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Comic Workshop with Mia Oberländer
Comic workshop with Mia Oberländer, 03.-05 March 2023, Goethe-Institut Riga, Riga, Application deadline 21.02.2023
We are very happy to welcome Mia Oberländer to Riga. From March 3 - 5, 2023 she will give a workshop about "Postcards from the Future" at the Goethe-Institut.
We've all wondered what we might look like in 20 years. But how do you think the places we live in age? The gas station that we pass every day or the monument in front of the town hall? How could the choices we make today change the way we live in the future? The participants imagine a Riga in the year 2043 and write postcards to each other. Based on these postcards, they draw one-sided comics under the guidance of Mia Oberländer and talk about innovative, funny or tragic visions of the future. After the workshop, the best results will be printed as A3 Riso posters and will tour Latvia as an exhibition.
Mia Oberländer (*1995) studied illustration and graphic storytelling in Hamburg. With her comic debut «Anna» (Edition Moderne) she won the main prize of the Berthold Leibinger Foundation in 2021 and in 2022 the German youth literature prize «New Talents». After its publication, the autofictional story was recognized by numerous feuilletons and culture editors, as well as published abroad. Oberländer has already illustrated for the German edition of LE MONDE diplomatique, the Kiblind magazine, the French daily Libération, and Strapazin, among others.
Take Part:
Participation is free! Places for the workshop are allocated through a selection process. Please apply to kuš! by email to kushmens(at)gmail(dot)com with the following info:
- Name, surname, age (18+), place of residence
- Link to your own portfolio/blog/insta (alternatively three comic pages or drawings in low resolution)
- Short letter of motivation (2-3 sentences)
Application deadline: 21.02.2023
Baltic Travel Grants:
Two participants each from Lithuania and Estonia can apply for a travel grant of 50 euros to take part in the workshop in Riga. The same selection procedure applies as above.
Dates and Place:
03.03.2023 (18.00-20.00), 04.03.2023 (11.00-18.00), 05.03.2023 (11.00-17.00). Place: Goethe-Institut Riga, Berga bazars, Marijas iela 13 k-1, Riga, Latvia
Organizers:
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Kuš! Radio
Radio, Online Stream, Riga and around the world, 14-28.02.2023
Shut up, let's listen to Kuš! Radio! During the second half of February we'll stream shows from kuš! artist from around the world and have daily live guests at the kuš! office. The radio is powered by Tīrkulturā and hosted by Michael Holland. The radio's mascot is DJ Cat's new best friend and kuš! PR manager Auseklis.
Shows by and with: Anu Ambasna, Michael Holland, Harukichi and DJ Cat Gosshie, Olaf Ladousse, LCDD, Hal Weaver, Mārtiņš Zutis, Agnese Čemme, Jurijs Tatarkins, Rebeka Lukošus, Anna Malicka, Gvidas Pakarklis, Kaspars Groševs, Femimutancia, Jana Ribkina, Lu Zwanziger, Victoria Rodriguez, Ainārs Kamoliņš feat. DJ Melnie Pūre, Bjargey Ólafsdóttir, Anna Malicka, Zody Burke, Reinis Lodziņš, Waterflower, Helmut Kaplan, Sean Christensen, Omar Cheikh, Seimurs Guseinovs, Marcos Farrajota / Chili Com Carne, Lāsma Go, Kristine Mifsud, Dj BmwAudi Rūķu Zemē, Liminal Noise, Stripburger, Relámpago, Michael Fikaris, Michael Jordan, Kristaps Puķītis, Markus Färber, Julia Boehme, Roope Eronen and more!!!
Illustration by Zane Zlemeša
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Mutige Verlage - Fumetto
Panel Discussion, Fumetto, Lucerne, Switzerland, 24.03.2023, 16:00-19:00
We are very happy to be part of the Fumetto panel "Brave Publishers" inspired by Strapazin's 150th issue focusing on independent comic publishers.
Home Sweet Home – good publishers can be a kind of professional home for artists! International guests from various independent publishers will discuss the joys and sorrows of comic publishing at this podium.
Afterwards: Meet & Greet with Drinks & Books.
Illustration: Excerpt from Zane Zlemeša's comic about kuš! in Strapazin! -
Fumetto Small Press Heaven
Small Press Market, Fumetto Festival, Lucerne, Switzerland, 25.-26.03.2023
Very happy to return to Fumetto once again! kuš! will have a table at the second weekend at the International Comics Arts Festival Fumetto in Lucerne. kuš! will be represented by it's editor David Schilter and by it's regular contributor König Lü.Q.Also Powerpaola will be there. If you'll ask her nicely, she might sign her mini kuš! 'I Couldn’t Stop' for you!
