PUBLICATION ANNOUNCEMENT
World Collage Day 2025 Special Edition
In honor of World Collage Day, 10 May 2025, Kolaj Institute is releasing a special edition of Kolaj Magazine. The Special Edition is full of Cut-Out Pages and stories from inspiring collage artists. Order before World Collage Day and the printed magazine also includes a printed poster and collection of World Collage Day Postcards designed by World Collage Day 2025 Poster Artist Rosita Schandy.
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The World Collage Day 2025 Special Edition is sent automatically to members of the Silver Scissors & Golden Glue Societies. These special subscribers support the work of Kolaj Institute while receiving an item from Kolaj each month. Join before 15 April 2025 to receive your copy. LEARN MORE.
EDITORIAL
Light in the Darkness
An Editorial by Ric Kasini Kadour about World Collage Day. “This year, I propose, there is a deeper purpose behind World Collage Day. Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about the state of the world at this moment in history and the role of artists in it.”
BOOKS
Books are a place for collage and in the World Collage Day 2025 Special Edition we recommend four books to include in your library: Collage to Change the World by Rebeka Elizegi; Companions by Esra Plumer Bartak & Mehmet Ratip; Limits: Collage Sketchbooks by Paul Kramer Waters; and Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley with illustrations by International Collage Artists.
ARTIST PROFILE
“The Irrational Stage” is a profile of World Collage Day 2025 Poster Artist Rosita Schandy from Montevideo, Uruguay. “Art creates a safe place for us to work out our irrationality in ways that can lead to a deeper understanding of ourselves and others. Play is how we learn about the world, how we discover new ways of being.”
COLLAGE EXHIBITION
How do we bring collage to a community? How do we foster engagement? “Paths of Engagement” explores how Victoria, British Columbia collagist Phyllis Schwartz developed ways to engage her community with collage in exhibition and publication. “The conversation(s) about animating the exhibition changed the way I want to curate and design an exhibition. It was a game changer, like finding the missing puzzle piece,” said Schwartz.
COLLAGE COMMUNITY
In “Rasga Tijera: Collage Collective,” Mayboll Vargas reports on how Costa Rica’s first celebration of World Collage Day led to a new collage collective. “Collage is not a widely recognized artistic medium in Costa Rica, so having this first exhibition with over fifty attendees was a good start to reclaiming the art of telling stories through cutting and pasting paper in our country.”
CUT OUT PAGES
Fabrications
Cathryn Lloyd | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Artist and author Cathryn Lloyd wrote, “I’m a collector of many things, patterns, paper, fabrics, textures, colour, feathers, shells, leaves, stones. I’m drawn to the natural world and I call myself a bricoleur.”
Admiring Nature’s Beauty
Elizabeth D’Amico | Springfield, New Hampshire, USA
Elizabeth D’Amico’s cut-out page reflects her deep love of nature. “My concerns for climate crisis, memories of growing up on a farm, gardening, hiking or simply admiring nature’s beauty and nourishing qualities all influence my work.”
Make Something Weird
Gregory Hom | San Francisco, California, USA
“My ongoing concerns have to do with freedom, history, power and repression, race/racism. And I like to make something weird.” With its mechanical fragments, X-rays, and assorted elements, Hom’s Cut Out Page invites us to make something weird too.
Adolescent Mythologies
Jillian Ohl | Cullowhee, North Carolina, USA
Jillian Ohl uses drawing, painting, printmaking, and collage “to playfully inhabit the feelings of adolescent girlhood that are often caught between two worlds.”
Nice Eyes, Nice Teeth
Lily Stanley aka LES RA | St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
“My work generally consists of symbols, images, colors, and textures that I am personally drawn to or fascinated by.”
Playful Contrasts to Spark Curiosity
Liz Alzona | Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Alzona’s cut-out page, Map-sterpiece “is a celebration of whimsical travel and the unpredictable journey of life.”
Life is Weird
MELMCK | Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
“My collages explore the complexities of remaining hopeful in a crumbling world while not taking themselves too seriously,”
Grandma’s Kitchen
Nina Silver | Weston, Ontario, Canada
The appliances, foods, and products I have included on this page bring back all of those fond memories. They provide comfort to the child within. Don’t we all want to spend just one more moment with grandma?
Road Trip to Mom
Patty Leinemann | Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
“Drawing from the modern art movement Expressionism, Leinemann’s art focuses on personal perception rather than physical reality. The success of her work is revealed when viewers experience an emotional reaction to the work’s presence.”
Mood & Feel
Scott Barrett aka Xun Gloom | North Potomac, Maryland, USA
“Working and deconstructing with found paper ephemera, my collages are equally informed by mood and influence of the human condition.”
Juxtaposed Softness
Rebecca Clouâtre | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
“Research-driven and rooted in the tactile, familiar qualities of paper,” wrote the artist, ” My materials—sourced mainly from thrift shops, yard sales, and used bookstores—reflect my commitment to sustainability and breathing new life into forgotten imagery.
The Making of an Icon
Marta Janik | Warsaw, Poland
“I saw her and I cut her out. I felt that something was missing so I decided to give her a huge fish, because I love fish and I think they are beautiful.”
Love Glitter
Marite Norris | Scarborough, Western Australia, Australia
“Transforming an image, giving it new life and a new story is appealing to an artist experienced in the art of rebuilding the broken.”
A Humorous Anthropomorphic
Lulu Ludlum | Portland, Oregon, USA
“I have been collaging since a young age, but it was as a preteen that collage really took a hold of my soul. I would eagerly anticipate cutting up the latest fashion magazines for collage material.”
Mushrooms will save the world.
Emma Anna | Barranquilla, Atlantico, Colombia
“Mushrooms and I have a long relationship now. Mushrooms are really having a moment in the world.”
Trust When Needed the Most
Elzbieta Zdunek | Helsinki, Finland
“When creating, one of the biggest questions I keep coming back to is: What truly defines us? How many versions of ourselves exist, shaped by the context we’re in?”
Jitterbugs
Ebony Jansen | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Moths, butterflies, bugs, and insects mingle with fragments of people dancing together. The mix of photography and illustration transcends time. The juxtaposition of the people makes the insects feel playful.
Place Making
Chasity Porter | Missouri City, Texas, USA
“What makes people and objects unique, inspired, haunted? I am attracted to the absurd and how absurdity has become a part of everyday society; how it has affected us–how it has affected me–and what effect will it have on our futures?”
ORDER YOUR COPY | WORLD COLLAGE DAY WEBSITE
The World Collage Day 2025 Special Edition is sent automatically to members of the Silver Scissors & Golden Glue Societies. These special subscribers support the work of Kolaj Institute while receiving an item from Kolaj each month. Join before 15 April 2025 to receive your copy. LEARN MORE.