Since 2020, the global and local art space has fundamentally changed, becoming polarized and being rebuilt under the influence of the pandemic and the war started by Russia. Geopolitical upheavals directly affect financial processes, as well as contribute to events that reduce the observance of democratic policy, both in the formation of countries and their cultural policies. Within this fragile ecosystem, it is important to acknowledge the power of art processes, highlighting the role of the curator, who works as a mediator between artistic creativity and regulating the temperature of socio-political turbulence.

Curatorial processes are influenced and often limited by the financial and volatility-related risks dictated by the external environment, which is why it is necessary to highlight them publicly and identify progressive directions of development based on open cooperation. The people invited to participate in the joint discussion are professionals in the field, who spend their everyday lives constantly and actively working to ensure the continued existence of their institutions, as well as to continue to fulfill the mission of creating an inclusive, transparent, creative and interdisciplinary development-oriented art environment.

Participants: Kaspars Groševs (LV), Solvita Krese (LV), Maija Rudovska (LV)
Curator and moderator: Antra Priede (LV)
Image: View from the exhibition To Fall in Love, Click Here. , Curated by the winner of the NEXT 2021 ‘Emerging Curator!’ Award Tīna Pētersone.