1. Culture education system of Latvia –

2. Arts Education System – a Component of Education System in Latvia:
traditions and development
is based on several political planning documents

3. Centre of Culture and Creative Industries’ Education of Latvia
a state civil-institution subordinated to the Ministry of Culture of Latvia
coordinates and monitors Arts education system In Latvia
Address: Antonijas iela 9, Riga
Latvia, LV1010

4. The personnel of the Centre of Culture and Creative Industries’ Education
elaborates and implements culture policy of Arts education
consults schools on issues related to the school management, pedagogy, methodology and further education
plans and organizes schools’ accreditation,
analyzes and summarizes statistical data,
organizes competitions, seminars and festivals,

5. The personnel of the Centre of Culture and Creative Industries’ Education
participates in elaboration of draft legislation relating to culture education
organizes elaboration of profession standards and educational programmes
coordinates international cooperation, etc.

6. Art’s Education in Latvia develops in 3 directions:
Training of professional, creative,
mobile and competitive culture specialists;
The development of an educated user of
culture product;
The development of a personality who is creative.

7. Art’s Education is available at:
Higher education
Professional education
Non-formal education
General education

8. General Education Visual Art Visual Art Music Music Culture History
Basic Education (age 7-16)
Secondary education (age 16 – 18)
5 Compulsory lessons in Arts
2-3 optional lessons in Arts
Visual Art
Music
Crafts
Visual Art
Music
Culture History
Amateur art

9. Non-formal education:
‘Education of interests’
(age 6-25)
about 60% students
Choirs, dance groups, folk groups, ceramics, textile,
Theatres, kite design, animation, jewellery ...
at schools, special centres and culture institutions

10. Non-formal education:
The 9th Youth festival of song and dance
in Riga no –
35013 children from 264 municipalities
The next Festival will take place in Riga,
in July 2010.

12. Non-formal education:
Statistics about the last Festival:
731 folk dance group (1052 groups took part at the pre-festival competitions), participants;
368 choirs (467 choirs took part at the pre-festival competitions), participants;
45 brass orchestras (1481 participant);
Children's symphonic orchestra (63 participants);
Folk music concert (157 participants);
44 modern dance groups (574 participants);
56 folk groups (805 participants);
300 participants of visual arts groups in the Arts’ program;
280 participants at the theatre program;
58 groups from the professional orientation Art schools at the Handicrafts’ programme (711 participants)

15. Professional Art Education
Professional Orientation Art Education Programs
(age 7-18)
about students or 10%
Music
Art
Dance

16. Professional Art Education
Vocational Secondary Art Education Programs
(age 16 – 25)
more than 2000 students
Music
Instrumental music
Vocal music
Music theory
Choir conducting
Art
Visual Art
Design
Craft
Dance
Ballet-dancer

17. Professional Higher Culture Education Library science and information
Latvian Culture College
(Age 18- …)
about 500 students
Culture management
with specializations on music management, culture tourism, advertising management in culture sphere amateur theatre direction, festival direction
Contemporary dance
Tourism management
Library science and information

18. Higher Bachelor and Master Art Study Programs
(Age 18- …)
about 2000 students
Culture
Culture theory and Management
Culture Sociology and Management
Latvian Folklore and traditional Culture
Intercultural Relations
Audiovisual Culture
Museum and Gallery Management
Theatre Arts
Art
Visual Art
Design
Art history and theory
Music
Instrumental Music
Vocal Music
Conducting
Music History and Theory
Composition
General Education Music Teacher
Professional Music Subject Teacher
Choreography

19. Professional Art Education
Music
Art
Culture
Culture
3 Academies 1 educational institution of the 1st professional level’s study programmes
16 Vocational Secondary educational institutions
140 municipal professional orientation educational institutions

20. Professional Art Education
The State spends on the needs of professional art’s education about
18,2 Mio Ls a year that is about 0,6% from the yearly budget.

21. Professional Art Education in Latvia

22. Economical and social problems
migration of citizens
weak links between cultural and educational policy
different dynamics of economic development
in regions
limited mobility of population

23. School
Gallery
Art school
Supermarket
Municipality
Library
NGO
Museum
Music school
Culture centre

24. One of the positive example of implementing Intangible Culture Heritage in Arts Education Art School of Rujiena Project “Belt of Lielvarde”

30. Art’s Education