THE WEEKENDER 05 | 2025
Collage News & Inspiration
WORDS TO LIVE BY
“All great art is a form of complaint.”
― John Cage
The latest collage news and inspiration!
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NEWS
OPEN CALL: our 2025 International Women’s Day, this year in collaboration with Europeana, is open. It will run until March 08 and finish with as every year a little online exhibition, a print catalogue, and a workshop & meet-up here in Paris on March 8th. All information here
NEWS: In response to a growing number of you (and us) being frustrated with and/or alarmed by where Instagram in particular (sponsored content, algorithms, preference for reels, lack of visibility) and Meta in general (just read the news) are going, we decided to look for alternatives. We’re not leaving Instagram or changing what and how we do things over there, but we have joined Blusky and have started building a community and sharing content over there too. Blusky is similar to what Twitter used to be at the beginning, meaning it’s not optimized for visual artists and therefor not ideal for us, but it’s currently the most promising alternative to pretty much anything else and actually a lot of fun. You have quite a bit of control over what you see and how. People with coding skills can write their own algorithms that others can then follow. People without coding skills can create lists of people to follow that others can then follow. Depending on how organized you want to be, you can sort the people and subjects you follow in any way you like. And as of now there doesn’t seem to be any sponsored content. This will undoubtedly change eventually, but we’re hopeful that Blusky will find a way to monetize in a reasonable way (but we’re not holding our breath either). You can follow us under @pcc-paris-collage.bsky.social
EXHIBTION: works by Lucille Fradin on show here in Paris:
EXHIBTION: Let Er Rip - Loneliness is an epidemic in America, and isolation can be particularly difficult for people with disabilities. Art is one way to bridge the gap—and a crucial aim of this exhibit, which uses the medium of collage to connect people with a shared passion for paper. Working from source material—ripped from books, magazines, and cards—provided by artist Neva Delashmutt Sincick, this diverse set of collage demonstrates the many ways a single set of fodder can be reenvisioned by mixed-media artists. - PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Neva Delashmutt Sincick | Hope Amico | Cheryl Chudyk | Torea Frey | Clive Knights | Andrea Lewicki | Katie Price & Ash Iubatti | Lara Rouse | Kevin Sampsell | Sumeet Singh | Cherie Savoie Tintary | Greg Traw | Kathryn Kramer Waters | Paul Kramer Waters - Portland, OR, January to July 2025, all info here
We used mainly 2D animation, above all for typography animations and compositing. Several collages and textures are animated with stop-frame animation using hi-res scans from old encyclopedias, others from processed Super 8 home movies. Some footage went through data bending and a few of them were made in Processing. We also used water colours, but treated and put in motion they gained a very digital look. - ‘Nervi’ Breakdown | Crafted Motion Visual Ecosystem Shaped by Morphing Forms - via Motiongrapher
Working under the name the Invisible Realm, he uses a combination of AI and digital artistry to create these collage scenes that are surealist and graphical. - 70’s Era Surrealist Scenes by Felipe Posada - via Moss & Fog
It didn’t take long for Ducrot’s work to catch the art world’s attention, so naturally do her joyfully effusive, soft collages catch the eye. This is largely due to their bold, sometimes surprising use of contrasting patterns and fabric textures, often enhanced by paint. The artist works in series, producing various stylized takes on a simple theme, such as her “Profusions,” vases overspilling with the bounty of late spring, or the “Tendernesses,” two figures wrapped in up in an affectionate embrace. - At 94, Artist Isabella Ducrot Is a Rising Star - via artnet
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