Riga Residency is curated by ISSP – a platform for contemporary photography, art and education. The residency is run in partnership with kuš! – a comics art anthology born in Riga in 2007, who publish comic editions and organise exhibitions, workshops, comics jams and other comics-related events, besides travelling to international festivals to spread the Latvian comics fever.