THE WEEKENDER 20 | 2025
Collage News & Inspiration
WORDS TO LIVE BY
“Actors in any capacity, artists of any stripe, are inspired by their curiosity, by their desire to explore all quarters of life, in light and in dark, and reflect what they find in their work. Artists instinctively want to reflect humanity, their own and each other's, in all its intermittent virtue and vitality, frailty and fallibility.”
― Tom Hiddleston
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NEWS
While grounded in traditional, tactile collage, Alice has made her mark within a digital context. As a self-taught animator, she brings a sense of freedom and experimentation to her work, fusing mediums in unexpected ways. - Nexus Studios signs collage artist Alice Isaac - via Skwigly
“These commissions have always been about shining a light on the extraordinary creativity behind closed doors and an invitation for artists to experiment with materials and scale. This year’s artists are exploring clay, colour and collage – making new permanent work for Blackburn, turning industrial waste into finely crafted collage and through an expanded two-year placement, developing in-depth research into sustainable making practices through new architectural and sculptural outcomes.” - Festival artists revealed for Blackburn manufacturing event - via LancsLive
Smeared, flattened, and rough around the edges, Gregory Euclide’s mixed-media collages explore nature through the lens of human experience. Organically meandering outlines suggest shallow reliefs; foraged prairie botanicals complement human-made materials; and abstracted landscapes emerge from drawings, photographs, ripped paper, paint, and more. - Gregory Euclide Explores the Anthropocene in Verdant Mixed-Media Collages - via Colossal
“In some countries, freedom of the press is censored. Some are not allowed to publish or put their ideologies in the press. This collage is there to show the world that the press isn't just about articles, it’s also about drawing and art. Through art, we can express a lot of ideas and subjects," she told Euronews. - When art meets activism: A powerful collage for press freedom in Paris - via EuroNews
La fragmentación de la obra de arte no es algo de este siglo. El collage está hoy más vivo que nunca y son muchos los artistas que se acercan al arte a través de este medio que no deja de sorprender. - 10 artistas del arte del collage que tienes que conocer - via Elle Decoration
My art practice was birthed from a strong visual response to my surroundings, to the world. I have a fascination with gathering found objects, vintage papers, textiles and art I’ve fashioned and joining them to create a collage, a visual story. This process is reflective of life in that the chaos, the beauty, the joy, the pain, and the happenstance becomes something new, fresh, and exciting. The unfolding of layer up layer; each mark, stitch, scrap of paper, and cloth changing what came before and what comes after. The process is at times pure play, at others deeply healing as I consciously work to release perfectionism and outcomes in search of my most authentic visual voice. - 'Gathered Curiosities' art exhibition opens Saturday in Callander - via North Bay Nugget
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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