Cross Comix Rotterdam

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Cross Comix Rotterdam

Festival for Visual Storytelling Zelf tekenen en aanwezig zijn bij tekenaars die live hun kunsten vertonen, het is fantastisch: make magic happen everyday.

Cross Comix Rotterdam presenteert evenementen waar publiek en makers elkaar ontmoeten en inspireren, van elkaar leren en hun enthousiasme en passie delen voor visual storytelling. Let’s get visual!

28/05/2026

Stuur door, tag of reageer zelf! Cross Comix, platform for visual story storytelling, is op zoek naar een lid voor de Raad van Toezicht met een artistiek profiel. Het nieuwe lid krijgt de rol om, vanuit kennis over het moderne beeldverhaal, te reflecteren op het artistieke beleid van de stichting.

Cross Comix is een structureel door de gemeente Rotterdam gesubsidieerde organisatie die diverse activiteiten onderneemt om de Nederlandse infrastructuur voor het beeldverhaal te ondersteunen. Tot de activiteiten behoren een festival, een prijs voor jonge makers en internationale uitwisselingen. Cross Comix is georganiseerd als een netwerk van makers, zonder vast personeel.

De Raad van Toezicht denkt op beleidsmatig niveau mee met de directeur-bestuurder en houdt toezicht op de prestaties. Cross Comix respecteert de Code of Cultural Governance, de Code Diversiteit en Inclusie, en de Fair Practice Code.

🔗 Meer informatie over de organisatie is te vinden op www.crosscomix.nl.
🔗 Meer informatie over de functie bij
- de voorzitter Ander Opmeer ([email protected])
- of directeur-bestuurder Christian Jongeneel ([email protected] of 06-53710203).

Sollicitaties kunnen gericht worden aan de voorzitter.

🔗 https://www.versbeton.nl/vacatures/cross-comix-zoekt-lid-raad-van-toezicht/

12/05/2026

Today the jury of the 2026 Small Press Award got together to make their final selection. The winner will announced on May 29 at the Stripdage Haarlem. This year the jury consists of: 2025 winner Moos Boeke, Tonio van Vugt, chief editor of Zone 5300, artist Mena Wellen and Mara Joustra, head of Animation and Comic Design at ArtEZ.

The yearly Small Press Award celebrates artisanal, experimental, beautiful and often hand-made publications in limited editions. Expect to be pleasantly surprised!

09/05/2026

Ten artists from the Netherlands and Berlin are creating a zine in a four day exchange. Follow the Berlin Comic Exchange and the artists on this exciting journey!! The zine will be curated and published after the exchange. All the work will be on show during the Cross Comix festival on Friday 11th and Saturday 12th of September 2026 in De Doelen in Rotterdam, NL.

Organised by Saskia van Amstel aka Burning desk and alea rodriguez at the Renate Comics Library, Tucholskystraße 32, Berlin. Go there! It’s a great library and you can also buy loads of zines, artwork, prints and, yes, comics.

Artists and Instagram handles:
➤ follow Judy Greta Moore:
➤ follow Woo:
➤ follow Adam Pol:
➤ follow Sterre Richard:
➤ follow Shawn Wannapat: .shawn
➤ follow Ellie Mc Guinness:
➤ follow Maka:
➤ follow Eva ten Cate: .ten.cate
➤ follow Anh Ngo:
➤ follow Angelie:

08/05/2026

Woo and Judy Greta Moore join eight other artists from Berlin and the Netherlands to create a zine in four days at the Berlin Comic Exchange 2026, at the Renate Comics Library in Berlin.

Woo is an illustrator and comic artist from Korea. They enjoy creating stories that explore the lives of women and genderq***r individuals.
Judy Greta Moore is the author of the trans memoir comic "Everything is Somewhat Repaired," which was awarded a Berlin Senate Comics Endowment in 2023, as well as recent books with WEIRD and Moom comics publishers. Her work has been shown in many exhibitions from Berlin to Londen to Malmö.

The Berlin Comic Exchange zine will be curated and published after the exchange and all the work will be on show during the Cross Comix festival on Friday 11th and Saturday 12th of September 2026 in De Doelen in Rotterdam, NL.

So many thanks to organizers Saskia van Amstel aka Burning desk and alea rodriguez at the Renate Comics Library, Tucholskystraße 32, Berlin.

📍May 8–11, Renate Comics Library, Tucholskystraße 32, Berlin.

07/05/2026

Adam Pol and Sterre Richard will join eight other artists from Berlin and the Netherlands and create a zine in four days at the Berlin Comic Exchange 2026, at the Renate Comics Library in Berlin.

