The general partner of the festival for 13 successive years has invariably been Rietumu Bank.
Minsk is the venue of the international conference Oil and Gas Markets of Central and Eastern Europe , the sponsor of which is Rietumu Bank.
The project organisers invite Latvian vocalists and musicians, who play keyboard, string, wind and percussion instruments, to send their video applications by 18 March and complete forms on the official website of the competition www.inesesgalantestalanti.lv . The participants of the competition may be anyone who is interested, with no age limitations. Participation in the competition is free.
On 14 February, Latvian public media, in cooperation with the Rietumu Bank Charity Fund, presented the ‘Kilogram of Culture’ awards from inside the Splendid Palace cinema. At the official ceremony significant events in Latvian culture received awards in nine nominations. The award winners received gilded weights and a bonus from the Rietumu Bank Charity Fund. As the main event for the last year the jury announced the ‘You’ve Got 1243 Unread Messages’ exhibition by the Latvian Contemporary Art Centre.
