THE WEEKENDER 04 | 2025
Collage News & Inspiration
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“Creativity is a gift. It doesn't come through if the air is cluttered.”
― John Lennon
The latest collage news and inspiration!
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NEWS
This doesn’t really need an introduction, but for those of you new to collage, Februllage is about to start. All information here
Melville, or Melv as he addresses himself, makes raw, garish collages that start with a theme, a mood or a place in time, and pull together a world of associations around them. The source material is primarily his own photography, taken just about anywhere he goes; but he also uses anything he finds which speaks to him: lost provisional driver’s licenses, old cigarette packets, gig tickets, portraits of soap opera royalty. “Then I print things out, tear it all up by hand and Pritt Stick it down,” he says. - MelvilleThe collage artist documenting society’s underbelly in the UK and beyond - via WePresent
EXHIBITION: Paris Collage Ensemble (7 Paris based artists) is having a show from January 24th until January 30th at Galerie Le Fil Rouge, 4 rue Wurtz, 75013 Paris. Subway line 6 /Station: Corvisart. Opening hours : everyday from 4 to 7pm. Closed on Sundays. The group will show original works from their book “Paris sens dessus dessous” published in the fall and republished in January.
Opening on January 24th at 6pm.
“I got into printmaking when I was in college at TCC (Tulsa Community College), and I really enjoyed it. What I love about my art, what I love for myself is working with my hands. I love being put into a meditation state, or kind of where I feel like I’m in my essence. And printmaking and mosaic collage building just really helps me with that. It makes me feel at peace with myself when all the things are happening in the world.” - Tulsa Artist Inspires Urban Greenspaces Through Mosaic - via The Oklahoma Eagle
Merging photography, painting, and collage, his work blurs boundaries between the familiar and the surreal, drawing viewers into captivating, otherworldly narratives. - Surreal Collage Worlds by Kacper H. Kiec - via Moss & Fog
The only rule given to participants at Meow Wolf’s Intentional Collage Workshop on Tuesday night was that there were no rules. - Meow Wolf project lets adults bask in imperfection - via KUNC
The community of artists at Art Square Studios includes Maru Aponte, Ann Bell, Elizabeth Bell, Tay Butler, Heather den Uijl, Stephanie Kaldis Fox, Alan Hurwitz, Cynthia Kagay, Melinda Laszczynski, Ruhee Maknojia, Sunny McKinnon, Donna E. Perkins, Alexis Pye, Lucy Wells Riggs, Debbie M. Rios, Helene Robinson, Earl Staley and Bob Warren. The exhibiting group includes artists who work in oil, watercolor, collage, acrylic and pastels; plus the group includes several photographers. - ART VALET: In Staley's Shadow: Groundhog Day at Open Studios - via The Leader
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
Un compendio de noticias sobre collage muy interesante, como todos los viernes. Gracias.