“ART RIGA”
International art fair “ART RIGA” is intended as an annual long-term project involving art professionals from all over the world: the best art galleries, art critics, specialized cultural magazine publishers. Given that by 2014 Riga became the European capital of culture-it is crucial for the success of “ART RIGA” to open up opportunities for long-term development.
Exhibition Period 11.24.2014 to 30.11.2014
Art Messa main objectives:
To promote the professional development of art markets in Latvian and the Baltic region.
Messa is encouraging to participate in all professionally operating a galleries, provided that:
the gallery exists more than 5 years;
the galleries main activity is the principal activity;
the gallery has constant work areas and regular visitors .
The main selection criteria:
Professionalism
Galleries artist clear and readable artistic idea
Innovative and creative presentation
Technically, the format is said to divide the following area of the participants choice with the help of booths to homogeneous blocks and each participant has been given their booth, but the exhibition possibly also might deviate this rule.
Event organization place - Latvian Railway History Museum ,chosen because of its cultural and historical significance Riga's environment, capacity and it is an easily available location for tourists.
The Messa's round table and it is an conference, press center will become the railway museum's unique exhibits - a reconstructed variety of Latvian history period wagons, providing the Messa's guests and participants information on Riga's technical culture traditions. In an environment, which is based on traditional, historic accomplishments it's particularly nice to dream about the future of art and its development.
During the Messa there is planned a program filled with a variety of activities: opening event with a concert, seminars, round tables, presentations of participants, participants will have a tour around Riga.
It is planned to involve visitors of the Messa to join the discussion table, organize quizzes and surveys to promote the visibility of the participants.
The Messa is planned to build for 7 days, from Monday to Sunday, the first day is traditionally intended for the sectors professionals: art dealers, gallerists, critics.
Event organizer - Ltd "Euroclub", in collaboration with the exhibition hall "Happy Art Museum" and Ltd "Pinakotēka".
Event organizers of the exhibition hall "HAPPY ART MUSEUM" and Ltd "Euroclub" has considerable experience in international exhibitions and major events, most of which are self-financed. From 2008 through 2010, organizers worked in the exhibition hall "Pinakoteka", where the local contemporary art exhibition cycle "AUTUMN 2009 ", "AUTUMN 2010" , Latvian designer union annual exhibition, the magazine "Rīgas Laiks" anniversary exhibition