On 4 April 2012, the Boris and Ināra Teterev Foundation agreed to provide support to the Art Academy of Latvia, signing a memorandum of collaboration [2] to strengthen the AAL’s efforts to nurture excellence.
Under the auspices of the collaboration, the Foundation supports:
The Art Academy of Latvia Prize
The goal of the prize is to identify and recognise the most outstanding achievements in the fields of Latvian visual art, design and art history, encouraging the development of artistic processes, as well as the execution of new ideas and projects.
This prize was awarded for the first time in 2011 to painter Džemma Skulme, art historian Laima Slava and painter Jānis Avotiņš. See video [3] (in Latvian).
In 2014, the prize was awarded to artist, art historian and Rundāle Palace Museum Director Imants Lancmanis, artists Anita Paegle and Kaspars Podnieks. You can view a photo gallery [4] and video [5] (in Latvian) of the formal prize giving ceremony.
The prize will next be awarded in 2016.
Philanthropist Ināra Teterev’s art grants
These grants are awarded to second year and more senior students in the undegraduate programme and to first year students upwards in the Master’s programme until the completion of their studies. Every academic year, two grants are awarded to undergraduates and one to a Master’s student.
In addition to a monthly sum of money, the grant provides recipients with the opportunity to embark on one or more study trips overseas and, upon graduation, to organise a personal exhibition or to prepare a graduation thesis (in art history). The total value of a single grant can reach EUR 9,750 (depending on the duration of the recipient’s studies).
The philanthropist Ināra Teterev’s art grants were first awarded in 2012: in the Bachelor’s programme to Sandra Strēle (painting; video [6] (in Latvian)) and Lilita Bauģe (textile art; video [7] (in Latvian)), as well as to Master’s student Agita Šteinberga (sculpture; video [8] (in Latvian)). You can check out a photo gallery of the grant awards ceremony here [9]. In 2014, all the grant recipients successfully completed their studies.
In 2013, grants were awarded to Master’s student Guna Poga (functional design; video [10] (in Latvian)), undergraduates Elīna Brasliņa (graphic design; video [11] (in Latvian)) and Elīna Sproģe (visual art and cultural history and theory; video [12] (in Latvian)). You can check out a photo gallery of the grant awards ceremony here [13]. In 2015, Guna Poga (graduation personal exhibition in Kalnciema Quarter [14]) and Elīna Brasliņa (graduation personal exhibition) completed their studies in the Bachelor’s programme.
In 2014, grants were awarded to Talita Vālodze (painting), Sigita Sniegs (fashion design) and the Master’s student Līga Spunde (functional design). You can check out a photo gallery of the grant awards ceremony here [15].
For more information about the grant recipients, click here [16] (in Latvian).
Every year in September, the Art Academy of Latvia calls for applications for the grants awarded by philanthropist Ināra Teterev.
Study trips for Art Academy of Latvia students
The Foundation gives groups of students from the Art Academy of Latvia the opportunity, accompanied by lecturers, to attend exhibitions, museums or other important art events in Europe that are vital to their studies. This will help students to broaden their horizons and knowledge of pivotal developments on the international art scene.
Creative trips for Art Academy of Latvia teaching staff
The support is also aimed at helping the Art Academy of Latvia’s academic personnel (lecturers, assistants, associated professors and professors) improve their qualifications and creative quality. The Foundation’s support will give teaching staff the chance to live at their chosen residency in any country for two to four weeks.