Publications
Artist Roberts Koļcovs on moments of laziness: Boys need discipline, and discipline is a lifesaver! | lsm.lv
Until January 9, the Ola Foundation arts space is hosting “The Inertia and Pull of Silence,” a jubilee exhibition by artist Roberts Koļcovs, featuring mainly works created over the past year. On th...
Art, music, and shared care: the charity evening “Add to Purvītis’s Hat!” was held at the “Ola” gallery.
Four previously unseen paintings by Vilhelms Purvītis and stories about the search for the artist’s legacy around the world. On October 22, a charity evening was held at the Ola Foundation cultural...
Ola Foundation presents Robert Koļcovs’s solo exhibition “The Inertia and Pull of Silence” | diena.lv
From October 8 to January 9, the Ola Foundation cultural space will host a retrospective exhibition celebrating artist Roberts Koļcovs’s anniversary, The Inertia and Pull of Silence. The exhibit...
Francesca Kirk’s “Venice Mirrors” “Kilograms of Culture 2026” finalist | LSM.lv
Francesca Kirke's solo exhibition “Venetian Mirrors”, which was on view at Ola this summer, was nominated in the “Visual Art” category in the autumn voting round of the Latvian Public Media annual ...
Ilze Pīlēna: "I create my own world" | Pastaiga Magazine
Ilze Pīlēna. We meet in her cultural space, “Ola”. A place where you can truly feel as if you are in paradise. It could be described as a paradise of architecture, art and a good atmosphere. Ilze d...
"Dance of the Great Landscape" Canon. Art historian Diāna Barčevska writes about the painter's work.
D. L.: “I paint the water’s state and my state of mind - that is how I might describe my paintings. In spring I paint autumn, in autumn - summer, in winter - spring, and it is wonderful all the tim...
Textures, Intrigues, Serenades. A review of artist Francesca Kirke’s exhibition | Kultūras Diena
Francesca Kirke’s solo exhibition "Venetian Mirrors", on view at the cultural space Ola Foundation, offers a symbolic and multilayered perspective on Venice. The artist does not attempt to depict t...
“Asnate Smeltere. Continuity” nominated for the “Kilograms of Culture 2026” award | LSM.LV
On Wednesday, May 20, the spring vote for the Latvian Public Media's annual cultural award “Kilograms of Culture 2026” began, and we are truly delighted to share news that is especially significant...
Asnate Smeltere on fashion, clothing, and Latvian aesthetics - Kultūras Diena (diena.lv)
The exhibition “Asnāte Smeltere. Continuity” at the Ola Foundation cultural space reveals not only the life story of one remarkable personality, but also a broader...
Conversation with Asnate Smeltere in the context of the exhibition “Asnate Smeltere. Continuity” - Arterritory
Asnate Smeltere’s story reveals fashion not as a superficial trend, but as a subtle language in which the body, environment, time, and personality intertwine. Her life journey - from being a model ...
Ilze Pīlēna: "Art can change our worldview"
For the third year now, the Ola Foundation cultural space has been offering colorful events and unique aesthetic experiences to Latvian art lovers and visitors from other countries. In an interview...