We recommend planning at least 2 hours for the visit, but a relaxed walk throughout the entire area takes up a whole day. Even the most difficult routes can be done by kids and elderly people. Nevertheless, while in Savvaļa, everyone is responsible for themselves.
It’s suggested to choose an outdoor outfit, including rubber boots, anti-mosquito sprays will come in handy.
The exhibition can be viewed using the provided map or taking a random route, it’s also possible to swim, take a sauna, use the kitchen and the library and camp on-site.
SAVVAĻA STYLE
Camp in your own tent, in your car or under the great wide sky on site – in the designated meadow.
BOURGEOIS STYLE
Guest house at the Drusti manor “Kavalieru nams”.
Adress: Raunas novads, Skolas iela 1, Drustu pagasts
Contacts: kavalierunams@inbox.lv, +371 26694682, +371 28685499.
Guest house “Pļavnas”.
Adress: Raunas novads, Pļavnas, Drustu pagasts
Contacts: plavnas@yahoo.com, +371 29192505.
Plavnas.lv
Guest house “Saknītes”.
Adress: Vecpiebalgas novads, Saknītes, Dzērbenes pagasts
Contacts: vivasaknites@inbox.lv, +371 26516512.
Guest house “Mīlmaņi”
Adress: Gulbenes novads, Mīlmaņi, Rankas pag., Gulbenes nov.
Contacts: inga.dikmane@inbox.lv, +371 29149474.
In the project SPACE – Sustainable Production for Artistic Communities in Europe two Baltic art spaces - SAVVAĻA (LV) and Wild Bits [MAAJAAM] (EE), located in the rural countryside of their respective countries collaborate on two year long joint cultural programming. SPACE invites the general public to learn about the green lifestyle, green artistic practices and artists' creative works and reconnect with nature on site and online. Regional route map between Savvaļa and Maajaam/Wild Bits is aimed at visitors going to both places, including interesting sites and places to see / experience on the way that we as curatorial team have found valuable. In this map we decided to explore the concept of locality. We understood that the notion of local is different for each of the art centers and it is very much dependent on the local landscape and surrounding area. As we are planning to expand this network of art residencies, we hope that this exercise is only a beginning and that each of the art spaces that joins this network would continue this exercise. And we would get a much broader understanding of what local means in various European areas.
This project is part of program SPACE co-funded by the European Union program Creative Europe. Additionally co-funded by The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia and State Culture Capital Foundation (VKKF).
Project "SPACE: Sustainable Production for Artistic Communities in Europe" is funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.
