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01/04/2026

This year is our fifth festival edition! And the theme is *drum sounds* PAPER MEMORY! •••

It’s too long till the summer! Join us for the Sābrs Christmas Market on December 13–14, from 12:00 till 18:00, two day...
25/11/2025

It’s too long till the summer! Join us for the Sābrs Christmas Market on December 13–14, from 12:00 till 18:00, two days where the holiday season meets Riga’s independent art scene. Expect illustrations, paintings, photography, objects, jewelry, and other pieces. We’ll also be running hands-on workshops where you can make something personal instead of buying something generic.
Artist lineup coming soon. Free entry, workshops donation-based.

illustration by Jurijs Tatarkins

ENFeeling generous? Now you can donate to Sābrs!Good news — we recently became an official non-profit organization, whic...
18/11/2025

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Feeling generous? Now you can donate to Sābrs!
Good news — we recently became an official non-profit organization, which means we can now accept donations. After receiving our first heating bills, it’s clear this winter won’t be easy (bills for heating could be really expensive in cold Latvia). Your support can help us keep the Sābrs Work Room alive through its very first winter.
Sābrs Festival and the Sābrs Work Room are closely connected. The festival was created to bring together independent artists and small publishers, and the Work Room is the next step — a permanent space where this community can meet, create, and collaborate throughout the year, not just once.
Both initiatives grew out of self-organization and countless hours of volunteer work. For the past two years, the festival has been entirely self-funded. We apply for grants when possible, hoping to secure additional support so the people behind Sābrs can continue the work without burning out.
If you want to support independent culture, small press, and artist community in Riga, your contribution makes a real difference — sabrs.lv or link in bio (we only support bank transfers for now).

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Dots devējam atdodās!
Labas ziņas — nesen mēs kļuvām par biedrību un tagad pieņemam ziedojumus. Ar pirmajiem rēķiniem par apkuri ir skaidrs, ka ziema nebūs viegla. Palīdzi mums izdzīvot pirmo ziemu Sābrs Work Room telpās, lai arī Tajā krastā varētu notikt vairāk pasākumu un pastāvēt radoša kopiena, ne tikai Rīgas centrā.
Sābrs festivāls un Sābrs Work Room ir cieši saistīti ne tikai ar nosaukumu. Festivāls radās, lai savestu kopā neatkarīgos māksliniekus un izdevējus, bet Work Room ir solis tālāk — pastāvīga telpa, kur šī kopiena var satikties ikdienā, ne tikai reizi gadā.
Abas iniciatīvas ir radušās pašorganizēšanās rezultātā un pateicoties brīvpratīgam darbam. Pēdējo divu gadu laikā festivāls ir pilnībā pašfinansēts. Protams, mēs rakstām projektus un ceram iegūt papildus līdzekļus, lai neapstrādātos un neizdegtu.
Ziedo savam sābram! (sabrs.lv vai link in bio)

Mainstream social media is overcrowded — let’s write each other letters instead! Find SĀBRS PAPER on Substack to keep in...
16/10/2025

Mainstream social media is overcrowded — let’s write each other letters instead! Find SĀBRS PAPER on Substack to keep in touch, be among the first to learn the theme of the 2026 , and always know what’s going on in 🌐 (note: you dont need to be on Substack to recieve our mailing list!)

Finally announcing the “Zine Habitat” exhibition winners!🥇First Place: Tiripiri by And two of the Jury’s Sympathy Award...
24/07/2025

Finally announcing the “Zine Habitat” exhibition winners!🥇
First Place: Tiripiri by
And two of the Jury’s Sympathy Awards go to:
.ansh and The quiet by .art!

All of the three Winners, please DM us to claim your prizes!

A massive thank you to everyone who participated!💙
Special thanks to and .publishing for the amazing gifts!

some pictures from yesterdays meet-up event for participants at !
08/07/2025

some pictures from yesterdays meet-up event for participants at !

🫟 Introducing Dziyana 🫟Dziyana is a Vilnius-based Ukrainian-Belarusian artist with a strong focus on acid-ish color co...
05/07/2025

🫟 Introducing Dziyana 🫟

Dziyana is a Vilnius-based Ukrainian-Belarusian artist with a strong focus on acid-ish color combos and a search for compositions that evoke a feeling of happy life and tasty food. In her artistic path, she combines painting and graphic design experience, animation, and wall-based media, all with a thin haze of cultural background from her motherlands.

🍄 Introducing 🍄Indrīda Pičukāne (Latvia) - an artist and a teacher. Currenly working as an animation and comics teach...
05/07/2025

🍄 Introducing 🍄

Indrīda Pičukāne (Latvia) - an artist and a teacher. Currenly working as an animation and comics teacher at the Riga Art and Media School. She studied painting at J. Rozentals Riga art school, graphic design at the Art Academy of Latvia and animation at the Estonian Academy of Arts. She works in different techniques: drawing, comics, video, animation, installations, murals and live performance.
Pičukāne’s comics have been published in many anthologies and magazines since 2007, including Baltic comics magazine “š!” and the Slovenian “Stripburger”. This year was published Pičukāne’s comics book Feminae Explorarum (publisher: kuš!), which will be available at Sābrs festival as well as her art prints, postcards, cantarelli stickers and more.

