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Since 1993 Pedvale offers individual residencies for artists as well as the opportunity to carry out various creative projects individually. Artists from Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, the Ukraine, Switzerland, Spain, the USA, and Japan have worked in the residence. Pedvale Museum also organizes symposia, workshops, exhibitions and other events for sculptors, painters, printmakers, writers and other artists.
Since 2007 Pedvale has a new programme "S.T.O.N.E.” - stone aS a culTural symbOl and inNovative dimEnsion . Stones have an important role in the historical development of mankind and since ancient times people from different cultures ascribe to stones mythical qualities. As a result stone is a cultural symbol for different epochs and nations. The task for the artist is to integrate the cultural heritage into the form of contemporary art and show an innovative dimension in the traditional stone sculpture.

Since 1993 Pedvale offers individual residencies for artists as well as the opportunity to carry out various creative projects individually. Artists from Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, the Ukraine, Switzerland, Spain, the USA, and Japan have worked in the residence. Pedvale Museum also organizes symposia, workshops, exhibitions and other events for sculptors, painters, printmakers, writers and other artists.
Since 2007 Pedvale has a new programme "S.T.O.N.E.” - stone aS a culTural symbOl and inNovative dimEnsion . Stones have an important role in the historical development of mankind and since ancient times people from different cultures ascribe to stones mythical qualities. As a result stone is a cultural symbol for different epochs and nations. The task for the artist is to integrate the cultural heritage into the form of contemporary art and show an innovative dimension in the traditional stone sculpture.

1. ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION AND INTEGRATION FOR THIRD PARTIES CITIZENS IN LATVIA, Latvian Language State Agency, Coordinator, 2015-2016, Nr IF/2013/1.a/2, European Social Fund COORDINATOR PROJECT NET main aim – social inclusion of third parties citizens through entrepreneurship 2. AGRO-EUROPEAN TOURISM - HOW TO REINVIGORATE RURAL AREAS No 2016-1-LV01-KA104-022525 Coordinator, Erasmus Plus, 01/06/2016-30/05/2017 COORDINATOR PROJECT NET main aim – sustainable development of rural areas and employment opportunities 3. TRAIN WITH BRAIN NR 579874-EPP-1-2016-1-LT-SPO-SSCP, Beneficiary, Erasmus Sport, 01/01/2017-31/12/-2017 COORDINATOR NGO VSI INTEGRACIJOS CENTRAS main aim – social inclusion through sports 4. EMOTIONAL MANAGEMENT FOR THE ADULT LONGLIFE EDUCATION No 2017-1-LV01-KA104-035279, Erasmus Plus Adult training, 12 months, 01.09.2017-30.08.2018, COORDINATOR PROJECT NET main aim – emotional management methodology for adult learners 5. DIGITAL ACQUISITION THROUGH INTERGENERATIONAL LEARNING No 2017-1-LV01-KA204-035455, Erasmus Plus Strategic partnership, 24 months, 01.09.2017- 30.08.2019, COORDINATOR PROJECT NET main aim – senior adult learners 55+ digital upskilling 6. EMPOWERMENT THROUGH SPORTS (ETS) No. 602681-EPP-1-2018-1-LT-EPPKA2-CBY-ACPALA, Erasmus Sport, 01/01/2019-31/12/2021, Coordinator Asociacija “Aktyvus jaunimas” Lithuania main aim – social inclusion through sport activities 7. THIRD AGE UNIVERSITY FOR ADULT LIFE-LONG LEARNING, No 2019-1-LV01-KA104-060259, COORDINATOR PROJECT NET 01.06.2019-30.05.2020 main aim – the best practice learning from Third Age University Associaion RUTIS in Portugal in order to pilot the Senior University model in Latvia 8. PROMOTING FINANCIAL, DIGITAL AND ENTREPRENEURIAL COMPETENCES FOR VULNERABLE ADULTS (WOMEN) WITH RESTRICTED ACCESS TO THE DIGITALISED MARKET (HOME BASED) FINE2WORK, No 2019-1-LV01-KA204-060337, Coordinator Project Net 01.10.2019-30.09.2021 main aim - to provide adults with a three-stage upskilling pathway programme to acquire, develop, assess and validate a set of essential competences (financial, digital and entrepreneurial) to be able to meet the needs of working remotely. Target group: home-based adults, particularly women

