Kim? Contemporary Art Centre

Kim? is delighted to announce that Karlīna Mežecka is the recipient of the Kim? Residency Award 2025! Next fall, Mežecka will head to NYC to spend 2 months at the prestigious International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP), marking the sixth consecutive year of the Kim? and ISCP residency partnership. This year, we’re honored to welcome the support of renowned Latvian-American artist Vija Celmiņš, who will generously fund the studio space for this collaboration in New York. Photo: Filips Smits, Ansis Starks

Thank you, Jana Kukaine, for the insight on Inga Meldere and Luīze Nežberte's duo exhibition, "Saulstāves." Read the full article on Arterritory.com!

This Thursday, we’re throwing it back to the summer of 2018 at Kim?—when Merike Estna's “Disposable Gloves Guide” exhibition and opening performance took the stage. Huge congratulations to Merike Estna and the Estonian Centre for Contemporary Art for being selected to represent Estonia at the 61st Venice Biennale! Photo credits: Filips Smits, Ansis Starks

“As an artistically sensitive and tonally rich presentation, Inga Meldere and Luīze Nežberte’s Sunpoles also touches on aspects of ecological, economic and social sustainability. Reflecting on the potential announced by Symbiocene, or reflections on humanity from outside the anthropocentric consciousness, the exhibition highlights the necessity to resolve the issues raised by chaos and constant change with the aim of replanting (in ourselves) understanding towards the interrelationship between humanity and nature.” — Zane Onckule The duo exhibition Sunpoles by Luīze Nežberte and Inga Meldere is on view until Nov 17! Curated by Zane Onckule Photo: Ansis Starks

We were happy to have the "Literatūre" team, Marta Selecka and Uģis Olte, at Kim?! Stay tuned for the episode filmed at "Sunpoles", the duo show by Inga Meldere and Luīze Nežberte, featuring a textual contribution from Raimonds Ķirķis. Photo: Uģis Olte

Kim? Contemporary Art Center is excited to share the future plans for the new building at 22 Hanzas Street. The space will be dedicated to hosting expansive contemporary art exhibitions, an education center, and Latvia’s first international residency and artist studios. Discover the vision for Kim?’s future home at 22 Hanzas Street by visiting www.kimhanzas22.lv. Visualization by architectural designer Vilnis Mičulis.

Catch a glimpse of some beloved Kim? artists featured during Paris Art Basel week, including Sophie Thun, at Sophie Tappeiner, Ella Kruglanskaya at Jeffrey Deitch, Kevin Beasley at Casey Kaplan, Daiga Grantiņa at Emalin x Commonwealth and Council, and Sanya Kantarovsky at Michael Werner Gallery.

There’s no better time to be in Paris – Kim?’s Patron Trip was an absolute delight. We explored Art Basel Paris, The Salon by NADA & The Community, and Paris Internationale, along with various exhibitions, events, and artist studio visits across the city. These Patron Trips are a cherished tradition, seamlessly merging art exploration with support for the arts. The program strikes the perfect balance between professional engagement and leisure, with visits to key cultural events and exhibition openings while fostering connections with industry insiders.

In her individual practice, Inga Meldere is preoccupied with abstracted and poetic painterly investigations – “hand exercises” – based on what she has observed as part of her daily routine, read, or noticed on her smartphone. Visit us and see how the artist transforms everyday moments into surreal, dreamlike painterly scenes! Duo show “Sunpoles” by Luīze Nežberte and Inga Meldere is on view until Nov 17. Curated by Zane Onckule  Photo: Ansis Starks

Exciting news! The exhibition "Sunpoles" by Inga Meldere and Luīze Nežberte has been nominated for the Purvītis Prize. Congratulations to our dear artists!