RIXC Art Science Festival 2023

September 20-22, Riga, Latvia

The National Library of Latvia, Riga

RIXC Riga is preparing for the next annual Arts and Science Festival, which will take place in Riga, Latvia, and virtually from September 20 to 22, 2023.

The festival will start on Wednesday, September 20, 17.00, with the opening of an international exhibition of contemporary media art at the National Library of Latvia (NLL), introduced by Keynote lectures and Artist Talks.
The exhibition will feature 15 artworks created by artists from the European Media Art Residency Platform EMAP/EMARE, as well as other internationally renowned artists and young emerging Latvian artists.

On Thursday, 21 September, 12.00 the festival will continue with a curator-led tour of the Augmented Reality (AR) exhibition SensUs. Augmented Nature-Cultures.
On the second day, at 15.00 the Augmented Europe (AUGE) project will continue with a large-scale Artathon “Crypto, Art and Climate” at the LNB. As part of this event, young creatives are invited to register for both onsite workshops in Riga and online discussions with other participants joining in from Milan, Berlin and Athens.
The Artathon will conclude with the keynote lectures by international experts and discussions with Artathon participants.
In the evening, participants are invited to the opening of the Deep Sensing exhibition and reception at the RIXC Gallery.

Friday, September 22, 11.00-17.00 the International Symposium programme will take place at the Library featuring three thematic panels throughout the day: The first one will feature EMAP/EMARE artists discussing art and artificial intelligence; the second will bring together international immersive artists and climate experts to discuss Metaverse, XR and immersive models of production, exhibition and collaboration; while the third will involve experts from various fields – technology, financial markets, law, art and NFT collecting – talking about the new green digital discourse, NFT art, crypto technologies and its relation to climate change.

The festival will close with sound art performances by Liepaja in the evening programme at the RIXC Gallery.

The exhibition will be open at the National Library of Latvia in Riga until 11 November 2023.

FESTIVAL PROGRAM

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2023 (free of cost)
DAY 1: OPENING PROGRAMME
Onsite / The National Library of Latvia

Free of cost
17:00 Opening Keynotes and Artist Talk: Anna Ridler (UK), Chris Salter (CA/CH)
19.00 Festival Exhibition Opening

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2023 (paid and free events)
Day 2: ARTATHON. BLOCKCHAIN, ART AND FUTURE ECONOMY 
Onsite: The National Library of Latvia / Online from Milan, Berlin, Athens

Paid festival pass required
12:00 Guided Tour by Curators to SensUs – Augmented Naturecultures Exhibition

FREE OF COST. Register for arthathon HERE:
https://forms.gle/mQoJXDkHXpaLhDQPA

15.00 On-site and online workshops:
(1) Web 3.0 challenges and Art in Metaverse,
(2) Artificial Intelligence: in Art and Society
(3) Green Digital Economy: NFT Art and Climate
17:00 Keynote panel: Eric Nowak (CH), Maria Grazia (IT), and others tbc.
18.30 Final discussion

20:00 Deep Sensing /immersive 2.0/ Exhibition Opening and Reception.
Location: RIXC Gallery, Lencu iela 2, Riga

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2023 (paid and free events)
DAY 3: ART AND AI SYMPOSIUM (keynotes and artists talk)
The National Library of Latvia

Paid festival pass required
11:00 Panel 1 (EMARE) Artificial Intelligence and Art (tbc.)
12:30 Panel 2 (XR) Immersive Art and Metaverse (tbc.)
16:00 Panel 3 (GREEN) Crypto Art and Climate (tbc.)

Free of cost
19:00 Closing Program and Live Sound Performances
Location: RIXC Gallery, Lencu iela 2, Riga

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Registration Fees / Tickets

Early Bird fee: 18 EUR
Full fee: 36 EUR
Students: 50% reduction 9 EUR

Festival registration and tickets on Eventbrite:
https://bit.ly/RIXCfestivaltickets2023

Registration / to apply for participation in Artathon,
taking place in September 21, 2023,
Free (no fees) – for young artists and creatives under age 30). Register HERE:
https://forms.gle/mQoJXDkHXpaLhDQPA

Producers and Contact:

The Festival is Produced by The RIXC Centre for New Media Culture.
Festival curators: Rasa Smite (rasa@rixc.org) and Raitis Smits (raitis@rixc.org)
Festival producer: Agnese Baranova (agnese@rixc.org), Liga Brice (assistant) / RIXC
PR and information coordinator: Liva Silina (rixc@rixc.org)
Contact e-mail: rixc@rixc.org
Phones: +371 29635167 (Agnese Baranova), +371 26546776 (Rasa Smite)
Address: RIXC the Centre for New Media Culture, Lencu iela 2, Riga, LV-1010, Latvia

Image credits: Jung Eun Lee, Pond Creatures: Becoming One, Being Plural. Kalsruhe, 2023

Support:

The festival is supported by Riga City Council, State Culture Capital Foundation of Latvia, Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia, Co-funded by European Union, LG Electronics.