PUBLIC PROGRAMME
27 November, 12:00
Creative workshop for kids with artist Inga Erdmane
5 December, 17:30 // POSTPONED TO JANUARY 2023
Talk by Maja & Reuben Fowkes Climate Change and Contemporary Art *
8 December, 17:30
Performance by the artist group Family Connection (Glenda Martinus, Jorgen Gario, Quincy Gario)
11 December, 12:00
Creative workshop for kids with artist Sabīne Šnē
14 December, 18:00
Online discussion How Do Art Institutions in Eastern Europe Deal with Issues of Postcolonialism and Decolonialism?
7 January, 12:00
Creative workshop for kids with artist Linda Boļšakova
12 January, 18:00
Online discussion Regeneration and Decolonial Transformation: Ukraine's Nature, Built Environment, and Art during Wartime
* The talk will take place at the Art Academy of Latvia, 4 Kronvalda Boulevard.
The events are part of the international project Islands of Kinship: A Collective Manual for Sustainable and Inclusive Art Institutions, co-funded by the European Union and Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia.
USEFUL INFORMATION BEFORE VISITING
ACCESSIBILITY
We invite visitors to learn more about environmental accessibility across the Decolonial Ecologies exhibition, on show at the premises of Rīga Art Space on Kungu iela 3, Old Rīga.
There are thirteen artworks on display, and they’re all visual – photos, paintings, drawings, graphic artworks, videos, objects and installations. Some of them feature an audio component as well. You are advised to set aside at least an hour to see the entire exhibition.
We find it important that the exhibition be accessible to everyone. That’s why we have prepared the following:
- An accessibility description
- Guided tours with the participation of art mediators
- Artwork descriptions in simple language, along with an audio guide
- Free entry for people with disabilities and their support persons
Accessibility description for people with reduced mobility
There are two disabled parking spaces opposite the exhibition hall. There’s an accessible toilet in the building. We are sorry to say that the elevator in the Rīga Art Space is out of order. We therefore offer alternative ways of accessing the exhibition.
For entry in a wheelchair, or if mobility issues prevent one from using the stairs, please consider the following options:
1. Access through the main entrance of Rīga Art Space (Kungu iela 3), using a portable wheelchair lift suitable for manual wheelchairs. To get inside, please use the side door of the main entrance. Then call the provided number to receive assistance in getting down the stairs.
2. Through the Rīga City Hall building (the main entrance of the Rīga City Hall, Rātslaukums 1). Our staff will accompany you through the main entrance of the Rīga City Hall. Using a lift, you will arrive at an elevator. Use it to get to the basement floor. Down there, you will have to ascend rather steep ramps. Our trained staff will gladly provide help should you need any.
For entry with a stroller, please use the side doors of the Rīga City Hall and call the provided number. Staff will accompany you to the elevator.
Accessibility description for people with visual impairments
Artwork descriptions can be emailed upon request. Please contact mara@lcca.lv for this. We suggest using the audio guide, which is available on your smartphone, or a tablet you can borrow at the ticket office.
We invite you to experience the exhibition in the company of an art mediator, available upon prior appointment. Artwork descriptions are available digitally as well. You’re very much welcome to visit with your seeing-eye companion.
Accessibility description for people with hearing impairments
The video artworks are subtitled in Latvian and English. It is not possible to adjust the volume. Artwork descriptions are available. There is no sign language interpretation available.
Accessibility description for people with intellectual disabilities
Art mediators are available to guide you upon prior appointment. Our mediators will introduce you to the exhibition and its artworks in simple language. Artwork descriptions in simple language are available upon request at mara@lcca.lv.
If particular accessibility needs should be met, or if you have questions about the accessibility of the exhibition, please write to mara@lcca.lv or call +371 29586893 (Māra) or +371 28649014 (Lība).
Exhibition visit with an art mediator
Please make a prior appointment for a visit in the company of an art mediator, as well as for guided tours for people with different disabilities. The tour lasts an hour.
GROUP VISITS
Please make a prior appointment for a guided visit/tour for groups by email or phone:
+371 29586893 // mara@lcca.lv
The guided visits are led by art mediators. These are people of all ages and walks of life, and they have both theoretical and practical experience. In talking with the visitors, they help people notice connections between different works of art, promote independent reflection and discovery, as well as expand one’s views about contemporary art. Mediators are on-site at the exhibition workdays 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. and weekends 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tours led by art mediators are free, after purchasing a regular entry ticket.
Ticket prices:
Entrance ticket 5.00 EUR
School and university students (student card required) 2.50 EUR
Seniors (seniors card required) 3 EUR
Free entry after providing appropriate documentation
People with disabilities and their support person;
Children up to seven years of age, orphans, children in non-family care, as well as their supporting person (foster family, legal guardian and/or the head of the child care institution);
Politically repressed persons;
Employees of Latvian museums;
Members of the International Council of Museums (ICOM);
Members of the Latvian Artists' Union, students of the Art Academy of Latvia and the Latvian Academy of Culture, as well as students at art, design and technical schools;
The press.