Adam pol (SK) is an illustrator and comic artist from Slovakia, currently living and working in Berlin. They make comics and draw, mostly about their lived q***r experiences, mixed with stories from local folklore and myths.
Sterre Richard (NL) makes a combination of q***r love stories, weird knight horror stories and fantasy comics for kids: ‘creating comics is a way to get to know myself’.

The Berlin Comic Exchange zine will be curated and published after the exchange and all the work will be on show during the Cross Comix festival on Friday 11th and Saturday 12th of september 2026 in De Doelen in Rotterdam, NL.

So many thanks to organizers Saskia van Amstel aka Burning desk and alea rodriguez at the Renate Comics Library, Tucholskystraße 32, Berlin.

📍May 8–11, Renate Comics Library, Tucholskystraße 32, Berlin.

06/05/2026

Shawn Wannapat & Ellie Mc Guinness will join eight other artists from Berlin and the Netherlands and create a zine in four days at the Renate Comics Library in Berlin.

Shawn Wannapat (THA) (they/them) is an illustrator/graphic designer from Bangkok, who has e been living in Berlin for eight years. A big theme in their work is commentary on gentrification and displacement in Berlin.
Ellie Mc Guinness (EIR) is an Irish Illustrator and tattoo artist living in Rotterdam who often makes short, detailed pages that show part of their dream world. As a q***r non binary artist, their work is centred on the relationship to their body and the desire to change oneself.

The Berlin Comic Exchange zine will be curated and published after the exchange and all the work will be on show during the Cross Comix festival on Friday 11th and Saturday 12th of september 2026 in De Doelen in Rotterdam, NL.

So many thanks to organizers Saskia van Amstel aka Burning desk and alea rodriguez at the Renate Comics Library, Tucholskystraße 32, Berlin.

📍May 8–11, Renate Comics Library, Tucholskystraße 32, Berlin.

06/05/2026

Countdown to the Berlin Comic Exchange 2026. Ten artists from Berlin and the Netherlands will create a zine in a four day exchange in May. Today we feature artists Eva ten Cate and Maka!

Eva ten Cate (NL) is an illustrator/image maker based in Zwolle, NL. Her work is usually about connecting with the organisms around us like trees, bugs and shells, and to see them as equals to us humans.
Maka (FI) has lived in Berlin for 16 years now. She’s interested in personal themes such as emotions, feminism, relationships, encounters, sexuality, as well as the boundaries and freedoms imposed by society. Her first graphic novel ‘Rusinat Berliinin munkista’ has just been published.

The Berlin Comic Exchange zine will be curated and published after the exchange and all the work will be on show during the Cross Comix festival on Friday 11th and Saturday 12th of September 2026 in De Doelen in Rotterdam, NL.

So many thanks to organisers Saskia van Amstel aka Burning desk and alea rodriguez at the Renate Comics Library, Tucholskystraße 32, Berlin.

📍May 8–11, Renate Comics Library, Tucholskystraße 32, Berlin.

05/05/2026

Renate Comics Berlin & Cross Comix Rotterdam are teaming up again! Ten artists from the Netherlands and Berlin will create a zine in a four day exchange in May. They will work in teams and we’re happy to introduce the first couple, Anh Ngo and Angelie.

Anh Ngo (NL) is an illustrator and comic artist who focuses on social-cultural subjects: her work is shaped by ongoing questions of belonging, distance, and memory.
Angelie (DE) has worked as a character artist in gaming but she now branches out into comics again.

We can't wait for the results! The zine will be curated and published after the exchange and all the work will be on show during the Cross Comix festival on Friday 11th and Saturday 12th of September 2026 in De Doelen in Rotterdam, NL. Big shoutout to the organisers and creative engines behind the exchange: Saskia van Amstel aka Burning desk and alea rodriguez from the Renate Comics Library, Tucholskystraße 32, Berlin.

📅 May 8 - 11
📍Renate Comics Library, Tucholskystraße 32, Berlin.
http://www.renatecomics.de

06/04/2026

LAST CHANCE! Deadline for the Berlin Comic Exchange extended to April 7. We invite comic artists based in the Netherlands and Berlin to apply for this exciting exchange program at Renate Comics in Berlin! APPLY NOW
🔗 https://crosscomix.eu/project/open-call-berlin-comics-exchange-2026
Brought to you by alea rodriguez & Saskia van Amstel

16/11/2025

Students of the St Joost School of Art and Design visited Cross Comix last September. We're happy to show you the great drawings and notes they sent us. Thanks to Jenna van den Berg , Beau_Bolder, Marlotte Jansen, Jules, Lizzy_vanAsseldonk and Marlotte! We hope to see you next year!
Save the Date: Cross Comix 2026: Friday 11 and Saturday 12 September.
https://crosscomix.eu

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