triptych: 36″x24″; collage, painting, photography; 2023. Courtesy of the artist.
CALL TO ARTISTS
Where Photography Meets Collage
at the New Orleans Photo Alliance in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
in conjunction with Kolaj Institute and Kolaj Fest New Orleans 2025
25 June-14 August 2025
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT: Sunday, 18 May 2025
Photography and collage have a long history of being in dialogue with one another; however, the intersection of these two mediums is poorly explored. New Orleans Photo Alliance and Kolaj Institute are working together to investigate the intersection of this medium. We are seeking work by artists who collage their own photographs, make photomontages, use a collage-like process in either the composition of photographs or in the darkroom. We are open to any artwork where the artist feels the image speaks to this intersection. In addition to sending images, the artist must provide a brief statement that explains why they feel this artwork is an example of photography and collage.
This call accepts images that are digitally manipulated to create a collage; however, AI generated photos are not permitted for submission.
To learn more about the exhibition, requirements for entry, and submission fees, go HERE.
18″x14″; collaged artist photographs and magazine fragments; 2022. Courtesy of the artist.
JUROR
Naomi White is an abolitionist feminist, artist, and educator, working on ideas at the intersection of political ecology and photography. White holds an MFA in Photography and Related Media from the School of Visual Arts in New York, a Post Baccalaureate in Photography from the San Francisco Art institute, and a BA in English Literature from San Francisco State University. White is the winner of Photo District News’s Objects of Desire award, and a finalist for the 2023 Hopper Prize. Her work has been published in PDN, The Brooklyn Rail, Cut Me Up, FAYN, and Uncertain States. White has lectured at the Center for Ethics at Cal Poly Pomona, Santa Monica City College, and UCLA Extension. She has exhibited her work throughout North America and Europe. She is the faculty chair of the photography department at the New York Film Academy in Burbank, California. www.naomiwhite.com
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT: Sunday, 18 May 2025
(Text adapted from materials provided by the New Orleans Photo Alliance. Questions? Send an EMAIL.)
ABOUT THE NEW ORLEANS PHOTO ALLIANCE
The mission of the New Orleans Photo Alliance (NOPA) is to encourage the understanding and appreciation of photography through exhibitions, opportunities, and educational programs. They operate a darkroom, gallery and studio/event space. Learn more at www.neworleansphotoalliance.org.
ABOUT KOLAJ INSTITUTE’S PHOTOGRAPHY & COLLAGE PROJECT
The mediums of collage and photography are bound together in an ongoing dialogue. The photographer makes pictures of the world. The collagist remixes those pictures to tell a story about the world we live in. In partnership with the New Orleans Photo Alliance, Kolaj Institute’s Photography & Collage Project explores the intersection of these two mediums. We ask, “What happens when a collagist picks up the camera? What happens when a photographer collages their pictures?” Artists at an in-person residency in May 2024 created artwork that was included in the “Where Photography Meets Collage” exhibition at the New Orleans Photo Alliance Gallery, 9 June-20 August 2024. In August 2024, Kolaj Institute Gallery presented the exhibition, “Advanced Wound Healing Techniques: Collage by Robbie Morgan” (16 August to 6 October 2024); a collection of collage made with personal photographs that were destroyed in a series of fires that took place when the artist was 24 years old. In July 2024, Kolaj Institute hosted a virtual residency after which artists were invited to submit artworks that were considered for “Camera & Collage”, an exhibition at Kolaj Institute Gallery, 29 November 2024-5 January 2025, as part of PhotoNOLA 2024, an annual celebration of photography in New Orleans, produced by the New Orleans Photo Alliance in partnership with museums, galleries, and alternative venues citywide. The project is led by Dafna Steinberg and Lance Rothstein with curatorial support from Ric Kasini Kadour.
ABOUT KOLAJ INSTITUTE
The mission of Kolaj Institute is to support artists, curators, and writers who seek to study, document, and disseminate ideas that deepen our understanding of collage as a medium, a genre, a community, and a 21st century movement. We operate a number of initiatives meant to bring together community, investigate critical issues, and raise collage’s standing in the art world. Kolaj Institute’s Gallery in New Orleans presents exhibitions and connects Kolaj Institute and the artists we work with to the vibrant St. Claude Arts District. We produce 8-10 exhibitions a year and participate in Second Saturday, the neighborhood’s monthly art walk, putting the collage art, books and exhibitions in front of New Orleanians and visitors.
ABOUT KOLAJ FEST NEW ORLEANS
Kolaj Fest New Orleans is a multi-day festival and symposium, 25-29 June 2025. Our mission is to create a platform that allows us to explore critical issues around collage including how it is curated and presented, its role in contemporary art, and the tensions between collage as a medium, a genre, a community, and a movement.