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« Follow your art and go where it takes you, » said Vija Celmina, an American artist of Latvian origin. At a press conference at yesterday, the establishment of a scholarship named after her name was announced. Its purpose is to support actively practicing and in the former creative work highly proven Latvian artists or individual artists’ associations.

Vija Celmiņa Fund, established in the United States for cultural promotion (Vija Celmins Foundation Inc.) In cooperation with the Latvian National Museum of Art and the artist himself, from 2025, a year will be awarded a scholarship of $ 30,000 per Latvian artist. The continuity of this process has been determined to provide the continuity of this process for ten years – from October 2025 to October 2034.

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« Vija Celmiņa has always been an important artist and a work of art she created. However, when it comes to success or failure, Vija Celmiņa is relatively direct and often expresses a critical attitude. At the same time, she understands what the path to go. Mara Lace.