Art Riga Fair

Art Riga Fair 2023

Program

Tuesday, 19 September (Preview evening)

17:00 VIP Preview. An exclusive, discreet first look at the exhibition with an individual tour of the stands, introductions to the artists and, accompanied by live music, conversation about the art on show; visitors could choose a piece to take home.

19:00 Grand Opening. All participants and the best of the stands were introduced to the wider public, with a limited number of tickets available for the afterparty that followed.

Wednesday, 20 September

10:00–18:00 Exhibition open to the public.

Thursday, 21 September

10:00–20:00 Exhibition open to the public. The longest day of the fair, two hours later than the rest of the week.

Friday, 22 September

10:00–18:00 Exhibition open to the public.

Saturday, 23 September

10:00–18:00 Exhibition open to the public.

Sunday, 24 September (Closing)

10:00–17:00 Exhibition open to the public, closing day of the ninth edition.

Across the week

Alongside the exhibition, the week's program offered meetings and discussions, creative workshops, performances by young artists, a creative playground for children, and, in the program's own words, "many special surprises."

For exhibitors

Every stand stood in the museum's main hall under LED lighting, and every exhibitor received two pages in the fair's electronic catalogue, published on artriga.com and its social networks. An open call for the remaining places, "Last chance to apply!", was still running in the weeks before the fair, offering a choice of a small stand (walls of 2+5+2 m) or a large stand (walls of 5+5+5+2 m) for painting, sculpture, audio-visual media or performance work.