Radi Vidi Pats is actively taking part in youth projects and has experience while working with European Voluntary Service (as sending, coordinating and hosting volunteers from different countries), Youth exchanges, national youth initiatives and training courses. On the local level since organization is running a bike workshop with specification on freak-bikes and “Do it yourself” philosophy. We propose self-made bicycles for the rent as well as bicycle tours around the Liepaja city. f In May 2011 Radi Vidi Pats was taking part in organizing Baltic-Mediteranean Spring Festival in Liepaja city that was first event in the city promoting EUROMED cooperation and cultural exchange. Since 2011 Radi Vidi Pats is involved in the European Life-long learning programme “Grundtvig” and will start the international activities in autumns 2011.

We are running Creative Clubs in areas such as healthcare, active lifestyle, environment protection, cultural understanding, civic education, volunteering, intergenerational cooperation, charity, youth politics and entrepreneurship. We are targeting pupils across Riga district, children and teenagers that have come under the attention of social services through Day Centres, Orphanages and Youth Homes. In addition we are also reaching out for the homeless, mothers and teenage girls from the women prison, seniors from the old people’s home.social inclusion projects, creative art projects, recreational activities for young people, camps for children, public awareness about healthy lifestyles, volunteering, charity, international exchanges, training and motivating young people

Activities of the Community include celebration of Jewish holidays, concerts, exhibitions, Shabbat celebrations, educational events, classes of Jewish traditions and religion. The Community organized Days of Jewish Culture in different towns of Latvia. The Community and the museum often and regularly organize lectures by local and foreign lecturers about Jewish history, culture and traditions. Every 2nd year the Community organizes the conference “Jews in the Changing World”.

EU programme Horizon 2020 projects:  - MORE-CONNECT: Development and advanced prefabrication of innovative, multifunctional building envelope elements for MOdular REtrofitting and CONNECTions  - SUNShINE: Save your bUildiNg by SavINg Energy – towards 202 020m2 of deeply renovated multifamily residential buildings  - RealValue: REALising VALUE from electricity markets with local smart electric thermal storage technology  - INPATH-TES PhD on Innovation Pathways for TES amongst other projects. RTU has probably the largest number of international students in Latvia in undergradute, postpgradute and doctoral studies, including students from Mediterranean countries.

Each year: different concerts, exhibitions and festivals (participants are children and youth from hobby education groups); seminars, discussions, courses, camps for youth leaders, youth workers, teachers; project activities in Latvia and abroad. Example from last youth exchanges – “I am not dangerous, I am different” (in Saldus,2007.) - to structure the understanding and tolerant attitude of young people from different subcultures to participate in common art and culture activities. “Pyramid of friendship” (Turkey, 2008.) – to make pyramid, each side one country with idea to show understanding about world in each nationality. “Jammed” (Lihtenstein,2008) – to make music and record music in international groups. “Liquid life” (Germany - Bulgaria, 2008.)- youth navigates throu the Europe on Viking ships, this time peacefully and altogether. They developed the feeling for the word of “we” and unit a Europe, as ”we are all sitting in the same boat” etc.

Organization supports and organizes different local and inter-cultural projects, events, discussions, training's, free time activities and summer camps with youth for youth. Organization is getting support for coodination of local youth projects. Organization is working on international co-operation, youth mobility projects and EVS.

The Agency's primary function is to provide services to residents of Saulkrasti district in the fields of culture, art, people's art, local history and sports.The Agency has in its possession cultural center "Zvejniekciems", Saulkrasti bandstand and park, Saulkrasti sports center, two stadiums and Saulkrasti Public Museum. Some of PA "Saulkrasti culture and sports center" operational objectives are: to create favorable conditions for the diversity and sustainable development of culture and sports in Saulkrasti district; to create the conditions to stimulate positive development of people of all generations in Saulkrasti district; to create stimulating conditions for the diversity and sustainable development of culture and sports in Saulkrasti district and; to create the necessary conditions to stimulate positive self-expression and creative activities of people of all generations in Saulkrasti municipality.