We invite you to have a look at the events that happened during the week through the help of more than a thousand photographs and multiple video interviews with experts, organisers and participants of the week.

A collection of photos can be found on British Council Latvia’s flickr account.

Video playlist:

It was an inspiring and a thought-provoking week which we hope will have created a platform for future action towards a creative Latvia!

To provide the opportunity for more people to join in the central events of the week, in collaboration with the online news agency and the online streaming company , we invite you to watch our online stream here!

The nearest event streaming will be a seminar on the challenges of a creative society and the role of the government in creating cooperation. The seminar will be led by two British experts – John Newbigin and Gerald Lidstone. The event will take place at 12:00 (GMT +2)

Earlier this week, the Creative Action week “CREATE!” press conference took place. It welcomed various officials from governmental organisations and ministries (including three ministers) as well as representatives from different creative sectors and industries. The aim of the conference was to inform the public about the essence and philosophy behind the Creative Action week initiative as well as to state, that we all, in fact, are and can be creative in our own areas of expertise!

See the video review and photos from the conference below:

“CREATE!” Press conference gallery

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The Creative Action Week “CREATE!”, initiated by British Council Latvia and the Ministry of Culture, is set to take place from 12 until 18 March 2012. The aim of this week is to show the creative potential, experience, and achievements ofLatvia within the creative sector as well as promote and foster understanding in the sector of creative and culture industries. The activities during the Creative Action Week “Create!” will include five major thematic fields, emphasising the specific features in each field and their interdependency: creative administration, creative education, creative entrepreneurship, creative regions and creative identity.

The balance between growth and sustainability, the needs of an individual and the society, can be found by walking on as yet untrodden paths, by uniting efforts and looking at the world through the prism of open minds and hearts, and this will be promoted during the Creative Action Week “Create!”.

Each of us is a creative being, and we all are radiant in this creativity! You, me, the minister, publisher, farmer, book illustrator, civil servant, school student, entrepreneur, teacher, no matter what field, position,  age or relationship status, anywhere in Latvia.

We are creative! And we will start working together to be what we truly are – vigorous and talented.

Find more information on the “CREATE!” website!

Sustainable Opportunities Workshop 2011 was organised in collaboration with Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA) and Enterprise Europe Network. Our marketing partner is DDB Latvia, supported by co-working space Birojnīca.

Here you can view all of the speakers and presentations that took place on day 1 and download the presentation PDFs for your own personal use!

Guy Robinson’s presentation

Simon O’Rafferty’s presentation

Jonathan Chapman’s presentation

Young Creative Entrepreneur Club (YCE Club) networking event #7 took place on 1st of December, 2011 in co-working space BIROJNĪCA. A lecture, followed by a workshop for selected creative industries professionals welcomed around a 100 participants of diverse backgrounds like music, interactive and digital communications, design, fashion, performing arts, filmmaking and media. This time YCE Club welcomed two experienced professionals Jane Pollard and Iain Forsyth from the United Kingdom who have worked across different creative industries. They started as visual artists with their work being exhibited internationally and collected by major institutions including the Tate Gallery and Government Art Collection in the UK. Later on they both entered music industry and have created online and offline campaigns for leading record labels in the UK. YCE Club #7 also hosted Inese Saulaja, YCE Music award 2011 winner, hip-hop artist Gustavo Manager & Copyright Manager of MicRec Publishing.

It was an event to be remembered, have a look at the highlights of the day here!

Young Creative Entrepreneur Club (YCE Club) networking event #6 took place over two days – 29th and 30th of November, 2011, in co-working space BIROJNĪCA during which 40 selected participants – Latvian entrepeneurs, manufacturers and designers, as well as professionals from sustainably and socially responsible fields – participated in lectures, seminars and group work to gather insight into the principles of sustainable design.

Sustainable Opportunities Workshop 2011 was organised in collaboration with Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA) and Enterprise Europe Network. Our marketing partner is DDB Latvia, supported by co-working space Birojnīca.

Take look at the highlights of the two day event here.

Venue: Birojnica, Elizabetes iela 83/85, Berga Bazārs, Riga, Latvia LV-1050
December 1^st: 10.30 – 16.30 (lunch break: 12.30 – 13.30)

Venue: Birojnica, Elizabetes iela 83/85, Berga Bazārs, Riga, Latvia LV-1050
November 29^th: 14.30 – 18.30
November 30^th: 08:30 – 17.30 (lunch break: 12.30 – 13.30)