RIXC rural Fields residency, near Talsi, Latvia
Salinas country house, near Talsi city, Latvia
RIXC Fields residency is located in a country house (150 m2) Salinas near Talsi city. For artists it offers 3 bedrooms, studio space, a space for field research and workshops as well as a separate building for workshops and a separate greenhouse for artistic growing experiments.
The RIXC Fields residency consists of: 1) the Salinas country house – living facilities (the biggest house); 2) a separate greenhouse; 3) Outer building – workshop house for metal and wood workshops.
The outer building is a place where workshops can be led and conducted, using metal, wood (saw, hammer, etc. provided). The main workshop building is a separate greenhouse to conduct artistic growing experiments, experiments mixing art and biology or use digital technologies for monitoring plants, growth process, etc. In an additional building, there’s a sauna.
The Salinas country house – living facilities (the biggest house) consists of 3 independent parts: 1) studio space, with a second floor balcony with 1 bedroom; 2) second floor with 2 separate bedrooms; 3) ground floor with 2 separate bedrooms and a common living area and kitchen.
Outside view of the residency.
Common living area with the kitchen.
Studio space. SOTAN Baltic-Nordic Symposium.
Greenhouse at the RIXC Fields residency (separate building, next to the country house). SOTAN Baltic-Nordic Symposium