Uldis Trapencieris

Co-founder & CEO — ArtHelios

Taking the company from early concept through MVP and market entry; building a platform where art, culture, and wellbeing converge.

• Lead strategy, product definition, and partnership development with cultural institutions, healthcare professionals, and advisors.
• Oversee brand development and ecosystem building within the creative health sector.
• Assemble founding team; represent ArtHelios to partners, funders, and stakeholders.
• Current focus: MVP development, strategic partnerships, and preparation for first-round fundraising and go-to-market execution.

Creative Director — Sansusī (seasonal)

Core team member shaping a multidisciplinary arts festival (music, theatre, circus, visual arts) with an experimental, boundary-breaking spirit.

• Combined artistic and organizational responsibilities: curation, production, and scenography across diverse venues.
• Created “Musician Brawls at Bars” — live-music format bringing professional musicians into informal spaces.
• Strengthened cross-disciplinary collaboration, creative problem-solving, and large-scale cultural production execution.

Founder — Tu jau zini kur

Founded and ran an independent mid-sized concert hall for music and theatre productions (small to mid-sized companies).

• Owned concept-to-operations: scheduling, budgeting, technical and logistical execution.
• Built long-term partnerships with theatre companies, ensembles, artistic directors, and technical teams.
• Developed a venue model positioned as an active collaborator (not only rental space).

Co-founder — TUR_telpa (part-time)

Large-format gallery in a repurposed emergency depot; an exhibition space built as a dialogue between artwork, space, and audience.

• Developed exhibition format (15 artists / 15 weeks) and expanded into larger hall with renewed rituals.
• Introduced midissages with classical music and finissages with artist talks and community gatherings.
• Integrated scenography as core to each exhibition; adapted to seasonal rhythms and industrial scale.

Creative Director — Melns Nezvērs (self-employed)

Design projects and personal craft; created “Latvian Calendar with Solar System” (award-winning), sold via online store and local markets.

Head of Technical Department — Latvian National Symphony Orchestra (Great Guild Concert Hall)

Led technical operations supporting performances and events; managed technicians and stagehands across sound, lighting, stage management, and AV.

Technical Designer — MADARA Cosmetics, AS

Packaging layouts and ad design for print/web; guided print-production decisions and led overhaul of the print production file system.

Art Director — Publishing House Žurnāls SANTA (Privātā Dzīve)

Led a full redesign of Latvia’s largest weekly magazine; won internal company award for Best Weekly Magazine Design (2007).