〰️ Iepazīstinam ar šī gada Sābra zīnu un mazo izdevēju tirgus dalibniekiem — SELABUG 〰️SELABUG par sevi: LMA Grafikas ...
05/07/2025

〰️ Iepazīstinam ar šī gada Sābra zīnu un mazo izdevēju tirgus dalibniekiem — SELABUG 〰️

SELABUG par sevi:
LMA Grafikas katedras topošā 3.kursa studenti - kolektīvs “SELABUG” apvieno trīspadsmit jaunos censoņus. 
Ar savu draudzīgo kolektīvu mēs ņemam visu no dzīves, attīstot savas radošās spējas - nodarbojamies ar grafikas mākslu, piedalāmies izstādēs, paplašinām savu profesionālo redzesloku ārzemēs un arī šis festivāls mums nepagāja garām. 
Mūsu darbos parādās katra mākslinieka unikālās intereses un pasaules skatījums, kas atspoguļojas gan katra mākslinieciskajā manierē, gan tehniskajā izpildījumā. 
Darbos izpētītās tēmas sniedzas no zinātniskās fantastikas iedvesmotiem darbiem līdz pat interneta mēmju kutlūrai. Pateicoties šķietami eklektiskajai darbu izvēlei, dzimst iespēja sasniegt plašāku interesentu pulku.

👋 Introducing .keramika 👋KRASTA KERAMIKA is ceramics studio in Riga, Latvia, working mostly on porcelain design and cera...
05/07/2025

👋 Introducing .keramika 👋

KRASTA KERAMIKA is ceramics studio in Riga, Latvia, working mostly on porcelain design and ceramic art. The creatice team of the studio is designer / artist duo of Esmeralda Purvišķe and Zahars Ze. Their work is focused on contemporary tableware & porcelain design that is combined with artistic finishes. Studio is collaborating with a branch of visual artists based in Baltics.
Everything here is hand made by people who pay attention to every detail and come up with experimental ideas of making life more beautiful!

LV (EN below)Pilno programmu ar datumiem, laikiem un papildinājumiem meklēhttps://ej.uz/sabrs2025 (arī bio)Sābrs festivā...
04/07/2025

LV (EN below)

Pilno programmu ar datumiem, laikiem un papildinājumiem meklē
https://ej.uz/sabrs2025 (arī bio)

Sābrs festivāls ir kopienas notikums, un mēs no sirds pateicamies visiem, kas palīdz tam būt.
Liels paldies par Zīnu tirgus un festivāla uzņemšanu!
Sirsnīgs paldies visiem, kas iesaistīti ėėė izstādes tapšanā — par uzņemšanu, par drukāšanu un par dzērieniem izstādes atklāšanā.
Zine Habitat izstāde — paldies par izstādes telpām, par kūrēšanu, kā arī balvas sponsoriem , un .publishing.
— paldies par Letters on Arrival izstādes uzņemšanu.
Pateicamies arī .lv, .kul par informatīvo atbalstu.
Paldies .radosarupnica par sadarbību. Liels paldies visiem festivāla brīvprātīgajiem, kā arī mūsu draugiem un ģimenēm par atbalstu.
Tiekamies Sābrā!

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Full program with dates, times & details:
https://ej.uz/sabrs2025 (also in bio)
Sābrs Festival is a community effort, and we want to thank everyone who made it happen.
Big thanks to for hosting the Zīne Fair and the festival!
Much love to everyone behind the .illustrators exhibition — for hosting, , and for the beer support.
Zine Habitat exhibition — thanks to for hosting, for curating, and support from , , and .publishing.
for hosting the Letters on Arrival exhibition.
Gratitude to .lv, , and .kul for the informational support.
Paldies .radosarupnica for collaboration and also big thanks to all the festival volunteers, and our friends and families for being there.
See you at Sābrs!

Meet PopUpTrio® — a creative super-trio making illustrations and designs—sometimes separately, sometimes together.Madara...
04/07/2025

Meet PopUpTrio® — a creative super-trio making illustrations and designs—sometimes separately, sometimes together.

Madara Krēziņa () is a creative who loves printmaking and experimenting with different materials. Her work plays with shapes, forms, and the space between what we see and what we imagine.

Dāvis Lapa () is a creative who loves good food and making his own beer. Between naps and cold ones, he still manages to crank out killer illustrations and solid design work.

Ingus Sproģis () creates playful illustrations and punchy, bold brand identities. His work is a cocktail of vintage Art Deco vibes and street-art attitude.

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