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The third edition of the Riga International Biennial of Contemporary Art (RIBOCA3), running from 15 July – 2 October, led by Chief Curator René Block and titled Exercises in Respect, will feature 63 artists in the main exhibition located in Andrejsala. Working alongside René Block, Nico Anklam is acting as…

Full of vibrant colours, speed, and rhythmic sway, the Moroccan roots are clearly visible in Hassan Hajjaj's work, mixed with contemporary London. The exhibition "Vogue, the Arab Issue" was created in collaboration between Fotografiska and Maison Européenne de la Photographie in Paris, presenting several of his unique photographic series, often…

In 2022 Kaunas, the second biggest city in Vilnius will be the European Capital of Culture besides Esch-sur-Alzette in Luxembourg. On its way from temporary to contemporary, Kaunas has become the city of contemporary art and welcomes art lovers to exclusive events, exhibitions, installations and performances.

Madara Kvēpa, the winner of the Young Painter Award at The Nordic & Baltic Young Artist Award (NBYAA) contest, wishes to outbid the classical understanding of painting but at the same time knows the secret ingredient of the medium – its stillness that can be compared to a landscape after…

The first Helsinki Biennial was held on 12.6.–26.9.2021 and it brought 145 000 visitors to Vallisaari island, its budget of 7 million euros covered three years of work and establishing. The initiative came from Helsinki City and Helsinki Art Museum (HAM), which is behind many public space projects and is also responsible…

The Nordic & Baltic Young Artist Award (NBYAA) contest’s Grand Prix belongs to Sofia Haapamäki this year. Every competition makes participants a bit nervous, but Haapamäki’s winning work itself turned out to be a roller coaster of emotions that rose while trying to answer the questions about identity.

NFT art is surely a buzz of 2021. in an article published in Arterritory Sergej Timofejev interviewed a well-known NFT collector Edgar Aronov to find out what is NFT really about. Who are NFT buyers and collectors, and how many different formats of NFT artworks are there?

This year, the competition was held already for the sixth time with Sofia Haapamäki winning the Grand Prix, besides the additional prizes and special mentionings. A total of 142 works from 78 authors were submitted to the large-scale competition, which gathers the best works of the graduates of Estonian, Latvian,…