ISSP Riga Residency is open for applications for the period January – June 2022 (as well as one spot for December 2021).

The Residency is aimed at photographers, artists and curators working with photography and provides an opportunity for focused work on a personal project in Riga and its surroundings while exploring the local cultural scene. Participatory art projects are particularly welcome. Thanks to our cooperation with kuš!, the residency also hosts comics artists and illustrators. Duration of stay can be anywhere between 1–3 months, but longer stays are preferred. Please note that this time we will still be hosting mostly artists from Europe. 

NB! In 2022, two selected artists from a Nordic or Baltic country will be awarded a Nordic Culture Point scholarship, that includes 500 EUR stipend, free of charge residency stay, and covered travel costs to Riga.

Deadline for application: October 24, 2021.

Detailed information: https://issp.lv/en/residencies/issp-riga-residency

ISSP is a non-commercial platform for contemporary photography, based in Latvia and acting internationally. It offers high-quality alternative education and networking programmes for emerging photographers. Since 2006, ISSP has yearly run the International Summer School of Photography, initiated local and international education and exchange programmes, produced exhibitions, publications and festivals, and, most importantly, gathered a thriving community of emerging photographers in Latvia and internationally. The ISSP Gallery - an exhibition and events space for contemporary photography - was established in Riga in 2018.