{"id":17862,"date":"2026-02-12T14:44:58","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T19:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/?p=17862"},"modified":"2026-02-20T10:51:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T15:51:22","slug":"paper-transformed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/content\/collage-exhibitions\/paper-transformed\/","title":{"rendered":"Paper Transformed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"597\" src=\"https:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/Michelle-Samour-Land-of-Milk-and-Honey-Witness-web-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17865\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.6750418760469012;width:756px;height:auto\" srcset=\"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/Michelle-Samour-Land-of-Milk-and-Honey-Witness-web-1.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/Michelle-Samour-Land-of-Milk-and-Honey-Witness-web-1-600x358.jpg 600w, http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/Michelle-Samour-Land-of-Milk-and-Honey-Witness-web-1-700x418.jpg 700w, http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/Michelle-Samour-Land-of-Milk-and-Honey-Witness-web-1-300x179.jpg 300w, http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/Michelle-Samour-Land-of-Milk-and-Honey-Witness-web-1-768x458.jpg 768w, http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/Michelle-Samour-Land-of-Milk-and-Honey-Witness-web-1-260x155.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Land of Milk and Honey: Witness<\/em> by Michelle Samour<br>240&#8243;x120&#8243;x3&#8243;; pigmented abaca, specimen pins; 2025. Photo by Jenn Perry. Courtesy of the Southern Vermont Arts Center. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>COLLAGE ON VIEW<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Paper Transformed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">at the Elizabeth de C. Wilson Museum, Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester, Vermont, USA<br>18 January-29 March 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Curated by Michelle Samour, &#8220;Paper Transformed&#8221; presents innovative works in colored paper pulp by John Babcock, Shannon Brock, Joan Hall, Anne Q. McKeown, Michelle Samour, Peter Sowiski, and Lynn Sures. These artists push the boundaries of pulp as a sculptural and painterly medium through pouring, layering, casting, and surface manipulation. The exhibition reimagines what paper can be in contemporary art<br><br>(<em>text adapted from material provided by the gallery)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/Michelle-Samour-Land-of-Milk-and-Honey-Witness-detail-web.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17867\" srcset=\"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/Michelle-Samour-Land-of-Milk-and-Honey-Witness-detail-web.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/Michelle-Samour-Land-of-Milk-and-Honey-Witness-detail-web-600x900.jpg 600w, http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/Michelle-Samour-Land-of-Milk-and-Honey-Witness-detail-web-700x1050.jpg 700w, http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/Michelle-Samour-Land-of-Milk-and-Honey-Witness-detail-web-300x450.jpg 300w, http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/Michelle-Samour-Land-of-Milk-and-Honey-Witness-detail-web-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/Michelle-Samour-Land-of-Milk-and-Honey-Witness-detail-web-666x999.jpg 666w, http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/Michelle-Samour-Land-of-Milk-and-Honey-Witness-detail-web-260x390.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Land of Milk and Honey: Witness<\/em> (detail) by Michelle Samour<br>pigmented abaca, specimen pins; 2025. Photo by Jenn Perry. Courtesy of the Southern Vermont Arts Center.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>INFORMATION<\/strong><br><br><strong>Southern Vermont Arts Center<\/strong> <br>Elizabeth de C. Wilson Museum<br>860 Southern Vermont Arts Center Drive<br>Manchester, Vermont 05254 USA<br>(802) 362-1405<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hours:<br>Tuesday-Sunday, 10AM-5PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/KEqjE4FVjL2rNN919\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/qekAW9tLdXbBz1yJ8\" target=\"_blank\">MAP <\/a>| <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svac.org\/class\/paper-transformed\/?wcs_timestamp=1768730400\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.lemieuxgalleries.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WEBSITE<\/a> | <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/southernvermontartscenter\/\" target=\"_blank\">FACEBOOK<\/a> | <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sovtarts\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">INSTAGRAM<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COLLAGE ON VIEW Paper Transformed at the Elizabeth de C. Wilson Museum, Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester, Vermont, USA18 January-29 March 2026 Curated by Michelle Samour, &#8220;Paper Transformed&#8221; presents innovative works in colored paper pulp by John Babcock, Shannon Brock,&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/content\/collage-exhibitions\/paper-transformed\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":17865,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/Michelle-Samour-Land-of-Milk-and-Honey-Witness-web-1.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2QTD7-4E6","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":17858,"url":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/content\/collage-exhibitions\/on-paper\/","url_meta":{"origin":17862,"position":0},"title":"On Paper","author":"Seth Ter Haar","date":"12 February 2026","format":"gallery","excerpt":"Vanitas by Carolyn Shattuck24\"x30\"; BFK Rives paper, collage, printmaking; 2023. 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