THE WEEKENDER 23 | 2025
Collage News & Inspiration
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“The creative act is not performed by the artist alone; the spectator brings the work in contact with the external world by deciphering and interpreting its inner qualifications and thus adds his contribution to the creative act.”
― Marcel Duchamp
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NEWS
Paris Collage Collective, in collaboration with the Agglomération Roissy Pays de France and the over 30 multi media libraries across its territory, are thrilled to announce an open call for BAM! Festival de pop culture, a festival celebrating the rich tapestry of pop culture. This exciting event will include a monthlong collage exhibition at the Centre Culturel Jacques Prévert in Villeparisis, running from October 18 to November 15, 2025.
From cartoons to cinema, advertising, music, painting, and even video games, the visual arts have given rise to characters that have become iconic. These figures span eras and genres, nourishing our collective imagination and leaving an indelible mark on popular culture. In this spirit, we invite collage artists from around the globe to reinterpret one of these cult characters through their unique collage work. Whether you choose a hero from fiction, a music star, or a defining figure of an era, we encourage you to breathe new life into your pop culture icon, offering them a fresh look and perspective. Grab your scissors and your images: bring together a passion for collage and collective memory!
This open call welcomes all techniques—analog, digital, or mixed media. A jury composed of the organizers of BAM! Festival de pop culture, the multi media library Elsa Triolet in Villeparisis, and Paris Collage Collective will select the finalists whose works will be featured in the exhibition. All information here
Good collage is esoteric, expressive, and sometimes elusive, relying on chance for the perfect amalgamation of media. Marie Garnier and Asa Pingree, the duo behind Garnier Pingree, present the Claude Mirror I – a collage of simple shapes, a primary color, and superimposed textures – above their ‘A’ chair in a delightful display of materiality and wit. The seat offers a variety of ways to engage with comfort and even a little humor while settling in to relax. - 15 Inspiring Designers From Shelter’s Showcase by Afternoon Light - via Design Milk
Frame’s initial response was to create arresting 24-by-6-inch African figures, or “dolls,” which she dressed regally in traditional African garments, the same textiles that now populate her mixed-media collages. For Frame, each figure’s majesty and beauty evokes a sense of heritage. “Those dolls, they joined me in an expression,” she says. - Striking mixed-media art of Janice Frame - via MV Times
The inspiration for the photo-collage and sculptural artwork stems directly from the artist’s exploration of the Australian Queer Archives in Melbourne – especially the scrapbooks covering the closeted decades of the 1950s to 1970s – and the merging of the past with present. - Jack Ball wins the Ramsay Art Prize among a who’s who of Australian young contemporary artists - via The Conversation
Though nobody involved in the Art History sessions had a degree in the discipline, Hahn spends her free time, especially on tour between load-ins and set times, making collages (you can see her work on a dedicated Instagram). A few years ago, she contributed a piece based on the Perennial song “Lauren Bacall in Blue” to a Special Agent Collage Collective zine full of music-inspired collages. As the band planned last year’s Art History release show at Arts Center East in Vernon, Connecticut, she hatched a last-minute idea to glue her two artistic passions into one body of work. - Cut-and-pasting the best ideas from their DVD and record collections, Connecticut band Perennial have perfected their encyclopaedic art punk, writes Taylor Ruckle - via The Line of Best Fit
From painting and printing, to cartooning to collages, those in the Art Seen program get more than a studio. They get something else to focus on. - Montreal studio for neurodiverse artists to hold June exhibit - via CTV News
Ce sont deux virtuoses du collage, 13bis et Mr. Djub, enfants de Paname et onirographes chevronnés, qui s’associent cette année pour être les guides à cette exploration insolite, drôle et surréaliste de la capitale. Cette collaboration, initiée par la galerie, repose sur l’estime mutuelle que les deux artistes se portent depuis longtemps pour le travail de l’autre. - Galerie Roger-Viollet : 13bis & Mr. Djub : Paname Rendez-Vous - via The Eye of Photography
Both decks of OBEY cards are luxe—not only in imagery, but in craftsmanship. They feature multiple layers of foil stamping and sculptural embossing. This makes them the perfect canvas for showcasing Fairey’s art. His work has been adapted into kings, queens, and even a joker. Throughout the deck, the cards highlight a range of artistic styles he’s honed for the past three decades. Some are stencil-inspired approaches, while others utilize collage. - Shepard Fairey’s Iconic OBEY Giant Featured on Luxe Playing Card Decks - via My Modern Met
“I have always used various media for drawing and painting. About four years ago, I started doing collage. I think it was the beauty of its simplicity that caught me. Less can say so much more.” - Colors Dance Together in Latest Library Art Show ‘Kaleidoscope,’ Art by Polly Parke and Gretchen Warsen - via The Bedford Citizen
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