{"id":18110,"date":"2026-04-12T17:22:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T21:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/?p=18110"},"modified":"2026-04-12T17:22:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T21:22:13","slug":"community-through-collage-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/content\/collage-exhibitions\/community-through-collage-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Through Collage II"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Papers<\/em> by Alexa Frangos
24″x19.5″; found immigration documents and photographs; 2026. Courtesy of the artist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

COLLAGE ON VIEW<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Community Through Collage II<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

at the Chicago Billiard Cafe in Chicago, Illinois, USA
21 March-19 April 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

“Community Through Collage II” features artworks that evoke the vibrant connected world we all are striving to build and nurture in Chicagoland. Curated by the Chicago Collage Community with the intention of highlighting the artform, each piece was created by a locally-based artist practicing in collage and assemblage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chicago Commons<\/em> by David Lineal
31″x27″; paper and glue; 2025. Courtesy of the artist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Curators Charlea Taylor, Christine Vilutis, Miranda Livingston, and Lo Marie write, “The creative genre of collage and assemblage can be described as a process of disparate fragments coming together to form stories, explain histories, depict human struggles and injustices, and enrich the places in which we exist and commune together. It is this shared experience as humans, shaped by different cultures, customs, places, and relationships that likens us all to collages. We encourage you to view the exhibition while holding that notion in your mind. Attempt to connect with these themes of identity, memory, and common emotions that run through this body of work as you experience the reciprocal exchange between maker and viewer. We would like to thank Chicago Billiard Cafe for allowing us to inhabit their wonderful space with this exhibition. We also truly appreciate all of the artists who entrusted us with their art so that it can be shared with the larger community. We are nothing without our people.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(text adapted from material provided by the curators)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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INFORMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chicago Billiard Cafe<\/strong>
5935 West Irving Park Road
Chicago, Illinois 60634 USA
(773) 545-5102<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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COLLAGE ON VIEW Community Through Collage II at the Chicago Billiard Cafe in Chicago, Illinois, USA21 March-19 April 2026 “Community Through Collage II” features artworks that evoke the vibrant connected world we all are striving to build and nurture in…<\/p>\n

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