May 22, 2026
The Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art (LCCA) announces an open call for its annual Summer School, which in 2026 will take place in Madona, a town in the Vidzeme region of northern Latvia, from August 6th to 10th. The program combines lectures, workshops, guided tours, discussions and creative practices to foster a collaborative and inclusive environment. It will focus on ‘Re-Enchanted Worlds: Contemporary Practices and Traditional Knowledge.’
The LCCA Summer School is open to early-career artists, art historians, humanities and social science scholars, curators and cultural studies researchers. MA and PhD students are particularly encouraged to apply.
The program is focused on traditional knowledge as inspiration for contemporary creative practice and as a vehicle for (re)enchantment. It will cover topics like resonance with surroundings and embeddedness in more-than-human worlds, contemporary meanings of ancient myths, artistic quests into the underworld of culture and consciousness and will offer interdisciplinary perspectives and approaches on how to think about them.
During the Summer School, participants will explore how contemporary artists, theorists and researchers respond to the disenchanted condition and how creative and embodied practices can reopen space for mystery, intuition and imagination. Here, art may serve as a site of re-enchantment where knowledge is felt, sensed and experienced rather than merely explained, and the location becomes a terrain of encounter where participants can attune to stories, materials and presences that exceed the rational and the visible.
Participation in the Summer School is free of charge; however, participants must cover a €200 contribution towards accommodation and catering costs.
Application Info
lcca.lv
Deadline: June 12, 2026
