Meetings
ROUND TABLES
SATURDAY, 28 MARCH
Saturday, 28 March > 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Garage Coop / Cric — 2 rue de la Coopérative
tram D : Starcoop / bus 2 : Capitainerie
What’s new on the Eastern front?
With : Ula Rugytė Rugevičiūtė, author (Lithuania) and David Schilter, editor (Kuš, Latvia)
Hosted by : Louise Metayer
Focus on artists, networks and influences from the Baltic countries, a small cultural melting pot of 6 million inhabitants nestled in the north-eastern reaches of Europe.
Saturday, 28 March > 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Garage Coop / Cric — 2 rue de la Coopérative
tram D : Starcoop / bus 2 : Capitainerie
For an independent book chain
With : Olivier Bron (2042), Stéphane Noël (L’Employé du moi) and Alexandre Bord (Belles Lettres Diffusion Distribution)
Hosted by : Thomas Flagel
In 2026, the entire book industry is controlled by billionaires. The entire industry? No! A few diehard independents are still resisting monopolisation! And the battle is being fought at every stage of the industry!
Round table Central Vapeur 2025 © Alicia Gardès
Professional meetings
© Alicia Gardès
Friday, 27 March > 2pm – 5pm
Love Boat
Illustration professionals are scrambling for places, but only a select few will be able to board the steamboat cruise for its fourth edition: artists, publishers, art directors and gallery owners are invited to meet for an afternoon. To encourage collaboration and continue to promote and raise awareness of illustrators in the region, the participating artists have been carefully selected, with particular attention paid to the diversity of their backgrounds and experiences (students or self-taught, artists at the beginning of their careers or more experienced).
Private event upon registration, reserved for professionals
Illustrators, take part in the call for applications on centralvapeur.org. The link will be available soon!
Wednesday, 11 March > 6:30 p.m.
Garage Coop, 2 rue de la coopérative
tram D : Starcoop / bus 2 : capitainerie
Club Pro
Magic money with ADAGP!
ADAGP, a civil society organisation responsible for collecting and distributing copyright royalties, presents its activities: collective management, lobbying, creative grants, how it works, and explains where this magical money comes from, seemingly out of nowhere (provided you are a member)…
Free entrance
Monday, 9 March > 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Garage Coop, 2 rue de la coopérative
tram D : Starcoop / bus 2 : capitainerie
Training course
Stationery and micro-publishing
This one-day training course is aimed at booksellers, both managers and employees, who wish to expand their range with stationery, micro-publishing and independent artists’ creations, in order to boost sales by creating a unique universe and attracting new and curious customers. The programme includes analysing your customer base, understanding how to work with independent artists in your area, developing a strategy and tools for working with new partners, and more.
TRAINING COURSE BY REGISTRATION, RESERVED FOR BOOKSELLERS
Informations + registrations : coordination@centralvapeur.org
Wednesday, 18 March > 6 p.m.
Syndicat Potentiel, 109 avenue de Colmar
tram a + D : Schluthfeld
Union evening
How’s the projeeeeeect coming along?
In partnership with Info Conseil Culture, with the participation of SNAP-CGT and Plan d’Est
Participation: La Buse and ABDIL
Reform of the SSAA, professional elections, income continuity… 2025 will have been a year of significant political and social progress for artists and authors. The activist collective La Buse and the trade unions present in Strasbourg analyse the work in progress, review the mobilisations, what has worked, and what still needs to be done to achieve better remuneration conditions and social protection.
Free entrance
exhibition openings – meetings
Wednesday, 4 March
Drawing dialogue > Menuiserie Coop
Opening reception / 6pm
Sunday, 15 March
Christophe Blain > Cartoonmuseum (Bâle)
Tour of the exhibition in the presence of the artist / 2pm
Friday, 20 March
Chienne de vie > Atelier Demi-Douzaine
Opening reception / 6pm
Thursday, 26 March
Laurie Agusti > Librairie Gutenberg
Meeting / 7pm
Friday, 27 March
José Muñoz > Cartoonmuseum (Bâle)
Opening reception / 6:30 p.m.
Drawing dialogue > Menuiserie Coop
Meeting / 7 p.m.