Valsts sekretāre Dace Vilsone

Dace Vilsone

State Secretary
Dace.Vilsone [at] km.gov.lv
  • Education
    • 1999 - 2001 Master’s Degree in Management of Culture, Latvian Academy of Culture
    • 1989 - 1993 B.A. in Arts and Music Pedagogy, Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music
    • 1985 - 1989 Secondary Education with specialization in music theory, Jāzeps Mediņš Secondary Music school
    • 2004 Certificate in creative industries, experience exchange programme in the field of creative industries “Visiting Creativity” organized by the institution “Maison des Cultures du Monde” of Ministry of Culture of France and British Council
    • 2003 Certificate in international project management, The State Administration School
    • 2002-2003 Certificate Debutante 2, French language course in the French Cultural Centre
    • 2002 Certificate An Integrated approach to Public Relations, The London School of Public Relations. Course title: An Integrated approach to Public Relations.

 

  • Work Experience
    • Since 2018 State Secretary at the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia
    • 2015-2018 Deputy State Secretary for Cultural Policy at the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia
    • 2012 - 2015 Head of the Project Implementation Division at the Foundation “Riga 2014 – European Cultural Capital 2014” and producer of such remarkable Riga 2014 projects as exhibition KGB Building and open air concert Born in Riga
    • 2010 - 2011 Member of the Supervision Council of “Riga - European Capital of Culture 2014”
    • 2010 - 2012 Chair of the Nordic-Baltic Working Group for Culture
    • 2010 - 2012 Head of the Cultural Policy Department at the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia
    • 2004 - 2010 Head of the Art Policy Division in the Cultural Policy Department at the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia
    • 1999 – 2004 Senior Desk Officer responsible for music in the Cultural Policy Department at the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia
    • 1994 - 1999 Editor and producer of the music broadcasting in Latvian Television
    • 1990-1994 Singer of the professional chamber choir “AVE SOL”

 

  • Professional activity:
    • Since 2010 Member of the Supervision Council of Riga-European Capital of Culture 2014
    • Since 2010 Chair of the Nordic-Baltic Working Group for Culture.
    • 2008/2007 coordinator and supervisor of the bilateral cultural projects - Latvian Russian Cultural season and German Cultural month “O!Vācija”
    • 2006 coordinator of NATO summit’s culture program
    • 2004 engaged in realization of Riga’s Acoustic Music halls project construction
    • Since 1999 representative of the Chamber Music Council
    • 1999-2003 jury representative of the Big Music Award
    • 199-2001 council member of the Culturecapital Fund Music and dance sector
    • 1999,2000 Classical Music section’s organizer in the international forum „Forte Riga”
    • 1999-2000 head of advertisement and marketing projects in the Latvian National Opera
    • 1999,2001, director of the J.Vitol’s International vocalist and pianist competition
    • 2002,2004 TV projects producer:
      -Christmas concert 1998 with participation of jazz musicians;
      -Musical TV film „Saules ceļš” (celebration of 4 annual increment traditions); -„Lustīgie Jāņi” – actors of the Daile’s theatre (record in the Open Air Museum); -Record producing of the XIII Latvian Nationwide Song and Dance festival; -Broadcast programs „Music news” (classical), concert records and other.

 

  • Languages:
    • Latvian - native;
    • English, Russian - fluent;
    • French – basic