The Federico García Lorca cultural centre hosts RIVASCÓMIC, the first comic fair of Rivas-Vaciamadrid, from Friday, October 23 to Sunday, October 25. All activities are free, and only the workshops require prior registration.
Rivas-Vaciamadrid incorporates comics into its cultural programme with RIVASCÓMIC, an event that will take place from Friday, October 23 to Sunday, October 25 at the Federico García Lorca cultural centre. The initiative stems from the participatory budgets of 2025, where the proposal from the neighbourhood association Rivas Futura was one of the most voted with 1,092 votes. The Department of Culture has brought it to fruition a year later.
The programme includes workshops, two exhibitions, round tables, meetings with artists, signings, and a photocall in the central courtyard. All proposals are free. Only the workshops require registration on the municipal registration website.
Among the participating authors are Andrés Guinaldo, Aneke, Tirso Cons, and Verónica Álvarez, among others. Guinaldo designed the poster for the fair and one of the exhibitions, which he will visit on Friday, October 23 at 10:00 in the courtyard of the centre. The exhibition by Tirso Cons will be toured on Saturday, October 24 at 11:00, also with the author.
On Friday, October 23, the programme kicks off at 10:00 with a guided tour of Guinaldo's exhibition. At 11:00, Guillermo Mogorron will give a talk on comic narrative in the Marcos Ana room, and at 12:45 José Manuel de las Heras will explain what a fanzine is and present the initiative from IES Profesor Julio Pérez. In the afternoon, at 17:00, Aneke will feature in the meeting 'Heroines with a Madrid flavour', and at 18:00 Guinaldo will discuss his career in 'From Marvel to Blade Runner'. There will be signings at 13:30 and 19:15.
On Saturday, October 24, at 10:00, Víctor Gómez will conduct the children's comic workshop 'Glu Glus' for children aged 5 to 9, with 20 places available. At 12:00, Verónica Álvarez and other authors will discuss children's and youth comics. In the afternoon, at 17:00, Montse Martin, Gabor, and Marcial Toledano will address Franco-Belgian comics, and at 18:00, CAFU, Tirso Cons, and Alberto Jiménez Alburquerque will talk about Spanish talent in superheroes.
The illustration and watercolour workshop for young people aged 9 to 14 will be led by Nerea, author of 'Pincelada roja'. Registrations for the workshops are managed through the municipal registration website. Schools and institutes wishing to attend the activities on Friday must confirm their attendance by emailing djdiaz@rivasciudad.es.
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