Main attention of Sculpture Quadrennial Riga 2008 is focused on the art in contemporary public space. The project seeks experimental and innovative cooperation forms between groups of the society. The project fosters understanding and links between the centre and periphery in contemporary art, city space, and European regions.

The activities of MMIC work program in 2010 (establishing board meeting of Sculpture Quadrennial Riga, discussions “Contemporary Sculpture. Interests of Different Social Groups” and “Contemporary Art Exhibitions and Public Space”, publications “Public Space and Intercultural Dialogue”, EPAC, “Platforms 1 and 2” and “Myths of Contemporary Europe”) are designed to be carried out on cross cultural level. The participants of these activities will be of diverse cultural backgrounds from different European countries, sharing their experience and contributing to transnational circulation of cultural products, as well as mobility of cultural operators and arts professionals. The products of these activities will be in English or non-language related – visual and performance art. Thus the products will be easy to circulate among different cultures and countries promoting intercultural dialogue and dialogue between general public and recognized art professionals.

Activities of MMIC in 2010 (exhibitions, flashmobs) are designed to seek innovative ways of contemporary art practise, involvement of passive segments of society in visual art processes and transnational exchange of cultural knowledge. These activities are planned as continuing to be alongside with MMIC policy and philosophy of the transnational exchange and accordingly also enriching of art, knowledge of culture operators and experience of art spectators.

The planned activities of the work program are focused on intercultural dialogue through transnational exchange of artworks and cultural knowledge and experience. The aims of intercultural and transnational exchange will be achieved by means of inviting to participate in the events established professionals and upcoming young artists from different countries-105 artists and art professionals, 30 art institutions, 300 students. This will directly help to achieve the aim of cross-cultural experience exchange. Likewise also the seminar and publication of the five-article series in English will allow the knowledge to spread across the borders of countries. These activities are planned not only to advertise Sculpture Quadrennial Riga, but also to have immediate impact and benefit of these separate preliminary activities, that in long-term all together will contribute to the achievement and impact of Sculpture Quadrennial Riga as the main event and exhibition.

“European Public Art Centre-EPAC”, “Platform 1”, “Platform 2.Adapting North.” and “Myths of Contemporary Europe” directly focuses on intercultural dialogue and transnational exchange of art. In order to research the sculptural artworks of diverse cultural backgrounds and involve artists from different countries in the culminative exhibition of Sculpture Quadrennial Riga, the preceding activities will seek ways of establishing or continuing the dialogue with other organizations and artists, as well as people of other countries. Thus the Sculpture Quadrennial Riga creates reciprocal, feedback relationships with artists and organizations of European countries – intercultural dialogue and transnational exchange.

 

The activities of MMIC have always been linked with intercultural (transnational) activities, innovation and creativity. Since establishment the goals of MMIC are:

  • creation of experimental projects that would seek innovative solutions for diminishing isolation in cultural space through openness and accessibility, the integration of Europe’s cultures,
  • fostering of international exchange in the field of interdisciplinary art and mobility of cultural operators
  • creation of methodology for developing new forms of cultural co-operation on a European level;
  • development of the network of cultural operators and (institutions and individuals) with experience in transnational and experimental projects that focus especially on passive social groups;

The Project includes 3 diferent levels:

  • Eurppe – Europe's regions: Baltics, North Europe, Central Europe, the Mediterian See basin and the Balkans
  • Local level – concrete citys
  • Professional level – in context of the conteporary art

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