2019

Student, Don’t Miss the Deadline for Applying for Latvia's State Forests Scholarship in Art!

For the third year in a row, JSC “Latvia's State Forests” (LVM) and the Art Academy of Latvia (AAL) invite students of the AAL to take up the challenge and participate in the scholarship competition “Latvia's State Forests Scholarship in Art”. Students are encouraged to submit their artworks on the topic “Young Stand“ (Jaunaudze) by 28 October 2019.

Within the framework of the competition theme “Young Stand“ students have a task to associate creativity with the growing role of the forest in the Latvian economy.

The competition is open to students of the Art Academy of Latvia, who are asked to submit one to two creative compositions in painting, complying with the creative task of the contest. The winner of the competition will receive a one-off scholarship in the amount of EUR 1500.

The application form should be sent electronically to the e-mail address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by 28 October 2019 (inclusive).

Contestants' works will be presented in the exhibition “Latvia's State Forests Scholarship in Art 2019”, which is to be hosted in LVM Customer Centre in Riga from 1 November to 28 November. The scholarship winner will be announced at the closing ceremony of the competition, which is to take place on 28 November.

The decision on granting the scholarship will be passed by a jury, assessing the contestants' artistic professionalism and work compliance with the creative task of the competition. Scholarship competition entries will be judged by three AAL and three LVM representatives.