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AT KOLAJ INSTITUTE

Open Studio with Kolaj Institute Artist-in-Residence Melissa Eder

During her Solo Residency at Kolaj Institute, New York City-based artist Melissa Eder has continued to explore her “Still Life with a View” project. She is making more elaborate still lifes in the studio which she is photographing and creating mixed media works on canvas. The works include images of New York City and New Jersey, as well as photographs that she has taken in and of New Orleans.

On Saturday, January 11, 2025, 2-4PM, the public is invited to visit Kolaj Institute Gallery to meet the artist and see how the artwork is progressing. (image: detail of Still Life with Double Pics by Melissa Eder (24"x20"; acrylic paint, gouache and collage of the artist's photos on canvas; 2023). Courtesy of the artist.)

To learn more, visit the Kolaj Institute in New Orleans page HERE.

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COLLAGE ON VIEW Adhesions At the University of Warsaw Library Gallery in Warsaw, Poland through 19 January 2025. “Adhesions: International Exhibition of Collage in Artbooks and Artzines” showcases a broad spectrum of collage techniques used by artists working in book art, zines, and visual poetry. It introduces the audience to the work of artists from around the world–from Japan, through Germany and Portugal, to Latin America. A diverse range of personalities is represented, drawing from a rich array of influences: from local artistic traditions, through Dadaist experiments in the spirit of Kurt Schwitters, to contemporary independent publications in grunge style. Nearly 200 objects are on display in the gallery, including original, hand-crafted collages, art zines, art books, and digital collages. Work is by thirty-five artists from fourteen countries and twelve independent publishers. Curated by Anna Kłos, PhD and Miguel Correia and organized by the University of Warsaw Library Promotion Department and Retroavangarda. (image: artzines by Pere Sousa. Courtesy of the artist.) READ MORE

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Kolaj Magazine, a full color, print magazine, exists to show how the world of collage is rich, layered, and thick with complexity. By remixing history and culture, collage artists forge new thinking. To understand collage is to reshape one's thinking of art history and redefine the canon of visual culture that informs the present.

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COLLAGE ON VIEW

The Noise of Us

At the Brattleboro Museum and Art Center in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA through 8 March 2025. This exhibition features the work of four artists who visualize the cacophonous experiences of memory-making and recall through their collage-like practices. Felipe Baeza, Ori Gersht, Simonette Quamina, and Maika’i Tubbs each integrates various materials and techniques to create art objects that are physically, visually, and conceptually layered. In the resulting works, forms continually appear and disappear, raising questions about how certain figures and narratives fade in and out of conscious memory. Composed of numerous distinct elements, these works draw attention to the interweaving of selective memories that contribute to experiences of migration, formations of identity, and senses of belonging. Curated by Elissa Watters. (image: Flower 02 (Rijksmuseum) by Ori Gersht (46.5″x35″; archival pigment print; 2021.) © Ori Gersht. Courtesy of the artist and Yancey Richardson.) READ MORE

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Kolaj Magazine, a full color, print magazine, exists to show how the world of collage is rich, layered, and thick with complexity. By remixing history and culture, collage artists forge new thinking. To understand collage is to reshape one's thinking of art history and redefine the canon of visual culture that informs the present.

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FROM THE ARTIST DIRECTORY

The Sustainability of Storytelling

Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Judith Pelgrom writes, "It is fascinating to create collage art with existing imagery and contribute to the sustainability of storytelling through images. It’s a meditative process and once in that state, the only thing that exists is flow. Creating any independent artwork consists of immersing myself in a visually dynamic process. I am able to start the creative process, from which the composition within the artwork becomes a new whole from the constituent parts." (image: People Watching Art by Judith Pelgrom (60″x50″; paper and gouache paint; 2023). Courtesy of the artist.) READ MORE

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Kolaj Magazine, a full color, print magazine, exists to show how the world of collage is rich, layered, and thick with complexity. By remixing history and culture, collage artists forge new thinking. To understand collage is to reshape one's thinking of art history and redefine the canon of visual culture that informs the present.

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FROM THE ARTIST DIRECTORY Intersectionality

London, England, United Kingdom. Melina Merlin writes, "My work is centered around the intersectionality of my gender, sexual orientation, Afro-Mexican-Greek heritages, and current experiences while maintaining a connection to my ancestry. As a social justice activist, I use narrative figurative drawing to incorporate memories, histories, and magic realism. I document and reimagine my life experiences to elevate the stature and prestige of women and their lives while challenging existing power structures." (image: Eve Before Adam II (Playing Under the Fig Tree) by Melina Merlin (68″x48″; charcoal, pastels on paper; 2023). Courtesy of the artist.) READ MORE

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Kolaj Magazine, a full color, print magazine, exists to show how the world of collage is rich, layered, and thick with complexity. By remixing history and culture, collage artists forge new thinking. To understand collage is to reshape one's thinking of art history and redefine the canon of visual culture that informs the present.

