The sixth BDO Young Artists Award ceremony will take place on Thursday, March 26, at the experimental art space PILOT.
The winner of the main award will receive a €2,000 cash prize intended to support the artist’s creative development, the realization of new projects and further professional growth. A public choice award and a Satori online voting award will also be presented. Visitors have the opportunity to vote for their favourite artwork in person until March 25, as well as online on the Satori Facebook page until March 25 at 15:00.
The BDO Young Artists Award serves as a platform for supporting the visibility and development of emerging artists, providing an opportunity to showcase their work and contribute to the growth of contemporary art in Latvia. This year, six finalists are competing for the main prize — recent graduates of the Art Academy of Latvia’s master’s programmes.
The finalists are Katrīna Biksone with “Leaving, will be there in the evening”, Baiba Čadore with “Knots of Unfulfilled Dreams”, Armands Andže with “Fear of the Landscape”, Elizabete Andersone with “Ode to the Unnoticed”, Laura Aizporiete with “The Encircled Room: Waiting and Latency”, and Kristers Krūms with “Friends’ Box”.
In addition, on March 24 at 18:00, a guided exhibition tour with the artists will take place, offering visitors insights into the creative processes behind the works.
This year’s jury includes Vita Liberte, Chairman of the Board of BDO Latvia, and Jānis Zelmenis, Member of the Council, alongside Kristaps Zariņš, Rector of the Art Academy of Latvia, and Antra Priede, Vice-Dean. The jury also features Evita Goze, Executive Director of KIM? Contemporary Art Centre, and Liene Rumpe, winner of the BDO Young Artists Award 2022 and representative of DOM Gallery.
