An open-air art space SAVVAĻA is a place, an art exhibition in forests and meadows, a music and poetry events in a close-to-nature situations as long as diverse residencies for creatives. It has become a place for merging art, ideas, experiments and friendships. “For life to be liveable and for art to be meaningful,” is one of the main statements kept in mind while creating Savvaļa. Whereas its main principle is seeing it all as a miracle.

It all started with the idea of creating an exhibition of local and international contemporary art amidst wild, untouched nature. Savvaļa has grown beyond its initial objectives, while maintaining the basic premise. Since its foundation in 2020 Savvaļa exhibited more than 60 works by local and international artists, residency program "Savvaļas skiti" hosted more than 40 artists and creatives from different fields from all around Europe, organised a significant amount of unique concerts and performances and is visited by more than 25 000 visitors. The first Savvaļa exhibition has finished in 2024 leaving the existing artworks in the forest for an unplanned encounters with visitors. In 2025 Savvaļa starts its new exhibition with a slow and open process - the exhibition will appear throughout two year process by inviting artists, commissioning new works, through residencies and unexepected encounters. 

At this moment SAVVAĻA is run by a group of artists and culture workers consisting of Andris Eglītis, Kitija Vasiļjeva, Aleksejs Beļeckis, Sabīne Vernere, Dita Birkenšteina, Katrīna Mirdza Eglīte, Marija Luīze Meļķe, Antra Priede, Ieva Eglīte, Līva Vernere, as well as Kornēlija Ābele, Oto Holgers Ozoliņš and Artūrs Čukurs, united by non-governmental organisation Savā vaļā. Savvaļa was initiated in 2020 by artist Andris Eglītis alongside Elīza Elizabete Ramza, Rūdofs Štamers, Marta Krivade, Henriks Eliass Zēgners, Laura Adamoviča and many others, although every participant of Savvaļa throughout the years of its existence is considered equally important to the process. 

Savvaļa is open to everyone and is accessible in person throughout the year although the first impressions of the place can be experienced even at home. There are several filmmakers depicted Savvaļa in their works with two documentaries among them both available online - "Kas tu esi savvaļā?" by Uģis Olte (2021, LMT) and "Umbra" by Aleksejs Beļeckis (2023, Latvian National Television).

BIEDRĪBA "SAVĀ VAĻĀ”

Reģ Nr. 40008308626
Adrese: ”Jaundūķi", Drustu pag., Smiltenes nov., LV-4132
Banka: Swedbank Latvia AS
SWIFT kods: HABALV22
IBAN: LV28HABA0551052704269