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FROM THE ARTIST DIRECTORY

Rebuilding Culture

Omaha, Nebraska, USA. Jennifer Lentfer's collage and poetry are focused on rebuilding culture, as well as honoring lineage and community. Lentfer's people are the people of the Great Plains, the horizon, the 360-degree view. They are the people of four seasons and four-part harmony. They are resolute, resourceful, and stubborn descendants of German settlers to south-central Nebraska, who benefitted from the Homestead Act to occupy land stolen from the Pawnee people. Lentfer believes if we can claim our own personal, devastating truths, we can take bolder action together. Her work attempts to assure us all of grace and create intentional opportunities for community dialogue. (image: She Kept Loving by Jennifer Lentfer (10″x10″; paper, magazine; 2023). Courtesy of the artist.) READ MORE

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Kolaj Magazine, a full color, print magazine, exists to show how the world of collage is rich, layered, and thick with complexity. By remixing history and culture, collage artists forge new thinking. To understand collage is to reshape one's thinking of art history and redefine the canon of visual culture that informs the present.

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RESIDENCY UPDATE Virtual Collage Artist Residency: Castles as Buildings, Metaphors, & Systems of Power As part of a year-long investigation of castles as buildings, metaphors, and systems of power, Kolaj Institute hosted a month-long virtual artist residency in November and December 2024 focused on castles and the space they occupy in our contemporary imagination. The residency built on the work done by artists in Collage Artist Residency: Scotland and New Orleans where artists explored feudal castle systems, manor houses, and plantations as buildings, metaphors, and systems of power. Artists in the virtual residency attended from Canada, England, Scotland and the US. (image: Cesare Borgia_Gunfire by Yujia Jin (16.5″x11.7″; paper from magazine and history books, paint, glitter; 2023.) Courtesy of the artist.) READ MORE

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Kolaj Magazine, a full color, print magazine, exists to show how the world of collage is rich, layered, and thick with complexity. By remixing history and culture, collage artists forge new thinking. To understand collage is to reshape one's thinking of art history and redefine the canon of visual culture that informs the present.

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RESIDENCY UPDATE

Poetry & Collage Residency December 2024

In December and early January, Kolaj Institute Coordinator Christopher Kurts led the third iteration of the Collage & Poetry residency and guided 11 artists from Bangladesh, Turkey and the US in collaborative activities, research and discussion, and understanding the technical needs of design and layout necessary to submit page spreads to PoetryXCollage. Ric Kasini Kadour spoke about artist practice, the book as a place for collage, and how Kolaj Institute works to diffuse collage and poetry. Rod T. Boyer creates art and poetry under the moniker our thomas, exploring themes of redemption, mystery, and transformation. In Kolaj #32, his article, “Mind the Gap,” explored how collage and haiku share similar mechanisms of juxtaposition and disjunction. He spoke to these themes during the residency. (image: Observation from the Tower by Ayse Derin Ergenc (10″x13.4″; analog collage on paper; 2024. Courtesy of the artist.) READ MORE

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Kolaj Magazine, a full color, print magazine, exists to show how the world of collage is rich, layered, and thick with complexity. By remixing history and culture, collage artists forge new thinking. To understand collage is to reshape one's thinking of art history and redefine the canon of visual culture that informs the present.

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KOLAJ INSTITUTE NEWS

The Big Print Fundraiser

Last Chance! The fundraiser ends on 31 December 2024! Want to see your collage BIG? For a $50 donation to support Kolaj Institute, we'll print one of your collages on a 24"x36" piece of paper—an opportunity to scale up your work and help elevate collage as a medium in the contemporary art world. Your donation helps fund programs like our gallery exhibitions, artist residencies, and educational workshops that support and grow the global collage community. Make your donation today and get your BIG PRINT! 

Thank you Nancy Kay Turner for your donation. Your BIG PRINT is on its way to you.

To learn more, visit https://kolajinstitute.org/big-print-fundraiser/

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(image by Jennifer Lentfer)

THIS WEEK AT KOLAJ MAGAZINE

Rebuilding Culture, Intersectionality, Adhesions & The Noise of Us

FROM THE ARTIST DIRECTORY Melina Merlin, London, United Kingdom

COLLAGE ON VIEW "The Noise of Us" at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA

COLLAGE ON VIEW "Adhesions" at the University of Warsaw Library Gallery in Warsaw, Poland FROM THE ARTIST DIRECTORY Judith Pelgrom, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

RESIDENCY UPDATE Poetry & Collage Residency December 2024 

RESIDENCY UPDATE Virtual Collage Artist Residency: Castles

FROM THE ARTIST DIRECTORY Jennifer Lentfer - Rebuilding Culture

Read the full update

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Kolaj Magazine, a full color, print magazine, exists to show how the world of collage is rich, layered, and thick with complexity. By remixing history and culture, collage artists forge new thinking. To understand collage is to reshape one's thinking of art history and redefine the canon of visual culture that informs the present.

