As part of Activity No. 4 of the project “Appendix – A Cut into the Side Currents”, Art mediators / “TCN culture organisers”: mediated walks, the next Art Walk will take place, led by art mediator Lana Zujeva.During the event, the target group (third-country nationals together with members of the local community) will jointly visit several small Riga art galleries as part of the Riga Last Thursdays initiative.

Riga Last Thursdays takes place on the last Thursday of every month. On these evenings visitors can explore a range of contemporary art galleries free of charge, meet artists and creative people, visit well-known places and discover new ones, and take part in creative workshops, curator-led tours and much more. Art mediator Lana Zujeva will lead the walk and mediate the process in easy Latvian, giving the necessary context as well as relevant cultural, historical and practical information.

The aim of the second Art Walk is not only to show the target group a variety of Riga’s galleries and helpthem find their own way there, introducing them to the contemporary art scene, but also to encourage networking and integration into Latvia’s art and cultural life.

Venue: ISSP Gallery, Berga Bazārs, Marijas iela 13 k-3, Riga (the meeting point, from which the walk will continue)

Time: 22 October 2026, 18:00

Language: Latvian (easy-to-understand language). Explanations in other languages, e.g. English, will also be available if needed, provided by members of the host community who will take part in the walk.

Participation is free of charge.

Registration: [email protected]

The aim of the activity is to encourage newcomers to engage with Latvia’s cultural and art scene, and to help local residents get to know newcomers better.

Over four months, the movement sessions have grown into joint visits to a variety of other cultural events, bringing in more community members, family members and other Attached is an excerpt of the communication materials. Communication of the Art Walk has already started online on Instagram, and it will be announced on www.lcca.lv from next week.