THE WEEKENDER 11 | 2025
Collage News & Inspiration
WORDS TO LIVE BY
“To be on brand is to be 100% certain of who you are and what you do, and certainly, in art and in life, is not only completely overrated, it is also a roadblock to discovery. Uncertainty is the very thing that art thrives on.”
― Austin Kleon
The latest collage news and inspiration!
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NEWS
ONLINE WORKSHOP: the March edition of our monthly virtual studio series in collaboration with Julia Volonts of Art Therapy Lab and the School of Visual Arts New York will take place on Sunday, March 23rd. For more info or to sign up, please contact Julia directly.
EXHIBITION: After last year's extremely successful debut at @littlegallerybgfirelands (Bowling Green State University Firelands, Ohio, USA), the Modern Fluxus exhibition will have another edition on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean - at Galeria Latarka, located at the Leon Kozminski University, Warsaw. The exhibited works were submitted by contemporary artists from twenty-five countries to the curator and director of the Little Gallery - Stephen Tomasko @dadacutcollage - Over a hundred works created in the spirit of DADA, FLUXUS and MAIL-ART. Drawing, painting, photography and graphics are well represented in the collection. A special place is occupied by collage - Stephen Tomasko's favorite medium. More info here
Linnaea by Mash Design. A family owned Australian urban winery creating wines that deliciously honour the vineyard. Mash created packaging focussed around a range of collage illustrations. A modern day, twisted interpretation of a Rhizotomi. An ancient character with knowledge of plant-life, nature and the workings of the universe. A fitting link to the brand founders, who have backgrounds in medical anthropology and plant biochemistry. - Linnaea - via Packaging of the World
‘A time travelling conversation about life and art’: the botanical collages of Mary Delany and Georgie Hopton - via The Art Newspaper
In the following conversation, Thomas speaks about the profound influence of her mother – her first muse – her enduring love for collage, and why she’s turning her lens toward men for the first time, following her recent portraits for Another Man. - Mickalene Thomas: “My Work Is Rooted in Self-Love and Love for Black Women” - via AnOther
Daniel Mazzone is a contemporary artist known for his intricate collage-style artwork. His work is often compared to a modern interpretation of mosaic art, blending a variety of materials such as newspaper clippings, magazine articles, historical documents, and photographs to construct detailed and meaningful portraits. - Daniel Mazzone: Revolutionizing Art with a Mosaic of Stories! - via OK Magazine
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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
The Mary Delaney looks so good! I loved Molly Peacock's book that introduced me to her work ... and actually it also led me to Peacock's book of poetry's about therapy (Analyst) which is a favorite of mine as well