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KOLAJ INSTITUTE NEWS

The Big Print Fundraiser

Last Chance! The fundraiser ends on 31 December 2024! Want to see your collage BIG? For a $50 donation to support Kolaj Institute, we'll print one of your collages on a 24"x36" piece of paper—an opportunity to scale up your work and help elevate collage as a medium in the contemporary art world. Your donation helps fund programs like our gallery exhibitions, artist residencies, and educational workshops that support and grow the global collage community. Make your donation today and get your BIG PRINT! 

Thank you Katy Giebenhain for your donation. Your BIG PRINT is on its way to you.

To learn more, visit https://kolajinstitute.org/big-print-fundraiser/

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KOLAJ INSTITUTE NEWS

The Big Print Fundraiser

Last Chance! The fundraiser ends on 31 December 2024! Want to see your collage BIG? For a $50 donation to support Kolaj Institute, we'll print one of your collages on a 24"x36" piece of paper—an opportunity to scale up your work and help elevate collage as a medium in the contemporary art world. Your donation helps fund programs like our gallery exhibitions, artist residencies, and educational workshops that support and grow the global collage community. Make your donation today and get your BIG PRINT! 

Thank you Mark Blickley for your donation. Your BIG PRINT is on its way to you.

To learn more, visit https://kolajinstitute.org/big-print-fundraiser/

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KOLAJ INSTITUTE NEWS

The Big Print Fundraiser

Last Chance! The fundraiser ends on 31 December 2024! Want to see your collage BIG? For a $50 donation to support Kolaj Institute, we'll print one of your collages on a 24"x36" piece of paper—an opportunity to scale up your work and help elevate collage as a medium in the contemporary art world. Your donation helps fund programs like our gallery exhibitions, artist residencies, and educational workshops that support and grow the global collage community. Make your donation today and get your BIG PRINT! 

Thank you Jeffrey Madzia for your donation. Your BIG PRINT is on its way to you.

To learn more, visit https://kolajinstitute.org/big-print-fundraiser/

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KOLAJ INSTITUTE NEWS

The Big Print Fundraiser

Last Chance! The fundraiser ends on 31 December 2024! Want to see your collage BIG? For a $50 donation to support Kolaj Institute, we'll print one of your collages on a 24"x36" piece of paper—an opportunity to scale up your work and help elevate collage as a medium in the contemporary art world. Your donation helps fund programs like our gallery exhibitions, artist residencies, and educational workshops that support and grow the global collage community. Make your donation today and get your BIG PRINT! 

Thank you Robin Whatley for your donation. Your BIG PRINT is on its way to you.

To learn more, visit https://kolajinstitute.org/big-print-fundraiser/

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KOLAJ INSTITUTE NEWS

The Big Print Fundraiser

Last Chance! The fundraiser ends on 31 December 2024! Want to see your collage BIG? For a $50 donation to support Kolaj Institute, we'll print one of your collages on a 24"x36" piece of paper—an opportunity to scale up your work and help elevate collage as a medium in the contemporary art world. Your donation helps fund programs like our gallery exhibitions, artist residencies, and educational workshops that support and grow the global collage community. Make your donation today and get your BIG PRINT! 

Thank you Karen Hirsch for your donation. Your BIG PRINT is on its way to you.

To learn more, visit https://kolajinstitute.org/big-print-fundraiser/

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KOLAJ INSTITUTE NEWS

The Big Print Fundraiser

Last Chance! The fundraiser ends on 31 December 2024! Want to see your collage BIG? For a $50 donation to support Kolaj Institute, we'll print one of your collages on a 24"x36" piece of paper—an opportunity to scale up your work and help elevate collage as a medium in the contemporary art world. Your donation helps fund programs like our gallery exhibitions, artist residencies, and educational workshops that support and grow the global collage community. Make your donation today and get your BIG PRINT! 

Thank you Akinbowale Akinnuoye for your donation. Your BIG PRINT is on its way to you.

To learn more, visit https://kolajinstitute.org/big-print-fundraiser/

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KOLAJ INSTITUTE NEWS

The Big Print Fundraiser

Last Chance! The fundraiser ends on 31 December 2024! Want to see your collage BIG? For a $50 donation to support Kolaj Institute, we'll print one of your collages on a 24"x36" piece of paper—an opportunity to scale up your work and help elevate collage as a medium in the contemporary art world. Your donation helps fund programs like our gallery exhibitions, artist residencies, and educational workshops that support and grow the global collage community. Make your donation today and get your BIG PRINT! 

Thank you Denise E Clemen for your donation. Your BIG PRINT is on its way to you.

To learn more, visit https://kolajinstitute.org/big-print-fundraiser/