1. Central Vapeur 2026

   

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   Comic Festival, Central Vapeur, Strasbourg, France, 28.-28.03.2026

   Wouf, wouf! Very happy to visit France's illustration capital and be a guest at Central Vapeur! Kuš! will be table dancing, represented by it's editor David Schilter and by Latvian illustrator Oskars Pavlovskis. We'll also take part in a talk about Baltic comics with Lithuanian artist Ula Rugevičiūtė Rugytė. 

   Support: Latvian Literature

2. Bergen Art Book Fair 2026

   

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   Art Book Fair, Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen, Norway, 10.-12.04.2026

   For the first time ever Kuš! will have a table at Bergen Art Book Fair! We'll bring a very wide range of older and of course our newest books! Kuš! will be represented by it's editor David Schilter. On Friday evening he'll also have a presentation and opening event of our latest issue š! #58 '18+' at Bergen Kunsthall. 

3. Mythbústers Tour

   

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   Exhibition and workshops, Several venues, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Finland, 2026
   

   When you think of the Nordic and Baltic regions, your first associations might be Trolls and Vikings, the midnight sun and polar nights, saunas and ice swimming, hygge and fika, Nokia and IKEA. Maybe you have also heard about their excellent school systems and strong social welfare models. But what is behind these myths? 16 comic artists from across the Nordics and Baltics created works that reflect their unique perspectives on life in the region.

   Participating artists: Akvile Magicdusté (Lithuania), Cecilia Vårhed (Sweden), Clara Jetsmark (Denmark), Disa Wallander (Sweden), Elín Elísabet (Iceland), Emmi Valve (Finland), Ida Neverdahl (Norway), Joonas Sildre (Estonia), Jurijs Tatarkins (Latvia), Laura Ķeniņš (Canada), Liisa Kruusmägi (Estonia), Mari Ahokoivu (Finland), Ona Kvašytė (Lithuania), Søren Glosimodt Mosdal (Denmark), Tim Ng Tvedt (Norway), Tommi Musturi (Finland). Curator: David Schilter. 

   The exhibition contains the comics from the Nordic Baltic Comics Magazine š! #57 ‘Mythbústers’, which is distributed worldwide. 

    

   12.03.-10.04.2026 Krāslavas novada Mūzikas un mākslas skola, Krāslava, Latvia. 12.03. Zine workshop by Betija Jakaite and Madara Krēziņa.

   15.04.-15.05.2026 J. Soikāna Ludzas mākslas skola, Lūdza, Latvia. 15.04. Comic workshop by Jurijs Tatarkins.

   20.04.-22.05.2026 Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania. Comic workshop by Mari Ahokoivu.

   30.06.-30.07.2026 Pärnu Keskraamatukogu, Pärnu, Estonia. Comic workshop to be announced.

   03.08-31.08.2026 Haapsalu Kultuurikeskus, Haapsalu, Estonia. Comic workshop to be announced.

   03.09.-04.10.2026 Eesti Kunstiakadeemia (EKA), Tallinn, Estonia. Panel talk with Joonas Sildre and Emmi Valve at opening. Comic workshop to be announced.

   17.09.-30.10.2026 Nordic Culture Point, Helsinki, Finland. In the framework of Helsinki Comics Festival. Opening 17.09, 17:00 with comic readings by participating artists. Panel talks and more events during the festival.

    

   Organized by Kuš! in collaboration with Nordic Council of Minister’s Office in Latvia

   Support: Latvian State Culture Capital Foundation, Nordic Council of Minister’s Office in Latvia, Nordic Culture Point, Danish Cultural Institute and Embassy of Sweden in Riga

   Illustration: Cecilia Vårhed

4. Past Events

5. Fumetto Small Press Heaven

   

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   Small Press Market, Fumetto Festival, Lucerne, Switzerland, 07.-08.03.2026

   Grüezi wohl, it's Fumetto time again! Kuš! will have a table at the first weekend at the International Comics Arts Festival Fumetto in Lucerne. Kuš! will be represented by it's editor David Schilter and by Banana King König Lü.Q. Come, check out our new books. We'll also bring some special sold out titles, you can't find anywhere else! 

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