From August 26 to September 20, 2010 State Agency of Intangible Cultural Heritage in collaboration with Latvian Folk Art Union and Daugavpils Regional and Art Museum arrange International folk applied arts exhibition of basketry – basket weaving (also basketry, basket making, or basket making) is the process of weaving vegetable fibres into a basket or other similar form.

Subject of the exhibition is different types of baskets, chest, box, dish or other objects based on tradition. The exhibition welcomes craftsmen of applied arts from different countries. We kindly invite the representatives of your country to participate in the exhibition. Dead line for submitting the works is August 20th, 2010.

The opening of the exhibition in Daugavpils Regional and Art Museum will take place on 26th August at 16.00 p.m.

For the purpose of preparing the exhibition catalogue please provide the following information:

1. List of participants: name, surname, date of birth, place of residence, description of the work, year of creation.
2. If it possible – short brief presentation concerning the situation regarding the applied arts in your country (not exceeding 1000 characters).
3. Several photographs of the most characteristic works.

Please inform us concerning your participation and send us the requested materials till 16th July, 2010. Transportation of exhibits to Riga and back is the responsibility of participating country. Closing of the exhibition on 20th September. In the end of exhibition – 19th till 20th September – will be held workshop.

More about Daugavpils Regional and Art Museum

Daugavpils is 229 km from Riga – The city of Daugavpils is situated in South-eastern Latvia and lies on the banks of the River Daugava which is the largest and the magnificient river of Latvia. The distance from Daugavpils to Riga, the capital of Latvia, is 229 km, to Rēzekne – 90 km, to Līvāni – 61 km, to Preiļi – 58 km. Moscow, the capital of Russia, is 845 km away from Daugavpils, St. Peterburg – 538 km, Vitebsk, a Belarus city – 295 km. The frontier with Lithuania is within 25 km distance in the Daugavpils – Vilnius direction. In the Daugavpils – Braslava direction, 33 km away from Daugavpils there is the frontier with Belarus. The distance from Daugavpils to the frontier with Russia is 130 km. The climate in Daugavpils, if compared to that in other areas or cities of Latvia, is more continental. Summers are relatively warmer but winters are colder. Besides, it starts snowing earlier and there is a thicker snow cover than elsewhere in Latvia. The lowest (-43*C) and the absolutely highest (+36*C) temperatures have been registered on the territory of Daugavpils. Lielais Stropu, Šūņu, Gubiščes, Mazais Stropu and other lakes lie on the territory of the city.

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