DATE AND PLACE OF FOUNDATION
2001, Riga, Latvia
FOUNDERS
Artists Kaspars Lielgalvis, Davis Licitis and Krists Zankovskis
DATE AND PLACE OF REGISTRATION
May of 2009, The Register of Enterprises of the Republic of Latvia
REGISTRATORS
Artist Kaspars Lielgalvis and Art historian Kaspars Vanags
MAIN AIM
Development of Contemporary Visual art.
GOALS
To organize Art Center in ex-factory VEF (artist in residences, exhibition hall, conferences and lectures space, workshops, library, cafe)
To coordinate International projects of Contemporary Visual art.
ORGANIZER OF
2009 – Art Center in ex-factory VEF
exhibitions and events
2009 – WONDERFUL TRIP, exhibition, part of International Contemporary Art project SURVIVAL KIT, ex-factory VEF, Riga, Latvia
2009 – Art festival ARTFERS, totally participated 40 artists, during 2 days there were 3 smaller exhibitions, 1performance and open doors in 12 artist studios located in ex-factory VEF, Riga, Latvia
2008 – Art festival ART DAYS IN SMALL NEW YORK IN LITTLE RIGA, totally participated 30 artists, during 3 weeks there were 5 bigger and 6 smaller exhibitions and open doors in 15 artist studios located in ex-factory VEF, Riga, Latvia
symposiums
2007 – International visual art symposium CHANGING FELT 2007, Tashu manor,Latvia
performances and happenings
2008 – ART FOR LOVE, happening during Art festival ART DAYS IN SMALL NEW YORK IN LITTLE RIGA, in ex-factory VEF, Riga, Latvia
2003 – BMW, multimedial performance, included in Art festival LATVIAN ART DAYS 2003, in Artists Union Sculpture Studio, Riga, Latvia
2003 – WHO IS UP THERE?, multimedial performance during opening of exhibition SPRIEDZE in Artists Union gallery, Riga, Latvia
2002 – SOUND OF SCIENCE, multimedial performance during International Contemporary art projects BALTIC MEETING POINT meeting in Artists Union Sculpture Studio, Riga, Latvia
2002 – LOVE MACHINE multimedial performance during opening of exhibition INVENTURA in Artists Union gallery, Riga, Latvia
2001 – SOUND OF DRUMS AND FIRE, multimedial performance during Carnival in Latvian Art Academy
2001 – SOUND AND SLIDE SHOW, multimedial performance during Carnival in Latvian Art Academy
SUPPORTED BY
grants and fellowships,
2009 – Latvian State Culture Capital Foundation for group exhibition WONDERFUL TRIP, exhibition, part of International Contemporary Art project SURVIVAL KIT, ex-factory VEF, Riga, Latvia
2007 – Latvian State Culture Capital Foundation for International visual art symposium CHANGING FELT 2007, Tashu manor,Latvia
PARTICIPATED IN
2009 – Eastern Europe Res Artis Meeting and International Conference on Artistic Residencies RETOOLING RESIDENCIES, organized by ResArtis Center of Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle, Warsaw, Poland.