PUBLIC PROGRAMME 2026
3 – 4 July
Riga Contemporary programme of talks and demonstrations includes discussions with artists, curators, art market experts and art world icons on current trends and topics emerging this year.
Public Programme is powered by SORAINEN.
3 July
13:00-13:30
THE ROLE OF REGIONAL ART FAIRS
Moderator
Jeffrey Rosen
Co-director of Misako & Rosen gallery, Tokyo
Speakers
Sonata Baliuckaitė
Artistic Director, Art Vilnius
Julie Quottrup Silbermann
Director, CHART
Lilian Hiob
Art fair co-director, Foto Tallinn
13:40-14:10
GALLERIES ADAPT TO CHANGING LANDSCAPE
Moderator
Zāne Čulkstēna
Founder of Kim?, Riga Contemporary, ERDA, Riga
Speakers
Sakari Tervo
Director, Pitted Dates, Finland
Alice Folker
Danish Gallery Association, Copenhagen
14:20-14:50
ART MARKET: MUST KNOW ABOUT BUYING ART IN 2026
Moderator
Arun Kakar
Artsy
Speakers
Emily Watlington
Art in America, Artnews, UK
Melanie Gerlis
Financial Times
15:00-15:30
MUSEUMS: POSSIBILITIES FOR A COLLABORATIVE ECONOMY
Moderator
Līna Birzaka
LNMM
Speakers
Saara Hacklin
KIASMA
Rasmus Stenbakken
ARKEN Museum
Sebastian Chichoki
Warsaw Museum of Modern Art
Anne Barlow
TATE
15:40-16:10
ARTIST PERSPECTIVE: HOW TO SUCEED AS AN ARTIST?
Moderator
Dorian Batycka
Speakers
Andris Eglītis
Robertas Narkus
Flo Kasearu
16:20-16:50
IN SEARCH OF NEW PLATFORMS, NEW POSSIBILITIES, NEW COLLABORATIONS AND NEW FRIENDSHIPS
Moderator
Juliana Halpert
Speakers
Audrius Počius
Medusa, Vilnius
Edd Schouten
TUR, Riga
Marie
Beau Travail
4 July
13:00-13:30
PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS AS A TOOL FOR ART SCENE DEVELOPMENT
Moderator
Vita Liberte
Founder of VV Foundation
Speakers
Ugnė Bužinskaitė
Director, Taad Foundation
Margherita Belcredi
Phileas, Vienna
13:40-14:10
COLLECTING FOR A PURPOSE: CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
Moderator
Kadi-Ell Tähiste
Speakers
Philippe Batka
Curator, VIG art collection
Žanete Fomova
JCDecaux
14:20-14:50
PRIVATE ART COLLECTION STRATEGIES
Moderator
Elīna Norden
Speakers
Tord Rønning Krogtoft
Mari Indregard
Kateřina Havrlant
Havrlant Art Collection
Lida Kaisa
Māris Vītols
Vitols Contemporary
15:00-15:30
THE EVOLUTION OF ART COLLECTION AND DIGITAL OWNERSHIP
Speakers
Sebastian Sanchez
15:40-16:10
FASHION AT THE INTERSECTION OF CONTEMPORARY ART AND CULTURE
Moderator
Tobias Kaspar
PROVENCE
Speakers
Deimantė Bulbenkaitė
Fashion journalist
MAREUNROL'S
Venice'26
16:20-16:50
ART&TECH
Speakers
ArtTech Agency Lithuania