Due to an increasing interest in the national applied arts and traditional crafts there was a necessity to create suitable premises.

 

Several rooms in the culture center IĻĢUCIEMS were adapted and renovated to accommodate the needs of the CRAFT HOUSE.

 

The goal of the CRAFT HOUSE is to preserve the national crafts art and to promote the culture of the Latvian traditional applied arts, by giving the visitors of   IĻĢUCIEMS an opportunity to visit and view the accomplishments of the CRAFT HOUSE, and to participate in the work of the studios.

The CRAFT HOUSE welcomes everybody, who is interested in acquiring craft skills such as weaving, knitting, crocheting, braiding, knotting, jewelry making, embroidery, blacksmith and painting.

We offer courses for children, youth, seniors, people with special needs and various social groups. The CRAFT HOUSE organizes guided tours of workshop, master classes, seminars, workshops as well as plenary sessions are organized.

 

 

Currently IĻĢUCIEMS CRAFT HOUSE offers eight classes of applied arts:

 

• National painting  classes GRĪVA (painting)

      Instructor - Juris Ģērmanis

      Wednesdays, Sundays from 11:00 to 15:00

 

 

• National applied arts classes AUSTRA(weaving)

    Instructor – Aina Bernava                    

     Mondays, Wednesdays from 16:30 to 20:30

 

 

 

• National applied arts classes PUDURIS (wicker braiding)

      Instructor - Anna Priedīte

      Tuesdays from 11:00 to 19:00, Wednesdays from 11:00 to 15:00

 

 

• National applied arts classes ZĪLE (blacksmith)

      Instructor - Jānis Pūce

Wednesdays from 18:00 to 21:00, Saturdays from 9:00 to 14:00

 

 

 

• National applied arts classes RĪTAUSMA(hand crafts)

      Instructor - Dagnija Liepa

      Tuesdays from 15:00 to 19:00

 

 

• National applied arts classes ATAUDZE(braiding)

      Instructor – Ineta Vēvere

      Wednesdays from 10:00 to 18:00

 

 

 

•  National applied arts classes IRBI (hand crafts)

      Instructor – Baiba Pilāne

      Tuesdays from 16:00 to 21:00

 

 

 

• National applied arts classes CEPLIS (ceramics)

Instructor Elvijs Krevics 

Wednesdays from 17.00 to 21.00, Saturdays from 10.00 to 14.00