The Latvian Art Directors’ Club (LADC) invites creative teams from Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia to participate in ADwards 2026. The festival will take place on May 14–15 in Riga, bringing together creative professionals, students, and industry leaders from across the region.
The theme of ADwards 2026 is “Bursting Bubbles”. It symbolizes the courage to step beyond familiar ways of thinking, broaden perspectives, and strengthen collaboration across the Baltic region.
“Over the past twenty years, ADwards has become an important benchmark of quality in Latvia’s creative industry. This year we are taking a step further – bringing together the Baltic creative community on one platform and opening the competition to creative teams from Lithuania and Estonia as well. ‘Bursting Bubbles’ is not just a theme; it is a call for bolder thinking and stronger regional collaboration. To inspire this, we have gathered world-class creative thinkers who will share their experiences about independence, overcoming boundaries, and what truly matters,” emphasizes Kaspars Eglītis, President of LADC.
Entries for the competition can be submitted in advertising, design, digital, public relations, and other categories. Submissions are open from February 12 to April 10. More information about the categories and submission guidelines is available at www.adwards.eu
Soon, LADC will announce the full festival program and the international competition jury. At the same time, registration will open for the student program – a specially designed format in which participants receive briefs from companies, develop creative solutions, and present them to an audience of professionals.
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Latvian Art Directors’ Club
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