1. Comics Workshop with Malwine Stauss - Open Call

    Comics Workshop with Malwine Stauss, 07-09 February 2025, Goethe-Institut Riga, Riga, Application deadline 28.01.2025

    Take part in Malwine Stauss' comics workshop Time Capsules from a Parallel Reality.

    In Malwine Stauss' comics workshop, we imagine parallel realities. We explore our post-Soviet heritage and consider what we want to take from it for our visions of the future. We reflect on the resources, both material and immaterial, that this heritage provides us. We collect objects, smells, feelings, materials, dreams, and stories and relate them to one another to create new perspectives on our pasts and our futures. The medium of comics and visual storytelling gives us the space to do this. In the workshop, we work both collaboratively and individually. We experiment with drawings, words, objects, and stories.

    Malwine Stauss, born in 1993 in Dresden, is a visual artist and author. She works in various fields and media, including drawing, comics, and sculpture. She has published several books and zines and is a co-founder of the SQUASH collective. Malwine lives and works in Leipzig.

    Take Part: Participation is free. Places are limited and allocated through a selection process. Please apply 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: 28.01.2025

    Baltic Travel Grants: One participant 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: 07.02.2025 (18.00- 20.00), 08.02.2025 (11.00-18.00), 09.02.2025 (11.00-17.00). Place: Goethe-Institut Riga, Berga bazars, Marijas iela 13 k-1, Riga, Latvia

    Organizers: The workshop is organized by kuš! in collaboration with Goethe-Institut Riga.

  2. Welcome to Casa Baba

    Exhibition, Kalnciema galerija, Kalnciema iela 35, Riga, 01.02. - 28.02.2025

    Casa Baba's 2024 residency program fostered vibrant cross-cultural exchange. Czech artist Jindřich Janíček spent a month in Rome, Italian artist Giulia Cellino traveled to Riga, and Latvian artist Jurijs Tatarkins enjoyed a residency in Prague. This exhibition showcases the comics they created during their time abroad.

    Opening reception with the presence of the artists Jurijs Tatarkins and Giulia Cellino on the 13th of February, 7pm

    Support: The exhibition is part of Baba Jaga Europe a project by Industrie Fluviale, Rome, FRAME Prague Comics Festival, and kuš! Co-Funded by the European Union

    Illustration: Excerpt from Jurijs Tatarkins' exhibition poster

  3. Pictoric - Safe Place

    Exhibition, National Library of Latvia, 4th floor, Riga, 10.02 – 30.03.2025

    Ten Ukrainian artists created comics about what a “safe place” means to them today. Some who continue to live in Ukraine despite the war as well as others who have found refuge abroad but return regularly to visit family. For those trapped in war zones, a safe place is a place to hide from bombs, a windowless basement, a wall that separates you from the destruction outside. But in times of war, safety often comes from the presence of loved ones, from the bonds between family, friends, or simply between those who share the same uncertainty. Even in the darkest moments, humans find ways to create new safe places. These can be in the shared resilience of a community, in the mutual support of neighbors, or in small acts of kindness.

    Artists: Anna Andreeva, Anna Ivanenko, Oleg Gryshchenko, Mari Kinovych, Veronika Kotyk, Jenya Polosina, Anna Sarvira, Olena Staranchuk, Yuliia Tveritina, Iliia Uhnivenko.

    Opening reception with the presence of the artists Oleg Gryshchenko and Olena Staranchuk on the 13th of February, 5pm

    Comics workshop on the 15th of February from 12am to 3pm with Oleg Gryshchenko and Olena Staranchuk, more info how to apply soon!

    Camouflage net waving workshop on the 15th of February, more info soon!

    Curator: Anna Sarvira, Pictoric

    Exhibition Design: Liene Pavlovska, Oskars Pavlovskis

    Support: The exhibition is part of Baba Jaga Europe a project by Industrie Fluviale, Rome, FRAME Prague Comics Festival, and kuš! Co-Funded by the European Union

    Illustration: Excerpt from Oleg Gryshchenko's comic

  4. Past Events

  5. Artist Talks - etchingroom1

    Presentation, Bolderāja, Avotu iela 29, Riga, 15.01.2024, 19:00

    etchingroom1 will present their new mini kuš! 'A Box of Candy' and talk about their work! Great opportunity to meet our artists in residence!

    etchingroom1 is an artist duo founded in 2016 by the graphic artists Kristina Yarosh and Anna Khodkova in Kyiv, Ukraine. The artists work in etching technique and create mosaics and installations. The artist use the etching technique originating from the XVI century to depict urbanist spaces and ironic reality coverage. They frequently conduct workshops and are actively organizing and participating in international exhibitions.

    On the 21st of January etchingroom1 will also hold a special workshop for the students of the Printmaking Department at the Latvian Art Academy.

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