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Multiple Intelligences<\/em> by Amy Schade
30″x30″; marker, acrylic, handmade paper; 2019
Courtesy of the artist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

National Collage Society<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Hudson, Ohio, USA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HISTORY<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Gretchen Bierbaum met Mario Cooper in 1981 when he visited Ohio from New York City where he managed the American Watercolor Society. She told him she planned to start a collage group because the medium was not allowed in any art organization and not listed as a medium in any competitions. He told her to do it before anyone else may conceive of the idea. In 1982, the National Collage Society was founded by Bierbaum with a Federal ID and incorporated in Ohio as a non-profit art education foundation, the first one in the USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MISSION<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The goal of the National Collage Society is to foster the appreciation and interest in the recognized medium of collage. Collage has only been defined as a fine art during the 20th Century. The National Collage Society, Inc advances the stature of collage as a major art medium and assists in educating the public through exhibits, workshops, lectures and publications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Plain Sailing Weather<\/em> by Gwen Waight
28″x18″x12″; beach finds, mirrors, sail, wood, old hardware, candy wrappers; 2019
Courtesy of the artist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

JOIN<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The become a member of National Collage Society or to see what they’re doing you can visit their website<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

KEY ACTIVITIES<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

National Collage Society offers two exhibits annually to any artists internationally. The Annual Juried Exhibit is the most prestigious, with university art professors using it for tenure tract. A full color catalog is published when the exhibit is not online. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second exhibit is the Small Format one, offered without a jury. Mail art started in the 1960’s with Ray Johnson sending collages directly through the Post Office. The National Collage Society postcard-sized collages are mounted for shipping in envelopes to a different university or small museum gallery each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CONTACT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

WEBSITE <\/a>| FACEBOOK <\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Daydream <\/em>by Janice McDonald
10″x10″; paper strips on panel; 2019
Courtesy of the artist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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