The Council of the State Cultural Capital Fund, in recognition of the outstanding contribution to the creation of the international image of Latvia and the revitalization of the cultural environment through the “Rothko Project”, which resulted in the creation of the Rothko Museum and the presence of original Rothko works in the artist’s homeland, awarded a lifetime scholarship to the curator of exhibitions and displays at the Rothko Museum Faride Zaletiloreported on the self-government portal.
As the author of the idea, project manager and co-author of the concept of the Rothko Museum (originally the Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Center), Farida Zaletilo made an invaluable contribution to the development of Latvian culture. It was she who made the first contacts with the Rothko family in the early 2000s and convinced them to commit to providing Rothko originals for the artist’s upcoming exhibition in his native Daugavpils. Under Farida’s tutelage, the collaboration continues today: every three years the Rothko Museum receives a set of previously unexhibited original Rothko works from the artist’s family collection in Latvia and continues to be the only cultural venue in Europe to house and permanently access a retrospective original Rothko room.
At the same time, since the opening of the Rothko Museum, Farida has continued to build the Rothko Museum’s art program, curating world-class exhibitions that draw parallels between internationally recognized artists and Rothko’s work.
Thus, Farida Zaletilo not only made Daugavpils and the Rothko Museum a nationally important and unique cultural destination on a European scale, but also contributed to the international recognition of Latvia for its most outstanding cultural heritage asset – the Rothko.
Lifetime scholarships from the State Cultural Capital Foundation are awarded to outstanding cultural and artistic figures for lifetime contributions to the development of culture and the arts. The scholarship is awarded through a competition that is announced once a year. This year, the Foundation Council, as part of the competition, awarded 12 lifelong scholarships to cultural workers in various industries.
Source: www.gorod.lv
