Berliac 'Inverso'

kuš! and the Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art are inviting to the opening of the exhibition “Inverso” by Argentinian artist Berliac.

When: 06.03., 18:30
Where: Office Gallery, Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art

CUNE Comics Residency in Riga II - Emmi Valve

In the month of October kuš! had the pleasure to host Emmi Valve for the second CUNE comics residency in Riga. She stayed on the beautiful houseboat by NOASS. Below you can read her report. If you also would like to do a residency, you can apply now for the 2014 residencies.

Emmi Valve: I'm a Finnish comic artist and I came to Riga trough the CUNE comics residency program, hosted and invited by kuš! magazine. My residency was located at a wonderful houseboat in the middle of Daugava. It was just next to old town, and still in it's own solitude. It was the perfect location for a small town girl like me, who has those Scandinavian introvert-genes.

My original plan for the residency month was to hold an anthropomorphic taxidermy workshop, but it got cancelled due to some misfortunes. While I was trying to come up with a new project, I took the most out of my stay.

Comics Residency in Riga I - James Turek

During the whole month of April kuš! hosted the first CUNE comics artist in residence in Riga in cooperation with NOASS. Now James Turek is back in Leipzig and he sent us the following report with pictures (some additional ones added by us):

CUNE Residency RIGA, April 2013

Notes from the field

April 1st, shortly before midnight I arrive in Riga airport and pick up my bag. David Schilter is waving me on..."We have to run to catch the last bus!!" We run across a nearly empty parking lot as snow falls heavily and spring into the bus as the doors close behind us.



This was the first residency I have ever had and the first for kuš! to host. From the beginning until the end (one month later) it was a bit like hurrying through the snow at night, inspiring, new and exciting, and a good feeling of relief when you make it to your destination.