About

About

From May 25 to 31, 2026, Riga Art Week (RAW) will take place in Riga for the second time, bringing together the city's galleries, museums, art centres and independent cultural initiatives in a city-wide international contemporary art festival.

RAW is organised by the Latvian Gallery Association with the support of Riga City Council. Its goal is to strengthen Riga's international visibility as a contemporary culture destination in the Baltic and Northern European region, international professional mobility and collaboration between Latvian and international art institutions.

Team

Elīna Drāke

Co-founder,
Managing Director

Curator, high-level international Art Project Manager. Founder of ASNI Gallery and Chairperson of the Latvian Gallery Association.

Elena Šalina

Co-founder,
Marketing Director

Idea Author of gallery evening Riga Last Thursdays, former Manager of art spaces M/Gallery (LV) and Imitate London (UK), former Communications Coordinator at cultural placemaking agency Futurecity (UK).

Tīna Pētersone

Co-founder,
Project Manager

Formerly, Manager at Performa Biennial (USA) and RIBOCA (LV). Currently, Cultural Producer at Liepāja 2027. Curator-in-Residence in Paris, New York, Chicago, and more. Co-founded contemporary art space TUR (LV).

FAQ

Contact

For general information, please get in touch at

info@rigaartweek.com

For press enquiries, please get in touch at

press@rigaartweek.com