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NEWS
EXHIBITION: Exhibition of works by Rebecca Amsellem at Gallery Esther & Paul here in Paris. Vernissage November 9th at 7pm. Work on display until November 18th.
READ: Contributing to overcrowding has been part of my dilemma ; working with tangible physical materials and the accumulation of supplies with which to create that work has made me feel more of an accomplice than a solution, so I move into working more minimally, combining digital assets with analog collage - Meet Aryana B. Londir - via Canvas Rebel
READ: Scissors sliced through construction paper and collages took shape. High schoolers from Revolution School bounced around ideas with University of the Arts college students - Philly high schoolers and college students team up for a ZIP code art project - via WHYY
WORKSHOP: If you’re in our around Chicago… ‘Tis the season! Join us in the galleries to create holiday card collages using a rich array of collage materials. The cardmaking process begins by filling out a brief questionnaire inspired by the artist (and mail art pioneer) Ray Johnson that will serve as a mad-lib “order form.” Chicago Correspondence School facilitators will then use this document to provide relevant materials to each participant for the construction of their final collage card - Holiday Art Making: Crafting Cards with the Chicago Correspondence School - via Art Institute Chicago
READ: In her evocative silk collages, the South Africa–based artist Billie Zangewa often mines everyday events—preparing a bottle for her child or taking a shower, even just lounging on the sofa with a book - Billie Zangewa Translates a Cherished Swimming Scene Into Louis Vuitton’s Latest It Bag - via Architectural Digest
READ: The paintings of Njideka Akunyili Crosby — or are they collages? Drawings? — do not exude the kind of Instagram-ready wall power of so much contemporary art. They do not come to you. You must go to them, one at a time, which makes for a quiet, piecemeal experience - The Beautiful Ones - via Vulture
READ: Queer Collage Collective (QCC) is run by Alyssa Vernon, who said it aims to educate through collage art programming that “centralizes anti-oppressive pedagogies.” Since 2022, QCC has run events for the Faculty of Education, held social events at local bars, and hosted collage events at Art Galleries such as The Union Gallery and The Agnes - ‘Queer Collage Collective’ wins Awesome Kingston October grant - via Kingstonist
PCC: Our 2024 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!
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
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