ISSP Riga Residency 2023 Open Call

ISSP Riga Residency welcomes photographers, artists and curators working within photography to apply for 1-3 month residency in Riga, Latvia. There are no limitations regarding age, background or photographic style of the participants. The ISSP Riga Residency provides an opportunity for concentrated work on a personal project informed by interaction with Riga and its residents (or elsewhere in Latvia), or much needed time to rethink and complete ongoing work. The residency calendar is based on full month slots, from the first to the last day of the month. In 2023, the Residency is open from the period January – December.

The participation fee is 350 EUR per calendar month and it covers accommodation costs. Travel and production costs are covered by the resident. Three selected artists from a Nordic or Baltic country will receive a scholarship of 500 EUR, residency stay free of charge and covered travel costs to Riga.

What we offer:
- a private room in a comfortable residency apartment in the center of Riga (3-bedroom apartment), shared with 2 other artists. The rooms are spacious and equipped with working tables; the artists share a common living room, fully equipped kitchen, bathroom, fireplace, wifi, scanner, printer.
- a possibility to use the library and extra equipment at the ISSP premises;
- contact with a dedicated 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.

What we expect from the residents:
- to work on their artistic project in Riga / Latvia for the period of the residency;
- to be open to present their work to the local audience in the form of an artist talk or other public event;
- within one month upon the completion of the residency, to send us a selection of the images produced for publicity purposes.