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Latvian Academy of Culture to Host the Third ACE²-EU Alliance Academic Networking Event “ACEploration”

Latvian Academy of Culture (LAC) will be hosting the third ACE²-EU Alliance networking event “ACEploration” on 3–4 November 2025, in Riga (LAC campus in the Miera Street 58a quarter). The event will bring together lecturers and researchers from nine European universities. Its aim is to strengthen inter-university cooperation by developing joint interdisciplinary short-term learning programs. Each partner university is invited to delegate two lecturers. Registration is open until 25 September via the online form: https://forms.gle/aXaoNBN7K9SPYSsK7.

The analysis of the cultural consumption diaries within the SRP project CERS has been completed!

This summer, Līga Vinogradova and Lote Katrīna Cērpa from the Institute of Arts and Cultural Studies concluded the analysis of cultural consumption diaries carried out as part of the SRP project CERS. At the end of last year, participants from across Latvia were sought who would be willing to keep a cultural consumption diary—including digital activities—for one month. Given the time-consuming nature of this task and its long-term collaborative format, the researchers are delighted with the engagement and interest this project has sparked! In total, 20 cultural consumption diaries and 20 in-depth interviews conducted after diary completion were analyzed.

Call for Participation: International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Cultural Diversity

To mark the 20th anniversary of the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, the Latvian Academy of Culture (LAC), in cooperation with the Latvian National Commission for UNESCO, is pleased to announce the international conference “Artificial Intelligence as a Source and Threat to the Diversity of Cultural Content: Perspectives of Artists, Audiences, and Policymakers.” The conference will take place on 6 November 2025 in Riga as part of the “Culture Crossroads XIX” series.