OPEN CALL FOR THE RESIDENCY
The Totaldobže Art Centre offers a residency spaces in the culture hub VISKAĻI (36 Viskaļi Street, Riga, Latvia) managed by the temporary use organisation Free Riga.
There are 6 studios available in the building of more then 200 studios, workshops of artists, craftsmen, small creative enterprises and NGO offices. Next to the studio building is located the non-formal concert hall, gallery and bar run by The Totaldobže Art Centre.
Studios are with one or two rooms. Kitchen, bathroom, WC is shared by all residents of all 6 studios of The Totaldobže Art Centre residency. The length of stay can be from few days up to 1 year according to the needs of the resident – artist, composer, choreographer, writer or other type of art creater.
Residents have to cover flights, living and accommodation expences on their own. The costs of the accommodation is according to the lenght of stay and number of rooms – avarage 400 EUR per one room studio per month or 600 EUR per two room studio per month.
We will be happy to answer you questions, provide with invitation letters, offer exhibition or performance options or collaboration possibilities with local artists from any discipline of art.
The Totaldobže Art Centre has a history of organizing interdisciplinary experimental activities and events and hosting international artists in different locations around Latvia and few times outside – in Estonia, Spain and Denmark since 2010.
The residency will take place 30 min bicykle ride distance from the city center. There is also a public transport. The price for the cab ride from and to the city center is around 5-10 EUR.
The residency will take place in the Totaldobže Art Centre, which is currently based in the cultural hub Viskaļi run by Free Riga in the former Riga Technical university site. The renting contract has signed in 2019 for the next 25 years. There are 15000 m2 and more then 200 rooms.
Totaldobže Art Centre has occupied small part of Viskaļi. It is running the residencies, organizing workshops and public events: concerts, exhibitions, performances, conferences, talks, poetry slams etc.
There will be separate bedroom for every participant, but shared WC, shower, kitchen, meeting and working space. In the photo – working space.
Artist Kaspars Lielgalvis has been the main initiator and the head of the Totaldobže Art Centre since it's start – in 2010. He is passionate about interdiscipinary collaboration, birth of new art forms and connection between contemporary art and the local context. Kaspars has managed 95% of all the Totaldobže Art Centre's activities – group residencies Black Holes, exhibitions, concerts, poetry slams and many more.
Artist Laura Prikule is based in Riga and has been one the concept co-creators of the Totaldobže Art Centre and co-manager of several it's activities whith focus on the meaning and perception of an art. Laura has participated in four Black Hole residencies and organized two experiments. More..
Totaldobže Art centre is having a large former cinema hall (600m2) and smaller rooms for residency, office, smaller event hall and bar in total 1700m2 . Cinema can host 500 visitors (with seats) or more then 1000 (seats removed). Totaldobže Art centre runs a bar when there are public events.
There has been hosted around 20 events last summer, but in autumn it has been closed because of Covid-19 restrictions. It will be open again from the 29th of April.
There is a cosy terrace right next to the Totaldobže Art Centre. During warm summer nights the events mostly are hold outside.