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Forest Stories
Exhibition, Goethe Institut Riga, Marijas iela 13 k-1, Riga, 09.02.2023 - 30.06.2023
The results of our forest-themed comics workshop with Michel Esselbrügge in cooperation with the Goethe Institut Riga are on now on display in the window gallery of the Institute!
The participating artists created comics about the forest: Michel Esselbrügge, Alberta Ziemele, AmandaJ-Art, Jurjis Tatarkins, Krista Bitmete, Lote Vilma Vītiņa, Magdalena Kaszuba, Mārtiņš Zutis, Noorie Fisher, Rebeka Lukošus, Richard Thompson, Rūta Kygaitė, Sabīne Moore, Stas Bashilov, and Zlata Novikova. The results are printed by risograph and are also available there available to read in the special poster book!
The comics of the exhibition can also be viewed online here!
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Meža Stāsti
Exhibition Tour, Libraries and Cultural Venues around Latvia, 13.03.2023 - 20.10.2024
The results of our forest-themed comics workshop with Michel Esselbrügge in cooperation with the Goethe Institut Riga are on tour throughout Latvia.
The exhibition will be shown in 2023 in Salaspils novada bibliotēka (March, April), Balvu Centrālā bibliotēka (May, June), Latgales Centrālā bibliotēka, Daugavpils (July), Lūznavas muiža (August, September), Kuldīgas Galvenā bibliotēka (October, November), Stendes bibliotēka (December, January) and tour even further in 2024 to Talsu galvenā bibliotēka (February, March), Liepājas Centrālajā zinātniskajā bibliotēkā (May), Staiceles pilsētas bibliotēka (June), Preiļu Galvenā bibliotēka (September, October).
Artists from Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine and Russia created comics about and inspired by the forest: Michel Esselbrügge, Alberta Ziemele, AmandaJ-Art, Jurjis Tatarkins, Krista Bitmete, Lote Vilma Vītiņa, Magdalena Kaszuba, Mārtiņš Zutis, Noorie Fisher, Rebeka Lukošus, Richard Thompson, Rūta Kygaitė, Sabīne Moore, Stas Bashilov, and Zlata Novikova. The results are printed by risograph and are also available there available to read in the special poster book!
The comics of the exhibition can also be viewed online here!
Illustration: Excerpt from Rebeka Lukošus' comic!
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Past Events
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Comics talks - Anu Ambasna, María Victoria
Presentation, Bolderāja, Avotu iela 29, Riga, 16.02.2023, 19:00-21:00
Artist talk with kuš! residents Anu Ambasna and María Victoria. They'll present their work in comics, illustration, animation, and music!
Anu Ambasna is a British Indian illustrator, broadcaster, and DJ from London. Her illustration work acts as a diary, drawing from personal experiences, conversations, and the depths of her imagination. Throughout Anu’s work, she uses colorful bodies to illustrate her view of the world.
María Victoria Rodriguez is an Argentinian freelance illustrator and animator based in Berlin. She has a degree in Fine Arts and also studied traditional 2D animation. You can find her work in books and magazines in Argentina, Perú, United States, Colombia, China, Germany and Spain.
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Comics Basics with Joonas Sildre
Workshops, different venues, Riga, January 2023
Our January resident Joonas Sildre from Tallinn holds a series of workshops teaching comics and telling about his work as cartoonist and illustrator. The first workshop is for the pupils at Jānis Rozentāls Art High School Riga (13 January), the second one for students of the Graphics department at the Latvian Academy of Art (17 January) and the third one for Ukrainian refugees at Common Ground (18 January).
Joonas Sildre is an Estonian comic artist, illustrator, and graphic designer. He has illustrated over 30 children's books. In 2018 he published the graphic novel "Kahe heli vahel" (Between Two Sounds), an acclaimed biography of composer Arvo Pärt.This project was produced with the financial assistance of the European Union. The views expressed herein can in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the European Union. -
Comics Talks - Joonas Sildre, Jurijs Tatarkins
Presentation, Bolderāja, Avotu iela 29, Riga, 11.01.2023, 19:00-21:00
Meet our January resident Joonas Sildre from Tallinn and local artist Jurijs Tatarkins. They tell about their experiments in comics and illustration.
Joonas Sildre is an Estonian comic artist, illustrator, and graphic designer. He has illustrated over 30 children's books. In 2018 he published the graphic novel "Kahe heli vahel" (Between Two Sounds), an acclaimed biography of composer Arvo Pärt. In January he is staying at the comics residency in Riga.
Jurijs Tatarkins is a freelance artist/illustrator/animator based in Riga. For the last few months he started to self publish a comic zine every month.
Illustration by Joonas SildreThis project was produced with the financial assistance of the European Union. The views expressed herein can in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the European Union.
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