EVENTS

Eric Kalnins attended the New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA) art fair at the Chicago Athletic Association on September 19th, 2019. The fair featured Latvian artist Visvaldis Ziediņš works. Alise Careva features his work at her gallery, careva, in the Old Town in Latvia. She traveled to share these pieces in Chicago.

Visvaldis Ziediņš original work.
Visvaldis Ziediņš original work.
Visvaldis Ziediņš original work.
Visvaldis Ziediņš original works.
Eric Kalnins with Alise Careva, the founder of caerva gallery in the Old Town of Latvia.

Erics Kalnins attended the annual Arnis Skulte’s golf outing in Garezers and provided a bottle of Johnnie Walker Blue to the 25th place golfer in order to promote the Baltic Way event at Chicago’s Buckingham Fountain on August 25th. Pictured are (from left to right) Erics Kalnins, Girts Austrins, Mikelis Austrins, Karlis Druva and Eriks Antons.

On April 15, 2019, the reception honoring the installment of Honorary Consul of the Republic of Latvia – Illinois was held in Chicago, IL. Some of the honorable guests include Ambassador of the Republic of Latvia, Andris Teikmanis and Senator of Illinois, Dick Durbin.

Senator Dick Durbin, Ambassador Andris Teikmanis and Honorary Consul Eric Kalnins spoke at the event. See the speeches below.