THE WEEKENDER 03 | 2025
Collage News & Inspiration
WORDS TO LIVE BY
“To be an artist or a writer is to be this weird thing - a hand worker in an era of mass production.”
― Susan Songtag
The latest collage news and inspiration!
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NEWS
In addition to being an artist, Bearden was a semi-professional baseball player, a student of math and science, a cartoonist, a social worker and a jazz composer. In response to the American civil rights movement, Bearden assembled a group of Black artists, called Spiral, to discuss and create artwork that would bring the Black community together. In an early meeting, he dumped a bag of fragmented photographs on the floor and suggested they make a collage together. No one joined in, so he did it on his own. - Romare Bearden and all that jazz - via Apollo Magazine
stars fell on trench is a collage of clashing samples and bars that alternate between razor sharp and deep fried. On opening track “terms and conditions,” a gospel choir gives way to layered, pitched-down samples of Bernie Sanders, which fade slowly as the hook of Project Pat’s “Out There” steps into the spotlight. Pat’s pitched-up voice continues to loop quietly as quinn’s enters, at once animatronic and oddly warm. Far-flung as these sounds are, they feel natural together, like she’s lived in them for a while. “I could never fade away, won’t settle till I’m 30,” she raps from a cozy pocket in the now-settled instrumental. - stars fell on trench - via Pitchfork
Peregrine, a nonbinary artist from Portland, has their latest series, Cut & Draw, showing at Salem on the Edge through Feb. 2. The installation is a combination of collage and hand-carved linocut prints. Each collage is paired with a print which is intentionally an imperfect reflection of another. - Angels and disruptions: Two young artists shake things up in Salem shows - via Oregon Artswatch
VALENTINE COLLAGE CARD SWAP by Emily Marbach:
It’s that time of year again to choose your partners and swap away. Let’s make this the biggest swap in our history. The world is an awesome place but it’s also filled with horror and tyrants. Let’s do our bit to overwhelm it with “love letters”between strangers aka the closest thing to a secret Valentine. But I need your help to do it. Please spread the word, share and tag people so love can rule us again.
There is no limit to how many people you can swap with. Join me on the Sunday of the week of 14 February (I’ll post it closer to the time) for a virtual valentine making meet up to make a valentine for ourselves while having a chat.
COLLAGE EXHIBITION: The Decker Gallery at MICA presents “LAYERS: The Art of Contemporary Collage,” a dynamic group exhibition showcasing the diverse approaches to collage by contemporary artists worldwide, curated by Andrea Dixon and Teri Henderson. “LAYERS” will be on view from January 24th to March 9th, 2025. The exhibition explores the multifaceted nature of collage, highlighting its potential to merge disparate elements, challenge visual perceptions, and create new narratives. From traditional cut-and-paste techniques to digital manipulations
LAYERS: The Art of Contemporary Collage
January 24 to March 9, 2025
Maryland Institute College of Art
Decker Gallery
1305 West Mount Royal Avenue
Opening Reception: Friday, January 31st, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
PCC
A selection of challenge submissions from last week is up on our website and can be seen here, the image prompt for next week is available to download here
Our 2025 Workbook is out and available for sale on our website. Our weekly creative challenge remains free and open to everyone and everything, digital or analog artists, French or not. The workbook is an optional add-on for those who prefer to work with paper and don’t want to print our images themselves. Like every year, the book is designed so that you can either take it apart or create your collages in the book itself. Week numbers and image sources are on the back of each image, so even if your books falls apart at one point, you will always know what’s what!
And last but not least, have a look at our second Instagram account Paris Collage Collective Unlimited where we showcase collages that have absolutely nothing to do with our weekly creative challenge.
If you have any news about exhibitions, publications or events you want so share with the community, please send an email with all relevant information and at least one link to a website or venue to: hello@pariscollagecollective.com