No 25. oktobra skatāma ievērojamās latviešu
mākslinieces Vijas Zariņas jaunākā izstāde "Uzgleznotā daba. Ziema."

Vija Zariņa: ‘’Vienmēr esmu vēlējusies uzgleznot neizststāstāmo, bet sajūtamo un redzamo. Ar eļļas krāsām un uz audekla. Savā glezniecībā īpašu nozīmi piešķiru ainavai. Nevis no dabas nogleznotai, bet dabas inspirētai. Es tās saucu par savu sajūtu ainavām.

No 26. septembra skatāma Jasmīnas Simsones personālizstāde "Nemierīgo atmiņu tilti", kura piedāvā unikālu un intīmu skatījumu uz Latvijas vēsturi un kultūru caur jauna mākslinieka prizmu. Šī izstāde aicina skatītājus pārdomāt pagātni un tās paliekošo ietekmi uz mūsdienu latvieša identitāti un nākotni, vienlaikus piedāvājot ieskatu Jasmīnas Simsones mākslinieciskajā pasaulē, kur pagātne un tagadne saplūst vienotā vizuālā stāstā.

Over time, society has strived to formulate ideal standards, which are both static and ever-changing. Historical and cultural influences periodically bring about shifts in accepted assumptions within society, while the core of the message remains unaltered. The ideal stays an ideal, a magnitude to be reckoned with, even when questioned.

The concept of the exhibition is based on three aspects: the ideal of nature, the ideal of women, and time. The exhibition features paintings, sculptures, photographs and digital works of art from twenty-nine leading Latvian artists.

The eighties. Latvia. Poster art. The poster of the 80s was a special way for artists to express their thirst for greater personal creative freedom. In the art of posters, especially cultural posters, there was much more opportunity to express one's creative thought without censorship. They could contain signs, subtexts, signals that indicated much higher desires for freedom.

ILMARS BLUMBERGS/ JURIS DIMITERS/ GUNARS KIRKE/ FRANCESKA KIRKE/ GUNARS LÚSIS/ GUNARS ZEMGALS/ LAIMONIS ŠENBERGS/ JURIS PUTRÁMS/ GEORGS SMELTERS/ IVARS MAILITIS/ ANDRIS BREŽE

Images of women in pop culture carry with them a series of associations about both era and style, as well as marking clues to historical context. The concept of the exhibition provides a different reference point; this time the search for identity can be attributed to the city environment - Riga. 

"When creating the falsified photo report about the visits of famous ladies to the capital of Latvia, I wanted to achieve a new vision of the city of Riga, making the viewer feel the shift in reality and see a piece of America, Japan, France, England or India in the streets and squares of Riga," shares the author of the concept of the exhibition, sculptor and Associate Professor of the Latvian Academy of Arts Olga Šilova.

Photographer: Jānis Deinats

Graphic desginer: Viesturs Staņislavskis

From the position of linear time, the works of art displayed in this exhibition were created in different periods from 1984 to 2022. Emotions. Impulse. A thought. Passion.
Time embodies change and movement.
Art exists in time, but at the same time it is space. A room of ritual silence in which a conversation takes place - through color, line, texture, materiality.

ILMĀRS BLUMBERGS/ DŽEMMA SKULME/ FRANČESKA KIRKE/ HELĒNA HEINRIHSONE/ IVARS HEINRIHSONS/ IEVA ILTNERE/ SANDRA KRASTIŅA/ AIJA ZARIŅA/ ILZE AVOTIŅA/ NORMUNDS BRASLIŅŠ/ DACE LIELĀ/ VIJA ZARIŅA/ GITA ŠMITE/ ĢIRTS MUIŽNIEKS/

A series of large-format photographs by Harijs Briedis.
"You are unfathomable, you have your own path, 
Which leads through the flowers of other species.
You are like a desert well to a man,
And he thanks you with wise words."- Harijs Briedis 

"This ambitious and aesthetic exhibition is a story about the identity and roots of our people, about belonging to one's nation and country. The exhibition, made up of large-format black and white photographs with the image of a strong, loving woman in the center and ornaments, is integrated into the architecture of Ola. It is the strong identity of our nation that we want to show together with this exhibition. This is our position and responsibility for belonging to our land, also for our self-confidence and self-respect. The exhibition will be a great experience for its viewers, and we have no doubt that visiting it will allow many of us to answer the eternal questions about belonging to our nation, identity and roots." Ilze Pīlēna, head of "Ola Foundation".