Egle Loor, Author at NOBA Nordic Baltic contemporary art platform

The destiny of a young artist is decided by curators and other art workers, pure luck and random.

Latvian painter Elina Vitola, who graduated Art Academy of Latvia just last spring, was awarded with the main prize of Nordic & Baltic Young Artist Award (NBYAA) a few weeks back. The winning piece of art was a 20 m long and included a sofa. What was Elina’s trigger in …

READ NOW

Nordic & Baltic Young Artist Award 2018 goes to Latvian painter

Nordic & Baltic Young Artist Award (NBYAA) main prize in 2018 was assigned to a young Latvian painter Elina Vitola. Winner of the competition Elina Vitola, currently preparing a show in Careva Contemporary Gallery, graduated Art Academy of Latvia just last spring. “Winning this award is certainly a surprise, all I …

READ NOW

Why do we support young artist?

Art and business world are not always considered as most tacit partners. Nordic & Baltic Young Artist Award on the other hand joins emerging artist, art academies and business leaders together aiming to support young talents at the first steps of their careers’. Why should one support young artists and …

READ NOW

Estonian young artists play with digital mediums, Latvia and Finland feature more painting

95 young artists from Lithuania to Finland are participating this year’s Nordic & Baltic Young Artists Award (NBYAA) competition. What are the trends amongst young talents, who are the up and coming arstist to keep an eye on, and are there any differences in art work from – jury member …

READ NOW

Vote for your favorite young talent at Nordic and Baltic Young Artist Award

In October close to 100 young talents are competing in Nordic & Baltic Young Artist Award (NBYAA) aiming to identify the brightest emerging talents in the Baltic and Nordic region. The winner of the award is selected by international jury. Besides the jury, art lovers are invited to vote for …

READ NOW